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Today I'm joined by Ray Goldberg to discuss, what we have learned from the pandemic and social unrest over the last year. We talk about designing inclusive employee benefit programs, his project Pier Forward and the important role employee benefits can play in employee safety.

"I'm voting for (fill in the blank) because my number 1 concern is the economy. If (fill in the blank) wins, I'm going to liquidate my portfolio. Listen to episode 4 of season 2 for our special election coverage and why the election of a president from either party has little to do with the stock market or economy.

On this episode of of ChuckPTV we have an amazing guest, Sheila Robinson-Kiss. Sheila has done extensive work with organizations, their leadership and their employees to help identify and treat areas of concern for employees that may cause mental health issues. We cover everything from election anxiety to micro aggressions. Sheila also leaves us with some very helpful tips on how to help us through these especially anxious times.

You do not want to miss this opportunity to hear from one of the greatest networking and professional services biz dev people in the New York Metro area and beyond.  My friend, business associate, fellow networker and go-giver, Nkrumah Pierre, joins me today to talk about the art of networking, what we have had to do to reinvent business development, and how to best approach a meeting with him.  We also cover the highly successful, EisnerAmper Friends of the Firm Program, and Nkurmah's commitment to diversity equity and inclusion and the work Friends of the Firm and EisnerAmper are doing toward these important efforts.  So, if you are in business development, professional services, financial services, transition or just want some great tips on networking, this next 30 minutes will be well spent!

In this episode I speak with seasoned HR Executive and friend of Westminster, Augustine (Augie) Melendez on issues around diversity and engaging all employees in the conversation of savings and investing. Augie is the current Chief HROD at Hillside Family of Agencies. His background includes HR leadership roles at Eastman Kodak and Paychex. Enjoy this thoughtful discussion on another approach to making our workplaces more Inclusive.

Whether you are a business leader, team leader, HR leader, business development person or a candidate in transition, in the "now normal" a lot of us are spending time having very important conversations, virtually. Even for those of us that find this easy, we still miss very important things that could easily derail our intended message. Maria Guida, a former screen and stage actor and executive coach, gives us outstanding communication tips for people who may not be accustomed to speaking into a camera. You're not going to want to miss this.