New podcast episode is LIVE! Learn about a career path in the insurance industry and human resources. This episode's guest is Colin Haupt, SVP, Employee Engagement & Experience for PURE Insurance. Understand the many aspects of an HR career and what the Engagement & Experience team does. Plus, you'll hear why a career path in insurance is the perfect place to utilize analytical and communication skills, the main entry points, and what skills are needed to succeed in both areas.

Colin Haupt was always a Lead Dad. When his children were young and he was a rising HR executive, he was the one to leave work when his kids needed him. His wife’s job in financial services didn’t have that flexibity. It continued when he joined a start-up insurance company that was growing quickly but had a CEO who put family first. Five years ago, Colin’s wife died from breast cancer and the company’s support allowed him to focus on their kids. Listen to his story of being two different types of Lead Dad and how working for a company with strong care policies made a difference.

Is there ever a silver lining after an unthinkable loss? Approaching the one-year anniversary of my wife- Allison's passing, close friends have asked, "Have you found any solace or peace after losing Allison to cancer?" The search for solace, in some ways, can be harder and more emotionally exhausting than the loss itself. Attempting to make sense of, and come to terms with, loss, feels surreal -- and is wearing.