Aon Equity Services


Paying employees with stock is complicated — from financial reporting requirements to balancing shareholder perspectives to educating participants. Our team delivers unmatched expertise with state-of-the-art products and services to help companies with employees around the world effectively use and manage equity compensation. From designing your plan to communicating with your participants, Aon is your solution for all things equity.
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Aon Equity Communication Services


Creating personalized, branded employee education that covers your specific plans and providers has never been easier. Aon’s EquiTV and other communications products make your journey to providing your employees with intelligent, engaging content, painless and cost-effective.

How do we do it? First, we’re equity experts. Second, EquiTV is short, ‘snackable’ videos that are delivered using state-of-the-art interactive technology providing your employees a world-class, choose-your-own-path experience. And since video content feels stale in a year, Aon will update your EquiTV channel at least annually to reflect current branding themes, plan changes, updated stock prices and more to assure your employees are seeing fresh content and are actively engaged in the education offering.

And EquiTV is just the beginning. We’re a one-stop shop for all of your equity communications needs. From personalized statements to employee presentations, email campaigns, and booklets, we’ve got you covered.

Need proof your education videos are working? Aon provides analytics that show engagement, fall-off, click patterns and more. We know EquiTV will engage your employees more than other education methods. From the first click… to the next…to the next… Learn More


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Episodes


Season 5 - Episode 1 (Q4 2022) - It’s a night of 1,000 stock-lebrities with Pam Chernoff and Jen Francis on the red carpet at the 30th annual NASPP Conference. It’s been three years since the last in-person conference, and everybody is dressed up and ready to mingle. There are too many special guests to mention, and some surprises along the way.


Season 4 - Episode 2 (Q2 2020) - John Hammond hosts a special virtual episode with our special guests; Seth Bohart, Landy Tam, and Robyn Shutak, from Computershare Employee Plan Services. Though the discussion centers on the impact of Covid-19 on global plan administration, the discussion ventures into some great personal anecdotes on new age parties and other unexpected turns.


Season 4 - Episode 1 (Q1 2020) - Amanda Benincasa Arena hosts our 2nd annual episode celebrating International Women's Day with our special guests Cherie Curry and Elena Thomas. Great insights into the quest for gender parity in management levels, board levels and equity compensation.


Season 3 - Episode 2 (Q2 2019) - On this Episode of Amongst the Shrubbery, John Hammond interviews Aaron Shapiro of Carver Edison about ESPP Loan Programs. Aaron teaches John how any participant can max out their ESPP with a free loan that doesn't require any special handling from the IRS or company shareholders.


Season 3 - Episode 1 (Q1 2019) - On this special Women's Day Episode of Amongst the Shrubbery, Amanda Benincasa sits down with three powerful women, Barb Klementz, Sarika Shah, and Barb Baksa and discusses how they got to where they are now and what they see for their future, and how important embracing being a woman was to their journey.


Season 2 - Episode 4 (Q4 2018) - On this episode, Marcos Lopez, CEO of Solium, talks global administration, the great outdoors, and even takes a nap...further endearing him to host, John Hammond, who is pretty famous for taking naps during presentations.


Season 2 - Episode 3 (Q3 2018) - On a special Gameday episode, guest host Terry Adamson sits down with Lou Taormina of FW Cook, and talks about some of the qualities that make a great Executive Compensation consultant, along with a regulatory update on new tax changes occurring in incentive programs today.


Season 2 - Episode 2 (Q2 2018) - John manages to get redemption and sits down with E*TRADE leader, Scott Whatley, to learn about E*TRADE's business and marketing initiatives.


Season 2 - Episode 1 (Q1 2018) - On this episode of Amongst the Shrubbery, Jon Burg fills in as host for John Hammond who is still in animated prison. The show's guest, Danyle Anderson of GEO, discusses the Global Equity Organization's upcoming annual conference at Loews Royal Pacific Resort at Universal Orlando Resort.


Season 1 - Episode 3 (Q4 2017) - On this episode of Amongst the Shrubbery, Dan Kapinos fills in as host for John Hammond who is trapped in his own zombie world. The show's guest, Mitan Patel of Equatex, discusses global share plans and how PeerTracker and Equatex are working together to assist with the obstacles in today's equity compensation environment. The discussion is interrupted though by a surprise appearance.


Season 1 - Episode 2 (Q3 2017) - Guest Emily Cervino, Vice President at Fidelity Stock Plan Services, discusses broad-based employee equity and ESPPs.


Season 1 - Episode 1 (Q2 2017) - Guest Terry Adamson, Global Practice Leader of Aon Equity Services, discusses building great teams and announces a surprising acquisition.


About


Amongst The Shrubbery
Amongst the Shrubbery is an animated talk show by Aon Equity Services, discussing the issues and challenges facing companies and people in today's world of equity compensation, with a not-so-subtle touch of humor. Each quarterly episode features a new guest from the industry discussing a topic that is important to them.


Your Hosts
Jen Francis
Jen Francis is a senior consultant in Aon Equity Services’ communications practice. She specializes in employee education, video creation and print communications in the stock plan and total rewards space. Jen has more than 20 years in equity compensation working in several areas including: consulting, training, product strategy and product management.
Pam Chernoff
Pam Chernoff is a consultant in Aon Equity Services’ communications practice. She has 20 years of experience in equity education, most recently as Curriculum Coordinator for the Certified Equity Professional Institute. Before that, she was a financial journalist. She’s a co-author of The Stock Options Book, one of the textbooks used for the Certified Equity Professional exams.
Zoe Denny-Thomas
Zoe Denny-Thomas is senior consultant, Equity Plans & Equity Communications Practice Leader EMEA. Zoe focuses on helping companies operate plans in the most effective way and ensuring employees understand and value their equity compensation to maximize company investment in employee equity. Zoe joined Aon from ProShare, where she was head of member services. Prior to this Zoe was senior manager at Capita (now Link), leading share plan operations for many FTSE 100 clients operating various plan types in the U.K. and globally. She has more than 12 years’ experience in employee share plans. Zoe is ICSA Cert. ESP qualified and has qualifications in Investor Relations and Reward Management. Zoe is a regular attendee and speaker at share plan industry events & is an elected board member of the Global Equity Organization (GEO).
John Hammond
John Hammond leads Aon Equity Services’ communications practice. His focus is creative and entertaining educational content that helps employees understand the value of their equity compensation. He was the founder and CEO of bendystraw before it was acquired by Aon. John also leads the team's marketing initiatives, including the #1 animated show in equity compensation, Amongst the Shrubbery.

Aon Equity Services
Our team delivers unmatched expertise with state-of-the-art products and services to help companies with employees around the world effectively use and manage equity compensation. From designing your plan to communicating with your participants, Aon is your solution for all things equity. We provide:

  • Plan design services
  • Equity valuation and financial reporting
  • Communication and analytics
  • Support for one-time events like option exchanges and corporate transactions
Please visit our website for more information.

Contact Us


Whether you need help deriving educational content, want to explore more effective solutions in video education, or just want to learn more about new ways to communicate with your participants, we're here to help


  • Email Our Team
  • Call Our Team

    John Hammond
    Philadelphia, PA
    +1 (215) 255-2010

    Zoe Denny-Thomas
    London, UK
    +44 (0) 207-086-1625