Podcasts

Employers who understand the importance of caring for employees as people first — and acknowledging their varied needs — can better differentiate themselves amidst the escalating competition for talent.

Joe Maier is senior vice president and director of wealth strategy at Johnson Financial Group.

Eric Sontag is president and chief operating officer at Wealthspire. He manages the firm's general business practices and processes and of the firm's Executive and Investment committees and is a member. He also leads technology, operations and investments functions while helping to shape the overall strategic direction of the firm.

James Fritz is chief information security officer at NFP. Prior to this role, he helped migrate companies to the cloud, as well as for the U.S. Army, where he conducted defensive cyberspace operations. He holds a bachelor's degree in mathematics from the United States Military Academy and earned an MBA from Syracuse University.

Rich Saskal is a managing editor of The Bond Buyer. Since joining the publication in 2003, he has also worked as a reporter and as its Far West bureau chief. He has a master's degree in journalism from the University of Colorado and a bachelor's degree from the University of Virginia.

Scott Herman, President of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe

Clyde J.R. Estes, Chairman of the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe

Delice Tom, Chairwoman of the Cedar Band of Paiute Indians

Earnings, expenses, taxes and cost of living are just a few different ways to measure an employee's financial wellness.

Ben Zatlin serves as Vice President and General Manager of Agero's Accident Management business, a role he began in September 2021. Prior to leading the Accident Management line of business, Ben spent the previous two and a half years leading Agero's digital transformation to Swoop, its next-generation dispatching platform. He is passionate about leveraging technology to drive claims innovation and deliver consistent, high-quality service. Prior to Agero, Ben was a management consultant at professional services firm Deloitte and an operations engineer at life sciences company Abbott Laboratories. He holds a BA in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Southern California and an MBA from Harvard Business School.