Heather Edelman, President

Heather Edelman’s ability to effectively balance the needs of the business with the needs of employees makes her a sought after human resource expert. With over twenty years experience in Fortune 500 companies, start-ups, turnarounds, and joint ventures, Heather helps businesses reduce costs and minimize risk. Her ability to connect people with corporate goals and increase organizational performance has resulted in higher employee productivity and retention and improved customer satisfaction. Heather brings a breadth of experience in all facets of human resources including compliance with federal and state employment laws, staffing, retention, leadership development, employee relations, performance management, compensation and benefits. Prior to founding her own firm, Heather was Senior Vice President of Human Resources for Schwartz Communications, one of the country’s leading high-tech public relations firms. She was also the Human Resource Officer for Lifeline Systems and part of the senior management team that led a turnaround of the business to achieve average annual revenue growth of 15%.  Heather has a proven track record helping companies reduce costs, improve talent acquisition and retention, increase employee productivity, build values-centered cultures, and improve management effectiveness all while maintaining focus on the company’s bottom line goals.  She is a graduate of The Pennsylvania State University and is active in several professional organizations including: Human Resource Leadership Forum Society for Human Resource Management Northeast Human Resource Association New England Women Business Owners To learn more about how Heather can help your company reduce costs, improve employee effectiveness, and minimize risks, contact Heather at 617-332-2277 or heather@strategiesforgrowth.biz.