



Traci Austin, MPA, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, PCC, is a certified HR professional with two decades of experience building HR departments from the ground up for small businesses. Her mission is to create the container for every employee, if they choose, to be fulfilled in their work while meeting business outcomes. She does this through employee development and engagement, performance consulting, training facilitation, and coaching HR professionals.
She is the Chief Strategy Consultant and owner of Elevated Talent Consulting, a certified women-owned business, that impacts small businesses and HR professionals in exceeding performance expectations while being fulfilled in their work.
Traci uses her consulting expertise to serve clients in applying behavioral concepts to hiring and selection, designing and implementing talent pathways, coaching, motivation, and leadership. She is a highly sought-after expert on these topics. She hosts a weekly podcast titled The People Strategy Podcast with 214 episodes and has been distributed to thousands of HR professionals and business leaders across the globe.