Benefits and Employee Engagement Consultant
Holly Overdyke is Founder and President of Activ8 Benefits Consulting, where her projects have spanned virtually all domains of employee benefits brokerage, benefits plan design and communication distribution, Human Resources support, and Human Capital Management technology platforms. Her clients span a broad range of industries, size, and geographic locations. Holly has more than 15 years of employee benefits management experience.
Ms. Overdyke launched Activ8 Benefits Consulting in April 2015 with a vision to be an innovative, new-age employee benefits consultant committed to enhancing the overall employee benefits experience. As an educator by training, she demands creativity in a stagnant and status-quo industry. Her passion for engaging and educating organizations (employers and employees) about maximizing their benefits package affords her the reputation of being a subject matter expert when it comes to consulting employers on their benefits options. She provides her clients with a holistic Total Rewards package evaluation as well as a customized employee engagement blueprint and roadmap for employers large and small. Holly was previously a Senior Account Executive with Unum where she was responsible for business development, account management and strategic consulting. Holly also serves as Sponsorship Chair for the Worldwide Employee Benefits organization’s Atlanta Chapter.
Early on, Holly received a Bachelor’s of Science in Secondary Education from Kutztown University of Pennsylvania. She is Benefits Technology Certified by the National Association of Health Underwriters and is a member of the Society of Human Resources Management.
Living your best life often means a good work/life balance. Employers want to hire great workers that are smart, and work hard. Employees want to work hard for a great company that (1) appreciates their hard work, and (2) understands every employee has a life outside of the workplace. Employees and business management both share the interest in ensuring the business is strong, providing products, services and economic benefits for both.
Research shows that employees are more productive when they are healthy, less-stressed, can focus on their work, and not worried about how to make ends meet. Offering employees a high-quality Total Benefits Package helps put an employees mind at ease. They understand that taking advantage of these benefits helps them today, tomorrow, and one day, ultimately be ready for a successful retirement.
Today, employees have a lot of options. Do you want good employees to stay with your company and grow with you, or do you want to continuously spend time and money training new employees, and hope they perform to your standards? Talk with us to discover how voluntary benefits can help your business and help you employees.
Employers expect their agents, brokers and consultants to provide guidance about human resources and benefits management technology, and how it will impact staffing needs, improve ROI, remain compliant and their overall success. The NAHU Benefits Technology Certification program gave us essential understanding of the various types of products and services available, how to assist clients with the discovery process about their known and unknown needs, helpful guidance on how to avoid the pitfalls associated with implementation and enhanced ways to appropriately discuss associated costs. Our Benefits technology Certification assures you that we can effectively implement programs and provide you with long-term success.
The Activ8 Process
04. IMPLEMENT & ADOPT
Some will say this is the hardest part of the process. It is challenging because it requires getting uncomfortable, working hard, and possibly making significant changes. Managing change has been identified by many as the reason why so many initiatives are not fully executed to their fullest potential. We can stay with you not just to help with the initial adoption but to manage the change.