In August 2017, Minneapolis-based business advisory firm Growth Operators hired veteran HR executive Jessica Docken to spearhead its foray into HR advisory and outsourcing services. By mid-2019, her division had become Growth Operators’ second-largest business unit, and it has been the firm’s fastest-growing division in 2021. In 2020, her work at Growth Partners earned her a promotion to partner.

Docken’s clients include growing midsize businesses and venture capital-backed startups. She and her team transform these organizations’ HR functions into scalable, growth-enabling departments.