Beyond Paychecks: Best Practices to Retain and Inspire Your Top Talent 10/21/2025
Preview: Candid insights and real examples on keeping top talent engaged.
Real strategies. Real examples. Real talk.
High performers have choices. This candid, in-person panel brings together firm leaders who will share what keeps top talent engaged and inspires them to stay. Attracting and retaining top performers takes more than just a competitive salary. Join us for an insightful in-person panel discussion where firm leaders share real-world strategies for energizing teams, building pride, and fostering long-term loyalty.
Panelists:
Jude Covas, Managing Principal – MCB
Brian Wendroff, Managing Partner – Wendroff & Associates
Kevin Gerrity, Co-founder & Partner – District Partners LLC
Kelly Toole, Principal – TKR Consulting Group
Moderator:
Ira Rosenbloom, COE – Optimum Strategies
What You’ll Gain:
Proven strategies to keep top talent energized and engaged
Techniques to build professional pride and deep loyalty
Real-world panel insights you can implement immediately
Lunch will be served.
Time: 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM Date: Tuesday, October 21 Delivery: In-person Location: Matthews, Carter & Boyce (MCB),12500 Fair Lakes Cir #260, Fairfax, VA 22033 Benefit: 2 CPE and catered lunch
(Free to members. Guests charged $40) Location: Matthews, Carter & Boyce (MCB) 12500 Fair Lakes Cir #260 Fairfax, VA 22033
2025 US Employee and Executive Benefits State of the Market from NFP 10/28/2025
In the face of economic uncertainty, employers remain driven by opportunities to provide comprehensive benefit solutions that positively impact their employees’ lives There are challenges, including ongoing turmoil in the labor market, and potential political decisions that could impact the market. It will be important for employers to continue to be proactive and research solutions that best meet the needs of their budgets and the budgets of their employees. NFP continues to help clients achieve better outcomes by guiding their re-evaluation of what it takes to provide affordable, comprehensive benefit solutions. We’ll review some of the trends that have continued over the past couple of years as well as share some insight on what we see for 2026. The insight and solutions we offer are informed by an understanding of what’s happening in the world, what employers are trying to accomplish and the barriers in their way. From there, we help employers better align benefits with employee wants and needs, develop strategies to contain costs and demonstrate a genuine care for the holistic well-being of their workforce.
Our goal will be to continue to
• Examine the challenges employers are facing.
• Empower employers to navigate complexity with actionable insights.
• Provide recommendations and solutions from a trusted partner.
• Adapting to evolving retirement behaviors of executives
• Balancing executive benefits with financial concerns in an uncertain economic climate
• Leveraging executive retention as a hedge against uncertainty
Our report brings you valuable data and analysis from diverse organizations representing tenured decision-makers across industries.
Presenter:
Joe Finzel, Senior Advisor, NFP Corporate Benefits
Date: Tuesday, October 28, 2025 Time: 9:00 - 10:00am Delivery: In-Person or Live Virtual Meeting (Zoom meeting information will be sent with your email confirmation.) Location: Falls Church Marriott Fairview Park | 3111 Fairview Park Dr, Falls Church, VA 22042 Benefits: 1.0 hour of CPE (free to Northern Chapter VSCPA members; in-person non-members pay $40, virtual non-members pay $25) Location: Falls Church Marriott Fairview Park 3111 Fairview Park Dr Falls Church, VA 22042
GovCon Breakfast Series event (GovCon SIG) 11/11/2025
Details TBD
We hope you will join us!
Details: 8:00-9:00 am Tuesday, November 11, 2025 Live Virtual Meeting: Zoom meeting information will be sent with your email confirmation. Benefits: 1.0 hour of CPE (free to Northern Chapter VSCPA members; non-members pay $25) Location: Live Virtual Webinar
GovCon Breakfast Series event (GovCon SIG) 1/13/2026
Details TBD
We hope you will join us!
Details: 8:00-9:00 am Tuesday, January 13, 2026 Live Virtual Meeting: Zoom meeting information will be sent with your email confirmation. Benefits: 1.0 hour of CPE (free to Northern Chapter VSCPA members; non-members pay $25) Location: Live Virtual Webinar
