For Companies
You hired them for the role.
We protect the investment.
A private social advisory for LGBTQ+ talent relocating to Los Angeles. Curated introductions and private guidance, in the city they have just moved to.
FriendsHAUS partners with HR and Global Mobility leaders on the work no relocation package covers: the social integration that determines whether your talent accepts, and whether they stay.
The Unspoken Problem
The failure mode isn't in the offer.
Companies spend an average of $97,000 per executive relocation on real estate, immigration, tax, and moving. They invest almost nothing in the strongest predictor of retention: whether the executive actually builds a life in the new city.
Roughly 40% to 50% of executive relocations fail within two years. The cause is rarely the role. Each failure costs two to three times the original investment.
Your relocation package is built well. We address what it cannot.
The Arc of a Relocation
From offer to belonging.
Every relocation has three critical moments, and each carries a different risk for the employee and the employer.
Before the move
Helping top candidates say yes
Compensation and title are not always what determine whether someone accepts an offer. Leaving behind trusted friendships, routines, and community often creates hesitation long before paperwork is signed. FriendsHAUS begins working with them in the weeks before they arrive, so the first introductions are already scheduled and the city has a shape before they land.
During the transition
Helping talent settle faster
Even an exciting relocation can feel isolating. FriendsHAUS provides local insight, thoughtful introductions, and steady guidance during the first months, helping your team establish confidence, navigate Los Angeles with ease, and focus their energy on succeeding in their new role.
After arrival
Building the life that keeps them here
Relocation does not end when the boxes are unpacked. Whether someone stays depends on whether they build a life outside of work. FriendsHAUS helps create the friendships, routines, and sense of belonging that make Los Angeles feel like home.
Who This Is For
FriendsHAUS for Companies is built for organizations relocating senior leaders to Los Angeles. We work exclusively with LGBTQ+ talent, which makes us a precise partner for companies with stated DEI commitments, particularly when relocating someone to a city where community is harder to find than it looks and almost never part of the package.
The Practice
FriendsHAUS is the private practice of J'Net Nguyen, founder and principal advisor.
She holds a master's degree in Marketing and Communications Management from the University of Southern California, has spent more than two decades inside Los Angeles social and professional circles, and personally leads every corporate engagement from confidential intake through the closing reflection.
For corporate clients, this means no rotation of account managers, no associates, no escalation paths. The relationship is direct, and so is the accountability.
J'Net Nguyen · Founder · FriendsHAUS
Procurement-Friendly Resources
What HR teams need before they inquire.
The timeline, the cost math, and the questions your team will ask first.
See the Resources
The Outcome
Six months in, the person you relocated has a real social anchor in Los Angeles. Their partner has three to five friendships they actually rely on. They mention the company favorably at industry dinners. The retention investment you made in hiring them has begun to compound.
From the Individual Practice
“It was humbling to arrive in LA and realize the one network I couldn’t build was my own. I knew exactly how connection worked, I just couldn’t engineer it for myself.”
Bobby Lennox · Serial Entrepreneur
This is the individual side of the practice, and it is the same work a sponsoring company is buying. Read more from clients
Ways to Partner
Two ways to partner.
Sponsored Engagement. One individual, a three to six month FriendsHAUS engagement. Designed for a single high-impact relocation.
Mobility Partner. A dedicated relationship covering several relocations across the year. Designed for organizations with active, recurring senior moves.
Every engagement is shaped privately. We share scope and investment with you directly, not on a public page.
Every discovery call is taken personally by J'Net Nguyen, principal advisor.
A Standing Invitation
If you have lost a relocation that should have worked, or are about to make one, we should talk.
What we'll cover in 30 minutes
- Your specific mobility exposure, with the industry-benchmarked numbers.
- How other companies have scoped this work inside existing relocation packages.
- Whether we're the right fit for your next senior relocation.
The call is confidential and carries no obligation. We will share what we see in the data, what we have observed in our work, and where we think the gap most often lives.
If the fit is right, we will both know it. If it is not, you will leave with a clearer view of the problem either way.