Client Testimonials

"Andy is fun. She is very knowledgeable and has a great personality. We turn to Andy to keep us up on all the new HR developments. We appreciate that she keeps us on track through her professionalism, HR knowledge, and practical experience. I can sleep at night knowing we've got it right."

Mark McGraw,
Director of Finance and Human Resources
Dew Technologies

"Andy is real. She doesn't come and give us the legal mumbo jumbo. She speaks English and understands both sides – for employers AND employees. She is the best in Dayton at what she does. She is a great advisor to us in difficult situations. She represents Brower Insurance Agency extremely well as a whole and the breadth of services you bring to us."

Ken McNerney
President and CEO
Think Patented

"Andy is a very pleasant and knowledgeable person. She is an excellent resource for HR issues. If she doesn't have the information we need, she is prompt in her research and follow-up. Andy listens attentively and offers expert suggestions. Andy has assisted us with several projects including: HR audits, employee issues and also has given presentations to our Managers and Staff. I would highly recommend Andy to companies looking for additional HR expertise."

Becky Kronauge
Practice Administrator
South Dayton Acute Care Consultants

"Andy knows our company. She does everything we need from start to finish. This enables her to screen for culture and personality fit as well as skills. It saves me time needing to interview potential candidates who might fit with the skills, but the chemistry is not always right. We use Brower HR Consulting for everything from establishing an employee handbook to terminations. As a turn-key system, it's like having our own personal HR department. If the wheel ain't broke, why mess with it?"

Jason Barkeloo
Founder and President
Somatic Digital

"Andy understands our business and company and brings a lot of value to us. We have had better hires and smoother releases with her help and she helps us make sure we are heading in the right direction. If she wasn't there, we would notice a big difference in the way things are done. We know she's there. She gets us."

Michael Emoff
CEO
Shumsky Enterprises

"We had Brower HR Consulting come in and do two trainings on sexual harassment—one for our entire staff and one for our management team. With her easygoing style, Andrea Zavakos was able to discuss an extremely sensitive topic using a very professional, non-threatening approach. She adapted her content well to our environment and our culture, and she was able to engage our staff in a very informal yet candid discussion.

"It was a relief to our management team to have her present this topic to our entire staff, as well as to provide us with very sensible, specific advice on how to deal with hypothetical situations based on employment law and practices, and common sense. I'll use Andrea's services as often as I can to help us when she has expertise that we don't—particularly with sensitive issues. She's earned our trust and respect."

David Mezera
DONet, Inc.

"We are an evolving organization and needed some outside HR expertise to help us assess ourselves and work more effectively as a team. Fortunately, we learned of Andrea Zavakos, who came to us with the credibility and backing of Brower Insurance—a company with whom we already had a strong relationship.

"Andrea is incredibly responsive to our requests. When you call, she makes you feel that you're her only client—no matter how busy she may be, you always feel that she's put you at the top of her list."

John W. Ey
Practice Administrator
Dayton Pediatric Imaging

"We needed someone to help us create a drug-free workplace policy to comply with state requirements. Brower HR Consulting filled that need by providing the knowledge and professional expertise to create that policy. Andy's down-to-earth, personable, upbeat style makes her very easy to work with. She understood our needs as a union construction contractor and was very comfortable relating to our industrial workplace environment."

Si Page
Treasurer
Omega Riggers & Erectors, Inc.

"We had previously used another consultant before working with Andrea Zavakos, Director of Brower HR Consulting. I felt Andy (Andrea) did a very professional job, but in addition to the 'nuts and bolts' aspect of this job, she helped us in a personal way using good business sense along with some candid judgment and a little humor. Our HR Manager will use Andy on an ongoing basis and we appreciate the helpful and varied aspects of your business service company."

John Gray
President
Gray America Corp.

"With no full-time HR person on our staff, I inherited the area by default when I became CFO for our firm. We have five different companies with different sets of rules. Brower HR Consulting did a very thorough, in-depth analysis of our HR processes, handbook and paperwork to ensure we were complying with legal requirements and to help us standardize the HR policies and processes across companies. Using their comprehensive report, we were able to make significant improvements in terms of consistency, compliance and efficiency.

"Our organization has almost 100 employees spread throughout the Cincinnati area. As issues and situations come up, I periodically call Brower HR Consulting for advice. They are always prompt in returning my call and give me the HR advice I need to attack problems and make the right decisions."

John Stigler
Chief Financial Officer
Neurological & Sleep Disorders, Inc.