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Innovation Campus Member of the Month - Breanna Stephens
- Kentucky Brand Builders - Holly Elmore and Cheryl Gilstrap
- Thursday, June 20th, 2024
This month we are shining the spotlight on Breanna Stephens, owner of B. Stephens HR Consulting– a lovely lady and a self-proclaimed “bubbly person” with a heart for serving others. Breanna, also known as Bree, hails from Oregon, where she originally studied nursing and worked as an HR secretary at an airplane manufacturing company to pay the bills. Her natural talent in the human resources arena led her to trade nursing for a career in human resources, realizing that she could serve others by nurturing and supporting employee/employer relationships for a happy healthy work environment.
About Bree
When Bree landed the HR position, she immediately started asking for more to do than her normal workload because she needed more challenges and was so eager to learn. Armed with her innate leadership skills, she quickly assumed more and more responsibility–working 60-70 hours per week, taking cell phone calls night and day. She realized she needed to find a slower- paced job and joined Oregon State University as one of 50 HR recruiters. However, once she became a mother, she pursued “work from home” opportunities. Reaching out to other HR people, Bree had an epiphany–there was a large gap in HR service for small businesses. This “aha moment” would end up being the perfect opportunity and the niche that would become B. Stephens HR.
About B. Stephens HR
Breanna and her husband Caleb lead a team of five knowledgeable employees who are experienced in everything from recruiting, compliance and harassment investigations, and workman’s compensation. Her hard-working team is currently helping companies in eighteen states. Regarding compliance, Bree states, companies often reach out because “You don’t know what you don’t know.” Federal compliance is a different animal with varying complexities from state to state– so what is legal in Kentucky may or may not be legal in Indiana, Ohio, etc.
Now in its 4th year, B. Stephens HR has grown in experience and depth of knowledge. When asked about her secret to such great growth, she responded with her philosophy:” Hire people smarter than you are.” This philosophy has been the key to assembling her dream team of HR consultants. She wants people to know that the success of the company is because of the team effort. Anyone who hires B. Stephens gets a team–Every. Single. Time. If a client calls with a question—the dream team of 5 is on hand to help.
To contact B. Stephens, call or go online at:
Breanna Stephens, SHRM-CP
541-619-2233
To get help telling your story contact:
KY Brand Builders
270-999-1888 or 270-779-4160
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