Who is Bou?

Bou Consulting Inc. (“Bou”) was created to support seed and series A-C clients with their Talent Management and People Operations needs by building out a three pronged approach to the employee lifecycle which addresses the attraction, development and retention of talent. 

With ties to South Africa, a culturally diverse country of 60 million people and 11 languages it’s important to Bou to keep diversity top of mind in addressing talent management needs. 

* Translated from Afrikaans to English, Bou pronounced “bow” means to build, construct, and develop.

Meet our founder

Peter is an HR leader with proven experience growing companies by developing, and implementing first class employee experiences with a focus on attracting, rewarding and retaining talent.  Working with small, rapidly growing businesses and global corporations, Peter has worked with companies from coast to coast and around the world at places such as Dollar Shave Club, Hulu, Sony, Mintel, and Saks Fifth Avenue to name a few.

Before launching Bou in 2022 , Peter was SVP People for Coco, an AI Robotics food delivery company, and earlier Chief People Officer with Dollar Shave Club (DSC) where he was a part of the founding People Team who grew the company from 80 employees in 2 countries and 4 locations in 2015 to over 500 employees in 4 countries and 7 locations in 2020.

Prior to DSC, Peter’s expertise was in Talent Acquisition and Employment Brand - rapidly moving from his early days as a headhunter then through the ranks of recruiting and into the broader people and talent management field. Given his commitment to providing world-class career experiences, Peter expanded his attention to the entire People Lifecycle with particular focus on fairness and equity for all. His work at DSC was featured in Forbes (2020) for extending parental leave to all employees regardless of tenure, parental status or delivery of a child. Peter also spearheaded a multi-million renovation of DSC’s expanded office which reunited all DSC employees under one roof - recognized as an edgy, collaborative and comfortable workspace by DesignMilk (2018).