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Asha Pope

VP, HR | Mentor | Coach

About Me

About me: I’m a creative, solo-traveling mom who’s passionate about redefining traditional workplace culture in impactful and thoughtful ways. My goal is to help business leaders do their best work by shaping strong people operations, fostering an engaging culture, and driving strategic alignment—ultimately bridging the gap between empathy and execution.

Jurisdiction

United States

Experience

Seniority LevelExecutive
Years of Experience10-15 years
Current StatusActive
Founder
2025 - Present

Founder of People & Culture Lab, a boutique HR consultancy and coaching practice dedicated to transforming workplaces and careers. We partner with high-growth companies and mid-career professionals to build cultures of clarity, confidence, and sustainable growth. Sometimes we step in as a fractional VP/CHRO, driving people strategy and leading organizational change. Other times, we’re the trusted career coach behind the scenes, helping professionals navigate challenges or plan their next move. No matter the role, our goal is the same: drive growth without compromising people’s well-being.

Director, People & Culture / People Business Partner
2025 - Present

Lead global people strategy and culture transformation across the US and EMEA, while also acting as Principal HR Business Partner during CEO transition, M&A integration, and org change. Report to the Chief People Officer.

Head of People Programs & Principal People Business Partner
2024 - 2025

Held a dual role as Head of People Programs and People Business Partner, responsible for building scalable people programs (performance, L&D, engagement, DEI) while partnering directly with Product, Engineering, and GTM leaders to drive organizational design, workforce planning, and leader coaching through periods of hypergrowth and transformation.

Principal People Business Partner
2023 - 2025

Partnered with leaders across product, engineering, G&A, and GTM to scale people strategy during hypergrowth and transformation. Translated business goals into org design, workforce planning, and succession initiatives

Senior People Business Partner
2022 - 2023

Served as the first dedicated HRBP for distributed, fast-growing leaders and teams. Built foundational programs for onboarding, manager development, and performance rooted in employee feedback and business needs.

People & Culture Business Partner
2019 - 2022

Led cross-functional efforts in workforce planning, succession strategy, and performance calibration at a high-growth fintech company supporting small business lending.

Education

Masters of Human Resources ManagementMarygrove College
2014 - 2016

Skills

Core skills0
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Languages

English