Sponsors
Platinum Sponsor
Beacon Health System
Beacon Health System is the region’s most trusted partner and guide to creating and maintaining health and well-being. Their award-winning partners – Elkhart General Hospital, Memorial Hospital of South Bend, Beacon Children’s Hospital, Beacon Home Care and Beacon Medical Group – are powered by our more than 7,000 associates providing the best care possible to people of all ages. As the regional leader in childbirth, mental health, cancer, pediatrics, trauma, heart and vascular care, stroke, surgery, weight loss services and community health programs, Beacon Health System is helping our region achieve the highest quality of life.
HUB International
HUB International offers business insurance, employee benefits, retirement planning and risk management, backed by the resources of a nationwide broker while operating through local offices that know their communities. HUB helps HR leaders take care of their people without losing sight of the bottom line, combining cost containment strategies with hands-on advocacy for their teams. With this kind of support, HR leaders can stay focused on what matters most: their people.
PNC
The PNC Organizational Financial Wellness program allows you to offer meaningful employee financial wellness benefit options while helping you to improve your organization’s bottom line. With a focus on reducing employee financial stressors, this customizable program allows teams to concentrate on doing their best work at a time when performance is more important than ever. This focus on employee financial wellness can also help with attracting and keeping top talent.
Gold Sponsor
TalentSource
Recruiting experts in the professional | technical space, including contract and direct hire. With a passion for people, we love finding the right fit for both our clients and candidates. If you want to push your business forward with the best recruiting talent to make sure you have the right people in the right seats, we are your premier partner!
Gibson Insurance Agency, Inc.
Gibson is a growing team of risk management and employee benefits professionals with a passion for helping leaders look beyond what others see and get to the proactive side of insurance. By continuing to foster innovation and expanding its reach, Gibson is committed to expertly delivering high-impact solutions to businesses and individuals across the country. As an employee-owned company, Gibson is driven by close relationships with their clients, employees, and the communities they serve. The first Gibson office opened in 1933 in Northern Indiana, and as the company’s reach grew, so did its team. Today, Gibson serves clients across the country from offices in Arizona, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Utah. Online at TheGibsonEdge.com.
The Horton Group
The Horton Group is an experienced leader in the employee benefits and health insurance field. Their team has managed hundreds benefit programs with a focus on keeping their clients costs below comparable levels experienced by other employers. Horton's aggressive management technique includes a number of internal medical management techniques and preventive health initiatives.
As the healthcare reform continues to evolve, the Horton Group has remained ahead of the game. With leading-edge technology, they are able to obtain meaningful information that helps them evaluate cost drivers, trends, and savings opportunities associated with our clients’ medical benefits. In addition, they work to evaluate the impact of various plan administration and management initiatives, forecast the impact of future plan changes and offer solutions to keep benefit packages attractive to current and potential new employees.
The Beacon Group of Companies
The Beacon Group of Companies is a full-service agency that offers insurance programs across Benefits, Property & Casualty, and Financial Services. Steven Strantz is the Benefits Consultant that manages the South Bend branch. Steven has over 19 years of experience in the industry working with employers from 2-200 across northern IN. Their core principles are centered in high integrity in guiding our clients, respect in how we treat individuals we work with, driven to provide solutions, and a client first service approach. Their office is conveniently located on the northwest side of South Bend near Blackthorn Golf Course.

