The $100K Compliance Blind Spot Most Founders Miss

Founders Future

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Jae Encarnacion, we sit down with Clevelande Joseph-Dayton, founder and CEO of Lande & Co. HCM, who's revolutionizing HR for 7-figure companies through strategic infrastructure rather than reactive compliance. With 15 years of HR experience spanning every level from coordinator to Head of People, Clevelande reveals how she helps founders avoid costly people mistakes by building scalable HR systems upfront—including her unique "Allotment Score" assessment that uses data to pinpoint cultural and operational gaps before they become fires. She shares why most companies wait until crisis mode to address HR, and how her "done-for-you" accelerator programs help growing businesses double their teams without the typical 5-month department-building headaches.

Clevelande also pulls back the curtain on her rapid 2025 growth plans—from expanding her consultant team to integrating AI into people strategies—while dropping golden insights for fellow entrepreneurs: "That dash between your birthdate and death date? That's your life—build it on your terms." A must-listen for any founder scaling fast, this episode delivers actionable frameworks for turning HR from a cost center into a growth engine, plus Clevelande's bold vision for the future of human-centric, tech-enabled people operations. Don't miss her contrarian take on why AI won't replace HR—it'll make great culture builders irreplaceable.