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Join Us on Friends with Benefits: The Go-To Podcast for the Reward Community

Why We Started This Podcast
About Our Hosts


Carl Chapman
VP Benefit Design & Partnerships at Ben
With 25+ years experience in benefit design at the likes of Mercer and Aon, Carl spends his days helping leading providers and businesses deliver strategic benefits people actually use and love. He’s known for sparking great conversations that challenge the status quo.
Why Join Us as a Guest?
Build Your Personal Brand
Get your voice heard by a community of senior Reward Leaders who are looking for new ideas, fresh thinking, and stories from people who get it.
Share Knowledge with Peers
This is a podcast for reward leaders, by reward leaders. You’ve got experience others can learn from — here’s your chance to pass it on and help shape the future of benefits.
Expand Your Network
Connect with a lineup of forward-thinking leaders who are just as passionate about people and performance as you are.
Zero Hassle, High Impact
We’ll keep it relaxed, conversational, and easy. No prep required. Just show up, chat with Carl and David, and we’ll do the rest.
What to Expect
Audience: Reward Leaders at companies with 1,000+ employees
Hosts: Carl Chapman & David Duckworth from Ben
Format: Conversational, no-script, real talk (around 30 to 40 minutes)
Topics: AI, employee engagement, ROI, leadership, and real-world strategies you can take back to your team
We’ll send a few guiding questions to get the ideas flowing, but the best insights come from real conversation, not sticking to a script.
Become a Guest
Where We Record

Help Us Build the Go-To Resource for Reward Leaders
Help Us Build the Go-To Resource for Reward Leaders
Know someone you can recommend? Email us at
charlotte@thanksben.com