Do the right thing. Always.
At Employees First, we believe integrity should guide every decision in the benefits industry.
That’s why we’ve taken a fresh look at employer-paid and employee-paid benefits, creating a model that ensures fairness and transparency. By giving employers clear visibility and oversight to funds, we help strengthen employee health and satisfaction without adding expense.
A history of market leadership and practical innovation
At Employees First, we’re on a mission to bring integrity and transparency to the benefits industry, so employees are the ones who truly benefit.
Our team has spent careers re-imagining employer-paid and voluntary benefits, creating solutions that expand options for both employers and employees.
By providing clear visibility and control over funds traditionally lost to commissions or insurer profits, we empower employers to make smarter, fairer benefits decisions.
Ready to bring transparency to your employee benefits?
Our Founder
A market disruptor with a proven record of innovation.
Amy Hollis' passion, which has been foundational throughout her experience in the core and voluntary benefit spectrum, is to assist employers in optimizing overarching Total Reward strategies and cost-saving measures by creatively and effectively linking employer- and employee-paid benefit approaches.
Hollis is well known as a leader in the design, implementation, marketing, communication, and enrollment of voluntary benefit programs, predominantly within the large employer market. 
With more than 20 years of benefits expertise, primarily focused on voluntary benefits, Hollis also has broad experience with:
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employer- and employee-paid benefit plans, designs, and pricing.
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benefit enrollment and administration systems.
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voluntary plan regulatory expertise and application related to ACA, ERISA, DOI, etc.
During her career, Hollis has created and led multiple highly successful voluntary benefit practices for preeminent, national benefit consulting firms such as: Willis Towers Watson, Buck (formally Conduent/Xerox), and Marsh McLennan (Mercer).
Hollis developed nationally recognized teams within these organizations that continue to drive the industry.  Over the last decade, Hollis has been engaged with nearly half of the Fortune 500 organizations, either directly or through her teams, as lead strategist in the overall design, provider selection, and successful implementation of voluntary benefit programs.
Prior to her career in the voluntary benefit area, Hollis was a National Sales Director for a health care cost management provider in the large employer market.