Hospitality leaders united to address labor market complexities, debating top trends and financial wellness strategies for improved retention and engagement in the industry.
Conferences
Why QSR & Hospitality Industry Leaders Are Putting People First
The QSR and hospitality industries, including restaurants, fast food, food trucks, and travel agencies, are undergoing a huge transformation. The sacred rule of the service industry has always been the customer is king. Still, there’s a growing understanding that to truly serve the consumer, organizations need to attract and retain top talent.
How to Become an Agent of Positive Change: ASPPA 2023 Insights
Attending the annual conference for ASPPA (American Society of Pension Professionals and Actuaries) gave us a peek into the world of administering retirement plans and the challenges faced by both participants and professionals in the field. One of the key takeaways from the conference was the surprising prevalence of legacy practices among Third-Party Administrators (TPAs) […]
Sitting Down with Lisa Massena to Talk Emergency Savings
By chance I sat next Lisa Massena at a recent forum on the future of retirement savings. Lisa launched OregonSaves, the original state Auto IRA that has become the template for twelve other states and more to come. Lisa is now the COO of Defined Contribution Institutional Investment Association (DCIIA), which has been conducting great […]
5 Takeaways from EMERGE Financial Health 2022
I will confess – I was a lurker in the Financial Health Network community, voraciously reading its Pulse reports and research articles (even back in its day as CFSI). I knew that the EMERGE conference was the place to be to take in and share what I’ve come across the last decade. Needless to say […]
Check out “Saving for Now, Later, and a Lifetime: A Summit on the Foundational Role of Liquid Savings”
Aspen Institute’s Financial Security Program hosted an insightful summit on June 16, 2021. Alongside Fiona Greig of JPMorgan Chase Institute, Jo Phillips of Nest Insight, and Katherine Lucas McKay of Aspen FSP, I participated as a panelist in the summit highlighting how policy, partners like employers, and product can unlock tremendous value for all. Below […]
