MEET THE FOUNDER
Aleta M. Way, MBA | Founder and Principal HR Consultant
Aleta is a senior HR leader and U.S. Air Force veteran with more than three decades of combined military and civilian HR experience. She has led HR operations, advised executives, and developed people strategies across construction, government, healthcare, union, and multi-state business environments.
Aleta specializes in helping organizations strengthen their HR infrastructure, navigate employee and labor relations, develop leaders, improve performance management, implement HR technology, and leverage workforce data and people analytics to inform sound business decisions. Known for balancing strategic insight with practical execution, she aligns people practices with business goals and approaches HR with integrity, accountability, direct communication, and genuine care for people.
A Baltimore native, Aleta earned an MBA and a Bachelor of Science in Human Resource Management from the University of Maryland Global Campus. She serves as Vice President of the UMGC-SHRM Alumni Chapter and is a SHRM-SCP candidate. Through Lead the Way, she is particularly committed to helping small businesses—including minority- and veteran-owned enterprises—build compliant, scalable workplaces where people and businesses can thrive.


