About Us
Our vision: A world where people are doing what they were created to do in companies succeeding beyond their wildest dreams.
Our mission: To transform the world by transforming the workplace.
Every person was created to be successful. Lack of success is misalignment in capacity or will. The biggest competitive advantage any company has is the unique set of souls & skills employed at any given time. When these are aligned, the workplace flows, productivity (and profits!) increase, and growth happens. Our job is to help every client be successful by aligning the people.
“Profit for a company is like oxygen for a person. If you don’t have enough of it, you’re out of the game. But if you think your life is about breathing, you’re really missing something.” – Peter Drucker

You’ve got work to do. We help your people get it done.
Job design, employee assessment, payroll, benefits, performance assessment, employee relations … if it touches your employees, we’ve got you covered.

Meet Our Team

Leslie Hayes
Founder and President
MA, SHRM-SCP

Stacey Franklin
HR Director, Operations Manager
SHRM-SCP

Gail Conway
HR Director
SHRM-SCP/SPHR

Trish Kolarik
HR Director
MBA, SHRM-CP

Joanne Garrett
Payroll Director

Mindy Hodge
Recruiter

Leslie Hayes
Graduate of Harvard (Organizational Psychology) and Eastern University (Masters in Organizational Leadership)
25+ years in Human Resource Management
Experienced in non-profit, finance, and really all the industries.
Founded THA in 2007.

Stacey Franklin
Graduate of University of South Carolina (BS in HR/Insurance Risk Management)
Experienced in hospitality, manufacturing and finance industries.
Keeps the rest of us in line (aka Operations Manager)
Joined THA in 2011.

Gail Conway
30+ years in HR
Experienced in insurance, property management, and finance industries.
Concentrates in compliance, employee relations, and providing a calming influence to the group.
Joined THA in May of 2017

Trish Kolarik
Graduate of University of Notre Dame, (BA in American Studies and Business) and Univeristy of Pittsburgh (MBA)
Experienced in retail sales, IT, and non-profit industries.
Joined THA in June of 2015

Joanne Garrett
Graduate of Winthrop College (BS in Business/Marketing)
Experienced in banking and finance industries.
Loves numbers and Starbucks.
Joined THA in February of 2015.

Mindy Hodge
Graduate of the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill with a Bachelors in Pharmacy
Experienced in hospital, retail, sales and non-profit.
Joined THA in August 2018