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MEET SEDERIA BOND

Founder & Principal Consultant

I founded Bond Strong Consulting in 2017 because I saw too small mission-driven organizations struggling with the people side of their work—not because they didn’t care, but because they didn’t have the infrastructure or the experienced leadership to get it right.

I’m a people-oriented and strategic operations executive with extensive experience building HR functions from the ground up, designing performance management and career pathing systems, hiring and developing talent, advocating for employees, and scaling teams. I’ve done this work across healthcare, EdTech, manufacturing, and the nonprofit sector.

Before starting Bond Strong, I served as VP of Human Resources at Progress Learning, where I scaled the team from 15 to over 100 employees following an acquisition and designed the company’s first performance review framework and compensation strategy. That experience—building something from nothing inside a fast-growing organization—is what I bring to every client engagement.

I take a practical, empathetic approach to consulting. Since founding Bond Strong, I've partnered with community foundations, social enterprises, EdTech companies, and growing businesses — providing embedded HR leadership, managing full-scope people operations, and guiding organizations through some of their most complex transitions.

My clients describe me as fair, honest, and deeply pragmatic—someone who can navigate sensitive issues with discretion while keeping teams aligned, informed, and moving forward. I believe that how leadership communicates and sets the tone is critical to the health and growth of any company.

I earned my Bachelor of Arts from Oberlin College, where I developed a love for creative problem-solving, and my MBA from Cornell University. When I’m not working, I love spending time with my husband and children!

TRACK RECORD

Led the operational and cultural redesign for an education nonprofit, achieving a 35% reduction in headcount costs while implementing equitable compensation leveling.

Served as fractional COO for a social enterprise, scaling the team from 6 to 17 people and increasing program revenue by 80%.

Guided a private foundation through a full leadership team transition and reduction in force — avoiding litigation while building a new People & Culture function from the ground up.

Oversees fully outsourced HR for a 75-person community foundation, including implementing a new HRIS with a 60% reduction in payroll processing time.

Scaled a growth-stage EdTech company from 15 to 100+ employees post-acquisition, designing its first performance review framework, compensation strategy, and HR infrastructure during M&A integration.

Reduced fringe benefit costs by 15% for a social enterprise while maintaining full employee coverage.

COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | 75+ EMPLOYEES | SOUTHEAST U.S.

Challenge:

A major community foundation was operating without a dedicated HR team. Payroll was inefficient, compliance was at risk, and leadership had no strategic people partner.

What We Did:

Bond Strong embedded a two-person team to run the full scope of HR operations—payroll, benefits, COBRA administration, talent acquisition, employee relations, performance management, and compliance. We also implemented Paycom HRIS and completed the organization’s first-ever COO search.

Results:

60% reduction in payroll processing time. COO search completed in 90 days. Approximately 15% cost savings compared to building an internal three-person HR team.

SOCIAL ENTERPRISE | FOR PROFIT | MIDWEST U.S.

Challenge:

A growing social enterprise needed to professionalize its operations and scale its team to meet demand for a flagship program, but lacked the internal leadership to manage the growth.

What We Did:

Bond Strong served as fractional COO, leading recruitment, organizational design, job description development, employee coaching, and strategic planning over an 18-month engagement.

Results:

Scaled from 6 to 17 team members. Increased program revenue by 80%. Reduced fringe benefit costs by 15% while maintaining full employee coverage.

PRIVATE FOUNDATION | PACIFIC NORTHWEST

Challenge:

A private foundation was navigating a full leadership team transition and needed to restructure its workforce while building a people operations function that had never existed.

What We Did:

Bond Strong managed the reduction in force, supported the leadership transition, and designed and built the organization’s first People & Culture function—including policies, processes, and team structure.

Results:

Avoided litigation during the restructuring. Established a fully operational People & Culture function. Set the foundation for the organization’s next chapter of growth.

EDTECH COMPANY | POST-ACQUISITION | 100+ EMPLOYEES

Challenge:

A fast-growing EdTech company had just completed an acquisition and needed to integrate teams, build HR infrastructure from scratch, and scale rapidly — with no existing performance management, compensation framework, or structured HR function.

What We Did:

Bond Strong's founder served as VP of Human Resources, leading organizational restructuring, HR due diligence, talent acquisition at scale, and the design of the company's first performance review system and compensation strategy.

Results:

Scaled from 15 to 100+ employees. Built the company's first HR function, performance framework, and compensation structure. Managed HR integration during M&A.

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