For the first ones

Creating a company. Creating a career.

Senior HR, finally on your side.

PHR Certified MBA Candidate 8 Years Senior HR Bilingual EN/ES California

The origin

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.

After eight years in HR leadership across cannabis, healthcare, STRTP, e-commerce, and distribution, 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, and first-gen professionals who deserve someone in their corner.

I built Elevated HR to be the guidance I never had, and the resource I wish someone had handed me on day one.

Vicky Silva, PHR · Founder
8+Years in HR
5+Industries
2Practices
EN/ESBilingual

About

Senior HR, finally on your side.

I am Vicky Silva, PHR. A senior HR consultant with eight years of leadership experience across STRTP, healthcare, cannabis, e-commerce, and distribution. I am an MBA candidate, PHR-certified, and fully bilingual in English and Spanish.

I work with California founders who need real HR. Not a Google Doc template, not a $19 PEO add-on. Compliance you can defend. Handbooks that hold up. Training your managers will actually use.

Based in Los Angeles. Sessions are remote-first, in-person when it makes sense, and available in both English and Spanish.

CertificationPHR (HRCI)
EducationMBA Candidate
Experience8+ years senior HR
LanguagesEnglish · Spanish
Based inLos Angeles, CA

Industries

STRTP Healthcare Cannabis E-commerce Distribution

FAQ

A few questions answered.

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. The products in the shop are built specifically for this audience.

Absolutely. All services are available in both English and Spanish: consultations, written deliverables, training, ongoing support. The ICE Emergency Checklist is bilingual by design, and most handbook engagements include Spanish translation as standard.

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 from corporate career coaching. I assume you did not grow up around the unwritten rules, and the work starts there. Sessions in English or Spanish.

A fractional HR retainer gives you senior-level HR support without the cost of a full-time hire. Typical engagements include a compliance audit, handbook build or refresh, manager training, ongoing employee relations support, and a direct line for the questions that come up between formal projects. Most California small businesses start at $500/month.

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