Matt Troskey

Matt Troskey has spent his career where HR stops being “soft stuff” and becomes the difference between stability and collapse. Through Troskey Fractional HR & Consulting, he works with outdoor recreation and education outfits, wildland fire crews, first responder organizations, startups, and long standing small companies ready to grow, from 3 to 1,000 people. His work lives in the hard edges of organizational life: uncertainty, rapid growth, attrition, and events you hope never happen. While many leaders treat HR as compliance and paperwork, Matt sees it as strategic infrastructure and leadership under pressure that keeps people safe, engaged, and able to perform.

His edge comes from 35 years of hands on people leadership across consequential situations. Matt has built systems and processes to stabilize shaky organizations, mature emerging ones, and position startups for scale. He provides strategic HR architecture that ties directly to business goals while improving culture, identifies and develops emerging leaders, and aligns vision with tactics that teams can actually execute. He has walked leaders through tough conversations, employee fatalities, onsite domestic abuse, COVID response, mental health crises, business pivots, and major attrition. As a consultant, fractional CPO, and coach, he translates that experience into practical tools, clear processes, and coaching that prepares leaders to handle defining moments instead of being blindsided by them.

When stakes are high and there is no playbook on the shelf, Matt brings a calm, seasoned presence and sharp, direct guidance. He does not sugarcoat realities, but he also does not let leaders get stuck in fear or confusion. His style is pragmatic, clear, and relentlessly focused on protecting people while protecting the mission. Organizations that work with him end up with resilient HR systems, stronger leadership benches, and teams who know they matter exactly when it matters most. If you want an HR and people strategy capable of holding up in real-world pressure, Matt is the partner you want in the room.