Portfolio Services
For private equity portfolio companies

Your biggest expense,
your best investment

People are the largest line item in most businesses. I build the foundations and frameworks that turn that cost into productivity. When people feel seen, heard, valued, and able to grow, they stay longer and step up sooner. That is how a company reaches its next level.

Valued
2.3%
Average attrition held through major organizational change
Room to grow
99
Internal promotions from a bench built on performance management, mentorship and leader training
Seen
23→44%
Women in tech, grown across a global SaaS company
The return
$15M+
Cost savings from an HR-led restructure
Tested inside the deal

Global Head of HR at InMoment through its acquisition by Press Ganey Forsta.

1,200 employees across the US, Canada, EMEA, Australia and beyond.

“Angie led an enterprise-level transition with rare precision, speed, and composure.”

Kim Shrigley, SPHRSVP, Global Head of HR. Angie's manager through the acquisition.
What people say

“Angie has an unparalleled ability to connect HR initiatives to business objectives, creating frameworks that drive measurable outcomes.”

Sandeep GargSVP Products, Seismic

“Working with Angie at Elle Mathis & Co. has been an absolute game changer.”

Alisha CheneyGoogle review

“I've always felt seen and valued as an employee.”

Todd SeibelProposal Management Executive
Portfolio Services
Ways to work together

Elle Mathis On Demand

Light-touch entry point

Foundational HR templates and light support for companies with no HR function yet. The basics in place fast, without a hire.

Fractional HR

5 hours a month to 35 hours a week

Senior HR leadership sized to the moment. Scales up through integration or a reorg, and back down when the work is done.

AI Training

For leaders and their teams

Teams learn to use AI well and safely. Roles and job descriptions are rebuilt so AI is part of how the work gets done.

Executive Search

VP to C-suite

The leaders your value creation plan depends on. Roles are defined around the work before the search begins.

Currently building people foundations for four growing companies.

Where I help
  1. 01Post-acquisition integration
  2. 02Org design and restructures
  3. 03Leadership bench and succession
  4. 04HR infrastructure from zero
  5. 05Exit and diligence readiness
  6. 06Performance and compensation
  7. 07Key talent retention
  8. 08AI adoption and data safety
  9. 09Role redesign around AI
  10. 10Leadership hiring
Angie Johnson, Founder and Chief Work Officer of Elle Mathis & Co
Who you work with
Hi, I'm Angie.

I rose from HRBP Director to Global Head of HR at InMoment, built its first performance system, and led HR through its acquisition by Press Ganey Forsta. Before that, I grew a national staffing practice by $4.5M+ and cut its attrition from 75% to under 8%.

Today I bring that operator experience to growing companies, along with the AI training that gets their people working smarter.

SPHR  /  SHRM-SCP  /  Board of Directors, Salt Lake SHRM
Top 50 Women Leaders in Salt Lake City, 2025
Start with one conversation

A 30-minute portfolio call to find where people and AI can move the numbers.