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Josh Anish is director of marketing at AppZen.

The country’s largest employer is rolling out a new mobile app that allows workers to role play what it’s like to be a department manager.

While offering employees free food in the office may seem like a good option, employees may be hungry for other benefits.

These young standout advisers see a changing workforce sparking new benefits for gig workers, student loan debt relief and better engagement tactics from employers. Ranging in age from 26 to 35, they represent the next generation ready to make their mark on an evolving industry.

Companies should consider offering older workers the option of taking a phased retirement to enable them to transition to the golden years.

Offering on-site services can lower the cost of healthcare while helping employees be more productive.

While benefits advisers are challenged with the complex task of educating the masses, they must find better ways to engage clients.

Joel Olbricht, CPA, CGMA, is the managing member of OSGroup LLC, a firm of 13 professionals in New Hampshire that works closely with families on business, estate and income tax planning. He is a member of the Governing Council of the AICPA and chair of its PCPS Executive Committee, as well as past president of the New Hampshire Society of CPAs.

Paula O’Reilly is a managing director at Accenture responsible for leading strategic and transformational initiatives for global financial services clients. Throughout her 25-plus-year career, she has helped banks and wealth and asset management firms on strategy development, innovation at scale, finance and risk management, and back-office operation efficiency.