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Michael Hopkins
Chief Executive Officer
& Co-Founder
Wallace Chase
Chief Operating Officer
Bob Prather
Chief Financial Officer
Alice McDonald
Vice President of Sales
Wade Vielock
Vice President of Operations
Tina Gutierrez
Vice President of
Client Consulting
George Lendvai
Vice President of
Technology
Aaron Pratt
Vice President of Benefits
Chris Money
Vice President of Channel
Sales & Revenue Operations
You shouldn’t pick a PEO because of one person or one page. You should pick a partner based on how they show up when the work gets real. At Employer Flexible, our leadership and front‑line teams are aligned around a simple idea: fight for your business the way you fight for it.
Deliver local‑first, sleeves‑rolled‑up support instead of hiding behind call centers.
Use myHR and myMobile to make life easier for your people, not to push them off on a portal.
Stay in your corner when HR gets messy, instead of disappearing when the pressure’s on.
When you work with us, you don’t just get a PEO that can run processes. You get a company full of hardworking, results-obsessed people who take your progress personally and treat your wins like their own.
See how our Leather Glove approach makes us different ❯
Michael Hopkins isn’t just Employer Flexible’s CEO. He’s one of the founders who’s been in the fight since day one.
In 2003, he saw how small and mid‑sized businesses were getting buried under HR, payroll, and compliance work they were never built to carry. Instead of watching from the sidelines, he helped build a different kind of PEO for emerging‑growth companies: one that scraps for owners, clears admin deadweight off their desks, and treats their people like they matter.
Over the years, Michael has worked across the business, from early hands‑on roles to steering the overall vision. That experience shaped Employer Flexible into the Leather Glove PEO it is today and helped cement a culture built on mutual respect, practical creativity, and conscientious service that actually shows up for clients.
He earned his bachelor’s degree in finance from the University of Houston–Downtown, is an active member of the National Association of Professional Employer Organizations (NAPEO) and stays closely involved in the Texas business community.
When clients meet Michael, they don’t just see a title. They see the person who’s been championing owners like them for more than two decades.
Wallace Chase joined Employer Flexible as Chief Operating Officer in February 2026, bringing more than two decades of HR and PEO leadership to our Leather Glove model.
He’s spent his career inside the kinds of organizations most owners only see from the outside, leading growth strategy, sales, and operations at national firms like ADP and MyKrill. Along the way, he’s learned what works for clients, what burns them out, and how to build service models that actually deliver on the promises in the pitch deck.
At Employer Flexible, Wallace is the one making sure the experience you’re sold is the experience you feel. He leads our Client Success, Employee Care, and Consulting teams, and partners closely with our technology group so myHR, myMobile, and our people all pull in the same direction.
His focus is simple: align people, process, and tech so that, whether you’re in Texas, Oklahoma, Montana, or Alabama, you get a steady, consistent PEO partner that makes it easier to grow. When things get complex behind the scenes, Wallace is the one making sure it still feels smooth on your side of the table.
As Chief Financial Officer, Bob Prather is the steady financial engine behind Employer Flexible’s Leather Glove promise. He makes sure the way we invest, grow, and operate lines up with one goal: building a PEO that can fight for clients’ businesses for the long haul.
Bob brings a blend of strategic thinking, hands‑on management, and deep financial acumen. Before joining Employer Flexible in 2024, he served as CFO at Lucas Group for nearly eleven years, helped lead nextSource as Chief Operating Financial Officer, and held senior finance roles at companies like United Industries, Chemtura Corporation, and Ernst & Young. Across those roles, he’s built and maintained strong relationships with Fortune 500 clients and leaders in a wide range of industries.
At Employer Flexible, Bob partners with the executive and operations teams to align strategy, budgets, and day‑to‑day decisions. His work shows up in the strength of our myHR platform, the quality of the partners we work with, and the financial stability that lets our teams focus on delivering real impact for clients across Texas, Oklahoma, Montana, and Alabama.
Bob holds a Master of Accountancy from Stetson University. Inside the company, he’s the calm, thoughtful presence making sure the numbers support the kind of champion‑level service our clients count on.
Alice McDonald joined Employer Flexible as Vice President of Sales in June 2025, bringing more than 25 years of Human Capital Management experience serving small and mid‑sized businesses.
She’s led sales and growth efforts at companies like iSolved, Oasis PEO, and Paychex, where she learned what owners actually look for in a PEO partner and where many providers fall short. That perspective has been a big part of how Employer Flexible shows up in the market today.
Alice was instrumental in steering the brand refresh that led to our Leather Glove positioning, helping put words and structure around the way our teams already worked for clients. Now she leads the sales organization with that same mindset, building teams that listen first, tell the truth about fit, and stay focused on long‑term impact instead of quick wins.
A graduate of Ohio Wesleyan University, Alice is excited to help write the next chapter of Employer Flexible’s growth across Texas, Oklahoma, Montana, and Alabama. When prospects meet her and her team, they don’t just get a slide deck. They get a clear picture of what it feels like to have a PEO partner that takes their business and their people seriously.
Wade Vielock has been steering the day‑to‑day heartbeat of Employer Flexible’s client operations since 2010. With more than 20 years in the PEO world, he’s the one making sure the Leather Glove promise shows up in the way clients actually experience our service.
Before joining Employer Flexible, Wade led regional client services at Gevity, overseeing operations across five states, opening new offices, and building teams that could support growing employers without losing the personal touch. That mix of scale and care is exactly what he brings to our clients today.
At Employer Flexible, Wade leads a high‑performing operations team focused on one thing: making it easier for small and mid‑sized businesses to get consistent, dependable HR support. He’s known for turning big operational challenges into clear plans, and for creating a collaborative, results‑driven culture where people take ownership instead of passing problems along.
When clients feel like things “just work” behind the scenes, it’s usually because Wade and his team have already done the hard work to make it that way.
Native San Antonian Tina Gutierrez brings a wealth of experience and a passion for people-centered initiatives to her work as the director of employee experience.
Tina’s 25-year history in human resources encompasses roles as a culture curator, leadership coach, engagement consultant and HR advisor. Her commitment to understand and enhance workplace dynamics has inspired her to earn DiSC, SPHR and SPHR-SPC certifications, underscoring her relentless pursuit of excellence and her desire to nurture an inclusive, progressive workplace.
With a master’s degree from the University of the Incarnate Word, Tina is also the proud mother of three. She credits her 27-year journey with her husband, Ernest, as an enduring source of support and inspiration.
Since joining Employer Flexible in 2010, George Lendvai has been the quiet force behind much of the company’s operational and technology evolution. With more than two decades of experience in technology and process improvement, he’s spent his time here turning ideas into systems that actually work for clients and internal teams.
George started as Director of HR Technology, moved through operations leadership, and now serves as Vice President of Technology. At each step, he’s pushed for better ways to run the business, from software‑as‑a‑service solutions to smarter use of data, always with a clear question in mind: “Will this make life better for our clients and our people?”
He’s led the charge on Employer Flexible’s self‑owned myHR platform, working closely with business and service leaders to design and implement a system that fits the way our clients operate instead of forcing them into a generic mold. Under his guidance, myHR has become the command center that keeps payroll, benefits, HR, and myMobile all pulling together.
For clients, George’s work shows up as technology that feels intuitive, reliable, and aligned with their goals. For the team at Employer Flexible, he’s the partner who makes sure the tools in their hands are as strong as the Leather Glove service they deliver.
Aaron Pratt joined Employer Flexible in September 2022 and brings 25 years of experience helping Texas employers navigate the maze of employee benefits, with more than a decade spent inside the PEO world.
His entrepreneurial streak showed up early. In 2000, he launched his own employee benefits agency, grew it over nine years, and then sold it to a large Texas‑based bank, where he served as a senior vice president in the insurance division. That journey gave him a front‑row seat to what small and mid‑sized businesses are up against when they try to offer competitive benefits without big‑company resources.
As a former business owner, Aaron has a sharp eye for the smaller employers that much of the market overlooks. He has a knack for taking famously complicated benefits topics and making them clear and workable, which gives our clients a real edge when they’re trying to take care of their people without losing sleep or blowing their budgets.
Outside of work, Aaron’s married, has three adult children and two grandchildren, and is an avid golfer and tennis and pickleball player. Inside Employer Flexible, he’s the one leading our Benefits Strategists to design and support benefit programs that feel understandable, sustainable, and genuinely valuable to the teams we serve.
As Vice President of Channel Sales and Revenue Operations, Chris Money leads Employer Flexible’s broker channel strategy and revenue operations, making sure the way we go to market matches the way owners and advisors actually want to work.
With more than 20 years of experience across human capital management, financial services, and SaaS, Chris has helped build and scale teams at organizations like Paychex and Human Interest, and co‑founded a 401(k) technology firm. That mix of startup grit and big‑company perspective gives him a sharp sense of what it takes to create go‑to‑market strategies that work in the real world.
At Employer Flexible, Chris focuses on building high‑performing sales and channel teams, designing scalable processes, and forging ecosystem partnerships that make it easier for brokers and business owners to plug into the Leather Glove PEO model. His goal is simple: make it easier for the right clients to find us, understand us, and feel confident choosing us.
A proud graduate of Texas A&M University, Chris lives in Houston with his wife and two teenage daughters. When he’s not working, you’ll usually find him with his family, exploring new places, or keeping up with all things Texas A&M.
