Embracing Innovation and Movement in the Workplace

1. ANN RUCHY
Chief Talent Officer—Salo, LLC
As part of her role as CTO, Ann directs the firm’s internal human
resources, operations and marketing functions. Prior to this, Ann was the
Managing Director for Salo Human Resources (formerly Oberon).
Prior to joining the Oberon team, Ann worked as an Executive Coach and
Consultant and spent over ten years serving as Executive Vice President and
Human Resources Vice President for a national staffing company.
Ann brings years of combined experience in leadership, human
resources, executive coaching, sales, staffing, and consulting.
Innovation and Movement in the Workplace
Ann’s presentation will introduce attendees to Salo and their innovative approach to
workplace design and employee wellness. As the first BlueZones™ certified work place
in America, Salo is an industry leader who embraces a holistic approach to finding
purpose, improving health and increasing longevity.
She is passionate about her work on the Board of Directors for Project SUCCESS; a youth- development
organization that gives middle and high school students the tools to develop life skills to create a bright
future.

2. Embracing Innovation and
Movement in the Workplace
ANN RUCHY
Chief Talent Officer—Salo, LLC

3. Our Journey
 Who We Are and What We Do
 Movement in Our Workplace
 Lessons We Have Learned

4. Our Mission
Connecting People,
Evolving Business

5. Our Values
 Passionate about getting to a future state
 Find value in connecting people
 Demonstrate professionalism in all we do
 Create positive energy in the environments
we touch
 Self-aware and highly intuitive
 Driven to achieve
The essence behind our company culture

6. Our Culture Our spirit is contagious and fun is the law!

7. Movement in Our Workplace

8. Our Office Space

9. Treadmill Workstations
2007 Mayo Clinic Study/Dr. James Levine
 Installed 16 treadmill workstations
 Encouraged walking meetings
 Replaced traditional telephones with headsets
Greatest Accomplishments
 Average weight loss: 8.8 lbs
 Cholesterol triglycerides dropped 37%
 Increase in productivity and profitability

10. Our Rituals

11. Our Challenge

15. Our Kick Off

16. Move Naturally

17. Move Naturally

18. Eat Wisely

19. Right Outlook

20. Connect
Excerpt from our Job Descriptions…
join a Board or a cause which
you are passionate about

21. Connect

22. Impact
Happiness Score = A
September 2012 April 2013
47%
77%

23. Happiness Score = A
Impact

24. Healthcare Costs
We are tracking metrics regarding:
 Overall Healthcare expenses
 Healthcare claims
 Catastrophic claims
 Medical claims as a % of total company expenses
These metrics will be ready to report in Q3 2013

25. Revenue Growth
19%
Comparing revenue
during the timeframe of
Blue Zones initiative with
the same timeframe from
the previous year.

26. Lessons Learned

27. Lessons Learned
1. Environment matters
2. Experiment
3. Communicate

28. Mindset Engagement Action

29. Embracing Innovation and
Movement in the Workplace
Ann Ruschy, Salo
annruschy@salollc.com
612-230-7256

30. ANN RUCHY
Chief Talent Officer—Salo, LLC
annruschy@salollc.com
612-230-7256