Speakers

Our most sought-after speaker, Jen has been on the leading edge of employee benefits for nearly 20 years. Noted as one of the country’s foremost experts on employee benefits, she was recognized in 2013 as one of Workforce Magazine’s Game Changers. She has delivered keynote addresses at some of the industry’s most exclusive events including the MetLife Benefits Symposium and Employee Benefit News Benefits Forum & Expo. As the Program Chair for the Human Resource Executive Health & Benefits Leadership Conference for three years, Jen shaped the program, presented several sessions and emceed the three-day event.

With an approachable and inspirational style, she shares preeminent thought leadership and strategic best practices across all areas of benefits and benefits communication. She is a talented moderator as well, often leading discussions with top employers and industry insiders. She can address the needs of a C-suite audience as well as senior benefits experts.   

Among dozens of HR and benefits events, Jen’s previous speaking engagements include:

• Western Pension & Benefits Council, 2018 San Francisco Chapter Meeting and Holiday Celebration, presenter: “Creative Benefits Communication Strategies”
• Human Resource Executive, 2018, webinar panelist: “Why Every Business Needs to Focus on Wellness”
• Businessolver, 2018, webinar panelist: Get Personal: Better Benefits Messaging for Your Multigenerational Workforce
• Wellness Council of America Summit, 2018, panelist: “Doing Well by Doing Good: The Surprisingly Strong Link Between Social Responsibility and Wellness”
• Silicon Valley Employers Forum, 2018 Benefits Communication & Engagement Summit presenter: “Think Like a Marketer to Engage Employees”
• MetLife Symposium, 2018, presenter: “Rules of Engagement for Communicating in the 21st Century”
• Catalyst for Payment Reform Innovative Employer webinar series, 2018, presenter
• National Business Group on Health, 2017 Workforce Strategy presenter: “Personnel-ization: The Driving Force Behind Higher Engagement”
• WorldatWork, 2017 Total Rewards Conference presenter: “The ROI of Employee Benefits Communications” and “Dialogue with Benefits Leaders—What Does the Future Hold?”
• Limeade Engage Conference, 2017, moderator: “How HR Technology Is Changing the Employee Experience”
• Employee Benefit Adviser, 2017, webinar presenter: “Repeal and Replace Didn’t Happen. Now What?”
• Human Resource Executive, 2017 Health & Benefits Leadership Conference presenter: “Realizing an ROI in Benefits Communication”
• Bright Horizons, 2017 Solutions at Work LIVE presenter: “Market the Value to Make Your Benefits Known”
• Pensions & Investments, 2017 East Coast Defined Contribution Conference presenter: “Delivering Investment Advice Isn’t Easy”
• Steelcase and Motivity Partnerships, 2017 Corporate Wellness 2.0––Wellness that Works presenter: “More than words: Creating an effective communication strategy”
• Integrated Benefits Institute, 2017, webinar presenter: “How Intuit uses technology & year-round communications to get employees fully engaged in benefits”
• Employee Benefit News and Businessolver, 2017, webinar presenter: “Communication Kaleidoscope: 7 Strategies to Bring Your Benefits Messages into Focus”
• Advanced Learning Institute, 2017 Annual Strategic Internal Communications Conference presenter
• Human Resource Executive, 2016 HR Technology Conference speaker: “How Technology and Year-Round Communications Get Employees Fully Engaged in Employee Benefits”
• Health 2.0 10th Annual Fall Conference, 2016, presenter: “What Employers Want from Health Technology Companies”
• IFEBP Benefit Communication and Technology Institute, 2016, presenter: “Building a Strategic Plan for Your Communications Program”
• WorldatWork, 2016 Total Rewards Conference moderator: “How Silicon Valley’s Best Employers Use Benefits to Drive Employee Engagement” and presenter: “The Case for Financial Wellness: A Discussion of Best Practices and Lessons Learned”
• Employee Benefits News and Employee Benefits Advisor, 2016, webinar presenter: “Real World Insight and Techniques to Boost Your Health Savings Account Enrollment and Engagement”
• Human Resource Executive, 2016 Health & Benefits Leadership Conference moderator: “Consumerism vs. Paternalism: What's the future of benefits design?" and presenter: “Six steps to bring financial wellness to the workplace”
• Virgin Pulse, 2016, webinar presenter: “Think Like a Marketer: Market Your Benefits Like a Pro”
• Integrated Benefits Institute Forum, 2016, presenter: “Why the Workplace Is the Right Place to Cultivate Health Habits”
• WorldatWork, 2015 Total Rewards Conference presenter: “How health benefits can engage workers in times of change”
• Federal Reserve Employee Benefits Conference, 2015 keynote speaker: “Getting bullish with your benefits”
• The Conference Board, 2015, Communicating Employee Benefits Workshops presenter: “The Dos and Don’ts of Online Benefits Communication,” and best practices discussion leader
• Virgin Pulse Thrive Summit, 2015, moderator: “Building the business case for employee well-being”
• MetLife Symposium, 2010 and 2014 keynote speaker: “Bold questions to ask: Shaping the future of employee benefits” (2014); presenter in 2011, alongside clients American Greetings, Edward Jones and Toys“R”Us
• International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans, 2014 Benefits Communication Summit presenter: “Embracing change”
• Employee Benefit News Benefits Forum & Expo, 2011 and 2012 keynote speaker
• Health 2.0 2010, 2011, and 2014 presenter
• SXSW Interactive Conference, 2012 presenter

Jen speaks annually at several industry conferences and is available for a limited number of additional speaking engagements. Her speaking fee starts at $10,000 plus travel expenses.   

“Jennifer has been really well-received at our annual high-profile benefits symposium attended by senior HR professionals. She was rated among the top speakers, because the topics she addresses are extremely relevant and top of mind. She provides practical solutions by simplifying the complex and making it easy for them to see the value.” —Kathy Jacoby, former Assistant Vice President, Thought Leadership & Event Marketing, MetLife U.S. Business

“On a scale of 1 to 4, with 4 being the highest rating, Jen received a 3.8 across all categories, program content, effectiveness as a speaker and value of the presentation. She hit the mark and there were a number of employers that said her presentation has them thinking differently.” —Christine Whipple, Executive Director, Pittsburgh Business Group on Health

Brandon Moore is Strategic Accounts Director at Segal Benz. He brings nearly 20 years of communications consulting experience to his client engagements, designing solutions around communication strategy, change management, health and financial benefits communication, channel optimization, and employee engagement. Prior to joining Segal Benz (formerly Benz Communications)  in October 2015, Brandon spent nearly 10 years at Aon Hewitt, where he was an Associate Partner in the communication practice, and led the Westchester county, NY and CT market. Brandon holds a master’s degree in communications from Iona College.

Brandon's areas of expertise include:

• Strategic guidance
• Team leadership
• Digital strategy
• Global change management
• UX design
• Innovation
• Internal stakeholder alignment
• Marketing strategy
• Client relationship management
• Retirement benefits 
• Health and welfare benefits 
• Financial wellbeing

Jon Stuckey is VP, Director of Creative Technology & Innovation at Segal Benz. For more than two decades, Jon has helped clients leverage technology to achieve HR and business successes. At Segal Benz, he provides strategic vision and guidance for large clients including Intuit, Adobe, NVIDIA, Workday, Lenovo and Salesforce. Jon is in his element when solving for the intersection of benefits communication strategy, user experience, technology, and creative delivery. He holds a B.A. in business administration from Goshen College.

Jon's areas of expertise include:

• Online benefits hubs and portals
• Levering technology to solve HR and business problems
• Usability / user experience
• Custom application development
• Partner / vendor management
• Online decision support tools
• Innovation
• Retirement change communication
• Remote / virtual / global workforce
• IT and HR departments facilitation
• Team and people management
• Adapting to communication styles

Megan Yost is the Engagement Strategist at Segal Benz, a communications and marketing agency specializing in employee benefits communication. With nearly 10 years of experience in financial services, Megan has worked with some of the country’s biggest employers to build a better employee experience with retirement benefits and increase employees’ interaction with them. She is a recipient of a P&I Eddy award, a frequent speaker at industry conferences, and is often quoted in news outlets such as The Boston Globe, CNBC, PlanSponsor, Investment News, and The Huffington Post. In addition, she regularly shares her insights with policy makers, including the Department of Labor’s ERISA Advisory Council. Megan previously was the vice president and head of DC Experience for State Street Global Advisors’ Defined Contribution Team. In that role, she was responsible for global thought leadership and client and participant engagement. She holds an MBA from Boston University and a Bachelor’s in English from Colby College.

Megan's areas of expertise include:

• Financial well-being
• Investor behavior and behavioral science
• Financial literacy
• Retirement saving, planning, and investing
• Marketing and communications best practices
• Employer value proposition and brand alignment
• Employee engagement
• Benefits trends
• Change management
• Unlimited time off policies