Most organizations plan for hiring. Many plan for performance.

Very few plan for what happens when their most experienced leaders retire.

Retirement has quietly become one of the most underestimated risks in talent and culture strategy. It’s a people transition that impacts continuity, culture, and succession.

When experienced leaders exit, organizations lose far more than headcount - they lose institutional knowledge, mentoring capacity for the leadership pipeline, cultural continuity, and the engagement ripple effects across generations. Yet most companies still treat retirement as paperwork, not a strategic transition.

Join PSC for an interactive, in-person session with practical frameworks and facilitated exercises led by Andrea “Andi” Simon, PhD (corporate anthropologist; Founder/CEO, SAMC).

The event will begin with networking at 5:30pm, and the session with Andi will start at 6:00pm.

About Your Facilitator 

Andrea “Andi” Simon, PhD

Founder and CEO of Simon Associates Management Consultants (SAMC)

Andi Simon, PhD, is an internationally recognized corporate anthropologist and the founder and CEO of Simon Associates Management Consultants (SAMC). For more than two decades, she has applied anthropological theory, methods, and tools to help organizations see their businesses through fresh eyes—sparking innovation, transformation, and lasting culture change.

A sought-after speaker, consultant, and facilitator, Andi has led more than 500 workshops and engagements focused on Change Matters, Blue Ocean Strategy®, and organizational culture change. Her work spans the U.S., Canada, Mexico, and India, and includes extensive engagements with organizations such as Vistage International and TEC. Her insights and thought leadership have been featured in Inc.com, BusinessWeek, Modern Healthcare, Good Morning America, Forbes, Huffington Post, and Fierce Healthcare.

Andi is the award-winning author of On the Brink: A Fresh Lens to Take Your Business to New Heights and Rethink: Smashing the Myths of Women in Business. Her third book, Women Mean Business: Over 500 Insights from Extraordinary Leaders to Spark Your Success, coauthored with Edie Fraser and Robyn Freedman Spizman, was published in 2023. Her forthcoming book, Rethink Retirement, expected in Spring 2026, explores how individuals and organizations can reimagine retirement as a purposeful and meaningful nextchapter. In support of this work, Andi has launched a suite of programs for individuals navigating retirement and for organizations seeking to better support pre-retiree employees.

She is also the host of the podcast On the Brink with Andi Simon, ranked in the top 5% of podcasts globally and 18th among the top 100 podcasts focused on change. 

Andi is a long-time member of the Women Business Collaborative and serves on the Board of Advisors for the Enterprising Women Foundation. Her academic career includes serving as a visiting professor at Washington University in St. Louis, where she taught entrepreneurship. From 2015 to 2018, she and her husband, Andy Simon, co-founded the Simon Initiative for Entrepreneurship at the university. Earlier in her career, she was an Assistant Professor of Anthropology and American Studies at Ramapo College (now Ramapo University) and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania. 

Before launching SAMC, Andi spent two decades as an executive in financial services and healthcare organizations, helping leaders adapt to fast-changing environments. Today, in addition to her consulting work, she designs and facilitates Leadership Academies for multi-hospital systems, professional services firms, and nonprofits, supporting emerging leaders as they strengthen their leadership capabilities. A lifelong advocate for work–life integration, Andi raised two daughters while building a career as a professor, researcher, and entrepreneur. She enjoys traveling (having explored more than 40 countries), spending time with her family, and pursuing her passions for horseback riding and golf—her latest personal challenge. 

Through SAMC, Andi works with clients worldwide across industries, guiding organizations and leaders to move “off the brink” and toward sustainable growth and success.

Learn more about Simon Associates and about her books and workshops: www.simonassociates.net and www.andisimon.com

A video of Andi’s work is on this reel: https://youtu.be/8vArUIKaNS0

Connect with Andi on LinkedIn:  https://linkedin.com/in/andisimon