LIVE from SOAHR 2022: Sarah Rodehorst, Onwards HR, and Jen Bender, Change Healthcare
Sarah Rodehorst, CEO of Onwards HR, and her client, Jen Bender, Senior VP of People Solutions for Change Healthcare, joined host John Ray to discuss the Onwards HR Separations Platform. Sarah talked about the advantages of having a dedicated solution to employee separations, the problems that can arise when done improperly, and the full impact on the organization. Jen shared the improvements in her company’s processes and compliance realized by using Onwards HR.
Questions and Topics in this Interview:
Onwards HR
What happens when separation is not handled well
Compliance Issues
Jen Bender with Change Healthcare
This show was originally broadcast live from SOAHR 2022, the annual conference of SHRM-Atlanta, held at the Cobb Galleria Centre in Atlanta, Georgia on July 27th and 28th, 2022.
Sarah Rodehorst is the Chief Executive Officer of Onwards HR, the leading risk mitigation platform that streamlines employee separations. Sarah co-founded Onwards HR after more than two decades of experience launching SaaS products in the human resource sector at startup and Fortune 500 companies. She established Connecture’s government division and closed $18 million in the first 12 months. As a result, Connecture went public in an IPO in 2014. At ADP, Sarah’s team scaled the organization from 2 to 250 employees in 18 months. Sarah is a sought-after thought leader on employee separations, DEI in the workplace, and women in technology. She has presented at conferences, spoken on panels, and hosted webinars on these topics.
Jennifer Bender is the SVP of People Solutions at Change Healthcare. Jennifer oversees the company's HR operations, ranging from acquisition to off-boarding. This includes managing complex layoffs and ensuring coordination among all pertinent teams. She has worked in senior HR leadership roles for more than 25 years and has handled many projects related to outsourcing and reductions in force, totaling over $100M in company savings.
