Who We Are

Smarter Hiring. Stronger Leadership. Scalable Teams.

At Impact Bridge Consulting, we help small and mid-sized businesses build resilient, high-performing teams through smart hiring, intentional leadership development, and scalable people systems.

Whether you're making your first 20 hires or preparing your next generation of leaders, we partner with you to build a talent strategy that fuels growth.

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Chichi Okpara

MAOD, SPHR, CDP, PCC

Founder & CEO, Impact Bridge Consulting
Former Talent Leader at Amazon, Goldman Sachs, Oracle, and Samsung

“I built Impact Bridge to help growing businesses avoid the costly hiring mistakes I saw inside the Fortune 100 — and to give smaller teams access to the kind of people strategy that powers the world’s top companies.”

Chichi is a former Senior Vice President and global talent leader with over a decade of experience leading hiring, talent strategy, and leadership development for organizations with up to 50,000 employees.

She’s helped companies across tech, healthcare, and financial services design enterprise-wide workforce strategies, lead DEI talent initiatives, and coach executives through growth and change. Her experience sits at the intersection of business, culture, and leadership, and it shows in every engagement.

Chichi isn’t just a recruiter or a coach, she’s a strategic people partner who knows how to build teams that perform, stay, and scale.

Credentials

Turn hiring chaos into clarity in a half-day or full-day session.

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MA in Organizational Development

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SPHR — Senior Professional in Human Resources

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CDP — Certified Diversity Practitioner

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PCC — Certified Professional Coach

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DISC & Driving Forces Certified

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Member, TroopHR

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Her approach is business-driven, people-centered, and rooted in real-world results. She brings structure, clarity, and momentum to your talent strategy — so your team can scale with intention.

Value Added Associate Partner with Target Training International Success Insights

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Our Proven Framework: THE BRIDGE METHOD™

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At Impact Bridge Consulting, we use the Fit–Grow–Impact™ Method to help growing businesses hire smarter, grow stronger leaders, and build people systems that support long-term success.

Whether you’re filling a key role or preparing for what’s next, our framework helps you build a team that performs — not just one that shows up.

1. Fit

Hire the Right People with the Right Tools

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Define what success looks like before the role is posted

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Use the FGI Scorecard to assess alignment, capability, and long-term fit

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Increase role clarity and reduce hiring mistakes

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Most hiring issues begin before a candidate walks through the door. We help you get it right from the start.

2. Grow

Support and Strengthen Your Leaders

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Build 30–60–90-day onboarding plans that drive early wins

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Coach new and emerging leaders to lead confidently

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Develop high-potential internal talent with intention

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Great leaders aren’t just hired — they’re grown.

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3. Impact

Build Teams That Perform and Stay

Strengthen alignment, communication, and culture fit

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Reduce turnover with clear expectations and better support

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Build internal pipelines so you’re ready for the future

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The real ROI isn’t just hiring fast — it’s keeping the people who move your business forward.

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The Fit–Grow–Impact™ Method connects hiring, onboarding, and leadership development into one simple, scalable system — so your people strategy grows with your business instead of holding it back.

Why It Works

Let’s build a people strategy that grows with your business.

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“Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor:
If either of them falls down, one can help the other up. But pity anyone who falls and has no one to help them up.”

— Ecclesiastes 4:9-10