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Octavio "OJ" Laos is a director at Armanino, leading the charge in the firm's AI Lab. Over the past five years, the AI Lab at Armanino has been at the forefront of AI technology within the accounting sector, delivering solutions ranging from custom chatbot development to predictive analytics.

The VP of benefits at the hospitality company explains her approach to health and financial well-being through benefits.

Author Pat Hankin urges companies to confront their biases about single parents being unreliable.

An expert adviser explains the many considerations to take into account before deciding on this as an option for employees.

Anderson Lafontant, a certified financial planner, is a managing director at Blue Zone Wealth Advisors, a multifamily office based in Los Angeles.

Healthcare and frontline workers are feeling stress about the future of their patients' benefits, as well as their own.

Ian Vacin is co-founder and chief partnerships officer at Karbon and is co-author of Scale with Purpose: The Service Entrepreneur's Guide to Intentional Growth. He has nearly three decades of leadership experience in technology and accounting with Karbon, Xero and Intuit, and is passionate about helping accounting professionals be as successful as possible so they can better serve the small businesses they support.

Matthew Owenby believes in providing personal and professional support that help future-proof his workforce and the business.

Max Gokhman is deputy CIO for Franklin Templeton Investment Solutions, responsible for leading global investment research, including quantitative, fundamental and manager research teams. Previously, he was president and CIO of the startup asset manager AlphaTrAI and before that, head of asset allocation at Pacific Life Fund Advisors. Prior to Pacific Life, he was a portfolio manager with Mellon Capital's multiasset group and a founding member of Coefficient Global, a quantitative macro hedge fund.

Advisers can help employers compete for C-suite talent amid major demographic shifts by highlighting nonqualified plans to supplement core benefits.