For Vendors

Trust in the HR function has to be earned.

Practitioners are skeptical of vendors, and that's fair. Kyle & Co bridges the gap the vendor-client relationship can't close on its own, putting your work in front of them through research, underwriting, advisory, and events.

We love our clients
Findem CodeSignal Humanly Warden AI GoodTime Gem HiBob Rival HR Glider iSolved ADP ChartHop Workday Indeed SAP Symphony Talent Reelist
The shift

The stakes just went up.

HR is making bigger AI bets, more often, on tools they can't afford to get wrong. The cost of a wrong call went up, and every vendor claim gets more scrutiny before anyone commits.

Credibility with practitioners comes from being in the rooms where they do the work, and adding to it. Kyle & Co is how vendors earn that place.

Why this works
"Practitioner-built beats practitioner-targeted. Credibility is built before the moment it's needed."
Engagement

Four ways to work with us.

Each is scoped in a discovery call. The fit follows from what you're trying to solve.

01

Underwrite the work.

Multi-quarter partnership built around the Human-Centric AI Council. Brand alignment with practitioner-led work on AI in HR. Ongoing visibility, advisory access, and the relationships that come with sustained presence.

Long-term partnership
02

Drive a moment.

Bounded engagements around a product launch, market entry, or conference. Event activations, executive briefings, content sprints. Specific outcome, specific timeline.

Launch & activation
03

Build the research.

Custom studies, Category Compass collaborations, messaging audits, focus groups. For vendors who need data they can cite or positioning they can defend.

Research & data
04

Get a thinking partner.

Strategic advisory hours, product advisory, executive workshops. For vendors building GTM motions, refining positioning, or evaluating new bets.

Advisory
In the room

Vendors already in the work.

Council session · 2025
GoodTime
Underwriting the HCAIC working sessions. Quarterly readouts to leadership.
Sponsor stage
CodeSignal
Compass: AI Interviewers benchmark study.
Workshop · Boston
Gem
Live workshop in Boston.
Event
Findem
Customer interviews at an event.
Analyst day · 2025
Cornerstone OnDemand
Analyst day.
Let's talk

Bring us your hard question.

Most of this work starts with a single question. A market shift, a launch, a category move, positioning that isn't sticking. Bring it to a 30-minute discovery call and we'll scope what fits.

Kyle & Co

Let's talk about your work.

Tell us where you're starting from and what you're working through. Kyle & Co typically responds within two business days.

What would you like help with?