Dr. Brian Epperson is Founder and CEO of Human Performance Advisors. He is a consultant and executive coach who works one-on-one with business leaders helping them navigate critical issues that impact them professionally and personally.

Prior to starting Human Performance Advisors, he worked in two major  companies, one in banking and one in technology, as a vice president and an internal management consultant  where he has extensive experience in organizational behavior with specific expertise in leading large-scale change, reengineering initiatives in the areas of finance, operations, information technology, engineering, human resources, and business development. 

Dr. Epperson specializes in strategic planning, organizational and leadership development, cultural and team development, and business startups and reorganizations. He possesses a proven record of coupling the theoretical rigor of academe with the applied pragmatism of today’s corporation to drive organizational improvements.

Dr. Epperson is an associate professor of business and is a frequent speaker, panelist, and trainer in the areas of coaching, leadership, organizational change and innovation.  Recognizing today’s fast-paced and challenging corporate landscape, he developed a proprietary change and innovation model designed to lead change and innovation initiatives within organizations. Brian earned his Ph.D. from the University of Oklahoma and is a proud veteran of the U.S. Marines Corps, Fleet Anti-Terrorist Security Team.

Brian and his wife, Monica resides in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where they are raising their daughter, Eden. Together they are heavily involved in operating Blended Love, Inc., a non-profit organization, which Brian and Monica co-founded in an effort to help mitigate the negative effects of divorce on children.

Holly Beitel is Co-Founder and CFO of Human Performance Advisors.  She is a Certified Public Accountant and Business Consultant with over fifteen years professional experience working for a Big Four accounting firm, a large Fortune 500 company and non-profit private institutions.  Her expertise include audit, tax strategy, financial reporting, accounting, operations, employee benefit plans, Sarbanes Oxley, business start-up and non-profit 501c(3) filings.

Holly’s private practice ranges from personal wealth management, to all stages of business including incorporation, business plan writing, financial reporting, internal control evaluation, enterprise risk management, business reviews and cost reduction, accounting, finance and operations.  She has worked with a number of non-profit organizations such as The University of Tulsa, Fellowship of Christian Athletes and International Medicine Network.  She currently serves on the Board of Trustees at John Brown University and chairs the Audit Subcommittee in charge of overseeing the university's audits and implementation of Sarbanes Oxley. Holly also currently owns and operates a successful real estate investing company.

Holly graduated summa cum laude with a B.S. in both Accounting and Business Administration from John Brown University’s Honor’s program and was a three-time basketball All-American.  She has worked for top companies such as Ernst and Young and American Airlines and has served clients such as Wal-Mart, QuikTrip and The Williams Companies.  While at Ernst and Young, Holly also managed the Oklahoma/Arkansas Employee Benefit Plan Services Group.

Holly resides in Tulsa, OK, with her husband Remsen and their two sons.  She has a passion for mentoring, leadership development and teaching.  In addition to consulting, and raising two active boys, Holly coaches girls high school basketball at Regent Preparatory School in Tulsa.

Dr. Chan Hellman is a senior consultant specializing in nonprofit effectiveness and program evaluation.  He has conducted multiple program evaluations for client outcomes in areas of basic needs, health, education, children and families as well as the arts.  He also works with executive leadership on job satisfaction surveys to better navigate organizational change.

Chan M. Hellman is an associate professor in the Department of Human Relations at the University of Oklahoma located in Tulsa.  He received a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Northwestern Oklahoma State University; a Master’s degree in Experimental Psychology from the University of Central Oklahoma; and a Ph.D. in Educational Psychology specializing in research, evaluation, measurement and statistics from Oklahoma State University.  Chan’s research interest and publications are primarily in research methodology, positive psychology, community agency effectiveness, and social justice.

Dr. Allison J. McFarland currently serves as Professor of Business and the Walter C. and Helen E. Claassen Chair of Business Administration at Bethel College (KS).   She has worked in higher education for the past 17 years during which time she served on national level program review teams; completed exploratory, descriptive, and longitudinal data collection and analysis; and published/presented over 50 papers in peer review journals/conferences. 

A native of western Kansas, Allison received her Bachelor’s degree from Geneva College (PA), a Master’s and Doctoral degree from the University of Kansas in the Management of Sport, and an MBA in Strategic Management from Western Michigan University.   

Dr. McFarland has served as an external consultant, speaker and panelist in areas related to marketing and promotion strategies, curriculum review and revision, risk management, program evaluation and logistics and process management for non-profit organizations, institutions of higher education, and church denominations.  Current areas of presentation and consultation include the recruitment, management, and motivation of Millennial workers.   Additional areas of interest include strategic planning, creative problem solving, and workplace efficiency.

Dr. McFarland has been a frequent presenter at the North American Society for Sport Management Conference, International Conference on Education, and the International Conference on Sport Law. She has also published articles in the Journal of Legal Aspects of Sport, Interscholastic Athletic Administration, Pennsylvania Educational Leadership, and the Journal of Parks and Recreation Administration.

Allison lives in Newton, Kansas where she is actively involved in the community through business and civic activities as well as receiving local acclaim for her playing of the bagpipes.