Health and Wealth in the Workplace
Presented by: Chris Hill, Brandon McCormick, Kyle Bingham and Kim Rhodes
It is no secret that we are in an inflationary economic environment and your employees are feeling the stress this creates. Please join us for our panel discussion on how rising costs in all areas of life are causing financial strain in the workplace. Now, more than ever, employees need support and resources to cope with the added financial pressures they are facing. This may be a perfect opportunity to leverage a financial wellness program to aid employees in these stressful times.
Learning Objectives
- Discuss the employee benefits landscape from a health and wealth perspective and identify emerging trends and the overall state of the market
- Discuss the toll financial stress takes on the mental health and wellbeing, as well as productivity of your employees
- Discuss how you can leverage a financial wellness program to enhance your overall benefit package and support your employees in this area
Chris Hill
Chris is a Partner at K&S Insurance and specializes in all aspects of employee benefits and commercial risk management consulting for mid-market to large market companies. Chris works closely with his clients and their executive teams to customize their employee benefits and risk management programs to align with their goals, vision, and culture. Chris is passionate to leverage his firm’s unique services including data analytics and in-house underwriting for benchmarking, renewal forecasts, and self-funded/captive feasibility assessments to better inform and equip his clients in their decision making. In addition, Chris and his team include white glove Open Enrollment logistics services, an on-call HR consulting/employment law firm, a risk management center, and other employer services designed to be an extension of their clients' HR teams. Chris works diligently to enhance benefits for employees, while proactively driving down costs for employers through tailored care navigation solutions to help them realize a significant return on their investment. Prior to joining K&S, Chris spent 20 years in the private club and tennis industry in the roles of General Manager and Tennis Director. Chris played tennis at the University of Texas at Arlington, where he earned his B.S. in Biology. He is active in Dallas HR, where he co-leads the Benefits/Compensation Round Table for the past 6 years as well as volunteering on numerous committees. He enjoys playing competitive tennis, spending time with family and being active in his church. He lives in Rockwall with his wife Shelley, who is also an HR executive.
Brandon McCormick
Brandon works with business owners, executives, and individuals to develop and implement a financial plan to help to meet their individual goals including portfolio accumulation, tax reduction, as well as estate planning and conservation. He also works with businesses in the Southwest assisting them with their retirement plans. He provides consulting services regarding fiduciary protection, investment management, vendor searches and participant education. During his senior year at Baylor, he completed an internship with a national financial services company. Upon completion of his internship, he knew that being a financial advisor was the career for him. After graduation he went to work for a nationally recognized mutual fund company where he worked in their defined contribution sales group. During his time there he was able to further his knowledge of the industry. Brandon joined PCIA in 2012. The ability to work with plan sponsors as well as be a valuable resource to their employees is what drew him to the firm. Brandon draws on his industry experience to create strong relationships with his clients. He does this by first listening to their needs, concerns, and goals, then coordinates with a team of experts to develop a holistic and unique plan. Brandon holds his FINRA Series 66 securities registrations and is also Life, Accident and Health insurance licensed. He also holds his Accredited Investment Fiduciary® (AIF®) and Chartered Retirement Plans SpecialistSM (CRPS®) Designation.
Kyle Bingham
Kyle Bingham joined Financial Fitness for Life (FF4L) in 2021 as a Senior Financial Fitness Consultant. He is a fifteen-year veteran of the financial services industry and is based in Salem, Oregon. He previously worked at Edelman Financial Engines as a Retirement Education Consultant. Kyle has extensive experience in working with employer sponsored retirement plans, annuities, mutual funds, life insurance and in delivering financial education. Kyle has a real passion for helping individuals achieve their financial goals. He’s worked with a wide range of companies, from small family-owned businesses to some of the most recognized Fortune 500 companies in the world.
Kim Rhodes
Benefits and Compensation professional and proven leader who encourages others while staying focused on achieving results in line with the organization's strategic direction, values and vision. Experience in entrepreneurial, fast growth business models as well as mid and large-market companies brings a 360° business view into HR, Culture, Organizational Development and Effectiveness. Eager to contribute to the company’s success by doing the right thing for the customer, the right thing for the employee and the right thing for the company, all with ROI. Specialties: Benefits, Health Care Reform, Compliance, Process, Policy, Consulting, Compensation, Employer Branding, and Project Management. From April 2009 to December 2012, assisted the OD PEG of the DallasHR with hosting and announcements for the DallasHR Organizational Development Professional Emphasis Group. From 2012-2016 she served the DallasHR Workforce Readiness Committee and most recently served in the DallasHR Service & Solution Business Provider RT Lead retiring in 2018. She also provides leadership training to Boy Scout of America volunteers and youth serving as both NYLT and WOOD BADGE course director.