SAN JOSE, Calif. — [Aug 13, 2026] — Grokker, a pioneering leader in the employee wellbeing space, will co-host an upcoming webinar with The Northeast Business Group on Health (NEBGH) on “The Missing Layer in Employer Healthcare.” Scheduled for Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026 at 12pm ET, the webinar will explore why traditional benefits strategies are failing and why the future of engagement depends on moving from passive access to proactive, AI-powered support.
Employees continue to struggle with benefits engagement, despite growing investments in benefits, navigation, and digital health solutions. Nearly 50% of employers are evaluating point-solution consolidation, yet many organizations are addressing technology complexity rather than solving the root cause of low utilization.
Webinar attendees will gain actionable insights on:
- The Root Cause: Why increasing investment in technology has not moved the needle on utilization.
- The Consolidation Myth: Why simplifying the “tech stack” is not enough to solve the engagement crisis.
- The AI Evolution: How leading employers are shifting from passive platforms to proactive, real-time guidance delivered in the precise moment of need.
“Traditional benefits platforms are based on the outdated assumption that employees proactively research and manage their benefits, but that’s not how healthcare works in real life,” said Ollie Mittag, VP of Enterprise Business Solutions at Grokker. “Health needs are episodic. When an issue arises, employees don’t want to spend time navigating benefit categories or searching multiple portals for answers. They want answers, yet critical information is often fragmented across different resources, making it difficult to take action. The missing layer is proactive guidance that meets employees where they are, bridging the gap between simply offering benefits and actually empowering people to use them.”
Details at a Glance:
Date: Thursday, August 27, 2026
Time: 12 p.m. ET
Format: 40-minute presentation followed by a 15-minute live Q&A
Speakers:
- Lorna Borenstein is the Founder and CEO of Grokker. She has spent over 13 years applying engagement science and AI-driven intelligence to solve the gap between employer spend and employee participation. She is a frequent contributor to Forbes and a global speaker on the future of work.
- Ollie Mittag serves as VP, Enterprise Business Solutions at Grokker. Mittag is an expert in benefits innovation and digital health strategy. With over a decade of experience in healthcare and SaaS, and specializes in helping HR and Total Rewards leaders deploy AI-powered strategies to simplify benefits navigation and drive measurable outcomes.
To register for the webinar, click here.
About NEBGHThe Northeast Business Group on Health (NEBGH) is a leader in employer-led healthcare innovation, dedicated to helping companies improve the health and well-being of their employees while optimizing the cost and quality of care.
About Grokker
Grokker is a HIPAA-compliant AI health tech solution that integrates award-winning, expert-led wellbeing content with agentic intelligence. It helps employers better understand and use their benefits, reduces healthcare costs, and transforms wasted benefits spending into a healthier, more productive workforce.
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