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Brook West was drawn to the health care industry because of a desire to make a significant difference in people’s daily lives and long-term outcomes. A …
Brook B. West
Chief Commercial Officer
Carrum Health
Nori Nishida brings a record of exceptional leadership and strategic vision, including developing an agency from the ground up by working with local …
Nori Nishida
President and Founder
Alliance 360° Insurance Solutions
Industry Impact (Individuals)
The Emotional Vaccines® program is the first of its kind to create a public health policy for mitigating mental health challenges. This simple series of short educational videos and more than 1,000 practical tips are jargon-free, easy to distribute, and culturally diverse. With the help of founder Dr. Rahul Mehra, the videos are strategically designed …
Emotional Vaccines
Brightside created the “financial care” category in employee benefits to help resolve employees’ unique financial challenges in their moments of need. While serving frontline employees at top Fortune 500 organizations, the company is on a mission to improve the financial health of working families and help income go further for the 7 in 10 Americans living …
Brightside
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Nori Nishida brings a record of exceptional leadership and strategic vision, including developing an agency from the ground up by working with local communities and eventually expanding nationwide. As president of Alliance 360° Insurance Solutions, he is responsible for ensuring seamless daily operations, implementing business strategies, managing the firm’s resources, and ensuring a cross-collaborative culture to work toward the common goal of client care. Nishida — who is also CEO of Ori-gen, a collective of companies that supports community and minority-owned businesses through services like insurance — has been recognized as a top performer by leading insurance companies such as Anthem Blue Cross, Blue Shield of California, Health Net, and Kaiser. Whether working with first-time parents, Medicare recipients, or employee groups, he strives to ensure that all feel safe and secure in their coverage. Through his continued personalized client solutions and his commitment to both his clients and his staff, Nishida significantly contributes to improving overall access to a resilient health care and benefits experience.
Nori Nishida
President and Founder
Alliance 360° Insurance Solutions
Brook West was drawn to the health care industry because of a desire to make a significant difference in people’s daily lives and long-term outcomes. A personal experience allowed her to see the value of access to an ethical, high-quality provider and continues to fuel her motivation to make appropriate, affordable care accessible through the employers Carrum serves. Her work at the company has led to partnerships with Fortune 50, 100, and 500 clients, and her experience in commercializing health tech and SaaS products, along with a knack for translating complex themes into digestible content, has made West a go-to for valuable digital health insights. She leads enterprise sales, business growth, and market expansion strategies at Carrum, while also overseeing a growing team of about 40 colleagues in strategy, sales, marketing, communications, and consulting. Carrum’s roster of employer clients has grown dramatically since West stepped into her role, and she leads by example through her work ethic, dedication to the company’s mission, and desire to mentor and support those around her.
Brook B. West
Chief Commercial Officer
Carrum Health
Brightside created the “financial care” category in employee benefits to help resolve employees’ unique financial challenges in their moments of need. While serving frontline employees at top Fortune 500 organizations, the company is on a mission to improve the financial health of working families and help income go further for the 7 in 10 Americans living paycheck to paycheck. Brightside’s financial assistants, proprietary rules engine, and innovative products have helped thousands of people improve emergency savings and reduce debt — resulting in improved productivity, retention, and workforce diversity while also lowering health care costs. People of color and women have historically been disproportionately impacted by financial stress, and Brightside’s Financial Care model is built to solve some of those inequities for innovative employers. To date, Brightside has put roughly $41 million back in the pockets of participating employees by saving families an average of $1,200 annually and reducing credit card debt three times faster than non-participants.
Brightside
The Emotional Vaccines® program is the first of its kind to create a public health policy for mitigating mental health challenges. This simple series of short educational videos and more than 1,000 practical tips are jargon-free, easy to distribute, and culturally diverse. With the help of founder Dr. Rahul Mehra, the videos are strategically designed to educate viewers about stress and anxiety before they develop into a more complicated clinical diagnosis. One school using the videos reduced employee turnover from 18% in 2020 to 9% in 2021 to under 5% in 2022, and the reduction in employees who require mental health medication has dropped 50% in the past three years. This program led to Mehra receiving the 2023 “Philanthropist of the Year Lifetime Achievement Award” from Tampa Bay Business & Wealth magazine. Today, more than four years after the pandemic began, there remains a lack of targeted prevention when it comes to mental health issues. Emotional Vaccines® claims to be “the tool everyone is looking for that too few even know exists.”
Emotional Vaccines
