HR Companies & HR Consultants in Thompsons Station, TN

Zak Human Solutions is a woman-owned human resources consultancy in Middle Tennessee. It works as an outside people function for small and mid-sized companies, mostly ones that are growing fast. Some clients are founders who have never had dedicated HR staff. Others already have an internal HR team and want more capacity or specialist skills.

The firm also says it guides chief executives through funding rounds, transactions and growth spurts, and it offers an audit aimed at owners who plan to sell their business within a year.

Services

The firm's work is built around a few core engagements, plus related advisory projects:

• Outsourced HR: running the whole HR function or supporting an existing department. This covers employee relations, compliance, onboarding, benefits administration, payroll support, policy writing and performance management.
• Recruitment and executive search: single direct-hire searches with no retainer, or continuing recruiting with a dedicated recruiter who handles sourcing, screening, interview scheduling and offers
• Fractional CHRO: interim senior HR leadership during leadership changes and periods of scaling
• HR Infrastructure Assessment: a review of personnel files, policies and practices that ends with a plan covering compliance, organization and culture
• Handling sensitive employee matters, including investigations and conflicts at the founder or board level
• Handbooks, SOPs, HR systems and retention work based on people analytics
• Coaching for internal HR teams, leadership training, AI upskilling, candidate sourcing and support with government contracts

How they work with clients

The company describes itself as part of the client's own staff rather than an agency that only fills open roles. Each engagement is scoped in a free first consultation, and the level of support depends on headcount and need. Client testimonials give examples.

In one HR audit, the team rebuilt onboarding, wrote new SOPs, created an employee handbook and ran training to fit the client's culture. In another case, the firm covered an HR leave of absence while the client was rolling out a new HR and payroll platform.

Recruiting ranges from hourly and part-time staff to C-suite executives, in Middle Tennessee and across the country.

The firm reports that it fills roles in about 25 days on average, with candidate satisfaction averaging 99 percent, employee engagement averaging 87 percent, and 90 percent of clients reaching their retention targets. It also says none of its clients has faced an employment lawsuit or harassment claim.

Its client list covers many industries, including banking (Studio Bank), logistics and warehousing (Grayland, Signature Transportation Group), security (Cavalry Security), hospitality (Just Love Coffee Cafe, The NASH Collection), roofing, cleaning, bookkeeping, parking, and the cultural nonprofit Adventure Science Center.

Team and background

Founder and CEO Nadian Zak leads the firm. Co-founder and COO Kacie Scott brings more than a decade of HR experience focused on recruiting and workforce planning. Executive Search Manager Haley Hermes manages searches and advises on HR systems. HR consultant Todd Porter has more than 20 years in HR, HRIS, compensation and workplace safety.

Consultant Sarah Woodruff has over 18 years in HR and operations across fields such as legal, private equity and senior living. The firm works with businesses in Nashville, Murfreesboro, Brentwood and Franklin. Its stated values are openly faith-based: it aims to create workplaces people enjoy for God's glory, and it stresses relationships, trust, collaboration, play, integrity and continuous learning.

It also publishes an HR blog called The Talent Thread.