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Money, mind, and movement: supporting the whole employee
Summary
On this episode of Beyond the Paycheck, host Kelsey sits down with Pam Tavilla, Head of People at Leyton, a global consulting and professional services firm. Drawing on nearly 20 years in HR, Pam makes the case that the line between work and personal life has dissolved, and that supporting employees means supporting their whole day, financial, mental, and physical. She explains why financial wellbeing is a universal need rather than a generational perk, why learning and development only works when it leads to a real career path, and what the coming shift toward personalized benefits will mean for HR leaders. It's a practical, people-first conversation for anyone who builds compensation, benefits, and growth programs.
Chapters
00:45 Welcome to Beyond the Paycheck
01:35 Meet Pam Tavilla and Leyton
02:45 Her first job and first paycheck
03:45 Supporting the whole person
06:35 Why financial wellbeing matters
08:25 Making the case when the spreadsheet won't
10:15 When training needs a destination
12:25 Staying current in HR and benefits
16:25 The coming shift to personalized benefits
Takeaways
Support has to be active, not stated. Saying you back work-life balance means little unless managers actually let people step away and trust them to return refreshed.
The whole person comes to work. Financial, mental, and physical health all cross into the workday, so being present and noticing the signs is part of the job.
Financial wellbeing is universal. It matters across every generation because it shapes how people live and survive, and it benefits the business as much as the employee.
Training needs a destination. Learning and development only pays off when it connects to a clear career path, or it becomes box-checking.
Personalization is the next shift. The standard benefits package is fading in favor of equal budget and access for everyone with individual choice in how it's used.
Connect with the Guest
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pam-tavilla/
Website: https://leyton.com
Sponsor
Aura Finance helps you simplify compensation and benefits planning by bringing everything into one streamlined platform. No more juggling spreadsheets, disconnected tools, or manual calculations—Aura gives you a single place to design, compare, and communicate total rewards packages with confidence.
With AI-powered insights, it takes the guesswork and busywork out of comp decisions, helps you spot pay equity gaps early, and makes it easy to model scenarios that keep your teams engaged and your budgets on track.
See a demo at https://www.aurafinance.com/
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On this episode of Beyond the Paycheck, host Kelsey sits down with Pam Tavilla, Head of People at Leyton, a global consulting and professional services firm. Drawing on nearly 20 years in HR, Pam makes the case that the line between work and personal life has dissolved, and that supporting employees means supporting their whole day, financial, mental, and physical. She explains why financial wellbeing is a universal need rather than a generational perk, why learning and development only works when it leads to a real career path, and what the coming shift toward personalized benefits will mean for HR leaders. It's a practical, people-first conversation for anyone who builds compensation, benefits, and growth programs.
Chapters
00:45 Welcome to Beyond the Paycheck
01:35 Meet Pam Tavilla and Leyton
02:45 Her first job and first paycheck
03:45 Supporting the whole person
06:35 Why financial wellbeing matters
08:25 Making the case when the spreadsheet won't
10:15 When training needs a destination
12:25 Staying current in HR and benefits
16:25 The coming shift to personalized benefits
Takeaways
Support has to be active, not stated. Saying you back work-life balance means little unless managers actually let people step away and trust them to return refreshed.
The whole person comes to work. Financial, mental, and physical health all cross into the workday, so being present and noticing the signs is part of the job.
Financial wellbeing is universal. It matters across every generation because it shapes how people live and survive, and it benefits the business as much as the employee.
Training needs a destination. Learning and development only pays off when it connects to a clear career path, or it becomes box-checking.
Personalization is the next shift. The standard benefits package is fading in favor of equal budget and access for everyone with individual choice in how it's used.
Connect with the Guest
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pam-tavilla/
Website: https://leyton.com
Sponsor
Aura Finance helps you simplify compensation and benefits planning by bringing everything into one streamlined platform. No more juggling spreadsheets, disconnected tools, or manual calculations—Aura gives you a single place to design, compare, and communicate total rewards packages with confidence.
With AI-powered insights, it takes the guesswork and busywork out of comp decisions, helps you spot pay equity gaps early, and makes it easy to model scenarios that keep your teams engaged and your budgets on track.
See a demo at https://www.aurafinance.com/