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Beyond the Paycheck
Beyond the Paycheck brings you candid conversations with CHROs and top people leaders who are rethinking how compensation and benefits impact more than just employee bank accounts. From the first paycheck to financial wellness programs, we explore how money shapes identity, equity, purpose, and power at work, and how forward-thinking companies are using pay and perks to transform lives, not just attract talent. This podcast is sponsored by Aura Finance, the financial wellness platform designed…
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Beyond the PaycheckWealth on the Rails: How Amtrak's Benefits Leader Is Building Financial Futures for 24,000 Employees
Summary How do you drive benefits engagement when most of your workforce is union, frontline, and constantly on the move? Robert Fortin, Senior Manager of…
Beyond the PaycheckFrom Unemployment Lines to the C-Suite: Julie Bell on Building Pay Equity, Doubling Wellness Enrollment, and Why Merit Beats COLA
Summary What does it take to transform a billable-rate-driven pay culture into a fair, transparent, and data-backed system? Julie Bell, Global CHRO at Roush…
Beyond the PaycheckHow to Fund a Bonus Program Without Killing Morale: Kong's Ademar Martins on Creative Budgeting, Pay Transparency, and the Calculator That Saved the Rollout
Summary If employees don’t understand their rewards, they can’t value them. Ademar Martins, Head of Total Rewards and People Operations at Kong Inc., shares…
Beyond the PaycheckThe $200 Jordans My Parents Made Me Return: What a Benefits Leader at Universal Learned About Money, Empathy, and Taking Care of Every Single Person
Summary Rising costs are squeezing employees at every level—so how do you design pay and benefits that truly meet people where they are? K Bighom, a benefits…
Beyond the PaycheckThe Future Is Personalized Benefits: Keri Seppala on Pay Transparency, Manager Training, and Why Biometric Screenings Need Flexibility to Work
Summary If employees don’t understand their pay and benefits, even great programs miss the mark. Kerry Seppala, a 25+ year executive in Total Rewards, HRIS…
Beyond the PaycheckYour Employees Don't Experience Pay the Way You Do: Dallas College's Eric Rodriguez on Trust, Transparency, and Treating Employees Like Customers
Summary When compensation gets complex, trust erodes. Eric A. Rodriguez, Deputy CHRO at Dallas College, shares how he simplifies pay and benefits to reduce…
Beyond the PaycheckThe Healthcare Switch That Almost Backfired: What BVI Medical's CPO Learned About Chasing Cost Savings at the Expense of Employees
Summary Designing fair, effective compensation and benefits across countries isn’t about finding a unicorn vendor—it’s about listening locally and leading with…
Beyond the PaycheckYour Employees Are Guessing What Their Pay Means—and That's a Problem: Orion Innovation's Alana Gisleson on Transparency, AI Decision Tools, and Why FP&A Is Your Best Friend
Pay Transparency, Total Rewards, and AI: Orion Innovation’s Rewards Leader on Building Trust Summary If employees don’t understand how they’re paid, trust…
Beyond the PaycheckRespect Your Money, You Earned It: What a Grandmother's Checkbook Taught Learn Behavioral's CHRO About Pay, Dignity, and Meeting Every Employee Where They Are
Benefits That Actually Help: LEARN Behavioral’s CHRO on Financial Wellness and Student Debt Summary Most employees don’t need more perks—they need benefits…
Beyond the PaycheckListen for 15 Minutes, Fix One Thing: Dr. Jermaine King on Pay Band Disconnects, Transportation as a Benefit, and Why Custom Packages Are the Future
Rethinking Total Rewards: Dr. Jermaine King on Pay, Flexibility, and Custom Benefits Summary Are your pay practices and benefits keeping pace with what…
Beyond the PaycheckYour Employees Think They Make $100K—They're Actually Getting $140K: Why Total Reward Statements Are the Most Underused Tool in HR
Beyond the Paycheck: Total Rewards, Recognition, and Pay Transparency with Anthony Renella Summary If employees only see a salary number, they undervalue what…
Beyond the PaycheckYour Employees Don't Understand Their Benefits—and That's Costing You Everything: Shannon Nelson on the Misalignment Most Companies Ignore
Flexibility Is the New Currency: Personalizing Benefits with Anthology’s Shannon Nelson Summary Benefits are costly and complex—so how do you ensure employees…
Beyond the PaycheckDo You Actually Understand Your Paycheck? NFP's SVP of Total Rewards on Pay Transparency, Breaking Silos, and the Autopilot Problem
Making Pay Make Sense: NFP’s Megan Nail on Pay Transparency, Total Rewards, and Financial Wellness Summary If your merit budget is flat while healthcare costs…
Beyond the PaycheckHis Sister Negotiated $4 of Candy on a 60-Cent Allowance: What Starkey's VP of Health and Wellbeing Learned About Every Dollar Mattering
Summary With healthcare costs rising and five generations in the workforce, how do you build benefits that are clear, equitable, and actually used? Ryan J…
Beyond the PaycheckSharon John, VP Global Total Rewards & Mobility at Thoughtworks
Building Trust in Compensation: Pay Transparency, Skills-Based Pay, and the Manager’s Role with ThoughtWorks’ Global Head of Total Rewards Summary If pay…
Beyond the PaycheckJeff Bettinger, CHRO and Chief Administrative Officer at Hudson Talent Solutions
HSAs, AI, and Total Rewards: A CHRO’s Playbook for Employee Financial Wellness Summary Employees are overwhelmed by benefits choices—and it’s costing them real…
Beyond the PaycheckLee Mataya, SVP Total Rewards at Cox Media Group
Beyond the Survey: Cox Media Group’s SVP of Total Rewards on Affordability, Pay Equity, and Vendor-Led HR Summary How do you keep pay and benefits fair…
Beyond the PaycheckKristine Karnath, Group VP of Total Rewards at Moog
Root-Cause Benefits: Moog’s VP of Total Rewards on Onsite Care, Profit Sharing, and AI Personalization Summary What if your benefits strategy could lower costs…
Beyond the PaycheckMarkus Enzner, VP of Total Rewards Americas at The Adecco Group
Beyond Salary: Adecco’s Total Rewards VP on TR Statements, Living Wage, and Inflation Readiness Summary If employees only see their salary, you’re leaving…
Beyond the PaycheckLisseth Zouhbi, CHRO at Child Care Resource Center
Beyond Base Pay: CCRC’s CHRO on Total Rewards, Pay Equity, and Financial Wellness Summary If employees only focus on base pay, they miss the true value of…
Beyond the PaycheckMichael Downey, Director, Total Rewards at DataRobot
Pay Transparency & Total Rewards: DataRobot’s Director on Benchmarking, AI, and Paying for Performance Summary Curious why employees mistrust comp decisions —…
Beyond the PaycheckAmi Graves, CHRO at Bell Techlogix, Inc.
Skills Over Degrees: Bell TechLogix CHRO Amy Graves on Pay Equity, Benefits, and AI Summary If employees don’t understand their total rewards, even fair pay…
Beyond the PaycheckDavid Wrangham, VP Total Rewards at Vimeo
Designing Benefits That Actually Help: Vimeo’s VP of Total Rewards on Healthcare Costs, 401(k) Nudges, and AI in Comp Summary Benefits bloat, spiraling…
Beyond the PaycheckDanric Vargas Company, Sr. Benefits Program Manager at Lyft
Inside Lyft’s Benefits Playbook: Pay Philosophy, Human + AI Support, and Engagement That Scales Summary How do you make pay and benefits feel clear, fair, and…
Beyond the PaycheckAngela N. Briggs-Paige, Chief People Officer at Acelero Learning
Lead with Humanity: CPO Angela Briggs-Page on Pay Clarity, Skills-Based Pay, and Earned Wage Access Summary Money stress follows people to work—so how do…
Beyond the PaycheckSerena Filson, VP, Human Resources & Total Rewards at Certara
Cash, Clarity, and Care: Pay Transparency, Total Rewards, and AI with Sertara’s VP of HR Summary In a year when healthcare costs are climbing and “cash is…
Beyond the PaycheckKristen Ynclan, VP Total Rewards at Vail Resorts
Summary How do you make compensation and benefits clear, valued, and equitable when 40,000+ seasonal employees rotate in and out each year? Kristen Ynclan, VP…
Beyond the PaycheckAl Crook, Chief Human Resource Officer at Zurich Insurance NA
Redefining Fair Pay: Zurich’s CHRO on Culture, Managers, and the Human Side of Compensation Summary How do you create a workplace where people feel valued, not…
Beyond the PaycheckColleen Ferrell, Chief People Officer at Burson
Transforming Lives Through Pay Equity: How Fair Compensation Drives Culture and Performance Summary How do you build a workplace where people feel valued…
Beyond the PaycheckMaurice M. Lewin, EdD, Chief Human Resources Officer at Providence Swedish
Beyond the Paycheck: Providence Swedish’s CHRO on Pay Transparency, Student Loans, and Career Mobility Summary Salary gets attention—but benefits and mobility…
Beyond the PaycheckDena Upton, Chief People Officer at Advisor360°
From Chores to Comp Bands: Advisor360’s CPO on Pay Transparency, Financial Wellness & Generational Wealth Summary How do you build a compensation philosophy…
Beyond the PaycheckSteven Slutsky Company, Head of Global Total Rewards
From Envelopes to Equity: Sophos’ VP of Total Rewards on Fair Pay, Benefits, and AI Summary What does “fair” really look like in pay and benefits—and how do…
Beyond the PaycheckNabeel Ahmed, CHRO and Board Member at WIS (WIS) Wellbore Integrity Solutions
Summary What does it take to go from working at a Mississippi gas station to leading global HR strategy at a private equity-backed company? In this episode…
Beyond the PaycheckMelissa A. Kaspari, CHRO at Penhall Company and Penhall Technologies
Beyond Benefits: Penhall’s CHRO on Whole-Person Rewards, Pay Equity, and Financial Wellness Summary What if your benefits did more than attract talent what if…
Beyond the PaycheckErika Dupont, SVP Total Rewards at Lumen Technologies
Thrive Together: Lumen’s SVP on Pay Transparency, Preventive Care, and Personalized Benefits Summary Are your employees leaving money and health on the table?…
Beyond the PaycheckKeith Brown, VPHR, Total Rewards at Tractor Supply Company
Summary How do you move employees from “using benefits” to feeling true ownership in the business? Keith Brown, Vice President of Total Rewards at Tractor…
Beyond the PaycheckConner Shaw, SVP, HR Business Partners & Total Rewards at LVT
If your employees can’t explain how their pay is determined, you have a trust problem. Conner Shaw, Senior Vice President of HR Business Partners and Total…