HR Companies & HR Consultants in Montgomery, AL

Overview

The Region: HR Consulting Firm is a human resources practice based in Montgomery, Alabama, founded and led by CEO Brittney Wingate. It works with employers that want outside HR expertise without building a large internal department, and it places particular emphasis on smaller organizations.

The firm's stated purpose is to improve workplace culture, keep employees engaged, and give leaders affordable HR approaches that connect employee wellbeing with measurable business outcomes. The company is female-owned, and its founder notes that it was the first full-service HR firm in Montgomery owned by a minority woman.

Services

Engagements typically begin with a 30-minute virtual consultation that prospective clients can request online. The team then scopes its support around what the client needs. The website lists these service lines:

• Payroll processing for small businesses with under 20 employees, covering weekly, every-other-week, or twice-monthly pay cycles with attention to compliance
• Leadership development
• Employee engagement and retention programs
• Performance management
• Training and organizational development
• Recruitment and onboarding support
• Interview coaching and mock interviews for individuals

The firm organizes its work around six focus areas: strategy, development and training, recruitment, retention, onboarding, and evolution. It also coaches executive teams on handling compliance before problems arise. Testimonials from Montgomery clients describe practice interviews with detailed feedback and coaching that rebuilt confidence for job seekers who had been out of the market for years. An AUM student also praised a presentation the firm delivered.

Technology Arm

The Region HR Technologies is a sister company that serves as the group's technology arm. It was built in partnership with BOB Technologies (Black Owned Businesses) to make professional HR guidance easier to reach day to day. It pairs the consulting firm's know-how with digital tools for both employers and individuals. Wingate is also establishing The Region HR Workforce Foundation, which is slated to begin operating in Q2 2026.

Background and Credentials

Before starting the firm, Wingate spent over ten years in corporate HR. She managed on-site operations for a Fortune 500 staffing and recruiting firm and worked in team relations for a Tier 1 automotive employer. She also became the first Black HR manager at a food and beverage company whose history dates back to 1906.

In those roles she repeatedly ran into resistance to change, which shaped her focus on helping executives approach HR proactively. She holds an undergraduate business administration degree with an HR concentration from Huntingdon College and a master's in HRM from Troy University. She has also written several books.

Her recognition includes a 2024 Marquis HR Industry Leader award and a listing in Marquis Who's Who. She and her team received Central Alabama's Face of HR honor in 2023, 2024, and 2025, and she was named to a 40 Under 40 list for the region.

In the community, she served as vice president of the Mayor's Young Professional Council in Montgomery from 2023 to 2025 and was a Montgomery Sunrise Rotarian. She has also sat on boards including Child Protect and a youth rites-of-passage program. The firm cites integrity, collaboration, open communication, and ongoing improvement as the values behind its client work.