Podcasts

Timothy Flacke is the co-founder and Executive Director of Commonwealth, a national nonprofit building financial security and opportunity for financially vulnerable people through innovation and partnerships.

Having access to paid leave for medical or caregiving purposes is correlated with less financial stress, better financial health, and higher job satisfaction.

Legislative changes and recruiting demands may finally force employers to pull back the curtain on their compensation strategies.

“Horses teach veterans to be 100% open, vulnerable, and humble,” says Wars Horses for Veterans founder Patrick Benson.

Jason Polayes, director of personal lines product management at Verisk, is responsible for product innovation and management strategies in the underwriting and point-of-sale space. Before joining Verisk, he had more than 15 years’ experience working at or with insurers in technology, innovation, process improvement, underwriting, and product management across auto, property, and small commercial lines of businesses, with a focus on new product development and profitable acquisition.

Dorothy Kelly, AVP, leads product management within Verisk’s personal auto underwriting division and is part of a team helping insurers achieve profitable growth through data, analytics, and innovative underwriting tools. She has held leadership and executive roles within claims, underwriting, product management, and business development across personal and commercial lines, including co-founding a successful insurance services startup.

Dr. Neel Shah, an OB-GYN and Maven’s chief medical officer, delves into the misinformation surrounding the COVID-19 vaccine and pregnancy.

Jessica Mason is the senior policy analyst and engagement manager for workplace programs at the National Partnership for Women & Families, where she oversees in-house research and data analysis, tracks developments in academic and other research and develops advocacy resources related to the workplace and economic security agenda. She also helps find ways to engage with current and new allies in this work.

As an Associate of Data, Analysis, and Reporting, Jess McKay uses her background in quantitative social policy research to support the Financial Health Network’s data and research goals. She believes that improving the financial health of individuals and communities is crucial for building an economy that works for all people.

Sixty-five percent of people do not want to work with someone who has an addiction, a hurdle to seeking help.