Consultant Profile
About Callie
Callie Fulton is the founder of People Matter Most, a consultancy dedicated to lifting the HR burden so nonprofit leaders can focus on their mission, make a greater impact, and help their people thrive. With 15 years of hands-on nonprofit experience, Callie brings both executive leadership perspective and practical solutions to organizations ready to strengthen their teams and amplify their impact.
Her approach is uniquely human-centered—Callie believes deeply that when people thrive, missions flourish. Drawing from her diverse background spanning grassroots organizations in Latin America to executive boardrooms, she brings empathy, strategic vision, and practical know-how to every client.
Experience & Expertise
Callie's journey began in the field, working cross-culturally with a global nonprofit in Central America. After three transformative years, she joined Mesa Global, where she advanced through leadership positions in Recruitment, Onboarding, Human Resources, and Operations—eventually becoming the first woman to serve on the Executive Leadership Team.
Before founding People Matter Most, Callie built a reputation for developing people-centered solutions that drive organizational success.
Professional Highlights:
- Led HR and Operations at the executive level, directing organizational strategy for 50+ employees
- Increased employee retention through a comprehensive well-being initiative
- Developed a multi-year professional development program that improved leadership readiness and management effectiveness
- Executed an organizational rebranding
- Implemented talent acquisition strategies across five departments
- Certified Predictive Index Talent Optimization Consultant
- Fluent in Spanish
- BA in International Business and Spanish from Hope College
- Certified HR Professional from UNC Charlotte
The People Matter Most Process
1. Discover & Discern
The People Matter Most approach begins by deeply understanding what makes each organization unique. Through the People Matter Most Baseline Assessment, Callie uncovers the real dynamics shaping the workplace—not just the surface-level challenges, but the underlying patterns that drive culture and results. The result? A clear picture of where the organization truly is—the essential foundation for meaningful change.
2. Develop & Design
Together with her clients, Callie crafts solutions specifically tailored to each organization's unique context, challenges, and goals. People Matter Most clients don't receive generic templates or trendy frameworks—instead, they get practical strategies that respect organizational culture while advancing the mission. Each recommendation:
- Aligns with organizational values
- Considers implementation capacity and resources
- Builds on existing strengths
- Addresses root causes, not just symptoms
3. Deliver & Sustain
Implementation is where many consulting engagements fall short. People Matter Most ensures lasting impact through both project implementation support and ongoing partnership:
- Project Implementation: We execute on special projects and deliver finished, custom-built tools and ready-to-use frameworks that become valuable organizational assets for the client.
- Ongoing HR Partnership: Clients have Callie as their trusted HR advisor through customized retainer relationships with regular access to executive-level HR expertise.
- On-Call Advisory Support: A reliable partner for navigating unexpected challenges, strategic decisions, and growth opportunities
This unique blend of project work and ongoing support ensures organizations develop sustainable internal capacity while having access to expert guidance for their people needs.
While she previously lived and worked with organizations in multiple countries, Callie now finds joy in spending time with her husband and three children, reading, staying active, drinking coffee, and cheering for her favorite college football team - Go Bucks!
