In HRchat episode 573, we delve into ways to provide support for employees facing health challenges and changes. From crafting robust support systems to nurturing a culture of empathy, we uncover actionable strategies to empower your workforce and enable them to navigate obstacles with resilience and hope.
Joining me on the pod is Max Landry, Co-Founder & Co-CEO at Peppy, a health app that connects your people to real, human experts, giving them the care and answers they need to take control of their health and bring their best selves to work, every day.
Peppy’s trained practitioners support employees through underserved areas of health that fall through the gaps all too often – menopause, fertility, having a baby, and other health-related issues affecting women, men, and the LGBTQ+ community.
The Peppy team says they offer expertise delivered with time, passion, and empathy, reducing the health worries that cause employees to disengage, or even leave employment altogether.
Prior to co-founding Peppy, Max was Co-Founder and Chief Executive of media company The Conversation UK. Prior to that, he was Co-Founder and Managing Director of Paperstone, one of the UK’s first online office supplies companies.
Questions for Max include:
- You’ve worked with some high-profile companies with a lot of employees; what are the main benefits for a business that decides to use Peppy? A use case?
- Your site says “1 in 6 colleagues will struggle with their fertility.” Tell us more about this challenge and how it can affect the morale and wellbeing of employees.
- How do you work with HR teams to help them create actionable strategies to empower their workforces and enable them to navigate obstacles with resilience and hope?
- The US is clearly a focus for Peppy since your expansion into the market last year. What are the key challenges in the US that you want to address? Can you tell me more about Peppy’s plans here?
- How do you see attitudes in the workplace changing towards health support for women, men and the LGBTQ+ community?
More About Peppy
Peppy was founded by three like-minded individuals, Mridula Pore, Evan Harris and Max Landry, who all experienced the ‘Oh wow!’ moment of bringing a baby home for the first time. They saw an opportunity to offer a solution for organizations looking to better support their people and to differentiate themselves in a hyper-competitive market for talent. And so Peppy was born.
Today, Peppy is used by over 250 businesses including BNP Paribas, Capgemini, Dyson, Santander and Wickes.
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