Providing tailored Human Resources solutions that grow with your business, from the roots to the branches.
We’re here for you and your people.
Root + Branch is a fractional HR firm that gets to the root of your people challenges and delivers real solutions that help your business grow stronger. Strategic thinking, thoughtful execution, and forty years of experience, scaled to fit you.
The Way We Work
We’re in it with you. Most HR support stops at the strategy. We don’t hand you a plan and disappear.
We roll up our sleeves. Built-in collaboration. Kaylee brings deep expertise in HR systems, processes, and project management. Amanda brings a background in organizational design, change management, and psychology. Every client gets both skill sets working together to create the best solutions.
People first, in every way. Every quarter, 5% of what we earn goes directly to the Food Bank of Iowa. Great HR is about people. So is everything else we do.
Straight talk, always. We'll tell you what you actually need, not just what's easy to sell. And if we’re not the right fit, we'll help connect you with someone who is.
Senior HR partnership without the full-time cost.
The right HR tech (payroll, records, applicant tracking, and beyond), set up right the first time.
Handling hard situations with care and dignity for everyone.
Leading people through what's changing.
The right people in the right seats for what's next.
Compliant policies that actually sound like you.
The systems that make everything else run smoother.
For the leaders who need a mirror.
Have a problem that doesn’t fit neatly into a category? If it involves your people, we can help.
Services
Who We Work With
We partner with mid-market and growing companies in motion who already know their people are worth investing in. Teams that are scaling fast, navigating a transition, or reshaping culture for what's next. Whether you're a small team leveling up or a larger company hitting its stride, when the stakes involve people, we help you get it right.
Our clients come to us at pivotal moments of:
Growth that’s stretching systems and teams past their limits.
Transition from succession planning to leadership change.
