Weekdays With Bernie 2025
The ultimate HR and benefits conference, located in the heart of Downtown Nashville, TN.
March 31 – April 2, 2025
Learn cutting-edge strategies and updates, earn CE credits, network, and have fun with 150+ HR and benefits professionals from across the country.
Attend 5 general sessions and 10+ curated breakout sessions led by industry experts. Read about WWB2024 to see what you missed—and plan to experience in 2025.
More updates on 2025 speakers and sessions are coming soon!
Early-Bird Special Pricing Available!
Weekdays with Bernie 2024 Highlights
Aron Ain
The Future of the Workplace
Aron serves as executive chair of the UKG Board of Directors and as an Operating Partner at Hellman & Friedman. Before transitioning into the executive chair role in 2022, Aron served as the company CEO for 17 years. In 2020, as founding CEO, Aron helped lead the merger between Kronos and Ultimate Software to become UKG amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. The following year, UKG made history by becoming the first newly merged entity to land on the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For® list, debuting at #6.
Gloria Goins
DEI, Unconscious Bias, and Healthcare
Giants
Gloria Goins is currently the chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer for Cisco Systems. She is the former head of Health Equity and Business Development for Amazon Pharmacy. In that role, Gloria helped lead Amazon’s expansion in the U.S. Healthcare industry with a focus on improving health outcomes for underserved customers and communities. Based on her role in leading health equity, Gloria was recognized by Becker’s Hospital Review as one of the top 5 Amazon healthcare executives to know.
Madeline Mann
“Why are employees asking me that?” – How Viral Trends Have Transformed Workplace Discourse
Madeline Mann is an HR & recruiting leader who has garnered an audience of millions, and is best known for her award-winning job search YouTube and TikTok Channels, Self Made Millennial. Mann’s job search coaching programs have led to thousands of success stories, and her work has been featured on ABC, Bloomberg, New York Times,
and other publications.
Dr. Jessica Rhodes of Eli Lilly
Consideration for Patients with Obesity
Dr. Jessica Rhodes joined Weekdays with Bernie on behalf of Eli Lilly, a company that unites caring with discovery to create medicines that make life better for people around the world. Lilly is internationally recognized for its commitment to pharmaceutical excellence and was awarded as one of Glassdoor’s 2024 Best Places to Work. Dr. Rhodes is a Senior Director of Employer Engagement with Lilly. Jessica is passionate about the leadership of HR professionals in health and wellness initiatives and pharmacy quality. Dr. Rhodes earned her Doctor of Pharmacy from the University of Georgia in 2014. She has experience tailoring pharmacy strategies for employers across
diverse markets.
Alex Tolbert
What’s New with BerniePortal?
Alex Tolbert is the founder and CEO of BerniePortal. He began his career as a broker at BerniePortal’s parent company, Bernard Health, where he saw firsthand the challenges small and mid-sized businesses face when it comes to benefits and HR. During Alex’s presentation, he’ll share the latest and greatest updates for the BerniePortal platform, which is designed specifically to help small and mid-sized
businesses better manage those many daily benefits and HR challenges. From new product features to service-level enhancements and everything in between, attendees will leave with a fresh perspective on how to make the most of BerniePortal in the coming year.