ABOUT WORKHERO
We've been in the trenches.
That's why we know how to get you out.
HOW WE GOT HERE
WorkHero wasn't built in a boardroom. It was built out of frustration.
Our founder, Trisha DuVivier, spent years showing up to workplaces that felt like war zones: environments where dysfunction was normalized, HR wasn't positioned to help, and nobody was coming to save you. She knew it didn't have to be that way.
In 2020 January Swiderski joined the founding team, she brought something the practice needed: deep franchise industry experience and a sharp understanding of how franchise systems actually operate. WorkHero became what it is today: A powerhouse with the credentials, the lived experience, and the conviction to do this work differently.
Two founders. Every angle covered.
THE TEAM
Trisha DuVivier
FOUNDER & CEO
Trisha holds a B.A. in Psychology from the University of Southern California and an M.A. in Clinical Psychology from Pepperdine University, with an emphasis in Marriage and Family Therapy. She spent over six years as a licensed therapist in private practice, providing treatment to individuals navigating anxiety, depression, and work-related crises.
Before founding WorkHero, Trisha served in the federal government as an Information Analyst and Threat Assessor for the U.S. Department of Justice where she developed the expertise that drives WorkHero's professional health and wellness and workplace violence practices today.
January Swiderski
CO-FOUNDER & CHIEF BRAND OFFICER
January attended the University of Southern California's Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism. For the past ten years, she has worked in the private sector focused on the operations and development of franchised organizations working directly with franchisors and franchisees across internationally recognized brands including Nothing Bundt Cakes and Pizza Hut.
January is the franchise industry intelligence behind Franulate.℠ Her career has been spent inside the world WorkHero now serves, which means she doesn't just understand franchisors and franchisees intellectually. She understands them from the inside.
This isn't consulting for consulting's sake.
WHY IT MATTERS
We've been employees, managers, therapists, analysts, operators, and advocates. We've sat on every side of the table. We know what dysfunction looks like from the top, from the middle, and from the bottom and we know how to fix it at every level.
We started WorkHero because work doesn't have to be this hard. And we built it to prove it.
In the trenches?
Not for long.
We do the hard work most consultants won't and leave you with the tools to make sure you never end up back here again.