Coffee chats with HR experts

How benefits shape lives and loyalty

Featuring Steve Boese

About this session

Steve Boese, co-founder of H3 HR Advisors, co-chair of the HR Technology Conference and co-host of the HR Happy Hour Podcast, sat down with Unum to explore the evolving role of benefits in the modern workplace. With over two decades of experience in HR tech, Steve shares his insights on how today’s benefits are reshaping the employee experience and how reimagining them creates a strategic advantage for employers.

Featured speakers

Steve Boese

Co-Founder and President
H3 HR Advisors

Wendra Johnson

VP, HR Technology
Unum

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