for the first ones.
For the first ones creating a company. For the first ones creating a career.
Senior HR, finally on your side.
Meet Vicky Silva, PHR
I built this because nobody built it for me.
I am a first-generation Latina. The daughter of immigrants. The first in my family to graduate from college, the first to walk into a corporate office, and the first to have absolutely no idea what I was doing when I got there.
Nobody taught me how to negotiate a salary. Nobody explained what an offer letter should actually include. Nobody told me I was allowed to ask questions during an interview, or that HR was supposed to protect me too.
I learned everything the hard way: through mistakes, through silence, through being the only one in the room who looked like me and feeling like I could not afford to get it wrong.
“I built Elevated HR to be the guidance I never had, and the resource I wish someone had handed me on day one.”
After eight years in HR leadership across cannabis, healthcare, and corporate environments — and with my MBA on the way — I built this practice to serve two groups of people I care about deeply: small businesses that need real compliance support (not just a template), and first-gen professionals who deserve someone in their corner.
Sessions available in English and Spanish. Whether you need a full compliance audit or a resume rewrite that clears every ATS filter, I am here to help you rise.
Where to begin
Two practices. One philosophy.
Creating a Company
For founders building from scratch. Compliance, handbooks, audits, OSHA, manager training — the systems that keep your business protected.
- Fractional HR retainer
- HR audits & employee handbooks
- OSHA & cannabis compliance
- Manager training & investigations
Creating a Career
For professionals figuring it out without a blueprint. Resumes, interview prep, salary coaching, and career strategy from the inside of the room.
- Resume rewrite & LinkedIn
- Salary coaching & offer review
- Mock interviews & prep
- Three-month career strategy
Tools you can use today
For when you don’t need a consultant. Yet.
New · Bilingual
ICE Emergency Checklist
Step-by-step guide for business owners if ICE shows up. English and Spanish. Print it. Post it. Share it with your team.
$15Cannabis
DCC Compliance Checklist
Audit-ready HR checklist built for DCC inspections. Know exactly what inspectors look for before they show up.
$59Full Library
California Cannabis HR SOP Library
14 cannabis-specific SOPs covering the full employee lifecycle. The most complete HR toolkit for CA dispensaries.
$175Frequently asked
A few questions answered.
Do you work with cannabis businesses?
Yes. Cannabis operators in California face unique HR challenges at the intersection of state legality, federal classification, and DCC compliance. I work with dispensaries, cultivators, and ancillary businesses on HR systems that hold up to scrutiny — and the products in the shop are built specifically for this audience.
Can I get services in Spanish?
Absolutely. All services are available in both English and Spanish — consultations, written deliverables, training, ongoing support. My ICE Emergency Checklist is bilingual by design, and most handbook engagements include Spanish translation as standard.
How do you work with first-gen professionals?
First-gen work happens through career coaching: resume rewrites that clear ATS filters, mock interviews, salary negotiation, and longer career-strategy engagements. The framing is different than corporate career coaching — I assume you did not grow up around the unwritten rules, and the work starts there. Sessions in English or Spanish.
Let’s get started.
Book a free 15-minute call. We will figure out what you need, and whether I am the right fit to help.
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