Terri Olson Spreen, with over 20 years of HR experience, founded HR Prescriptions to allow small and mid-size clients to manage their “human capital” just like big corporations.  As their on and off-site HR Director, Terri’s philosophy is to keep it simple.  “I recommend only what is needed to enhance employee performance and eliminate legal exposure for non-compliance of State and Federal regulations.” Terri’s mission is to provide a bottom-line, pro-active approach to people management, honest and understandable advice, minimizing the risks in managing her client’s most valuable asset… their employees.

Terri’s background includes expertise in employee relations, employment law, communications, policy development and conflict resolution.  Her experience with mid to large sized companies in finance, retail, medical and service industries brings real-world insight to today’s rapidly changing workplace environment.

Terri, having spent most of her career in the corporate world, is an accomplished and recognized author and public speaker, a member of the Association of Professional Consultants (APC), the National Human Resources Association (NHRA), and an Executive Member in good standing with the Professionals in Human Resources Association (PIHRA).

Maggie Hattan is a consultant with HR Prescriptions and offers over 20 years of professional business experience in manufacturing, pharmaceutical, food service, franchising, construction, marketing/brand development, gaming, retail and hair care industries.

Companies have benefited from Maggie’s expertise in Human Resources, Operations, and Administration Management by overcoming complex business challenges, making high-stakes decisions using her experience-backed judgment, strong work ethic and irreproachable integrity.  Clients have utilized Maggie to handle start up projects from recruitment, hiring, new employee orientation and setting up policies and procedures for their Human Resources Departments.  Management and employees respect her as an advocate for empowerment and accountability.

Maggie is characterized as a strategist and diplomat who has a record of consistently delivering extraordinary results in growth, revenue, expense management, operational performance and profitability.  She delivers mission-critical results driven by a need to strategize, to innovate and to disprove the words “It can’t be done!” She’s gifted with the vision, determination and skills needed to manage and motivate people to high-level, revenue-building strategies and tactics. 

Maggie’s Human Resources expertise is coupled with her strong Marketing, Operations and Finance background becoming a strong business partner to clients in the development of global markets, mergers/acquisitions, turnaround management or restructuring /downsizing situations.  She’s a relentless negotiator who uses instincts, insight, excellent judgment and timing to succeed no matter how tough the situation.  As a corporate Human Resources Director, Maggie established an HR business model to take the business through a downturn economy allowing the execution of the corporate headquarters’ strategic business, marketing and financial plans.  Maggie created and integrated a restructuring and downsizing plan to successfully layoff employees and ultimately closed the company’s international business.

In addition, Maggie’s unique, creative, customized training programs have enabled her to motivate, mentor and lead employees.  She lives the client company’s culture, directs diverse, cross-functional workforces using interactive and motivational leadership that inspires people to willingly give 110% effort and loyalty. Being bilingual, bi-cultural in the Spanish language, Maggie has inspired non-English speaking employees with her proprietary Star Guest Services Program and instructs employees on harassment issues with an EEOC-approved “Respect in the Workplace” Workshop.