In HRchat episode 577, we ask are employers ‘missing the mark’ when it comes to workplace wellbeing?
My guest expert this time is Dr. Sarah Matyko, Vice President of client success at Sonic Boom Wellness. Sarah oversees all client-facing operations and provides coaching and direction for all client success managers, ensuring client relationships are productive, effective, and sustainable when it comes to addressing top population health needs for that client.
Questions for Sarah include:
- What is the root cause behind the current workforce wellbeing inflection point?
- Where are employers ‘missing the mark’ when it comes to workplace wellbeing?
- Employers are busy. How can they provide an employee experience that promotes wellbeing on top of all the other business priorities they are already doing?
- Is ROI even possible when discussing workplace wellbeing? What’s the business case?
- What are some action items that our listeners can take away from our convo and implement right away?
More About Sarah
Prior to joining Sonic Boom, Sarah was the corporate director of life enrichment at Senior Resource Group (SRG), where she provided development, oversight, and direction to achieve proactive outcomes via a population health management program. Before joining SRG in 2017, she led the U.S. Navy’s population health program, a $25M initiative designed to optimize Population Health strategies through the integration of healthcare delivery, proactive data analysis & clinical wellness services for 400,000 beneficiaries.
Sarah received her bachelor’s degree in exercise physiology from West Virginia University with a minor in gerontology. Dr. Matyko then obtained her master’s and doctorate from the University of Southern California (USC) with a specialization in Lifestyle Redesign® and Behavioral Science. Dr. Matyko has been an American Council on Exercise and an American College of Sports Medicine certified personal trainer since 1999. She’s also a Certified Diabetes Educator and an Occupational Therapist.