We are The Help Company.

Claudia, the mama bear matchmaker who started The Help Company over thirty years ago, would never tell you she was talented. She wouldn’t tell you that she has an uncanny ability to match people and make their lives better. She wouldn’t tell you that she beats the boys on the golf course, or that she has perfected the wood fired pizza. Nope, she’s more of a listener than a talker. She genuinely cares about peoples’ stories and about making their lives better. We’ve all taken a seat at her table. Now take yours.

Elizabeth is a fourth generation San Franciscan who actually enjoys the weather… No really, ‘Karl the Fog’ and her are buds. She spent 15 years recruiting for tech giants like Slack, Trulia and Doordash, and now she heads up all of our Bay Area recruiting. When not spending time with her two children, bernedoodle, or extended family, you can find her out trying new food at the hottest SF restaurants. As a client, you might realize that Elizabeth studied Psychology for undergrad and wanted to be a therapist. You may tell her things you didn’t expect, and she might help you not just find your next job, but your next life purpose.

Naomi is a Beverly Hills native and deeply rooted LA resident, with a strong understanding of the city, its expanse of unique neighborhoods, its culture and the swaths of people that call Los Angeles home. Her work ethic was sharpened in her formative years, through meaningful stints at William Morris Endeavor and 20th Century Fox. She’s now proudly worked at the Help Company for over a decade, leading searches across corporate hires, home staffing and other needs. Naomi is known by clients for her genuine passion for the work, and helping to form trusted, lasting, meaningful connections. Her capacity to help clients navigate staffing needs is matched only by her almanac level knowledge of LA’s surface street shortcuts. Roscomare residents have asked her to stop sharing these secrets.

Affectionately known as ’Teach’ at the Help Company, she’s endlessly driven by sharing knowledge and helping people in all conceivable ways. Her career has been one built on relationships, and she takes great pride in helping repeat clients and candidates year after year.

Katie Treviño fine-tuned her skills during her 25+ year career, including a 12-year stint at Crossroads Films; an award-winning multi-hyphenate production company where her experience spread across a wide variety of clients – including Gatorade, Little Caesar’s, The Coca-Cola Company, McDonald’s, and Ford Motor Corporation, and as the owner of a high-end hybrid gourmet store and catering company called The Larchmont Larder. She found her true calling as a match-maker when she joined Claudia Kahn’s bi-coastal Help Company in 2011, bringing to the agency a potent mix of experience and talent, and a die-hard commitment to her clients. When you can’t find her at the office, chances are she’s at home in Hancock Park with her family, taking long strolls with Bunny the Cairn Terrier and serving as a hub to neighbors and friends, “I live to connect.” Katie holds a BFA from the University of Michigan. A native Detroiter and a true Michigander at heart, she is a bona fide optimist with a savant-like memory for 80’s & 90’s sitcom theme songs. Katie enjoys keeping a tight focus on the future of The Help Company; constantly asking how we can engage our clients and candidates in ever more meaningful ways. Fortunately for us, she continues to find answers.

Do you like to laugh and have a good time, all while increasing your connections and getting things done? Sign me up! That’s what you’re getting with Michele. Michele is an LA native who was social coordinator at Marymount High School, went on a full ride to NYU Tisch for acting, and has been with The Help Co for a decade now. As a mom of two human children and two canine children, she knows LA schools and extracurriculars like the back of her hand, so you’re in good hands there. But the sense of humor is what will keep you coming back.

If Claudia is the mama-bear matchmaker, Robin is the office-mama-bear. Robin assists to ensure all Help Company trains arrive on time and that all passengers have a great journey. She’s got Claudia’s back at all times, and those of the staff too. Robin is a Brentwood-ian, a former Bruin (UCLA), and a former Dolphin (Palisades High). When not working Robin is either riding the wheels off her Peloton or working every muscle in her body playing beach tennis. Robin has no client contact unless you didn’t pay your bill, in which case, she knows where you live.

South Carolina native Heather Ellison Anguiano fell in love with childcare while working as a camp counselor at the local Y.  Upon receiving her BA in education from Winthrop University, she moved to Los Angeles to become a full-time Nanny.  Fun fact – The Help Company matched Heather to her first full-time Nanny role back in 2010!  Heather cared for children of all ages as a Nanny and Family Assistant prior to pivoting to personal assisting in 2018.  As a PA, Heather reveled in simplifying her clients’ lives.   Now a mom herself with 13+ years in private service under her belt, Heather truly understands what it takes to keep a busy household running.  Joining The Help Company in ’23, Heather lights up every time she facilitates the magic she experienced all those years ago as a Nanny new to LA – finding the perfect match for our east coast clients!

Laura grew up in Ohio, but realized she was a New Yorker in her bones the day she moved there as a 22 year old.  Laura was then introduced to Claudia at a party over a decade ago and moved from nannying to recruiting – with ease, grace, and a disarming smile. Now with three kids of her own, PTA roles, and having helped start a private school in Jersey, Laura is intimately familiar with every aspect of this business. Laura’s intuition is her superpower, so prepare to be read like a book!