The Case for Care & Cost: A Total Rewards Blueprint

Event Summary:
Doors open at 7:30 for coffee, pastries and networking conversations!

Total Rewards isn’t just a benefits package; it’s the blueprint for how organizations thrive. The right strategy fuels engagement, strengthens culture, and drives ROI.

In this interactive session, you’ll dive into hands-on exercises, peer discussions, and an executive fireside chat learning new ways to balance the human side of care with the financial discipline of cost. Expect real-world cases, market insights, and practical tools that spark ideas and action.

You’ll leave with worksheets, ready-to-use strategies, and next steps to immediately make an impact; whether refreshing communication, reshaping programs, or building the business case for change.

This isn’t just about benefits. It’s about creating a Total Rewards strategy that inspires people, earns leadership buy-in, and strengthens the bottom line.

Learning Objectives:
Participants will be able to:

• Understand the “Care & Cost” lens and how to balance employee needs with organizational ROI.
• Practice making a Total Rewards strategy that balances people and budget to fuel organizational success.
• Gain insight from executives, exchange best practices with peers, and leave with tools and ideas ready to put into action.
• Distinguish between transactional and strategic partners who drive support your business goals and objectives.
• Translate asks into the financial language executives value, addressing cost alignment, retention, and growth.
• Map the Road Ahead- Prioritize investments, phase implementation, and connect to engagement and performance outcomes.

Danielle Huston Speaker Bio: With over 25 years of experience in Employee Benefits, my passion and expertise is helping employers design meaningful, sustainable benefits that balance cost management with employee well-being. As an Area VP at Gallagher, I work to create systems and solutions that care for people and use my expertise to build bridges between strategy and humanity, cost and compassion. My approach goes beyond template solutions, focusing on creative, compliant strategies that prioritize both humans and long-term impact.

I bring this belief to life beyond work as the founder of Hagar's Well Foundation, supporting women—especially single parents—on their path to financial independence. Through this mission, I strive to build systems that care for people both in and outside the workplace.

Attendee information will be shared with our sponsors and guest speaker.

This program is pending approval for 3.0 PDCs toward SHRM-CP® or SHRM-SCP® recertification and 3.0 General Credit pending approval through HRCI.

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