Respect Your Money, You Earned It: What a Grandmother's Checkbook Taught Learn Behavioral's CHRO About Pay, Dignity, and Meeting Every Employee Where They Are - Beyond the Paycheck

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Benefits That Actually Help: LEARN Behavioral’s CHRO on Financial Wellness and Student Debt Summary Most employees don’t need more perks - they need benefits they can actually use. Maggie Ruvoldt, Chief Human Resources Officer at LEARN Behavioral, shares how her early money lessons (thanks, Grandma) shaped a people-first approach to total rewards for a largely hourly workforce. She breaks down where comp and benefits often fail - financial literacy gaps, one-size-fits-all design, and confusing communication - and how to fix them with clarity, segmentation, and vendor partnerships that go beyond retirement. Maggie details LEARN’s student loan support (including counseling via Summer), why HR should measure utilization and outcomes, and how listening tours revealed a childcare benefit no one actually used. She also offers timely guidance for leaders navigating rising medical costs, plus a simple 30-day habit employees can adopt to build money awareness today. If you’re rethinking financial wellness, pay transparency, and benefits equity, this episode gives you the playbook.