Tracie began her career in 1994, bringing together her passion for people, extensive human resources and talent acquisition expertise, life lessons, and business acumen to successfully guide companies toward more effective operations.She skillfully balances financial and workforce priorities, and is renowned for her collaborative, creative, innovative and results-driven approach. Tracie combines a high-level strategic mindset with a keen attention to detail.
Tracie Marie – My Story
Tracie is the Senior HR & TA Advisor at Griffin Resources, offering HR and TA expertise and leadership to businesses across various industries, locations, sizes, and stages. Throughout her career, Tracie has served in multiple leadership roles, founded her own consulting firm, and provided strategic guidance for start-ups and M&A initiatives. She excels in sourcing and recruiting, program development, metrics and KPIs, cost-effective solutions, and compliance adherence.
Retention and recognition are paramount to Tracie. She has helped companies achieve prestigious recognition, created high-standard onboarding programs, launched engagement groups, led stay interviews, implemented performance management programs, and developed internal communications and intranet systems. Additionally, she enjoys public speaking, recruitment branding, communications, branding, and technology implementations. Tracie holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Interdepartmental Communications from Elmhurst University and has completed coursework toward her MBA.
Born in Chicago and raised in Glen Ellyn, IL, Tracie currently resides in St. Charles, IL, with her partner John. She is the oldest of three daughters and has one adult daughter, Grace, a 15-year-old pup, Eldon, and four nieces. In her free time, Tracie enjoys spending time with family and friends, traveling, investing, writing, long walks, the beach, gardening, and dancing.
Tracie is a dynamic and trusted executive leader with a diverse background spanning multiple industries, from start-ups to Fortune 100 companies. She has a proven track record in establishing and scaling departments and functions from the ground up, utilizing cutting-edge technologies to drive operational excellence and business growth. Tracie thrives in challenging and autonomous roles, working closely with visionary leaders to achieve strategic objectives and foster organizational development. An accomplished author of a self-published children’s book and professional blogs, Tracie is also an engaging public speaker. Her goal is to leverage her creative and strategic skills to deliver impactful results in a business environment that values innovation, collaboration, and effective communication.
Grace is my greatest creation – I love being with her whether it’s getting a Starbuck’s with our dog Eldon (yes, we get him the pup cup) or going to a Taylor Swift concert (yes, I’m a Swiftie).
My 1st Self-Published Book
“Mac to the Rescue – a short tail” was a lifelong dream of mine and was self-published in 2022 with every book giving back to a charity.
Husband
John and I have been together since 2022 and enjoy spending time together, traveling (we love the beach), exploring and making memories.