People Ops · Operations · Wellness · Compliance

The
human
layer.

Your people systems, operating structure, and organizational health are not separate problems — they compound. Required Human Un Ltd. is the parent company behind human-first consulting ventures, including happyish HR, our HR and people ops consulting practice for growing teams.

In a world increasingly run by automation, the human layer isn't optional. It's the infrastructure everything else runs on.

What does "Required Human" actually mean?

In software, a required field cannot be skipped — the system will not proceed without it. Required Human Un Ltd. operates from the same premise: no matter how sophisticated your tools, stack, or automation, the human layer cannot be omitted. Our work is organized through focused ventures, including happyish HR, our HR and people ops consulting practice, because businesses do better when support is specialized without becoming fragmented.

The premise

Required.
Human.
Un Ltd.

Every organization runs on the same things: the people inside it, the systems that support them, the financial discipline behind the business, and the structures that keep it compliant. Most firms treat those as separate categories. We build around how they actually show up in real companies — together.

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Disciplines. One firm.

Tolerance for messy ops.

Sound familiar?

07 scenarios

"We've outgrown winging it on HR but can't justify a full-time hire."

You need policy, compliance, manager support, and people infrastructure — without the cost of building a full internal function too early. That is exactly where happyish HR fits.

People Ops

"The founder has been doing the books. It's not sustainable anymore."

Disorganized financials slow down hiring, planning, and decision-making. Clean books aren't just about compliance — they're a competitive advantage.

Bookkeeping

"I work hard, eat well-ish, and still feel like I'm running on fumes."

High-performing professionals often keep the business moving while neglecting the systems that keep them functioning. Personalized wellness support helps close that gap in a realistic, non-performative way.

Individual Wellness

"Our best people are burning out and we don't have a real answer for it."

Burnout is rarely solved by a perk alone. Better outcomes come from aligning workload, management expectations, and real support for the humans doing the work.

Team Wellness

"We hired globally and now compliance is keeping me up at night."

International hiring creates operational and legal exposure most early teams are not equipped to manage alone. Getting it right early is dramatically cheaper than fixing it later.

Global Compliance

"We're starting a business and have no idea how to structure it legally."

Entity selection — LLC, S-Corp, C-Corp — is not just paperwork. The structure you choose affects taxes, liability, and how cleanly the business can grow.

Entity Formation

"We need to wind down an entity and have no idea where to start."

Dissolution is more involved than most founders expect — from settling obligations and closing registrations to final filings and stakeholder communication. Doing it cleanly protects you from lingering liability.

Entity Dissolution

What we do

01 — People Ops

HR Without
the Headache

Policy buildout, compliance, manager support, recruiting guidance, onboarding, and people infrastructure through happyish HR — without the full-time overhead.

happyish HRHR PolicyComplianceGlobal

02 — Finance

Books That
Make Sense

Bookkeeping cleanup, ongoing support, and back-office systems that make the numbers usable — not just technically complete.

BookkeepingBack OfficeReporting

03 — Individual Wellness

Support for
the Human

For the working professional who performs at a high level and wants to match it physically. Personalized wellness support around nutrition, movement, recovery, and resilience — built around your actual schedule, not a generic plan.

NutritionRecoveryLifestyleSleep & Stress

04 — Team Wellness

Teams That
Actually Thrive

Corporate wellness support that integrates with people strategy — not a perk bolted on after the fact.

Team ProgramsRetentionCulture Fit

05 — Entity Compliance

Built Right.
Closed Clean.

Entity formation, structural guidance, and dissolution support. Whether you're starting something new or winding something down, the legal scaffolding matters as much as the idea.

FormationDissolutionStructureCompliance

How to work with us

The Diagnostic

Entry Point — Fixed Fee

Not sure where to start? A structured review of your people ops, workflows, and organizational pressure points — with a prioritized action plan and no obligation to continue.

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Retained Advisory

Monthly — Ongoing

Ongoing fractional support through the right delivery lane for your business — most often through happyish HR for HR and people ops, with additional support where operational needs overlap. Scoped to your size and needs — built around your organization, not a template. The right engagement for companies ready to stop winging it.

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Project Engagement

Scoped — Fixed Term

Defined deliverables, defined timeline. Ideal for one-time buildouts — an employee handbook, process cleanup, a bookkeeping reset, or a clean entity formation or dissolution.

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"The tools do not run the company. People do. And people need more than a policy doc or a patchwork process to do their best work."

Required Human Un Ltd. builds and houses focused consulting work around the same core reality: the human layer is not optional. happyish HR is our dedicated HR and people ops consulting practice, with adjacent support where businesses need it most.

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Operating Venture

happyish HR

People-first consulting for startups and small businesses that refuse boilerplate HR.

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The Parent Entity

Required Human Un Ltd.

The parent company behind focused human-first ventures, including happyish HR. Structured to support specialized delivery without losing the bigger operational picture.

Not sure what
you actually
need?

That is what the Discovery Call is for. Bring the messy version — we will help you figure out the right starting point.

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