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“The Stretch: Workforce health and benefits – expanded" is a cutting-edge podcast series hosted by Aon that explores the latest breakthroughs and emerging ideas in workplace health and benefits.
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- 4
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- Sep 14, 2026
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- Jul 13, 2026
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Escaping Benefits Burnout: Jennifer Weinstein on Pressure and Purpose (opens the original)
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Burnout in the benefits world is real – and it's getting harder to ignore. In this episode of The Stretch, host Kevin Fyock sits down with Jennifer Weinstein, Vice President of Benefits at Albertsons Companies and author of Benefits Burnout: How to fall (back) in love with your employee benefits career , to unpack why so many benefits professionals feel like they're facing "death by benefits." Together they explore the perfect storm driving today's burnout: relentless healthcare cost trends, tho
When Pets Are Family: Rethinking Employee Benefits with Airvet's Brandon Werber (opens the original)
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In this episode of The Stretch , host Kevin Fyock sits down with Brandon Werber, CEO and founder of Airvet, to explore a fundamental question for today's workforce: when employees see pets as family, what does that mean for employee benefits? With 70% of U.S. households now including pets—and that number expected to climb—traditional benefit designs are falling behind how people actually live. Kevin and Brandon unpack the financial and emotional strain of unexpected veterinary emergencies, from
On the Idea of Augmented Intelligence: How Zurich Canada is Keeping Humans in the Loop (opens the original)
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In this episode, Kevin is joined by Elizabeth McSavaney, the Chief People Officer at Zurich Canada live on the floor of the Transform Conference in Las Vegas . With years of experience across multiple sectors, Liz shares why the commercial insurance industry ripe for transformation . Together, they frame a conversation about artificial intelligence around insights from Lance Armstrong's keynote at the event. Liz breaks down the distinction between AI and "Augmented Intelligence"—pointing out tha
Electing Better Learning: Developing leaders and talent in the era of AI. (opens the original)
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What does it look like when learning at work feels less like a requirement and more like a choice? Live from Transform 2026 in Las Vegas, The Stretch host Kevin Fyock sits down with Jason Lavenduar—founder and CEO of Electives—to explore that question. Kevin and Jason started their careers together in benefits, now their paths cross again—this time on the conference floor talking about modern Learning & Development, manager support, and the role of AI. Kevin and Jason dig into what happens when
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