We're excited to present a special episode that I recorded with Leo Tokar from Lockton in 2023.  I think the content is especially relevant to what companies and employees are focused on today.  Leo joins the podcast for our first in-depth conversation about Total Rewards. We cover Total Rewards at a high level but also focus on how Total Rewards Strategies can be leveraged in today’s uncertain economy. Leo also connects the dots of how to engage your employees with Total Rewards to drive the best employee experience.  

Noted in Podcast: 

• HR HOTSAUCE “Favorite song to bring you out of a funk playlist”:  Coldplay 

•  What Leo is listening to:  
  
  • Marketing School Podcast 
  
  
  • Book: Atomic Habits  
  
  
  
  

Our Guest, Leo Tokar 

Leo serves as President, People Solutions and partner with Lockton Companies, a consulting and brokerage firm that provides insurance, risk management, total rewards, employee benefits and retirement solutions. Lockton is the 8th largest risk and benefits management firm in the world and the largest firm that is private and independent. 

Leo leads the strategy and financial performance of health & welfare, retirement, and executive benefits practices. In addition, he oversees consulting teams for key accounts and manages employee benefits and total rewards strategy for public and private organizations in a variety of industries.  

Leo has a MS in Marketing and MBS from the University of Colorado executive programs, and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Economics from the University of Kansas.  

Leo is a current board member of Delta Dental of Colorado, Denver Metro Chamber, Ensemble Innovation Ventures, and the American Cancer Society. He is also a graduate of Leadership Denver and has won the “Forty Under 40” Award from the Denver Business Journal. 

Leo.Tokar@lockton.com 

LinkedIn: Leo Tokar 

Lockton Website 

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THANK YOU:

Intro and Theme song for Tom’s Engaging HR is “Better” by Break Signals.  Break Signals just released their first studio album “A Steady Frequency” and it absolutely rocks, check it out here:  Break Signals: A Steady Frequency

• Fun fact, the song “That Guy”, which is also on the album, was inspired by a magician that was hanging around outside The HR Technology Conference in 2022

Thanks to Jon Thurmond for your mentorship and help getting the podcast off the ground.  I appreciate you lending the voice for the introduction as well!

Karl Pawlewicz: He was integral with helping with our logo, social media, and answering my 1,000 questions while building out the show.  I appreciate you and your friendship for over 20 years, you’re the man!