Caregiver Benefits: Strategies to Take Care of Those Who Care For Others

When you listen to this episode, some of what we talk about might not directly impact you if you are not a caregiver.  However, as you will hear the odds are someone you know, work with or is a client likely is.  My guest today, Bill Harmon, President of Corporate Retirement Markets at Voya Financial and a caregiver himself, talks candidly about how to define caregiver, the challenges they face in the workforce, how employers can help and why introducing more support for caregivers in the workplace through a wellness or other similar program just makes good sense.  As in interesting tidbit, you might be surprised by which generation is the most likely to be a caregiver.  We also reference specific links, statistics, checklists, this weeks bonus question and episode transcript can all be found by going to 401kfridays.com/care2019.  

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Guest Bio

William Harmon is president of Retirement Corporate Markets for Voya Financial. 

In his role, Harmon oversees all aspects of the Corporate 401(k) market, including sales, relationship management, strategy and profitable growth for all segments of the market — from small- and mid-sized companies to some of the nation’s largest corporate employers. He and his team support Voya Retirement’s efforts to deliver next-generation customer experiences and solutions that drive positive retirement outcomes. 

Harmon is a member of CEO of Retirement Charlie Nelson's leadership team, as well as Voya's Operating Committee. 

Most recently, Harmon served as senior vice president, Core Markets, for Empower Retirement, where he was responsible for the segment’s overall success. During his 29-year tenure at Empower, the U.S. retirement business of Great-West Lifeco, he contributed to significant growth in plan sales, assets and earnings. 

For 11 years, including five as president, Harmon served on the board of Adam’s Camp, a group of non-profit organizations providing a variety of intensive, personalized, and integrated therapeutic programs for children with special needs and their families. He has also been closely involved with organizations supporting the special needs community including Special Olympics and Rocky Mountain Down Syndrome Association. 

Harmon holds a bachelor’s degree in Marketing from Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. 

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