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Keynote Speakers
Jamie Colvin
25 years of consulting experience. Keen business sense. Exceptional strategic savvy. Her mojo is unstoppable. Her passion is deep. She’s the real deal.
Jamie Colvin founded SimplyConnect Consulting in 2010 after a 12-year career with a large consulting firm. Since then, she’s been working hard to solve business problems and make a difference for her clients.
Want to see Jamie’s real talent emerge? Tell her “We can’t do that” or “That’s not how we do things.” Then watch her creative vision, strategic savvy and keen business sense beat those hurdles into submission. When she isn’t tackling client problems, Jamie spends time giving back to the community, watching her two kids on stage and cheering on her TCU Horned Frogs. Go Frogs!
April Simpkins
April Simpkins is a dually certified HR Professional with 30 years of executive-level Human Resources experience.
April is a DEI Strategist, Mental Health Advocate, HR Consultant, and the Chief Human Resources Officer for QuestCo Companies. 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 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 is the Chair of the Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee for Greenville SHRM. In 2020 April received the Unsung Hero Award from Greenville SHRM for her exemplary leadership in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. She was the Diversity Director for the South Carolina Society for Human Resources Management from 2018 – 2020. 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.
emcee & speakers
Everett German
Everett German
Everett German
College of Charleston's
Men's Basketball Announcer
HRmonize Emcee
Ken Cole
Meaghan Barry
Heather Rowe
Sponsors & Exhibitors
What to expect from the HRmonize Conference
- Dynamic speakers. From self-actualized leadership to compensation, data, employee engagement, and change management, our speakers are seasoned professionals who are pioneering new ways of working and transforming organizations.
- Real, practical strategies. We’re not just talking the talk, we’re equipping you to walk the walk and use new tools and ideas to implement lasting change inside your organization.
- Meaningful connections. This event is designed to give you the chance to network with fellow senior HR leaders and get real, practical ideas that you can take back to your organization.
TALKING POINTS TO USE WHEN REQUESTING TO ATTEND HRMONIZE
- Attending the HRmonize Conference is a chance for you to build your talent acquisition/retention and change management toolkit.
- We believe HR has the potential to be game changers—to really drive your people and your business forward by leading the way through conversations around compensation, rewards, savvy data insights into what really makes your people tick, and so much more. Our speakers and workshops are designed to be practical, so you’re armed with the strategies and actions you need to transform your business from the inside out.
- Investing in senior HR leaders is investing in your organization’s success. Empowering HR with practical tools and new perspectives matters because they can bring back the insight the organization needs to sharpen its competitive edge.
- At the end of the day, we’re here to help you solve big business problems. We want to inspire you to help your people reach their full potential—not just your leaders or HR. The HRmonize Conference is committed to helping you build the skills you need to tackle both the new ideas you bring back from our time together, as well as the challenges you’re currently facing in your organization.