About Carnelian Group

Carnelian Group specializes in shoring up, leveling up, and scaling up all things related to people operations and internal processes in early stage and growth stage organizations. 

Led by Brannon Skillern, Carnelian Group is made up of fractional talent, with expertise in HR, recruiting, talent management, organizational development, project management, and more. 

We bring deep expertise to help you solve the pain points in your business related to people and process. Whether it’s zero-to-one company infrastructure setup, augmenting your existing people function, or meeting a specific project need, we can help.

Meet the team!

About our Founder & CEO

Brannon Skillern is a seasoned Chief People Officer, with a foundation in operations and project management. She combines executive business acumen with her scrappy startup chops and a passion for people, to craft and implement winning strategies for early stage and growth stage companies ranging from 2 to 300 employees.

Raised on the Alabama gulf coast, Brannon has lived and worked in London, France, and NYC, and is now based in the Washington, DC area, delivering value both remotely and in-person, based on client needs.

Meet The Team!

Meet The Team!

Meet the Carnelian Group

  • Brannon Skillern

    Founder & CEO

  • Juliana Mercado Rodríguez

    Talent Acquisition

  • Suzannah Simmons

    Operations

  • Ashley Rafalow

    Organizational Development

  • Brian Kosicki

    Brian Kosicki

    People Operations

  • Michelle Walters

    Learning & Development

  • Amanda Bender

    Talent Acquisition

  • Zach Avalos

    Talent Acquisition

Our Values

Collaborative Innovation

We work closely with our clients to understand the nuances of their business and team dynamics, charting a path forward tailored to each unique organization. One size does not fit all.

Creative Efficiency

We leverage technology, automation, and elbow grease to get the job done right and on budget. We’ll implement that big fancy tech platform, or craft lean tools in-house so your team can get moving.

Authentic Accountability

We connect the dots between business results and empowering leaders, managers and employees. We help them do more, better, so that your business can do more, better.