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Build a thriving culture from launch

We fuel your your success by building a strong, values-driven culture.
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The Problem:

Starting a business or merging organizations is hard.

You know that building a strong culture is critical.

You don’t have the time or capacity to do it yourself.

Our Solution:

We are your partners in this work.

We help startups and merging organizations build intentional, resilient culture that:

  • Drives performance
  • Boosts team engagement
  • Attracts and retains top talent and investors
  • Establishes a lasting legacy

You will have a culture whether you intentionally build one or not.  We help you create the one you want.

What We Do

We partner with you to create the cultural foundation your company needs to thrive:

  • Facilitate sessions to define purpose, values and team norms
  • Coach and train founders, managers, and teams
  • Build essential HR systems
  • Provide expert guidance on hiring, onboarding, compliance, workplace conflicts

Our Approach

We’re not outsiders prescribing solutions—we’re your collaborative partners.

  • Do the work with you, not to you
  • Solve problems with creativity and persistence
  • Illuminate blind spots
  • Embrace challenges and execute with excellence

What It Looks Like

Every Culture Engine engagement is customized. A typical journey includes:

  • Founding Team Offsite: Define values, build trust, align vision
  • Needs Assessment: Prioritize key initiatives
  • Execution: Build capacity and systems to shape your ideal culture

Client Success Story: Rare Disease Startup

  • Grew from $0 to $200M in revenue
  • Attracted & retained top talent in a competitive industry
  • Embedded culture into operations, supporting high performance at scale

We have grown to an incredibly successful company that is truly living into our values.  We could not have done this without the Culture Engine team. They were with me and our leadership team every step of the way, helping us define who we uniquely are while putting into place the structures to ensure we created the culture we envisioned.

Head of Rare Disease Team

This offsite was the best I have experienced in my professional career.  The content was engaging and relevant and I learned so much about myself and my colleagues. We were more equipped for a strong launch as a result.

Chief Medical Officer

Meet the Team

Natalie Basham

Natalie Basham

HR Policy Expert | Mediator | Founder

Marion Biglan

Marion Biglan

Client Lead | Facilitator | Innovator

Miwa Kamras

Miwa Kamras

Coach | Curriculum Designer | People Champion

Laura Owens

Laura Owens

Project Manager | Researcher | Solution-Finder

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