The Edelheit Experience

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 their workforce. In this episode o

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 problems. Joining us in this episode of

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 effective communication of these b

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 conversation around building r

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 disruption has only revealed the inadequ

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 view work and the workplace. While

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 outcomes. Jessica Lea, Pharm.D., EMBA,

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 approach and big incentives en

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 employer practice and innovation lab

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-being, and his passi