Notes from our expert team.

Meet Maddie Meyers, People Operations Generalist at Nava. In her role, she helps make Nava an incredible place to work; A place where all employees feel safe, understood, and empowered, from the hiring process and throughout the full entire Nava experience. Read on to learn more about Maddie’s career (both in People Ops and as an actor), the mantra that keeps her going, and her favorite thing about working at Nava.

Meet Alex Cozort, Field Marketing Manager at Nava. In her role she partners with our sales and revenue teams to produce high-quality marketing campaigns and sales enablement initiatives that seek to empower and celebrate HR leaders. Read on to learn more about Alex’s career pre-Nava, how she’s turned asking questions into growth opportunities, and her favorite part about working from home.

In 2022, HR leaders are navigating a whole new work environment marked by constant curveballs. Between the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Great Resignation, and rising healthcare costs, employee expectations are shifting — and employers may need to make some changes to keep up. Our Nava Benefits Advisory Board weighs in with reflections, predictions, and plans to guide HR leaders through the coming year.

This legislation is creating a new standard for transparency in the benefits brokerage industry. Under the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 (CAA), benefits brokers are now required to share key information with their clients, including the details of their compensation and services. HR leaders and employers, here’s your guide to talking about the CAA with your healthcare broker.

‍Your relationship with your broker can make or break the quality of your benefits offering. And no one knows this better than Ellen Meza. Throughout her 20+ year HR career, Ellen has found a passion for helping people by giving them the benefits they need to live a healthy, fulfilling life. In her role as Director, Global Benefits, Well-Being & Mobility at DocuSign, she builds benefits plans to meet the needs of thousands of employees from all walks of life.

Nava is thrilled to welcome Chris Renzulli as our newest partner. After over a decade as a benefits broker in the state of California, Chris brings a wealth of experience and perspective on building innovative plans for employers of all sizes. Read on to learn more about Chris and why he joined Nava.

We’re thrilled to announce that health policy expert Dr. Marty Makary has joined Nava Benefits as our Chief Medical Advisor. In his role, Dr. Makary will act as a thought leader and collaborator as we build better healthcare and benefits offerings for small-to-midsize businesses.

"We're operating from a first principle approach in an industry that can be overly complex. We're building our company and offering starting from the simple question: 'How can we create a better benefits brokerage for all parties?'"

"Nothing would make me happier than to have meetings with future clients and hear them say 'wow, you don't sound like every other broker.' That validation means that we're onto something special, and able to deliver an offering that responds to what HR leaders actually want and need."

"We are the same country that put a man on the moon, created the internet, and resurrected Tupac as a hologram to perform at Coachella. We can figure out how to deliver the best healthcare in the world at the best price."

"I’m very optimistic for the future of healthcare because I’ve seen up-close a lot of amazing companies and products being built today."

Hear from Nava Benefits’ Co-Founders, Brandon Weber and Donald DeSantis, on what sparked their interest in healthcare, why they think benefits brokers are the key to fixing the American healthcare system, and how this mission inspired them to start Nava.