As workforce expectations shift and healthcare costs rise, businesses are re-thinking how employee wellbeing, access to care, and long-term planning impact productivity and growth.

This conversation brings together leaders from healthcare systems, benefits providers, and major employers to explore how companies can create healthier workplaces while strengthening their bottom line.

Panelists will discuss how preventative care, mental health support, workplace design, and innovative benefits strategies can improve employee retention, reduce costs, and position companies for sustainable growth.


Featured Speakers
  • Jake Childers, MD

    Medical Director
    NormanMD

    Jake Childers is the medical director of NormanMD, Austin Regional Clinic’s acute care, on-demand telemedicine service, which provides primary care virtual visits for minor illness and injuries through a subscription platform utilizing ARC physicians and Advanced Practice Clinicians. Dr. Childers has been practicing at ARC for 17 years, currently at ARC Far West in daytime urgent care services.

    He is board certified in Family Medicine and Urgent Care Medicine, and is a member of the Travis County Medical Society and the American Academy of Family Physicians. Dr. Childers studied Biomedical Science at Texas A&M University, graduating Cum Laude. He earned his medical degree from The University of Texas McGovern School of Medicine in Houston, Texas, before completing his Family Medicine Residency in North Carolina.

  • Amber DiPippa, SHRM-SCP

    Senior Manager
    Total Rewards & HR Technology
    Texas Mutual Insurance Company

    Amber DiPippa currently serves as Senior Manager, Total Rewards & HR Technology at Texas Mutual Insurance Company, leading Compensation, Benefits, and HR Technology teams. She brings a strategic, data‑driven approach to People strategy, using workforce data and HR technology to enable effective decision‑making across total rewards programs. Amber holds the SHRM‑Senior Certified Professional (SHRM‑SCP) credential and currently pursuing her Master's degree in Human Resources at Penn State University.

    She is also deeply engaged in the Austin community, having served in board leadership roles with the Austin Young Chamber and other civic organizations, reflecting her commitment to inclusive leadership and community impact.

  • Lauren Goldstein

    Founder & Chief Executive Officer
    Golden Key Partnership

    Known as The Biz Doctor®, Lauren Goldstein is an award-winning business consultant and advisor who helps 7- and 8-figure business owners transition from Operator to Owner. As founder of Golden Key Partnership, she’s spent over 15 years untangling operational chaos and fixing broken team dynamics. Lauren helps business owners reclaim their sanity and build high-performing cultures and operations so the business runs (and thrives) without them, allowing them to finally have the freedom that they started their business for.

  • Kelley Price, MA, LPC

    Clinical Director
    Ellie Mental Health
    Central NW Austin

    Kelley Price is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Clinical Director at Ellie Mental Health Central NW Austin. She specializes in helping clients find clarity, balance, and a path forward through a client-centered, trauma-informed approach. Kelley emphasizes practical, skills-based strategies and collaborative care, with a focus on real-world application. She brings a grounded, actionable perspective on mental health in the workplace, helping organizations better support employee well-being.

  • Haley Gardiner, MPH, MCHES – Panel Moderator

    Program Director
    Be Well Communities™

  • Sherron Gratten – Supporting Speaker

    Program Manger
    NormanMD

  • Julia Knable – Supporting Speaker

    Vice President
    Relationship Manager
    PNC Bank



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