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Beth Rivera: Beth Rivera is the Head of the People Team at UncommonGoods, an eCommerce company that offers remarkable designs by independent makers, with a positive impact on both people and our planet, since early 2018. Prior to joining UncommonGoods, Beth spent over 20 years at UBM, a global B2B events company, in various roles in HR (such as Divisional Head of HR, Learning and Organizational Development), starting her career at UBM and some of its’ subsidiaries since graduating from the University at Albany. Beth is a native New Yorker, born, raised, and still living in Queens, NY.
KO, Khalilah Olokunola: KO is VP of Human Resources for TRU Colors Brewing, a company that hires active and rival gang members. In this position, she is the force behind defining a company culture that drives both personal and professional growth. KO is a passionate advocate for workplace diversity, inclusion, and second-chance hiring. She is an accomplished author, speaker and coach.
How could your team thrive if you were all empowered to live a full and balanced life? Employee benefits can be life-changing for your team members and dramatically improve the financial, mental and overall well-being of themselves and their families.
Small Giants believe in building an organization that takes care of employees in the totality of their lives, knowing that when your team members thrive, business will too. At a time when many companies are reexamining and revising the benefits they offer, why not create great ones that better support and care for your employees?
In this one-hour panel, hear from two visionary leaders who are on the forefront of offering employee benefits that support the ability to live balanced, fulfilled lives in and out of work: Khalilah “KO” Olokunola, Chief People Officer of TRU Colors Brewing and Beth Rivera, Head of the People Team at UncommonGoods. Each leader will share specific examples of the most impactful benefits they offer, why, and the details you should know in order to bring them to your own organization. We’ll also answer your questions throughout the panel.
Watch this virtual panel to learn:
- How top companies design family-friendly policies like generous and inclusive paid family leave to care for newborn or seriously ill family members
- The most impactful policies for workers right now, like: pay equity, flexible working hours, mental health resources, job training, and professional development
- The benefits each leader plans to add, remove, or adjust as a result of lessons learned the past year
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The Life-Changing Benefits Your Employees Really Want
Beth Rivera: Beth Rivera is the Head of the People Team at UncommonGoods, an eCommerce company that offers remarkable designs by independent makers, with a positive impact on both people and our planet, since early 2018. Prior to joining UncommonGoods, Beth spent over 20 years at UBM, a global B2B events company, in various roles in HR (such as Divisional Head of HR, Learning and Organizational Development), starting her career at UBM and some of its’ subsidiaries since graduating from the University at Albany. Beth is a native New Yorker, born, raised, and still living in Queens, NY.
KO, Khalilah Olokunola: KO is VP of Human Resources for TRU Colors Brewing, a company that hires active and rival gang members. In this position, she is the force behind defining a company culture that drives both personal and professional growth. KO is a passionate advocate for workplace diversity, inclusion, and second-chance hiring. She is an accomplished author, speaker and coach.
Is Your Organization Prepared for the “Turnover Tsunami”?
Bob Glazer: Entrepreneur, Best-Selling Author and Speaker, Founder & CEO @ Acceleration Partners which is an international affiliate marketing company. Acceleration Partners was a Forbes SG. Bob has spoken at the summit and his colleagues have also taught in the Leadership Academy.
JeVon McCormick: He’s made millions in the stock market (even though he didn’t go to college), he was the President of a software company (even though he can’t code) and he’s currently the CEO of a publishing company (even though he can’t spell). JeVon is the President & CEO of Scribe Media – a publishing company. JeVon spoke at a previous summit.
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Jes Osrow
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MicheleLewis Watts, Ph.D.
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Sommer Woods
Chief Inclusion Officer at Woods & Watts
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Rob Dube
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Chris Stakich
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Jonathan Raymond
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Kris Boesch
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Ryan McCarty
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Matt Morley
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Paul Spiegelman
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Tyler Mongan
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Chris Hutchinson
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Kinesis
The Power of Beliefs in Business
Ari Weinzweig
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John Hall
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Jim Kalb
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Paul Spiegelman
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Managing Millennials
Erin Walter
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Building Community Through the Cloud
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Building a Bridge to Community
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Scaling Culture
Paul Spiegelman
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A Chat with Bo Burlingham
Bo Burlingham
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Coaching to the Positive
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Paul Spiegelman
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Value(s) of the Sale
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Design Thinking
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Intentional Energy & Leadership
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