Wellness is a crucial aspect of everyone’s life and, in turn, a key indicator of their performance and productivity in other parts of their lives. However, many organizations still see the workforce and the health of a workforce as mutually exclusive factors, offering generic wellness programs that do not effectively capture the health needs of the…

There has never been a more urgent time to rethink wellness than now. There is a strong need in the workplace for a healthier and more supportive corporate culture now more than ever. Employees are tired of the clinical approach to wellness and their organization s rolling out wellbeing initiatives that do not touch their needs or solve their probl…

In this episode of the Edelheit Experience, Tom Vertich, one of the leading experts in the Benefits space, discusses innovative approaches to employee benefits and optimizing healthcare initiatives for your employees. Tom, who is the Director of Total Rewards at Team Car Care, discusses point solutions he is initiating in the organization, and how …

Many employees say the last two years of the COVID-19 pandemic have been the most stressful time of their careers, and this statement is not far-fetched. Job losses, pay cuts, fear of getting fired, and the general anxiety that comes with the word “COVID-19” has cast intense mental health stress upon nearly all of us. These events have renewed the …

Financial stress is at an all-time high. With the rising cost of everything and the economic downswing induced by the coronavirus pandemic, employees are scrambling for all the money they can get to keep body and soul together. For many employees, the last two-and-a-half years have been the most stressful time in their careers. However, this disrup…

Employees across the country have taken more control of their lives, making sharp changes to their health habits and lifestyles in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Admittedly, people are now more self-aware and have realized how their daily health choices influence their quality of life. This paradigm shift has also changed how these workers v…

More and more Americans are faced with the twain challenge of rising healthcare costs and the increasing burden of chronic diseases. With about 6 in 10 adults in the United States suffering from a chronic illness, including diabetes and heart disease, there is a clear need to rethink approaches to tackling this burden and optimizing healthcare outc…

Learn the secret 6+2 “Healthy Choice Program” that Cleveland Clinic developed and launched for their employees that transformed employee health and well-being, resulting in over $1 billion saved for the organization and over $300 million in employee pockets. In one of the most inspiring stories we have ever done, discover how a top-down leadership …

Lee Lewis is Chief Strategy Officer at the Health Transformation Alliance (HTA), a coalition of 60 large, household name employers. The HTA is responsible for around 5 million employees, spends close to $30 billion dollars on healthcare annually, and is entirely owned by its employers. Lee was previously a consultant at Gallagher and ran a large em…

Mitch Martens is the Senior Wellness Manager for Population Health at Northern Arizona Healthcare (NAH). He has a background in psychotherapy and prides himself in the ethos of NAH, encapsulated by their motto, "Improving health, healing people."  In this episode, Mitch discusses his affinity for mentorship, the difference between wellness and well…

Laura Putnam is a founder and the CEO of Motion Infusion. A former high school teacher, competitive gymnast, dancer, and public policy worker, Laura brings her sensibility as an educator to corporate wellness and well-being. In this episode, Laura explains the concept of wellness privilege and how the perfect storm of the COVID-19 pandemic and the …

Dr.John Abramson is a physician who is a clinical faculty member at Harvard Medical School. His areas of expertise include public health policy, and he has a special interest in the pharmaceutical industry in America. He has authored two books on this subject, with his most recent title, 'Sickening: How Big Pharma Broke American Health Care and How…

Veetahl Eilat-Raichel is the CEO and co-founder of Sorbet, a financial and human resources technology company. Sorbet is a startup disrupting paid time off (PTO) by offering employees and employers ways to maximize their efficiency around unused PTO. Eilat-Raichel has worked at multinational banks in Switzerland, Israel, and the United States and w…

Bruce Daisley is a best-selling author whose books "The Joy of Work" and "Eat Sleep, Work Repeat" have received critical acclaim. Daisley has worked for some of the most successful tech companies globally, such as Google and Twitter, and has developed a fascination with workplace culture on his journey as an executive. This episode of the Edelheit …

Heather Saunders is the Director of Infection Control at the Johns Hopkins Office of Population Health. Her background is in nursing and epidemiology, and she holds a Master of Public Health degree. When Saunders isn't performing research at Johns Hopkins and informing our leading decision-makers, she runs her business which assists entities in con…

Kate Brown is head of Mercer's Center for Health Innovation and is an expert in managing and improving employee population health through corporate wellness initiatives. Brown also holds a master's degree in kinesiology and a Certified Employee Benefit Specialist (CEBS) designation. In this episode, Brown discusses the latest trends and disruptive …

Terri Dill is an expert in pharmaceutical and Pharmacy Benefit Manager contracts. She is the Principal at Skylight Arcs, a consulting company which focuses solely on employer groups’ PBM contracts. Despite a good amount of market consolidation taking place in today’s PBM space, competition continues to thrive as many smaller and mid-size options ha…

Shane Green is a world-renowned keynote speaker, television personality, and business magnate who consults global Fortune 500 leaders on customer experience and organizational culture. Shane is the author of Culture Hacker, which dives deep into Shane’s strategies for cultivating a company culture “that fosters outstanding customer experiences, lim…

Julian Treasure is a sound and communication expert whose mission is to help people and organizations to listen better and create healthier and more effective sound, including speaking. He is the author of the books How to be Heard and Sound Business. Collectively, Julian’s five TED Talks have garnered over 100 million views. How to speak so that p…

Greg Nussbickel is a top-rated elder law and estate planning attorney who has served Southwest Florida for two decades. His law firm, The Nussbickel, is dedicated to helping seniors with legal issues surrounding health and personal care planning. The firm’s legal team creates strategies for its clients which might include Medicaid planning, veteran…