Hello — we’re so glad you made it!

Welcome to Empowering Employees KC — where leadership is sacred, culture is strategic, and people are heard. I’m James M. Hults, Founder, CEO, and Head Revolutionist of Empowering Employees KC. I built this company after more than a decade of witnessing how transactional leadership models leave people disengaged and purpose abandoned. Too often, organizations value compliance over compassion, systems over people, and quick wins over long-term impact. Empowering Employees KC exists to challenge that norm — to build bold, heart-centered workplaces where leaders are emotionally intelligent, teams are truly supported, and culture becomes a driving force for success. Here, we believe people aren't the problem — misaligned systems are.

Empowering Employees KC operates through two powerful service arms: 

EEKC Consulting and EEKC Healthcare Staffing — both rooted in the same mission to lead with humanity, clarity, and courage.
 

Through EEKC Consulting, we partner with startups and established businesses to design intentional cultures and grow leaders who drive results without sacrificing values. We provide the frameworks, coaching, and strategy that turn chaos into clarity and disengagement into purpose. On the healthcare side, EEKC Healthcare Staffing steps in as a strategic partner — not a temp agency — offering both fractional and full-service staffing coordination. We stabilize internal scheduling systems, train and mentor new or existing staffing coordinators, and embed ourselves in your team to ensure compliance, communication, and workforce well-being are never compromised.

No matter which service arm you engage with, everything we do is rooted in one mission: To restore humanity in leadership and transform how organizations operate from the inside out. We don’t just fill roles — we build sustainable systems, develop confident leaders, and cultivate connected, purpose-driven cultures. If you're ready to create a workplace where people feel heard, empowered, and supported, we would be honored to partner with you. The future belongs to organizations bold enough to lead with both soul and strategy — and we’re here to help you build it.

With Purpose & Passion,
James M. Hults
Founder, CEO & Head Revolutionist
Empowering Employees KC