Events
Popular Presentation Topics:
Compensation Basics | Pay Equity: Time to Fix It! | Is Your Variable Pay Measuring Up? | Compensation Chaos | Total Rewards Chaos | Total Rewards Priorities | Custom-Tailored Presentations for Your Organization
Cassandra Faurote’s Recent or Planned Speaking Engagements:
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April 15
2026
Presentation: The Strategy Forums – Indianapolis
Total Rewards Chaos
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March 12
2026
Presentation: FUEL Indy – Indianapolis – (Private Event)
Total Rewards Priorities
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November 21
2025
Presentation: Employ Indy – Indianapolis – (Private Event)
Total Rewards Chaos
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October 22
2025
Presentation: IBA Banking on Women Conference – Indianapolis (Private Event)
Ask Boldly; Win Big – Negotiation Strategies for Success!
Co-Presenter Charlotte Westerhaus-Renfrow, J.D., M.Ed.; Senior Faculty Chair; Indianapolis Kelly School of Business
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October 1
2025
Presentation: NIHRA – Northeast Indiana Human Resources Association — Ft. Wayne (Private Event)
Total Rewards Chaos
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June 19
2025
Virtual Presentation: HRASM – Human Resources Association of Southeast Michigan (Private Event)
Compensation Chaos in 2025
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April 11
2025
Virtual Presentation: Indiana Association for Healthcare Recruitment (Private Event)
Compensation Chaos in 2025
Recent Past Speaking Engagements:
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August 9
2023
Presentation: Indiana HR Conference
To Be Transparent Or Not…That Is The Question
Indianapolis, IN
A look at the importance and impact of pay transparency.
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August 31
2022
Presentation: KY SHRM Conference
The Great Resignation: Compensation Matters
Louisville, KY
A look at the impact of the post-pandemic Great Resignation, including how it is influencing compensation realities and trends.
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August 29
2022
Presentation: Indiana HR Conference
The Great Resignation: Compensation Matters
Indianapolis, IN
A look at the impact of the post-pandemic Great Resignation, including how it is influencing compensation realities and trends.
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September 2
2021
In-person Presentation at the KY SHRM Conference | 8:45 a.m. and repeated at 10:30 a.m. | Booth number 428
Greetings from the Compensation Future
What will the future of employee compensation and total rewards hold? Total Reward Solutions Founder and CEO Cassandra Faurote explores topics including an economy overview, compensation foundation, legislation around minimum wage, living wage, and the future of compensation with incentives for remote workers, gig workers, pay transparency, and pay equity.
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August 3
2021
In-person Presentation at the Indiana HR Conference
Greetings from the Compensation Future
What will the future of employee compensation and total rewards hold? Total Reward Solutions Founder and CEO Cassandra Faurote explores topics including an economy overview, compensation foundation, legislation around minimum wage, living wage, and the future of compensation with incentives for remote workers, gig workers, pay transparency, and pay equity.
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May 11
2021
In-person Presentation (Private): VIP Week at VIP Center
Embracing the Gig Economy and Ensuring Profitability
This entrepreneur-focused program explores the growth of the “gig economy” to include current statistics, what is a “gig worker,” and why Gig. We also discuss how to ensure profitability when you Gig, what Gig workers want from their work, platforms to find Gig work, and the Gig value proposition.
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April 27
2021
Virtual Presentation (Private): Human Resources Association (IU Student Chapter)
A Rising Federal Minimum Wage and Its Implications
(See Video Excerpt Above)
Program presenting essential insights about the potential impact of an elevated minimum wage if and when enacted at the federal level.
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April 19
2021
Virtual Presentation (Private): Financial Executives International
Variable Pay in a Post-COVID World
In the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, what will compensation and total rewards look like. This program examines that question and focuses specifically on variable pay.
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February 25
2021
Virtual Presentation (Open to Public): HR Training Center
Compensation Basics
Program providing essential baseline knowledge about employee compensation and total rewards programs.