So, who's loving MarchMadness?  I know my beloved Mizzou Tigers aren't in thedance this year, but I still love this time of year and I have myElite Eight intact after the first 2 rounds!  I love howexcited everyone gets during the tournament and that there alwaysseems to be a huge upset and someone is destined to be crying intheir milk at some point.

I'm also getting super excited to head to Miami on April1^st to speak at the BenefitsPRO Broker Expo annualconference.  Make sure you come check me out  asthe host of the the new Fast & Furious session. It's going to be stellar.You can also see me at Business 101: Advice & Strategies that Will Kick YourBusiness up a Notch!   If you don't learn aton between these sessions, come find me and I'll buy you abeer.  (Emma Passé will also be speaking during theclosing keynote, BEN Talks – Why It All Matters.

So now on to the show!  This month, I'm very excited tointroduce you to Emma, Dawn and Mollie.  I'm just in aweof these women; they are all very inspirational and kicking it fromall corners of the country, as well as helping others along theway.

Emma Passé, E Powered Benefits

“The past 12 months have reallybeen great for me!  One of my proudest moments is my moveover to E Powered Benefits as COO — I am relatively young (I think35 is still young!) and an outspoken industry advocate for costtransparency and higher quality of care, which is what landed meright here at the forefront of the industry shift as a leader,contributor, and friend to as many people as possible — like-mindedor otherwise!

Another is helping a Denver client of mine take on a fullyembedded direct primary care with reference-based pricing plan;again, an emphasis on helping companies lower the cost of healthcare while maintaining and in most cases, increasing the quality ofcare that members can access.  That plan will go live on5/1 and was based on a full 24 month claims analysis and financialprojection that I worked on and presented to both client andconsultant.”

Dawn E. Wolfgram, CLF®, Regional Managing Director atPrincipal

“Sitting at home one Sunday afternoon I received a 'call ofduty' of sorts.  I learned WIFS (Women in Insurance and FinancialServices) was looking for people to serve on their NationalBoard.  My 31 years in the industry have all been with onecompany, and although I've been active in local association workserving our business, I wanted to do more to truly impact ourindustry on a national scale.  Having always beenpassionate about attracting women to our industry – coupled with mydesire to have a larger impact – I applied.  A rigorousinterview process ensued and ultimately, I was honored to beselected as the National Vice President of the WIFS 2018-2019 Boardof Directors.  During my time on the board, I have gainedsome insight that I didn't have before.:

1. In a highly male-dominated industry, there's a big need forwomen to have more female role models that are highlysuccessful.
2. Although a lot of work has been done within WIFS, there isstill a lot of work to do to bring more equity of femalerepresentation in our industry.

I feel honored to have been selected to do such important workwhich will ultimately impact the financial services industry as awhole.”

Mollie Lacher, Sunny Care Services

“Just 10 months after starting mybusiness, I had my second baby in October 2018.  It can bedaunting to be a business owner and a mother, and it has taken sometime to find my groove after kiddo #2, but with each passing month,I am finding it so rewarding to be able to work and raise my littleones!

On the business front, Sunny Care Services was accepted into theInFlight program at the Nashville Entrepreneur Center. This is a highly competitive business accelerator program that I'mvery proud to have been chosen for and have participated in sinceNovember 2018.  This experience has spurred my creativityand led me to start a blog to catalog and document all of mylearnings from working with families navigating life after losing aloved one and is becoming a go to resource for thispopulation.”

As always, if you know of great women in the field who areworking hard to make this this industry even better, send me anemail introduction at [email protected].I'd love to connect! Also, if you are going to be in Miami, please come andmeet me!