Fix What's Broken, Then Build What Lasts
Professional Services, rebuilt from the inside.
THE SQUAREBIZ ENGAGEMENT MODEL
What's the Problem?
You’re carrying what your infrastructure should be carrying — and that’s why you’re exhausted. When growth accelerates faster than infrastructure, it isn’t your people who break — it’s your systems. What once worked no longer scales, bottlenecks are evident, and accountability is up in the air. Progress slows even as effort increases. The strain shifts onto your highest performers, driving burnout, rising costs, and leadership forced back into firefighting.
Transformation = Operational Clarity, Aligned Execution. Engaged People.
SquareBiz Advisory specializes in working with you to optimize operations, align people, and ensure smarter execution. We implement high-level strategies to foster clarity, prevent future roadblocks, and support your unique growth model. Beyond quick fixes, I engineer robust systems where HR, process, and leadership are strategically aligned with your business objectives. Your firm gains efficiency, resilience, and the structure needed for profitable, people-friendly scaling.
The SquareBiz Advisory Process
Navigating growth often means confronting operational breakdowns and bottlenecks. We identify these critical issues, removing obstacles, and rebuilding your people operations into a powerful engine for performance and sustainable scale.
Confidential Discovery Call
We begin with a private, confidential conversation to understand your business, challenges, and goals.
Deep Dive Operational Diagnostics
Conduct thorough assessments to uncover the root causes of operational friction, inefficient workflows, and misaligned resources within your firm.
Cultivate Structural Clarity
Define clear roles, responsibilities, and reporting lines to ensure everyone knows their contribution and how it aligns with business goals.
Optimize Workflows & Operating Rhythms
Streamline processes, eliminate redundancies, and establish efficient operating rhythms that boost productivity and reduce burnout.
Build People Operations as a Performance Engine.
Align HR strategies with your business objectives, turning people operations into a strategic driver for growth and lasting success.
Who Leads the Work — and Why It Works.
Michlie Ranieri, MPS, PROSCI CHANGE AGENT, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, HRPM, KOLBE
Founder
Michlie Ranieri is the Founder & Principal Advisor of SquareBiz Advisory, a principal-led firm built for the moment when a company’s strategic ambition outpaces its internal infrastructure. She operates at the intersection of people, operations, and execution — strengthening the foundational systems that growth depends on. Her background spans HR leadership, operational execution, and financial alignment across public accounting (including Big Four at the national and regional level), law, manufacturing, and marketing environments. Unlike traditional consultants who diagnose from the outside, Michlie has built and run these systems from the inside — serving as a senior leader and member of executive teams responsible for deliverables, execution, adoption, and organizational outcomes. She is formally trained in change and transformation as a Prosci Certified Change Practitioner and is also certified in Project Management, enabling her to make transformation stick through disciplined execution rather than episodic initiatives. This is supported by dual senior HR certifications (SPHR, SHRM-SCP), Kolbe Certification for cognitive alignment and team design, and formal education from NYU and Fordham, culminating in a Master’s from Penn State, where she graduated at the top of her class. Working across industries gives her a macro vantage point: the ability to see patterns in where firms are silently losing capacity, competitiveness, and margin — and how those pressures move through people systems, culture, workflow, and leadership load. She co-architects solutions with leadership, aligning infrastructure to the firm’s strategic intent so growth is sustained, not just initiated. SquareBiz Advisory helps organizations shift from founder-reliant to infrastructure-reliant growth — creating clarity, execution consistency, and organizational resilience so the business is built to scale, not strain.
Testimonials
I had the privilege of collaborating with Michlie Ranieri at both Anchin Block and Anchin and later at Ernst & Young. Her outstanding expertise in resource management and a dedication to excellence in practice make her an asset. With a keen focus on ROI, Michlie's HR consultancy services are tailored to drive measurable growth and operational efficiency, proving invaluable for firms aiming to elevate their HR practices.
Michlie's is an excellent business focused consultant. After conducting a meticulous and confidential audit of the HR department at my expanding law firm on Long Island, she identified areas that could drive substantial ROI improvements. By acting on her findings, we anticipate significant business advantages and enhanced operational efficiencies. If you're looking for measurable impact and a tangible return on your investment, I strongly urge you to engage Michlie's services. You will undoubtedly see the business significance of her contributions.
Michlie Ranieri is an exceptional consultant ideally suited to partner with business owners. In our collaboration, she demonstrated unparalleled expertise, navigating both unionized and non-union sectors of our company, which had over 500 employees. Her skill in change management, financial reporting, and ROI-driven strategies consistently set high benchmarks. Regardless of your business's size or sector, Michlie's data-driven approach and dedication to excellence make her a top-tier choice for HR consultancy.
I've known Michlie Ranieri for 20 years, having met during our time at PGKM in NYC. As Head of HR, she brought a rare blend of strategic clarity, organizational insight, and execution discipline — the kind leadership teams look for when growth creates complexity. Michlie doesn’t ‘do HR’ — she architects the people and operational infrastructure that allows a business to scale beyond the founder. Her ability to diagnose breakdowns, align roles, and build durable structure is exceptional. She is principled, meticulous, and deeply invested in the success of every organization she supports. I recommend her without reservation.”
“Michlie has a rare ability to blend HR insight with operational and executive-level strategy. She helped me identify where my positioning was working against me and reframed my experience in a way that reflected the true scope of my impact. Her guidance was instrumental in helping me successfully transition into a Treasury leadership role at Estée Lauder after serving as Head of Treasury at Cablevision. She doesn’t just coach executives — she makes them market-ready.”
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