Hi, I'm Denise 👋
I've spent my career in People Operations at startups where I was usually the first (and only) HR hire. That means I've built everything from recruiting pipelines to employee handbooks to onboarding programs, often from a blank page.
What makes me different: I code. I build AI automations, Slack bots, and internal tools that help small teams operate like big ones. I taught myself HTML as a kid building websites for online pet communities, and I never lost that builder instinct.
I started this blog because I kept meeting brilliant HR professionals who were curious about AI but didn't know where to start, or were worried about security and data privacy. This space is for them. No jargon, no hype, just practical guides from someone who does this work every day.