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Where People Strategy meets Business Growth

 

I help Startups & SMEs align People & Growth through

Employer Branding and HR Strategy.

About Me

Marie Van Rillas,

Your Partner for People & Growth

With 15 years of HR & leadership experience, I combine HR Strategy and Employer Branding to help you attract, engage, and retain the talent that drives sustainable growth.

"Solid HR Foundations and a clear Employer Brand are the two drivers for sustainable growth".

Marie

Are You Facing These Challenges?

Talent Attraction & Retention

Struggling to attract or keep the right talent.

Employer Brand Misalignment

The image you project doesn’t reflect your real culture.

Stalled Growth

The team’s potential isn’t translating into results

High Turnover

Losing great people impacts performance and stability.

Your Growth Starts With Your People

In a competitive market, success belongs to companies that attract the right people, keep them engaged, and make them want to stay.
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It’s time to build a workplace where people perform at their best and your brand reputation grows as a result.

What I Offer

I help startups and SMEs align HR foundations and employer branding so they can attract, grow, and retain the right people at every stage of their scale-up.

Employer Branding

I help you build a magnetic reputation that attracts and retains the right talent through a clear EVP, impactful storytelling, and strong visibility inside and outside the company.

Audit | Quick Wins  | Full Transformation

HR Consulting

I set up the HR foundations, systems, and rituals your business needs to scale smoothly from recruitment and onboarding to performance, engagement, and leadership support.

HR Consulting | Strategic Projects | Fractional HR

Combined, they create a workplace people want to join and choose to stay.

Expected Results

Attract & Retain Top Talent

Attract people who align with your values and way of working and retain them long term.

Stand out from Competitors

Become the employer top talent chooses over your competitors.

Shorten Hiring Cycles
.Hire faster with qualified talent who truly want to work for you.

Drive Sustainable Growth

Build long-term, sustainable growth by aligning your people, culture, and business strategy

What I bring

A unique dual HR + digital marketing expertise in the market.

15 years of international experience (hospitality, energy, NGO, startup).

A human-centred, fluid, and business-oriented approach.

Concrete, clear, and reusable deliverables.

A genuine passion for growth and people.

Peter Zonneveld -  General Manager, Neste 

“Marie built a high-performing HR function in Geneva, strengthening recruitment, engagement and leadership during even the toughest period. Her natural leadership and results-driven approach contributed to exceptional retention and a transparent, high-performance culture.”
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