Melita's HR Consultant Network

HRElevate is built for independent HR consultants and boutique firms who want the freedom to grow on their terms. Whether your focus is strategy, client growth, or expanding capacity, Melita provides the infrastructure, expertise, and resources to extend your capabilities—only when you choose. With no cost and no commitment, our network gives you the flexibility to scale and deliver more value—powered by Melita and always integrated with your brand.

Your Work Deserves Data. Your Voice Deserves to Be Heard.

Until now, there’s never been a comprehensive dataset that captures the realities, challenges, and opportunities of independent HR consulting.

This first-of-its-kind study changes that — designed exclusively for fractional HR leaders, independent consultants, and boutique consulting agencies.

Your participation will help create the industry’s most comprehensive benchmark report, providing data-driven insights into how your business compares, what’s working across the field, and where new opportunities are emerging.

Why Participate?

  • Benchmark your business against other HR consultants.
  • Uncover key trends shaping the industry.
  • Identify new opportunities to grow and differentiate your services.
  • Gain complimentary access to a comprehensive benchmarking report—filled with the data, insights, and trends defining the future of independent HR consulting.

Add your voice to the movement.

Why HRElevate?

You Stay in Control. We Power the Rest.

Plug into Melita’s full-service HR infrastructure—payroll, benefits, compliance, HRIS, onboarding, international support, and more—so you can scale without getting buried in admin.

We Cover: 

  • Payroll & tax administration
  • Benefits advisory & compliance
  • Leave & employee support
  • HRIS implementation (Rippling™, ADP™, Paylocity™)
  • Employee onboarding & lifecycle workflows
  • International HR & payroll

What You Get – Program Benefits

Strategic Tools That Set You Apart

Access Melita’s proprietary HR Performance Index, ready-to-go templates, compliance libraries, client-facing reports, and SHRM/HRCI-approved webinars—streamlining your delivery and reinforcing credibility through the seamless integration of your brand with Melita.

Fractional Ownership of a Full Team

Your clients receive expert support in People Ops, Benefits, Compliance, Tech, Payroll, Leave, and Support—integrated with your brand and powered by Melita.

Value-Based Revenue Model

Move away from hourly rates to steady PEPM pricing. Combine your consulting fee into your Melita package for predictable, recurring revenue. The more clients you onboard, the more monthly revenue you generate.

HRElevate Advantage – For You and Your Clients

Your Services

Our services form the tactical foundation
You layer your services on top of ours
Design your own service modules and/or project work. You decide
Melita's services always supplement your offerings

Training, Tools, & Support

Get instant access to Melita’s HRElevate Network's tools & resources:

  • Access to Melita’s proprietary, data-backed HR Performance Index™ strategic quantitative assessment tool.
  • Access for you and your clients to Melita’s Zywave portal, offering essential compliance tools and an LMS platform.
  • Revenue sharing opportunities.
  • Licensed use of Melita’s eGuides and Analysis Tools.
  • SHRM/HRCI-certified webinars.
  • Access to Melita’s subject matter experts.
  • Comprehensive benchmark reporting across HR compensation, leave, benefits, and retirement.
  • Support in designing your own HR Advisory service module and setting your own PEPM fee.
  • Option for Melita to include your fees in our monthly invoices for simplified client billing and administration.

As your trusted partner, we are here with you every step of the way to make sure you have everything you need to make a big impact for your clients.

HRElevate is no cost and no commitment. Just access to the infrastructure, expertise, and resources you need, when you need it.

Join the HR Consultant Collective

A community built for growth, connection, insight, and impact.

Step into a dynamic space where independent HR consultants connect, collaborate, and thrive. The HR Consultant Collective is your go-to LinkedIn group for sharing ideas, learning from peers, and staying ahead of the curve. From tools and templates to real-world case studies and stories from the field, we’re building a vibrant hub of resources and relationships designed to elevate your practice.

Be a part of the exclusive movement. Share the future of HR Consulting with the HR Consultant Collective

Limited-Cohort Opportunity

Ready to Elevate?

We’re inviting a select group of independent consultants, boutique HR firms, and senior HR pros to pioneer HRElevate’s inaugural cohort. Join us to expand capacity, income, and impact.

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Let’s Build the Business You Envisioned

You bring the strategy. We bring the structure.