Success Leaves Clues: Ep274 - Redefining Retirement for the Modern Workforce with guest Connor Bays, Head of Sales and Partnerships at Common Wealth Retirement

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In this episode of Success Leaves Clues , host Robin Bailey and co-host Al McDonald sit down with Connor Bays , Head of Sales and Partnerships at Common Wealth Retirement , to explore how technology, inclusion, and purpose are reshaping financial wellness and the future of retirement. Connor shares his journey as a competitive runner turned mission-driven leader helping Canadians achieve lifelong financial security. Through his work at Common Wealth, he’s redefining how small and mid-sized businesses can offer accessible, high-impact retirement plans that support employee wellbeing and retention. Together, they dive into the realities of financial stress, the misconceptions about cost and complexity in group retirement programs, and the profound shift from viewing retirement as an ending to embracing it as a new beginning . This conversation blends insight and empathy, showing how small changes in how we save, educate, and communicate about money can spark long-term transformation, for both employees and employers. You’ll hear about: Mission-driven innovation: How Common Wealth is closing the retirement gap for Canadians.