We help businesses grow and talent thrive.
The Living Constellation (TLC) is a curated talent collective built for modern founders and leaders who need expert business solutions without the drag or expense of a traditional model.
This site is a work in progress. As are we. As is Life.
Stars that Scale
We bring together a constellation of Fractional Executive Leaders and specialist Solutions and Innovation Architects to help organizations build clear, strategic, and practical people and operating systems that scale. We work best when the stakes are real, the team is moving fast, and the work needs both strategy and follow-through.
What We Offer & How We Work
We start with clarity
We begin by getting crisp on:
- what outcomes matter most
- what constraints are real
- what is already working
- what is currently fragile
Then we define the simplest talent plan that will meaningfully change the situation.
We build the right fractional team
Not the biggest or most expensive one. The right one to scale your outcomes and grow your business
We combine:
- a fractional executive leader (or multiple leaders when needed)
- specialist Solutions Architects to add capacity and deep expertise
- specialist Innovations Architects to ensure your team (and ours) have the best, most relevant and actionable professional development opportunities
You get a right-sized team that can move quickly and stay aligned.
We're invested members of your team
We are hands-on success partners, not distant advisors. Our leaders are your leaders — our experts, your experts — while planning, building, executing, stabilizing, and improving the day-to-day.
The Founding Stars
This team is building the constellation while building solutions for our clients. What does that mean? We use the very model and system that we sell -- that's how much we believe in it. Our founding team are also talent collective members. Yes, you can book them. Email us to find out how.
Nicole V. Cramer
Founder
Chief People Officer
Chief Operating Officer
Executive Leadership Coach
Kristen Rock
Head of Talent
VP, Talent Acquisition
Talent Solutions Architect
Leadership Coach
Melisa Saadi Guerbi
Head of Business Solutions
Chief People Officer
People Solutions Architect
Operations Solutions Architect
Noelle Weaver
Head of Commercial Strategy & Partnerships
Chief Commercial Officer
Chief Revenue Officer
Chief Marketing Officer
Pamela Teagarden
Head of Innovation
Innovation Architect
Executive Leadership Coach
Business Solutions Architect
FAQS
What is The Living Constellation (TLC), exactly?
TLC is a curated talent collective that provides fractional executive leadership and specialist consulting support through a flexible, team-based model.
How are you different from an agency or traditional consulting firm?
We are built to be:
right-sized (curated for your current-state, growing for your future-state)
senior (fractional leadership, not a pyramid)
practical (solutions not theories)
flexible (capacity and expertise that can scale up or down)
How do you staff engagements?
We match each engagement with vetted members of our talent collective. If we don’t have the right fit, we locate it to bring you:
- the right fractional executive leader (or leaders)
- the right Solutions Architect expertise (as needed)
- the right Innovation Architect offerings to support the ongoing development of the assigned team and client organization
to meet your outcomes with the smallest effective team.
How fast can we start?
Usually, faster than a traditional hire or consultancy. Timing depends on scope and leader availability, but the model is designed for quick assembly and launch.
Do you offer one-off projects or ongoing support?
Both. TLC can support discrete projects, ongoing retainers, or a phased engagement that shifts over time. We always build to desired growth outcomes, which focuses on our leaders becoming your leaders and long-term members if your team.
What Do They Say About Us?
We asked those who know us best, our clients, advisors, partners and leadership peers, what they'd tell others about us. Here's what they think you should know.
Shantanu R.
Managing Director, Digital Product & Experience
"I recommend TLC to founders who need more than a framework. To founders who are navigating the messy, high-stakes work of building a leadership team that can actually scale. TLC's approach is rigorous, grounded, and deeply practical."
Heath W.
Vice President, Employee Health & Benefits
"Partnering with The Living Constellation will redefined how you approach organizational growth. Their fractional model seamlessly blends human-centered leadership with true operational rigor and systems thinking, attracting an elite network of future-focused executives who act as genuine partners rather than just external consultants. I highly recommend TLC to any founder or leadership team ready to embrace a flexible, sustainable architecture. They aren't just filling a temporary gap but building the future of how forward-looking companies will work."
What Drives Us
Our model is grounded in two core beliefs:
Bright Alone. Brilliant Together.®
- Individual excellence matters. Collective intelligence wins.
The Future of Work is Life.®
- Great strategies and systems honor the full human context and support sustainable performance. So does our model.
- The most joyful and fulfilled talent delivers the best outcomes.
We are allergic to performative complexity.
TLC exists to make hard things clearer and more achievable.
