About Us
Fueled by a passion for helping startups thrive, 2080HR offers a comprehensive suite of high-touch fractional HR and Payroll services designed to streamline your HR operations and free up valuable time and resources.
We understand that your people are your most valuable asset, and we play a crucial role in driving your organizational success by effectively managing the entire employee life cycle, from onboarding to offboarding. Our approach is multifaceted. We help you attract and retain top talent, mitigate risk through compliance, and tailor solutions to your specific needs.
Let 2080HR handle the HR complexities, allowing you to focus on building your company and realizing your vision.
Founder's Story
It all began with a little girl's dream - a yearning for new shoes to complement the beautiful yellow lace dress her mother made for her. Yet, nestled in the embrace of immigrant struggles, such luxuries danced beyond her family's grasp. Instead, weathered brown shoes, faithful companions from school days to wedding vows, marked the humble beginnings of a journey. This ignited her grit and her relentless drive to be good, do good and surround herself with good people to better conquer adversities.
Having experienced the challenges as a first generation Chinese American, and understanding adversity, there are many parallels to that of startups. Having now supported hundreds of clients through the years, 2080HR is committed in supporting entrepreneurs in executing their vision and accomplishing their goals by simplifying their HR & Payroll functions while always prioritizing their people.
Our Founder
Maureen Cheong
Founder & Managing Partner
Maureen is an accomplished and results-oriented Human Resources executive with over 20 years of experience, specializing in partnering with high-growth companies at various stages of their lifecycle. She thrives on working with start-ups and is committed to fostering their growth with a people-centric approach.
With a proven track record of building and scaling high-performing teams for rapidly growing companies, Maureen's career began in Boston, Massachusetts. There, she collaborated with venture-backed start-ups to build their C-suite and engineering teams. Later, she transitioned to Saks Fifth Avenue's HR team before relocating to Los Angeles, California, where she held executive HR roles at companies such as Oversee.net, BeachMint, The Lucky Group, TWO NIL, Full Stack Finance, and Escalon.
At Full Stack Finance, Maureen spearheaded the establishment and expansion of its HR Practice, prioritizing the scalable development of robust HR infrastructures for its client roster of start-ups and high-growth organizations. Following Full Stack Finance's acquisition by Escalon in February 2022, Maureen assumed the role of Head of PeopleOps, overseeing a global team providing HR, Payroll, Benefits, and Recruiting services to a diverse client base across different industries.
Driven by her deep passion for the start-up space, Maureen ventured into her own entrepreneurial journey with 2080HR.
In her free time, she cherishes spending quality moments with her husband, twins and 3 dogs, extended family and friends, exploring new destinations, indulging her love for delicious food, and nurturing her curiosity by exploring new interests.
She holds a BS from Babson College.