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John Schmoll

Founder, Frugal Rules

John Schmoll

Founder, Frugal Rules

John Schmoll, MBA, is a former stockbroker, mutual fund administrator and veteran of the financial services industry. His interest in investing and passion for financial literacy led him to leave his career with a well-known brokerage house to grow an advertising business with his wife and start a personal finance site, Frugal Rules, in 2012. Today he manages multiple personal finance sites and writes for many online publications. His work has been featured in Forbes,…

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Life Happens

WorkLife Partner

Life Happens

WorkLife Partner

Life Happens is a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping Americans take personal financial responsibility through the ownership of life insurance and related products, including disability and long-term care insurance. Life Happens also seeks to remind people of the important role insurance professionals perform in helping families, businesses, and individuals find the insurance products that best fit their needs. Life Happens does not endorse any product,…

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Liz Walker

HR Director, Unum UK

Liz Walker

HR Director, Unum UK

Liz is the Human Resources Director for Unum UK. She’s passionate about making the workplace an environment where all employees can thrive. This includes finding ways to positively support the physical, mental and financial wellbeing of employees as well as creating an inclusive culture. An avid supporter of women in leadership, she’s also the main programme sponsor for this female professional development group. Liz began her career at Unum in 1996 in the…

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Anne-Kathryn Flanagan

Communications Manager

Anne-Kathryn Flanagan

Communications Manager

As communications manager at Colonial Life, Anne-Kathryn spends her days informing employees about Columbia campus news as well as information happening on other Unum campuses. A former reporter for the State Newspaper (S.C.) and the Myrtle Beach (S.C) Sun News, Anne-Kathryn works closely with different internal business partners to share information about new products and programs and events happening within the company. A native of Sumter, S.C., Anne-Kathryn…

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Chris Winston

Managing Editor, WorkLife

Chris Winston

Managing Editor, WorkLife

As the managing editor of WorkLife from Colonial Life, Chris spends his days educating consumers on the importance of voluntary benefits, ideas for improving their work productivity and tips for living a healthier lifestyle. In reality, he’s in the role because he needs daily reminders of all three. A former reporter and editor for The (Columbia, S.C.) State, AOL/Patch, The Roanoke (Va.) Times and the (Spartanburg, S.C.) Herald-Journal, Chris thrives on sharing…

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Contributing Writer

Shurna DeCou is a staff writer for Unum Group specializing in healthcare. Previously, she was a correspondent in…

Contributing Writer

Laura Adams is an award-winning author of multiple books, including Money Girl’s Smart Moves to Grow Rich. She’s…

Executive Vice President of People and Communications

Liz Ahmed joined Unum in October 2018 as executive vice president of people and communications, responsible for…

Communications Intern, Colonial Life

With a left-brain love for creative writing and a right-brain need for structure and organization, Brook found…

Contributing Writer

Brian has been in the communications business for more than 15 years, getting his feet wet in the Big Apple before…

Contributing Writer

Leslie’s a writer and editor with 30-plus years of experience helping businesses, non-profits and government…

WorkLife Contributor

Damon Brown helps potential and current entrepreneurs make their mark without sacrificing themselves. He co-founded…

Director, Media Relations, Unum

Brad comes to Unum with 20 years of public relations experience across a variety of industries including hospitality,…