Jabu brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the table on People Ops. She plugged in seamlessly as our Leader and in parallel also helped us find our new VP of People. Our company has grown significantly creating many opportunities to level up our People Ops efforts. Jabu came in and played an instrumental role in the strategy and roadmap to help get the company focused. She was measured, thoughtful, inclusive, shared knowledge, and empowered our team to rise above the status quo. I enjoyed the perspective Jabu brought to the table and also very much enjoyed the amazing talent (Lesley and Keni) she brought to the table to help us design and execute against compensation initiatives, career ladders, recruiting, leadership coaching and more. I couldn’t have asked for a better team of brilliant, values-aligned humans to support us on People Ops while we built up our team. I strongly recommend Jabu and the team for your People Ops needs.

Jabu Dayton is an extremely knowledgeable and strategic People leader & consultant. She works with a team of experts who are at the top in their fields of recruiting and employer branding. As the founding HR executive with HVR, Jabu and her team have truly been a value-add and a dream come true to establishing our HR function. She understood our organization's people needs, and spent time discussing the importance of diversity and inclusion and identifying diverse global talent.

I can certainly say from personal experience in the industry, Jabu and her team are one of a kind. You will immediately see results and value add across the organization, especially within your HR function.

Jabu is an established and savvy People leader with proven experience in rapid-growth environments. Our company is scaling quickly, and we engaged Jabu to help us find the right HR Director for the journey in a short amount of time. She jumped in, understood our vision for the position, and translated that into a successful recruiting strategy. Jabu provided valuable insight and fresh ideas on how to assess potential candidates and was spot on at evaluating their skills and fit.

Jabu is delightful to work with, easy to talk to, and fun to be around – even remotely!

Jabu is a seasoned People leader with invaluable hyper-scale startup experience across many stages of growth, coupled with an ability to distill and clarify complex human interactions into clear guidance and advice. She helps advocate for everyone in a company without having an agenda and has been a trusted thought and business partner to me. Thank you for helping us grow and mature as leaders, managers, and individuals, Jabu!

Jabu is the strategic business partner and CPO you wish you hired yesterday. Jabu quickly and clearly identifies business gaps and connects those needs to structures, processes, and talent strategy. Jabu strikes the right balance between employee experience and company advocacy. In addition, Jabu brings a steadfast commitment to workplace diversity and equity and leads with an ethics agenda. She is a gem of a human to work with and a wonderful partner to any business.

Jabu came in at a time of rapid growth for us. Her expertise and ability to move fast was indispensable as she quickly setup core HR systems and processes for us to scale. From renegotiating our benefits packages (and finding way better ones!) to mentoring and coaching our managers and leaders, Jabu was absolutely amazing to work with and took care of our people. She knows how to get to the heart of any issue and get things done, all while being fun to work with! If you care about your people and building an inclusive workplace, you can’t do better than to work with Jabu.

Our key intent and focus in hiring Jabu and her team was to implement true diversity and inclusion at our rapidly growing global company, and our expectations were not only met but exceeded. Jabu’s skillset clearly goes further than those focus areas; it's truly around "people" and all that comes with that - setting up formal HR processes including helping recruit an HR specialist, building a strong team coalition, helping implement core values to not only guide us internally but also make us attractive to potential new employees whilst in tandem strengthening our company’s culture.

Jabu jumped right into our wildly unique organization, built strong relationships and made a huge difference in a short time. She was able to really see people, and meet them where they were, but was unafraid of speaking her mind and pushing forward on both personal and organizational goals.

Jabu Dayton is an absolute powerhouse. I reported up to her role as Armory’s interim CPO for all things recruiting- and ended up learning so much more about the gentle balance between leadership and self-advocacy that is required for career success at any company. I would absolutely recommend Jabu and her HR consultancy to help solve cross-functional people's needs within a scaling organization. She totally invests her energy and industry-wide knowledge base into the growth and iterations that come with keeping a company’s operations steady.

Jabu understands people, and human dynamics, like few others - from a distance, up close, and everywhere in between. She is both practical and visionary and helped me and my organization to define a clear path from good to great.

As an HR/People Ops architect, Jabu builds the infrastructure for people processes and ensures it's set up for growth. Her ability to toggle between short term gains and long term wins makes her a critical team player. I've seen her turn strategy into plans and build a highly functioning team that supports high growth at Silicon Valley startups. Jabu inspires and motivates people to be better. While working with Jabu, I grew the most in my career, delivered strong results, and had the most fun. Seriously! I would absolutely work with her again and recommend you reach out to her to see how you can partner.

Jabu is a very valuable mentor and coach for new managers and I have learned so much from her guidance and expertise. I enjoy working with her and continue to seek her feedback regularly.

Jabu is a true partner and leader when it comes to her clients or colleagues. She is proactive, a real go-getter and team player. She's an extremely knowledgeable resource to have in any HR environment. I would welcome the opportunity to work with her again.

Jabu is the best in the world at what she does: building high-performing, inclusive teams that are set up to change the world. I’ve seen her do it again and again, start-up after start-up. She is passionate and fearless — she has seen it all and knows what to in unknown territory. She is a culture-builder, a galvanizer, a leader, and a coach. Working with her makes you better in business, but also as a human.

We brought Jabu on because we needed serious help with HR as we scaled our business. She saved us from a huge headache by helping us switch to an awesome benefits provider, and quickly gained trust among the employees in the company. 

Jabu joined the company very early on and single-handedly built much of the HR foundation that exists today. During my time working with her, I relied heavily on her insight, intelligence, experience, humor, and sensibility to navigate the burgeoning landscape of a rapid growth startup.

Jabu has helped us everything from executive coaching and development to helping out with individuals needing specific HR support.

Jabu reads people like few others which enables her to get teams to think big and get into an empowering mindset. She is sharp,fun to work with, and I recommend anyone in a growth phase to call Jabu immediately, she will take you to the next level and beyond.

Jabu has taught me the meaning of "operational excellence" and operational excellence is a challenge for most fast-growing startups - one that we as CEOs often put on the back-burner.

Jabu is amazing to work with. She's extremely hard working, creative, calm and collected and means business!

Jabu found new ways to save the company money, increase efficiency and offer us better benefits plans. She's creative, scrappy, and fun to be around. We'd be lost without her!

Jabu is exceptional as an HR Director. She's been a great mentor and helped me grow professionally and personally. She has the excellent ability to bring out the best in our team with her witty personality and personable exterior.

Jabu has made a major impact on our business from day one.Not only has she improved the processes we had in place, but she has also implemented new initiatives that have shaped our culture and empowered our company to scale in a healthy and sustainable way.

Jabu is a great to work with! She is trustworthy, punctual, willing to go the extra mile and quick to respond to questions and e-mails. I worked with her while she managed and scaled our Human Resources an Customer Service departments which grew 10 fold. Any company would be lucky to have her!