Marcey Rader believes that health powers productivity. She is a multi-certified health and productivity expert, one of 800 Certified Speaking Professionals® worldwide, digital wellness practitioner, three-time author, and creator of the Powered Path™ Playbook.

Sought after by start-ups to Fortune 100 companies, she's spoken for tens of thousands of people on five continents. As an award-winning global speaker, she trains accountants to maximize their energy, improve focus, conquer the calendar, master tasks, and extinguish their email. In 2022, she was nominated for two MyCPE awards. Her Health-Powered Productivity podcast comprises bite-sized nuggets of knowledge delivered in 3-15 minutes. Many leaders and teams use the podcast as pre-work and discussion opportunities before meetings.

Marcey's contributed to or been featured in tv, print, and video, most notably Money, Inc., Shape, Fast Company, and Thrive Global.

Julie joined Harper & Company CPA Plus in November 2013. An MBA with over 13 years of professional leadership experience, Julie brings a strategic approach to managing the practice. Empowering others to develop into their best professional selves is her passion. Her superpower is teaching people how to get out of their own way so they can successfully execute change, build positive cultures, and move their businesses forward. With specific expertise in the business of public accounting, Julie also speaks nationwide and enjoys inspiring others in the profession to take action, evolve, and grow.

Katie Thomas, CPA is the founder and owner of Leaders Online LLC. She is a digital marketing strategist, content creation expert, and national speaker. Katie’s superpower is helping you implement the right marketing strategies to reach your target audience in a way that you’re sure to captivate their attention, cultivate a genuine relationship, and grow your business.

Prior experience includes working for two of the largest professional service firms in the world and graduating as valedictorian and summa cum laude from the University of Kansas with a bachelor’s and master’s degree in accounting.

APRIL SIMPKINS SHRM-CP, PHR, - April is a dually certified HR Professional with 30 years of executive-level Human Resources experience. April is an HR Consultant, and the Chief Human Resources Officer for Totalhr, a human resources services firm focused on supporting the HR needs of small- to mid-sized businesses. She has helped more than 1000 business owners shape and develop their human capital.

April's experience and expertise, coupled with her continued study of Human Resources trends, has made her a trusted advisor for many in the business community. It also led to an invitation to The Business Journal Leadership Trust, which allows April to share her expertise with leaders nationwide. She has been a requested presenter and guest speaker for organizations that include Harvard University Extension School, Winthrop University, The Citadel, EEOC, and The City of Charleston, to name a few. She is also a member of the SHRM Speakers Bureau.

April is a board member of both the York County Regional Chamber of Commerce and the SC Small Business Development Centers (SBDC). She is the Chapter Chair for the Charlotte affiliate of the Women Presidents Organization (WPO), a non-profit membership organization for women presidents, CEOs, and managing directors of privately held, multimillion-dollar companies. In 2016 WPO honored April with the Woman of Color Award for her business achievements.

April was the Diversity Director for the South Carolina Society for Human Resources Management from 2018 - 2020. In 2020 April received the Unsung Hero Award from Greenville SHRM for her exemplary leadership in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Her service and commitment to the HR community and the profession's advancement led to her selection as a member of the HR Advisory Board for Winthrop University in Rock Hill, SC. She works with a team of HR thought leaders who have been charged with designing the human resources undergraduate and postgraduate degree curriculum and programs.

April has received many awards and honors for her business acumen. Her awards include: the 2020 Women In Business Achievement Award from the Charlotte Business Journal, the 2018 Fort Mill/ Tega Cay Business Person of The Year Award from the York County Regional Chamber, the Movers & Shaker Award given by Business Leader Magazine and, in 2016, April was named one of Charlotte's 50 Most Influential Women by Mecklenburg Times.

April is a classically trained pianist, an avid runner, athlete, mother, wife, and entrepreneur.