HR Data Labs

About Us

We believe every organization deserves decisions about pay, people, and technology that are built on real data — not guesswork. HR Data Labs combines three decades of practitioner experience with modern software and original storytelling to help organizations see their own data clearly, and act on it.

Our Mission

Data-Driven Decisions. Built for the World of Work.

Mid-size companies face the same analytics challenges as the Fortune 500 — but without the budget or in-house expertise to solve them.

HR Data Labs was founded to close that gap. We bring enterprise-grade methodology, purpose-built software, and honest storytelling to organizations that need it most — whether that's a compensation program built to last, a tool your team can actually run without us, or a clearer picture of where the world of work is headed.

Our work spans three pillars: Consulting (compensation strategy, job architecture, and Executive Search), Media (the HR Data Labs Podcast, The HR Channel, and more), and Tech (simple software for complicated business problems).

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Data First Every decision starts with real data — in a client engagement, in a product feature, in a piece of content. We don't guess, we analyze, build, and document.
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We Teach Our goal isn't dependency — it's capability. That's a team we've trained, a tool built so you don't need us to run it, or an audience that walks away smarter after 30 minutes of listening.
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No Black Boxes Transparent methodology, clear documentation, and software you actually understand. You always know why we recommended what we did, or how the tool arrived at an answer.
Practitioner-Led Our team has built compensation systems at some of the biggest and most respected firms in the industry, shipped HR technology, and spent decades telling HR's stories on air. This is experience, not theory.

Leadership

Meet the Team

David Turetsky

David Turetsky

Managing Consultant and Founder

David Turetsky is our Managing Consultant with over 35 years of experience in HCM, HR, HRIS, talent management, compensation, and people analytics, former ADP DataCloud chief product owner and award‑winning solutions leader, and host of the HR Data Labs podcasts and author of the HR Data Doodles comic series.

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Sushma Tripathi

Sushma Tripathi

Principal Consultant

Sushma Tripathi is a Senior Advisor specializing in HCM strategy, workforce operations, HR technology, and AI‑enabled transformation. She brings more than 25 years of executive experience as Avionté CPO/COO and Vice President of Strategic Advisory Services at ADP, and is a trusted partner to organizations modernizing their HR operating models.

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IBEJesus Prince

IBEJesus Prince

Principal Consultant

IBEJesus Prince is a distinguished consultant, founder of UnPuzzle Talent LLC, who “unpuzzles” complex organizational challenges by blending talent management, analytics, governance, and HCM technology to build equitable, high‑performing workforces and cultures of sustainable productivity and trust.

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Desiree Goldey

Desiree Goldey

Sr Consultant

Desiree Goldey is an award-winning Talent Leader and Advisor with over 20 years of experience in talent architecture, executive search, recruiting operations, DEIB, and employer brand strategy, former Director of Talent Operations at a national embedded recruiting firm, recognized on the Noon AI Talent 100 and named a Top 10 Trailblazing Women Leader by The CIO Today, and co-host of the Talentless podcast.

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Ellen Gonzalez

Ellen Gonzalez

Sr Consultant

Ellen Gonzalez is an HR, payroll, and HCM technology leader who blends deep hands‑on experience in compensation and benefits administration with large‑scale systems implementation and vendor management, making her a practical, solutions‑oriented partner for organizations modernizing their compensation and benefits programs.

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Angela Bailey

Angela Bailey

Principal Consultant

Human Resources Leader & Total Rewards Consultant with 25+ years of experience leading initiatives in HR strategy, compensation and benefits design, people operations, talent management, leadership development and project management. Recognized by Business First as One of the Top 20 HR People to Know in Louisville.

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Mark Lane

Mark Lane

Director of Marketing & Advertising

Mark Lane is an award-winning communications and marketing leader and Director of Marketing & Advertising for The HR Channel®. He is also the creator and host of Ghosted by the Machine, a podcast exploring the human side of hiring, recruiting, and the rapidly changing world of work. With a career spanning corporate communications, PR, media, and storytelling, Mark is passionate about creating authentic conversations that connect people, brands, and ideas.

What We Do

Three Pillars. One Mission.

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Consulting

Compensation strategy, job architecture, pay transparency, and Executive Search — delivered by practitioners who've done this at enterprise scale.

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Media

The HR Data Labs Podcast, The HR Channel, Brown Bag Lunches, and HR Data Doodles — content built for anyone navigating the world of work.

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Tech

Simple software for complicated business problems, including Workitecture.ai for job architecture, ConsultantClock.app for project tracking, and our Agentic RAG Pipeline for data-grounded answers.

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Let's Talk

Ready to Work Together?

Whether you're looking for consulting support, want to be a podcast guest, or are curious about our technology, we'd love to hear from you.