EPISODE · Mar 23, 2026 · 23 MIN
HR Without the Horror: How Alice Chin Turns People Problems into Business Superpowers, Ep. 532
from Take it from the Ironwoman · host Alice Chin, Susanne Mueller
Get ready to meet a true champion for small business owners! Alice Chin is the founder and CEO of Your Other Half, an HR consultancy that helps entrepreneurs build teams they love without the legal landmines, leadership headaches, or overwhelm. With over 20 years of hands-on HR experience and more than a decade at the helm of Your Other Half, Alice has helped 150+ small businesses across the country reduce chaos, strengthen leadership, and grow with integrity. Backed by a powerhouse team with 120+ combined years of HR expertise, Your Other Half is built to meet any team challenge a small business may face, with clarity, compassion, and actionable strategy. Beyond her client work, Alice has served as a mentor for American Corporate Partners supporting female veterans, coached creative entrepreneurs at the NYU Game Center, and chaired the Professional Leadership and Development Committee of the Alumnae Association of Barnard College. Social handles:https://www.linkedin.com/in/alicewchin/ @alicewchin (Insta)https://www.yourotherhalfsolutions.com/ ***********Finalist "Women in Cloud - Podcast of the YEAR" - #empowHERaccess Global Prestige Awards 2026Susanne Mueller / www.susannemueller.biz TEDX Talk, May 2022: Running and Life: 5KM Formula for YOUR Successhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oT_5Er1cLvY Join Substack: https://substack.com/@susannemuellernyc?Enjoy one coaching session for free if you are a yearly subscriber. 800+ weekly blogs / 500+ podcasts / 1 Ironman Triathlon / 5 half ironman races / 26 marathon races / 4 books / 1 Mt. Kilimanjaro / 1 TEDx Talk
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👨👩👧 Entrepreneurship Was Her Classroom Growing up helping in her dad's Chinese restaurants and her mom's tutoring centers gave Alice a front-row seat to the real struggles small business owners face — including having zero HR support when things went sideways. 💼 A Summer Job That Changed Everything A temp placement at a NYC law firm introduced her to HR through the fun stuff — gym memberships, welcome baskets, new hire lunches. She fell in love instantly, then built a career around it. ❤️ The Gilmore Girls Lesson Her most formative lesson came from her mother: when two kids were left behind at closing time, her mom reminded her that sometimes the job is simply to show up as a human first. That philosophy now drives every client interaction at her firm. 🏢 Who She Serves Her consultancy, Your Other Half, focuses exclusively on small businesses with 5–50 employees — the underserved market she saw her own parents struggle in — helping them through growth, downsizing, and HR landmines. 🤖 AI in the Workplace — No Boogeyman Here AI is already inside the tools most small businesses use daily. Her approach: use it to cut an 8–10 hour proposal process down to 2 hours, then let a human add the personal touch. First draft yes, full takeover no. 🌿 Recharging Her Batteries Daily walks in the Pennsylvania mountains with her husband, journaling for 5–10 minutes, an hour of movement, eating vegetables, and making sure at least one weekly connection is purely personal — not professional.
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