The MISHRM Resource Partner program is designed to connect your brand with HR professionals all across Michigan. Resource partners get exclusive access to educational events, networking opportunities, and workshops for sharing best practices. We believe in growing our businesses together - connect and learn with the best and brightest in our state.
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Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, a nonprofit mutual insurance company, is an independent licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association. BCBSM provides health benefits to more than 4.7 million members residing in Michigan in addition to employees of Michigan-headquartered companies residing outside the state. The company has been committed to delivering affordable health care products through a broad variety of plans for businesses, individuals and seniors for more than 80 years. Beyond health care coverage, BCBSM supports impactful community initiatives and provides leadership in improving health care. For more information, visit bcbsm.com and MiBluesPerspectives.com
Corporate Live is an event production company with the capacity to provide complete audio-visual services for events of any size throughout the United States.
Our areas of specialty include audio, video, lighting, live streaming, staging, and rigging services. We have the right people and equipment on hand to produce 50-person corporate meetings, up to full-out productions for 100,000 of your closest friends! When it comes to producing conferences, fundraisers, concerts, trade shows, community, and corporate events, the experience and knowledge of our team is what truly sets us apart.
Corporate Live works with a diverse roster of notable nonprofit, academic, governmental, corporate, and entertainment-related clients. Our travels over the last 25+ years have brought us to virtually every major conference hall, arena, stadium, and large event space in Michigan. If you want a trusted and reliable partner for your organization’s next event, give us a call to discuss how we can help make your show a huge success.
Gallagher Benefit Services, Inc., a subsidiary of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (NYSE: AJG), is one of the leading employee benefit brokers and consultants in the U.S. Our full range of benefit services includes strategy, plan design and management, financialplanning, actuarial, data analysis and benchmarking, retirement brokerage and consulting, and human resource services. Gallagher’s trusted experts bring new ideas, innovative tools and world-class compliance capabilities totailor benefit solutions to our clients’ unique business objectives and employee needs. Our custom solutions ensure benefit programs perform better so businesses perform better. To learn more, visitwww.ajg.com
Sharon Ragland-Keys is the Franchise owner of Jovie of Ann Arbor formerly, College Nannies, Sitter and Tutors.
Since 2009, Jovie of Ann Arbor has been providing customized childcare bene? t solutions for companies and their employees. Our mission, Building Stronger Families, and our experience in delivering high quality, engaging childcare within employer-sponsored programs allows Jovie of Ann Arbor to customize, coordinate and deliver programs that meets the unique needs of your company.
Your employees will have the peace of mind that their loved ones are in good hands in the comfort of their own homes and your company bene? ts from enhanced productivity, employee satisfaction and retention.
Based in Southeastern Michigan, we are part of the largest, most complete in-home childcare resource in the U.S.
At RecogNation we believe that Every Moment Matters. Whether you're celebrating the first day or the last, shouting great successes from the rooftops, or recognizing the little moments in between. We believe that inspiration flows from appreciation - making each person feel valued, connected, and a part of something bigger than themselves. Because it is in these moments that we unlock the meaning in work, the power of relationships, and the positive energy that accelerates success.
AVAILABLE SPEAKERS:
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Andrew Bishop, CRP - President of RecogNation |
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Andrew Kersjes, CRP – Employee Experience Partner |
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Tricia Huizinga, PHR, SHRM-CP, CRP – HR Director |
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For over 25 years, we have been providing sales training, management, and leadership training to individuals and companies resulting in greater levels of personal and professional success.
Gerry Weinberg & Associates strives to provide world class business consulting and training in leadership, management, sales and customer care by challenging the status quo in which limits success for frustrated privately-held and public companies.
Based in Southfield Michigan, we have trained hundreds of business professionals using a blend of personal experience and nationally proven sales training and leadership techniques.
Our broad client base includes individuals, entrepreneurs and companies of all sizes in over 200 different industries and professions.
For nearly 35 years, we have delivered insightful solutions and best-in-class service to family offices, institutional investors and corporate leaders locally and around the country. We believe that institutional consulting means serving as an extension of your leadership team to help make investment decisions that address the challenges you face and help build a strong financial future. Our collaborative approach is unlike most other advisory teams. We combine a highly disciplined process with thought leadership and close communication, defining the Gold Standard for institutional consulting services. Not only do we follow best practices, we create them.
AVAILABLE SPEAKERS:
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Gary W. Jbara CRPS®, CIMA® |
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Mark J. Rogers CIMA® |
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Alera Group is an independent financial services firm with more than $1.3 billion in annual revenue, offering comprehensive property and casualty insurance, employee benefits, wealth services and retirement plan solutions to clients nationwide. By working collaboratively across specialties and geographies, Alera Group’s team of more than 4,000 professionals in more than 180 locations provides creative, competitive services that help ensure a client’s business and personal success.
For more information, visit aleragroup.com or follow us on LinkedIn
Amy Cell founded this consulting firm in March 2015 following her role as Senior Vice President, Talent Enhancement for the Michigan Economic Development Corporation. Having recognized that employers need affordable, reliable recruiting and HR services, she chose to dedicate her experience, passion for people, and vast network to help fill that need.
Amy Cell Talent has grown to a team of amazing people that provide customized HR, recruiting, and career coaching services. They have helped hundreds of employers find incredible people and have provided HR support to organizations that want to outsource their payroll and Human Resources services, or need help with short-term people-related projects.
At Brown & Brown, our guiding principles include building our team with the highest quality people and delivering innovative solutions and superior service. If you are a highly complex multinational company, an individual or anything in between, our experienced teams can help you view, analyze and purchase insurance efficiently. You will receive the personalized, dedicated service you deserve while leveraging the exceptional capabilities and peace of mind expected from a top brokerage to help protect what you value most.
Delta Dental of Michigan is a member of the Delta Dental Plans Association, a nationwide system of independently operated dental health service plans. Delta Dental contracts with four out of five U.S. dentists to provide more than 62 million people nationwide with quality, cost-effective programs and services.
As the state’s largest dental benefits carrier, Delta Dental of Michigan offers a full range of individual and group dental plans for 5.1 million people. Through education, philanthropy and advocacy, Delta Dental of Michigan is bringing oral health within reach for Michigan children and adults. As Delta Dental, we do dental…Better.
In 1998, Greenleaf Trust was established as Michigan’s first independent trust-only bank. We are headquartered in Kalamazoo, Michigan with offices in Traverse City, Bay Harbor, Birmingham, Grand Rapids, Midland, and Delaware. We have specialized disciplines in wealth management, trust administration, and retirement plan administration. Managing and sustaining our clients’ wealth from generation to generation is not a sideline; it’s our sole purpose. In total, we are responsible for over $17 billion of client assets. We provide retirement plan services to over 150 clients, with approximately $1.3 billion in assets and over 20,000 participants. Greenleaf is structured to remain private into perpetuity (we can never be sold or acquired). We are committed to maintaining a culture under which clients experience a highly personalized and professional level of service.
For over three decades, HRPro/BenePro has stood as a beacon of reliability and service excellence in the HR and benefit administration and consulting industry. With a proud history dating back to 1990, our company has continuously evolved, adapting to changing landscapes while upholding unwavering standards of customer satisfaction.
What sets us apart is our steadfast commitment to putting our customers first. From the moment you engage with us, you're met with a personalized experience tailored to meet your unique needs. Our dedicated team of professionals not only possesses unparalleled expertise in our field but also embodies a passion for ensuring your utmost satisfaction.
At HRPro/BenePro, we understand that exceptional service goes beyond mere transactions; it's about building lasting relationships. That's why we prioritize transparency, integrity, and open communication every step of the way. Whether you're a long-standing partner or a new customer, you can trust us to deliver solutions that exceed your expectations.
Our 34-year journey is marked by countless success stories, each testament to the unwavering dedication of our team and the trust bestowed upon us by our valued clientele. As we look to the future, we remain committed to innovation, continuous improvement, and, above all, your satisfaction.
HRPro/BenePro can provide everything you need to manage your people:
Employee Benefits: We specialize in building benefits better – customizing to meet the unique needs and aspirations of both employers and employees.
HR Consulting: We offer a comprehensive range of HR consulting services designed to meet your HR challenges head-on.
HR Administration: Payroll along with a comprehensive HRIS platform
Benefit Administration/Compliance: We are trusted providers of account administration including tax-advantaged accounts (FSA, HSA, HRA’s, Commuter), Lifestyle Spending Accounts, COBRA, Direct, Retiree and Consolidated Billing Services, Cafeteria Plan/POP Documents, and partner-provided solutions for Non-Discrimination testing. Wrap Documents, 5500 Filings and ACA Reporting.
Experience the HRPro/BenePro difference today and discover why, after 34 years, our commitment to excellence remains stronger than ever.
AVAILABLE SPEAKERS:
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Carolyn Elliott, MSW, SHRM-SCP |
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Kris Powell |
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How do you know you’ve made the best decision when it comes to your company’s employee benefits offerings?
With continued pressure from healthcare inflation, increasing compliance needs, and tighter budgets (to name a few), Hylant understands the challenges employers face.
No matter your company’s size, our employee benefits experts can help you tailor the program that will work best with your unique business and goals.
At Hylant, we solve important business issues:
OUR MISSION: To strengthen and protect the businesses, employees and communities of our client family by embracing them as our own.
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Marianne Farley |
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Lake Michigan Credit Union, “LMCU”, was originally founded in 1933 as Grand Rapids Teacher’s Credit Union. Over the last 90 years, LMCU has expanded to serve over 520,000 members in 65+ branches across Michigan and Florida. Decades of steady growth, strategic mergers and the addition of several major service lines has transformed LMCU to the largest financial institution headquartered in West Michigan.
As Michigan’s largest credit union and one of the nation’s leading credit unions, we offer award winning products and services to meet our member’s financial needs. We are proud of our past, thrilled with our present and couldn’t be more excited about our future!
About Lockton - Lockton Companies is the world's largest privately held insurance brokerage firm, providing insurance, risk management, employee benefits and retirement services. What makes Lockton stand apart is also what makes us better: independence. Lockton’s private ownership empowers its 10,750 Associates doing business in more than 140 countries to focus solely on clients’ risk and insurance needs. With expertise that reaches around the globe, Lockton delivers the deep understanding needed to accomplish remarkable results.
Marsh McLennan Agency’s (MMA) approach to group benefits and risk management is people-centric. We help organizational and HR leaders maximize the potential of their business by maximizing the potential of their people.
Our multi-discipline team comes to the table prepared with ideas about how to tackle each organization's unique challenges, addressing health & benefits, culture & wellbeing, diversity & inclusion, retirement, and safety needs. We'll share the national and global resources and capabilities of the Marsh & McLennan network - one of the largest insurance brokerages in the world. And they'll follow all the way through, turning insights into action.
We're here to help you build a robust benefits plan. To attract the best talent. To elevate and retain your employees. To turn chaos into growth - and to strengthen your bottom line.
How do we do this? It's in our nature. Our team is incredibly smart and driven. Driven to use their intelligence to make a difference, to do what they do best every day, for an extraordinary organization and to work with colleagues who share their gifts and values. We believe in the possibilities of people.
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AVAILABLE SPEAKERS:
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Gary Abernathy MBA, CDP |
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Susan Morgan Bailey MS, CIC®, SHRM-SCP, SPHR |
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For nearly 30 years, Troy, Michigan-based Ulliance has been helping companies create a culture of total well-being through comprehensive programs that improve business by enhancing people’s lives.
THE SERVICES WE PROVIDE:
Whether employees are struggling with depression, financial or family issues, substance abuse, harassment, or a myriad of other problems, thousands of employees seek support and solutions through Ulliance Life Advisor consultants every year. We can assist your employees as well.
University of Michigan Health Plan (formerly, Physicians Health Plan) is owned by two of Michigan's top health systems, University of Michigan Health (90%), and Covenant HealthCare (10%) and for more than 40 years, has been providing the people of Michigan access to high-quality, cost-effective care.
UM Health Plan offers individual plans, small and large group plans, and Medicare Advantage plans.
Medicare Sales
Tonya Sundermann
Tonya.Sundermann@UofMHealthPlan.org
Commercial Sales
Deb Wallace
Deborah.Wallace@UofMHealthPlan.org
For more than 90 years, Wayne State University Law School has produced creative, motivated leaders who have shaped the modern face of society through remarkable contributions to law, business and education.
Our Master of Studies in Law degree is specifically designed to help professionals build their knowledge of law relevant to the HR field. Classes are 100% online so students can learn when it's convenient and apply new skills immediately to their careers.
Established in 1997 by 19 U.S. governors with a mission to expand access to high-quality, affordable higher education, online, nonprofit WGU now serves more than 121,000 students nationwide and has more than 186,000 graduates in all 50 states.
Driving innovation as the nation’s leading competency-based university, WGU has been recognized by the White House, state leaders, employers, and students as a model that works in postsecondary education.
In just 23 years, the university has become a leading influence in the development of innovative workforce-focused approaches to education.
WGU is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities, has been named one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies, and has been featured on NPR, NBC Nightly News, CNN, and in The New York Times. Learn more at www.wgu.edu.
In 1989, Behavioral Health Systems recognized the need to address the full-range of mental health and substance abuse-related services. For more than 30 years, BHS has managed behavioral health through a 50,000-member preferred provider organization (PPO) to employers nationwide. BHS’ advantages include the open network PPO model, ensuring maximum freedom of choice, continuity of care for individuals accessing Employee Assistance Program (EAP) benefits and needing long-term treatment and the fee-for service approach, which provides maximum cost savings and coverage flexibility. BHS programs include:
Behavioral Health: Solutions for all mental health, substance abuse and EAP needs. Under the “carve-out” program, BHS seamlessly integrated its services for employers and their members. Enhanced programs include Behavioral Comp Management and Rx Management.
EAP & Work-Life: Tailored work-life solutions include BHS’ stand-alone EAP services; Wellness First, a program to support each employer’s unique goals; and robust education/training services. BHS’ well-being programs assist employees in managing personal issues while maintaining focus at work.
Drug Testing: Safety First, BHS’ drug testing division, conducts pre-employment, random, post-accident, reasonable suspicion, and return-to-work drug screening. All claims processing, MRO, billing and management reports are provided through one source. The program can be stand-alone or integrated with BHS.
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