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Lauren Friedman
Owner, Workforce Consulting; Fractional support, Advisement, and Analysis for early stage startups
Lauren Friedman is a seasoned consultant and educator specializing in workforce and talent acquisition strategies. She is currently the Owner and Chief Consultant at Workforce Consulting, based in Atlanta, Georgia.23
Professional Background
Lauren has extensive experience in the recruiting and talent acquisition field:
- She previously worked as a Consultant and Educator at Workflow (formerly Startup Recruiting Bootcamp) from August 2022 to March 2024.2
- Prior to that, she held roles such as Senior Manager of Talent Acquisition at Lucid, LLC and Talent Partner at Talentful.2
- She has also worked as a Recruiter at Mya Systems and Project Manager at Clockwork Recruiting.2
Expertise and Focus Areas
Lauren's work centers around:
- Recruiter enablement and efficiency
- Documentation and process improvement for hiring teams
- Bridging the gap between MVP and scaling for early-stage companies
- Designing and scaling hiring functions for companies of various sizes
- Advising on talent acquisition strategies and career development
She is particularly passionate about recruiter enablement, which she describes as supporting "the efficiency, accuracy and predictability of hiring efforts".1
Education and Approach
Lauren holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.) in Illustration.3 Her approach emphasizes:
- Human-centered design in hiring processes
- Rapid iteration and problem-solving
- Bringing "the human back into this work" of recruiting and hiring1
Lauren is known for her innovative approaches, such as tasking new hires with documenting their onboarding experience to identify gaps and improve the process for future employees.1
