At The Start is a consultancy focused on supporting business leaders and managers to harness the power of their people. With At The Start, leadership and employees alike are able to identify and pursue new opportunities, reach their goals, and feel confident along the way. Through consulting and strategic planning, At The Start can transform a businesses' culture and empower its people. Our focus is on building and strengthening organizational culture, enhancing internal communications, and implementing strategic HR practices that drive success.

At The Start Expertise

• Internal Communications

  We specialize in building out your internal communications function to encourage effective communication.

• Human Resources

  We offer comprehensive HR consulting and recruiting services tailored to your organization’s unique needs.

• Coaching & Leadership Development

  Coaching services are designed to develop confident, capable leaders who can navigate the complexities of today’s business environment.

• Strategic Consulting

  Holistic approaches to business strategy including strategic planning and execution, change management, and design thinking.

Communications & Engagement Roundtable

The Communications & Engagement Roundtable is a networking group designed to bring experts together to share ideas and best practices, and to create a network of trusted peers.

The roundtable began to provide a space to discuss the undeniable shift in the perceived value of communications within organizations when COVID-19 struck. At an uncertain time, connecting like-minded individuals was vital to continue providing top-notch, essential, internal communications work to our respective industries.

Now, in 2025, the roundtable is as eager as ever to navigate challenges against our work and expand our potential as communications professionals. By hearing from and sharing with other professionals with the same commitment, we believe we will inspire ourselves and others to unlock the greatest potential within our organizations.

This group meets virtually once a quarter to discuss a critically important topic or issue (i.e. DEI, impact of economic uncertainty on employee engagement, data and metrics, etc.)

If you, or an Internal Communications colleague, are interested in joining the conversation, please contact Sara Whitman here for an invitation to join.