Faith Barela

Q: What does Faith Barela do?

Faith Barela is a fractional CHRO and people strategy advisor with SRV HR, and the founder of Velox People Solutions. She acts as an outsourced chief human resources officer for growing companies, building the HR infrastructure, culture, and talent strategy that drive business results with speed and agility.

Q: Who does Faith work with?

Faith works with CEOs, founders, and boards at companies of roughly 20 to 500 employees, from startups building HR for the first time to growing organizations that need people strategy to keep pace with the business.

Q: What are Faith's areas of expertise?

Her areas of expertise include building HR functions and infrastructure, culture transformation and accountability, talent strategy and retention, performance management, compensation and total rewards, and AI-augmented people strategy.

Q: Where is Faith located?

Faith is based in Plain City, Utah, and serves clients across the United States.

Fractional CHRO & People Strategy Advisor

I build people strategy for your business, not a template that worked for someone else, so your HR moves at the speed your growth demands.

Advisor

Proven Outcomes

Speed and agility, built into the results

My track record spans founding-team startups to large enterprises. Two numbers that show how I work:

20+

Years leading HR across every stage of growth

I have built, rebuilt, and scaled HR functions from startups to complex global enterprises, always tied directly to business strategy, not just compliance.

500+

Employees at companies where I built HR from scratch

From 20-person startups to organizations of more than 500, I have launched HR functions where none existed, designing the systems, roles, and processes each company needed.

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About Faith

People strategy that works with speed, agility, and depth

I’m the founder of Velox People Solutions and a fractional CHRO with more than 20 years of HR leadership across startups, high-growth companies, and large enterprises. I have built HR functions from the ground up, led organizational transformations, and partnered directly with CEOs and boards to align people strategy with business goals.

Good people strategy is built in layers, each one grounded in a clear understanding of your business. It should never be a template that worked for someone else.

I hold both the SHRM-SCP and the SHRM AI+HI Specialty, and I work with companies of 20 to 500 employees that are ready to treat people strategy as a true business driver. You get the depth of a seasoned executive without the overhead of a full-time hire.

Through Velox People Solutions, powered by SRV HR, I bring the strategy, systems, and hands-on execution to build people operations that are repeatable, scalable, and made for your business.

Ready for your business to thrive?

Most businesses don't stall because of their market. They stall because of people.

You already know your people drive your results. You just don’t have the time, or the in-house expertise, to build the systems that get the most from them. That’s where I come in. As your fractional CHRO, I install proven talent strategy and HR systems that are repeatable, scalable, and built for your business.

Areas of Expertise

Where I create the most value

Deep specialization across the full spectrum of HR leadership, with an emphasis on speed, agility, and lasting business impact.

HR Function Build & Infrastructure

The HR systems, processes, and policies that give your business a foundation for scalable growth.

Culture Transformation & Accountability

Turning stated values into everyday behaviors that drive engagement, retention, and performance.

Talent Strategy & Retention

Frameworks to attract, develop, and keep the people who actually move the business forward.

Performance Management

Clear, consistent performance systems that hold people accountable, develop talent, and reward results.

Compensation & Total Rewards

Pay and benefits strategies that are fair, competitive, and matched to your growth stage and talent priorities.

AI-Augmented People Strategy

Bringing AI and technology into HR operations for more efficiency, better insight, and sharper people decisions.

Does your business struggle with…

The challenges that quietly cap your growth

Attracting and retaining the right people?

The talent who can actually drive your business results, and the systems to keep them.

People processes that don't run efficiently?

Hiring, onboarding, performance, and pay that should run like clockwork, but don’t.

A culture that's undefined, or dividing the team?

Misalignment and disorder that quietly erode engagement and profit.

If any of these sound familiar, you’re not alone. Businesses of every size face them, and I’m ready to help you overcome them.

Questions, Answered

Working with Faith Barela

What does Faith Barela do?

I’m a fractional CHRO and people strategy advisor with SRV HR, and the founder of Velox People Solutions. I act as an outsourced chief human resources officer for growing companies, building the HR infrastructure, culture, and talent strategy that drive business results with speed and agility.

Who does Faith work with?

I work with CEOs, founders, and boards at companies of roughly 20 to 500 employees, from startups building HR for the first time to growing organizations that need people strategy to keep pace with the business.

What are Faith's areas of expertise?

My areas of expertise include building HR functions and infrastructure, culture transformation and accountability, talent strategy and retention, performance management, compensation and total rewards, and AI-augmented people strategy.

Where is Faith located?

I’m based in Plain City, Utah, and I serve clients across the United States.

What is a fractional CHRO, and how can one help my business?

A fractional CHRO is a senior HR executive who works with your business part-time, giving you executive-level people strategy without the cost of a full-time hire. It is ideal for companies that have outgrown basic HR but don’t yet need a full-time chief people officer.

How do I start working with Faith?

Reach out through the form on this page or schedule a free discovery call. I’ll learn about your business and people challenges and outline how I can help you build people operations that are repeatable, scalable, and made for your business.

Let's Talk

Schedule time with Faith

If you’re ready to build people strategy that actually moves the business, let’s start the conversation.