Outsourced HR for Businesses in Houston, TX for 20 years.
A Team-based Approach to Serving Our Clients
Achilles Group is a team of accomplished HR professionals that has elevated the concept of teamwork to the next level.
Generalists by trade each of us have areas of depth, passion, expertise and experience. We know working smarter, faster, and stronger as a team effectively serves our clients. It is this mentality that enables us to deliver superior human resources support and gives us the flexibility to work with clients from a variety of backgrounds and industries.
A New Way to Bring HR to Houston
Our Professionally Human Approach
We focus upon serving businesses with headquarters in and around Houston Texas because relationships matter. At least periodic face to face interaction is essential to building effective relationships.
We have multi-state HR expertise and can meet the needs of clients with satellite offices anywhere in the United States. We know our way to the airport when needed.
Commitment to Our Employees and Family
Our colleagues work hard to be accessible and responsive to clients and to each other.
We also enjoy a lot of flexibility when it comes to time off, self-directed work schedules, periods of virtual work, and in general whatever time we need to find balance.
That includes taking time to gather as a team to play, break bread together and give thanks.
Achilles Group helped us with recruiting for a critical position on our finance team. Their team posted the position, sifted through all the applicants, and then screened them via phone interviews. The candidates they brought to us were all top notch–any one of them would have been a great fit! The person we hired ended up being one of the best decisions we ever made!
First Presbyterian Houston
Before we engaged with Achilles Group, our HR was more on the reactive side and we felt something was missing, and we didn’t know how to get there. We worried about many HR topics like compliance gaps, records retention, how to on-board new employees, and how to develop our leaders. Achilles not only guided in all those areas, but they spent a lot of time with us and provided the manpower needed to take that burden off our shoulders. It would have been very difficult to accomplish all this from a time standpoint without their team involved.
CEO, Engineered Air Balance
“Achilles has helped us navigate this exciting time by reducing some growing pains via thoughtful counsel, offering timely guidance as we hit different periods in our growth, and providing much needed insight into organizing our larger team.
Achilles has played a vital role in assisting us to keep the culture that has been such a key component of our success. As a bonus, we have been voted one of the Best Places to Work for four years running!”
Vice President, 2H Offshore, Inc.
We are a small company and yet we don’t feel like a number. Large payroll companies have reached out to help us with HR, but I fear we would be just a number with them. We can call Achilles and they can be here on site in a couple of hours if needed. And because of that relationship, I feel like I am talking to someone who understands our company.
CEO, Slow Dough
One of our leaders created a toxic working culture. Our Achilles expert helped guide our company through the transition. If it weren’t for Achilles, we would have been stuck for years. Instead we experienced a lot of storm for about four months and it’s been a complete rainbow ever since.
CEO, Avanti Senior Living
I am very grateful with all the things Achilles helps us with. The people at Achilles Group are very professional. The team is good with communication. It’s so good to have someone to bounce things off, and we are looking forward to a long-lasting relationship. We like that we have one designated consultant to manage the interface with other Achilleans on various workstreams.
CEO, Cycat
Achilles Group was crucial to the transition off a PEO. Achilles Group engaged to help us roll off the PEO, and immediately it felt like a partnership. The process was absolutely seamless. The Achilles team not only assisted in streamlining HR compliance, but they focused on a strategic approach to ensure our policies and processes were more in line with our business’ vision and not just the PEO’s way. They advised how to cascade our team communications effectively and how to use benefits as a competitive advantage. Achilles Group is our ally and confidante in our business.
Director of HR, Dayrise Residential
“We started out as a new company in 2020 that emerged from a group of experienced leaders and employees in the flight services industry. We knew we needed HR support through a real partner so we would not have to figure things out on our own, and we were not going to bring that function in-house. The Achilles team has been vitally important given the many dynamics to HR. It’s reassuring and gives us the confidence that our questions, issues, and problems will be resolved."
COO, Flight Pro Services
Our Mission
To Equip and Encourage Leaders to Make Smart People Decisions
Our Vision
To Give HR a New Name Through a Professionally Human Approach
Our Values
Genuinely Interested
We want to know the ins-and-outs of your story, how you operate your business, the successes you celebrate and the stresses that keep you up at night. We appreciate being part of your journey.
Navigating the Gray
We recognize there is no one-size-fits-all approach to HR, only tailored solutions. Our Professionally Human approach acts as a guiding light through the gray, often murky waters of HR.
Diversity of Thought
We move beyond our individual filters to see the value in every person’s experience, perspectives, and ideas. Together, we are Smarter, Faster and Stronger, providing our clients the fuel needed to drive smart people decisions and profitable business outcomes.
Extending Grace
We believe in adding compassion back into business, regardless of your situation, while balancing accountability and business expectations.
Dan Calvert is an expert in Human Resources for Retail, InvesTex Credit Union Board Member and Managing Member of Achilles Group, LLC.
Dan Calvert is an expert in Human Resources for Retail, InvesTex Credit Union Board Member and Managing Member of Achilles Group, LLC.
Dan
Kristen McGullion is an HR Advisor, Expert Business Development Strategist, and Managing Member of Achilles Group, LLC.
Kristen McGullion is an HR Advisor, Expert Business Development Strategist, and Managing Member of Achilles Group, LLC.
Kristen
Stan Spaulding is an expert in Human Resource Leadership Coach, Certified Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) and Managing Member of Achilles Group, LLC.
Stan Spaulding is an expert in Human Resource Leadership Coach, Certified Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) and Managing Member of Achilles Group, LLC.
Stan
Amelia Boettiger is a Human Resource expert, Philanthropist, and proud Texas Tech University Grad.
Amelia Boettiger is a Human Resource expert, Philanthropist, and proud Texas Tech University Grad.
Amelia
Andrea Lato is an Society of Human Resources Management Certified Professional with a decade of experience in energy and engineering.
Andrea Lato is an Society of Human Resources Management Certified Professional with a decade of experience in energy and engineering.
Andrea
Bill Bahr is an Human Resources professional specializing in regulatory compliance, employee relations, policy development, risk management and labor relations.
Bill Bahr is an Human Resources professional specializing in regulatory compliance, employee relations, policy development, risk management and labor relations.
Bill
At Achilles Group Bailey contributes to the creation of job descriptions for role clarity, sourcing through candidates while recruiting for clients, conducting salary market reviews, and handbook auditing. She is excited to get the opportunity to learn more about TalentConnection recruiting, employee relations, and engaging with a diverse array of clients across multiple industries.
At Achilles Group Bailey contributes to the creation of job descriptions for role clarity, sourcing through candidates while recruiting for clients, conducting salary market reviews, and handbook auditing. She is excited to get the opportunity to learn more about TalentConnection recruiting, employee relations, and engaging with a diverse array of clients across multiple industries.
Bailey
Brianna is a charismatic Human Resource professional who delivers stellar customer service.
Brianna is a charismatic Human Resource professional who delivers stellar customer service.
Brianna
Cathy Kilgore is a senior human resources leader, expert in company mergers and acquisitions and employee retention.
Cathy Kilgore is a senior human resources leader, expert in company mergers and acquisitions and employee retention.
Cathy
Cindy Brinkmeyer is a Human Resources Consultant specializing in HR driven business strategy.
Cindy Brinkmeyer is a Human Resources Consultant specializing in HR driven business strategy.
Cindy
Courtney Shelton is a Professional in Human Resources and Society for Human Resources Management Certified Professional.
Courtney Shelton is a Professional in Human Resources and Society for Human Resources Management Certified Professional.
Courtney
David is an Human Resources expert specializing in staffing and recruiting and a former Human Resources Specialist for the Army.
David is an Human Resources expert specializing in staffing and recruiting and a former Human Resources Specialist for the Army.
David
Emily serves as a passionate recruiting resource under our TalentConnection Services working on multiple client accounts across virtually any industry to match people with jobs that are best fit for both the employee and the business. She also has experience with constructing effective job descriptions and identifying core factors to complete Salary Market Reviews and provide clients the necessary information to determine competitive pay levels.
Emily serves as a passionate recruiting resource under our TalentConnection Services working on multiple client accounts across virtually any industry to match people with jobs that are best fit for both the employee and the business. She also has experience with constructing effective job descriptions and identifying core factors to complete Salary Market Reviews and provide clients the necessary information to determine competitive pay levels.
Emily
Hannah applies her education, talents, intellect and smile to help us serve our clients and grow our business. She serves as trusted colleague on multiple accounts across a variety of business sectors including Research & Bio Med, Products Distribution, Heavy Equipment Transport, Communications Technologies, Consulting Services and Senior Living & Care Services.
Hannah applies her education, talents, intellect and smile to help us serve our clients and grow our business. She serves as trusted colleague on multiple accounts across a variety of business sectors including Research & Bio Med, Products Distribution, Heavy Equipment Transport, Communications Technologies, Consulting Services and Senior Living & Care Services.
Hannah
Jennifer Heylmun is a relationship builder and trusted resource for Houston business leaders and a proactive ambassador for the Achilles Brand.
Jennifer Heylmun is a relationship builder and trusted resource for Houston business leaders and a proactive ambassador for the Achilles Brand.
Jennifer
Katy has a robust understanding of HR fundamentals and leverages her exceptional research skills to keep our team and clients on the leading edge of compliance issues.
Katy has a robust understanding of HR fundamentals and leverages her exceptional research skills to keep our team and clients on the leading edge of compliance issues.
Katy
Keely is an Accounting Professional and Leader of Achilles Group Management Team.
Keely is an Accounting Professional and Leader of Achilles Group Management Team.
Keely
Monica Scott is a Member of the Achilles Group Management Team and Specializes in Team Talent, Growth and Development.
Monica Scott is a Member of the Achilles Group Management Team and Specializes in Team Talent, Growth and Development.
Monica
Shaina Schwartz is a Professional in Human Professional, Contract Manager, Onboarding Specialist, and Workload Allocation to Support Client Retention.
Shaina Schwartz is a Professional in Human Professional, Contract Manager, Onboarding Specialist, and Workload Allocation to Support Client Retention.
Shaina
Taylor Spaulding is a Business Analyst to fuel the performance and margin objectives of Achilles Group.
Taylor Spaulding is a Business Analyst to fuel the performance and margin objectives of Achilles Group.
Taylor
Tracy is a senior human resource leader with extensive experience in the strategic and operational aspects of human resources.
Tracy is a senior human resource leader with extensive experience in the strategic and operational aspects of human resources.
Tracy
Veronica Flores is an energetic and effective Human Resources professional who specializes in intervention skill.
Veronica Flores is an energetic and effective Human Resources professional who specializes in intervention skill.
Veronica