We are thrilled to announce the promotion of one of our amazing leaders to GM/VP of HIHR - Higher International Human Resources LLC! The story that brought us to this place is worth celebrating! I hit the jack pot about 15 years ago landing Daniel Yarros as my first official boss. I was new out of school, in the 2009 recession and immediately responsible for a team of 6 department managers and 75 team members. At first, I was a deer in headlights. However, I had Dan in my corner! Dan was the leader I had for the longest in my career - about 3.5 years in a couple different roles. He taught me how to effectively lead through others and take great care of a team. He leads by example, knows how to get results, is one of the kindest and most compassionate people I've ever met. One of the things I appreciate most is he is an EXPERT at developing and elevating his team. He pushed me (still does), gave honest on-the-spot feedback and taught me how to lead effectively. So...with that said...our exciting news is... we are honored that Dan Yarros has accepted the position of GM/VP of HIHR LLC! I respect him and love working with him. Fun Facts: *We just celebrated Dan's 3-year anniversary with HIHR as one of our Directors. The truth is he has been involved from day one, as an advisor, mentor and friend. *A special asset Dan brings is he owns and leads a successful benefits/insurance/financial advising business (with SO much integrity and putting people first). He just celebrated 5 years in business! In closing, our work goes hand in hand and greatly compliments each other. It brings synergy allowing us to help solve many more problems for our clients. Dan prioritizes our clients and team. Anyone who knows him will agree he is a force! He lives our values of Results - Quality - Trust! I believe Dan will elevate this role and will free me up to intentionally focus on important elements to further our "Go Higher!" mission. Congratulations Daniel Yarros!!! Also, congratulations to our whole Team! 🙂 We all appreciate you and know you continue to make us stronger. Excited for all that 2025 holds as we continue this journey together! Author: Erika Butler, CEO
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Our 2025 Business goals are set. Our reviews and development initiatives are launched. We have recently reorganized and elevated this incredibly talented HIHR Team. We have also expanded our portfolio. We aim to add value to many more individuals and organizations in 2025 and beyond. I just completed my self-review and development goals. It was awesome to reflect on 2024 and prep for 2025. It’s crazy how our preferences change as we evolve in this life. For example, I used to love going to large parties but now much more enjoy small gatherings. As I/we continue to grow, I've found that living out our values is easy and hard at the same time (as I know many in our community have experienced). We have had to walk away from some pretty significant deals when we learned the values were not a match. What I continue to learn is… the more we make these hard choices, the more we are working with the right people and the right organizations who are an amazing match. When you find those who match your values and where you are headed, there is so much synergy and much more is possible! It's also a lot more fun. :) The Upside is a great example of a values match. They do business with generosity and integrity. Thank you to Erin Halper, Champion of Independent Consultants, and The Upside for the encouragement to spend this time reflecting and processing 2024. We now run at our 2025 goals! Thankful for the amazing community, integrity and shared values you provide! Author: Erika Butler, CEO I believed it could be different, so we started a company. Now, we celebrate HIHR LLC's 6-Year Anniversary! If you asked me 6 years ago if we would be here (even if you asked me 3 years ago; we all lived through a lot), I'm not sure what my answer would have been. Still, I have always believed greatly in this mission as has my family. There is a lot of power in our faith and what we believe is possible. Here we are! We are conversing about the next 6 years - a completely different conversation from where we started. We value gratitude and celebration. In tune with this, we have two exciting announcements to celebrate this 6-Year Company milestone: 1. "Go Higher!" Scholarship Award - We have a "Go Higher!" Scholarship Award recipient - Congratulations Sean Southard! 2. "Go Higher!" Art Collection - We've officially launched the "Go Higher!" Art Collection - so much more to follow here. Inspiring artists, inspiration and so many ideas! I'm excited about all of it but especially need to highlight and celebrate this bright young man we have selected for our "Go Higher!" Student Scholarship Program - Sean Southard. ____________________________________________________________________________ In honor of Sean, a great role model for our own kids: You are extremely deserving of this award, and we hope this recognition can build your resume and support your efforts for years to come! In particular, your talented artwork, volunteerism, work ethic, academic achievements and positive attitude embodies our company values of Results. Quality. Trust. Your Elephant Art Piece is so thoughtful, beautiful and accurate. It really struck us and got our attention. You may know, we are now collaborating with people in India. Some of the leaders we work with often navigate elephant herds going through their villages. Your art piece is very relevant and captivating. You are an incredible young man, and we are so happy to give you this scholarship award. Thank you for making the world a better place. Nancy Southard Michael Southard, CSP (Had to include Sean's amazing, supportive parents). If either of you write a book, I will read it cover to cover. :) __________________________________________________________________________ It takes a village to raise children well; it takes a village to grow a business, mission and impact. We are beyond thankful for our village. For those who want to start or are just starting, go for it and keep showing up! There is a lot of beauty through the hardest parts, life lessons and community that we never would have experienced! Congratulations to Sean and to our amazing HIHR Team who makes this all a reality! Happy 6 Years!!! Erika Bulter, CEO It's all about lifting each other up and creating value. This was a big theme from the International Communications & Tech Conference I was recently part of in the Baltics.
The best part for me was the speaker's dinner where we spent most of our time talking about our kids and how we want to make the world a better place together (100%). This always seems to be the main discussion point - which continues to show me how many amazing people there are all over the world. One of the most exciting things was the opportunity to offer a 3-Month "Go Higher!" Exec Coaching Scholarship to a member of the hosting organization. I love and believe in our Coaching Program. It is packed with tools and resources leveraged by the best organizations globally from DiSC (DiSC 360 Feedback, DiSC Leadership Assessment, etc.), to Inter-Cultural Intelligence (3 World Views, 12 Dimensions of Culture assessments, etc.), to leadership training/tools and more! The last few years we've been part of many life-changing experiences, and it fuels us to do much more! I can't even share everything that is happening. It has been a very exciting time for our organization, and we truly are grateful for the amazing people and organizations we work with. More to follow on our 6-Year Anniversary Celebration (Nov. 2nd) and where we are headed together! Who knew all that can happen when a good friend recommends you attend a Women's Business Conference in Nashville and you end up opening your LLC in a hotel room? just sayin'! :) Thank you, Riga TechGirls, for the opportunity to play a role in RIGA COMM 2024! You are amazing! Often times, interns are considered for Summer opportunities. However, there are many win-wins to creating part-time internship opportunities throughout the school year. This is great for a business and for students preparing for their future careers. Here's some great advice for the next generation of interns (maybe our sons and daughters/etc.) to prepare them for landing wonderful opportunities. It's been neat to see how much flexibility has evolved and improved in the work place the past decade+. In many cases, there is more flexibility in the workplace than ever before. This can come with some challenges but in general is a huge win for families and organizations alike.
Organizations who provide flexible work options have higher employee retention, employee engagement, top- candidate offer acceptance rates, and trust in leadership (to name a few). We love coming alongside companies to craft, structure and support processes that uphold these initiatives! One way we recently are enjoying this at HIHR is pulling our kids into a team volunteer event we had this, Summer. Stay tuned for our Q3 newsletter this month! Not only are we happy to highlight our Summer Retreat, but we are going to provide a behind-the-scenes look at the volunteer efforts of our HIHR team and our Future HIHR Team Members in training. It was a genuine HIHR family affair, and we can’t wait to share more with you! Author: Erika Butler, CEO
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