Wednesday, May 21 at 11 am PT / 2 PM ET
Building a Strong People Strategy: Insights from Experienced Leaders
When 75% of your company’s total spend is allocated toward your employees’ compensation and benefits, getting your people strategy right has a meaningful relationship to your growth momentum and valuation.
During this 30-minute webinar, we’re sitting down with an experienced Chief Financial Officer and Head of People who’ve scaled businesses and learned from different total people investment strategies. They’ll provide insights on:
- How they applied comp and benefits to compete in today’s marketplace
- The learnings and considerations from building teams that scaled
- Creative solutions they’ve found to retain and motivate key talent
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Our Speakers:

Trent York
CFO, Furnished Finder
As Furnished Finder’s Chief Financial Officer, Trent York oversees all aspects of financial operations, human resources and legal, including supporting and enhancing Furnished Finder’s growth initiatives and planning. Trent has more than 20 years of financial management experience, bringing an extensive background in global corporate finance, financial planning and analysis, strategic planning, mergers and acquisitions and financial accounting to his role at Furnished Finder. Trent brings a background in building and scaling organizations through periods of rapid growth, from privately held start-up companies to publicly held organizations. Throughout his professional experiences, Trent has worked closely with HR leadership to propel the organization forward with its people investments.

Eric Doran
Head of People, Ophelia
Eric is the Head of People at Ophelia, a company dedicated to transforming access to treatment for opioid use disorder. With over 15 years of experience in Human Resources at high-growth tech startups and scaling businesses, Eric has helped build strong, people-centered cultures that drive organizational success. His expertise spans talent strategy, leadership development, and building HR foundations that support rapid growth and lasting impact.

Rebekah Willetts
Sr. Business Consultant, Sequoia One
Over the last decade, Rebekah has helped companies hone their people strategies—from finding them the right employees to creating benefits strategies that align to their business goals. She specializes in guiding startups through rounds of funding and enjoys seeing their businesses thrive just as much as she enjoys spending time with her pups and family.