Tend to your
greatest asset: people.
Most companies say people are their greatest asset, but then don't invest in and grow it the way they do financial assets.
Let's fix that. The payoff is real.
Businesses thrive when the people do.
You need the right HR Leadership team AND the right Talent Operating System
Who we work with“I kept seeing the same thing: a strategy that required people to perform at the highest levels and an under-resourced People function. Clients called me after they tried every financial, technical, and operational fix and still had systemic friction and slow results.
I built something different. More impact than search alone. More practical than consulting.”
Twenty five years in this work. I've consulted on and led major change, transformation and talent initiatives at the largest global companies and placed CHROs and HR leaders in PE-backed companies, Fortune 500s, growth-stage businesses, and companies in the middle of transformation.
What I know is that the right talent in the right seat at the right time is the beginning, not the end. The leader you place has to be set up to perform in the environment they're actually walking into, not the idealized version. Creating the conditions for human performance is everything when it comes to unlocking value at pace.
Adrienne Fretz
Founder & CEO · Anso Partners
Anso is my first call when I have an HR need in our portfolio companies. They listen deeply, move fast, and get it right. They understand the balance needed of HR professionals who are business minded strategic thinkers but also are hands on practitioners who will roll up their sleeves to get the job done. Their process and candidates are built for the mid-market, and for how PE firms unlock value.
I always leave a conversation with Adrienne filled with clarity, momentum, and hope. She fuses a deep belief in possibility and human kindness with a grounded understanding of the real world, and puts this rare combination in the service of any people issue a leader is grappling with. I would recommend her most highly.
Anso Partners has consistently delivered high-caliber talent capable of navigating the complexity of middle-market, founder-owned portfolio company environments. Their placements have driven tangible value across our portfolio.
You need this.
You deserve it.
You'll wonder why you didn't do it sooner.
People are dragging their feet on the one decision that changes everything. The wrong person in the HR seat costs you every single day. The right one pays back in ways that compound. Stop waiting.