Founder, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Ttec Holdings
Search every verified Kenneth Tuchman interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Kenneth Tuchman, chairman and CEO of TTEC Holdings, has spoken about the company's public health and community engagement initiatives. During a Denver Health Foundation event in November 2021, Tuchman described TTEC's pandemic response, including moving roughly 60,000 computers to employees' homes and purchasing about $1.7 million worth of vaccines for the Philippines. He stated that companies have a responsibility to support employee health and that such efforts are good for business. Tuchman also discussed TTEC's philanthropy model, in which employees write grant proposals for their communities and pair funding with volunteerism, and he argued that the healthcare community should push for action against what he called "raw sewage of misinformation on social media." In a 2020 LinkedIn broadcast, Tuchman urged employees to vote, calling it a "civic duty" and describing the 2020 election as "one of the most important elections in history." He encouraged early voting and volunteering as poll workers. In earlier appearances, Tuchman praised the Colorado I Have A Dream Foundation for providing educational opportunities and said the program gave him "hope that the public school system can actually perform." He also outlined TTEC's corporate values in a 2014 video, stating the company's purpose is "to deliver humanity to business" and its vision is to help organizations create "emotionally connected valuable and lasting relationships."
“People spend the majority of their life working, so companies have a responsibility to make sure our people are healthy — and from a shareholder standpoint it's good for business when employees are healthy and vaccinated because there is continuity in work and fewer severe illnesses.”
“If you create an environment of caring and compassion you can attract and keep better employees — they become emotionally loyal and think multiple times before they leave, which ultimately drives higher profits and better customer outcomes.”
“Pre-pandemic we changed the food in our cafeterias, raised prices on soda, lowered prices on water and organic juices, taught cooking classes, organized walking groups and provided free mental health and mindfulness classes so people would take advantage of these supports.”
“When COVID hit we reversed our technology and moved roughly 60,000 computers to employees' homes; while remote work brings safety, lower carbon footprint and flexibility, it also makes it very hard to maintain culture, mentor younger workers, and can cause isolation and mental health issues.”
“We purchased about $1.7 million worth of vaccines for the Philippines because the government wasn't providing them; in Metro Manila we're at 98% vaccination and in outskirt villages about 93% — that shows it's possible to vaccinate an entire population when companies step in.”
“There's an elephant in the room: raw sewage of misinformation on social media is undermining healthcare — until the healthcare community brings this to a presidential or congressional level and forces action, we'll keep wasting billions trying to counteract what Facebook, YouTube and Twitter push.”
“Companies have the ability to take a line — like United Airlines requiring vaccination — and those who refuse often turn out to be the fringe we can live without; hospitals have done the same and it's not the end of the world.”
“Our philanthropy model asks employees to write grant proposals for their communities and pair funding with volunteerism — we buy the equipment but employees install and train, which hooks people on giving and deepens their emotional connection to the company.”
“We live in a free country and that part of our democracy in order for it to work we need to all express our voice and vote — in my opinion it's our civic duty.”
“I believe this election is one of the most important elections in history and so therefore I'm urging each and every one of you to please go out of your way and to vote.”
“There is certain media out there that says this election is going to be fraught with mail-in fraud issues and I'm here to tell you that your vote will be counted and that regardless of what some people might want to say your vote will be counted.”
“The best way to ensure that your vote is counted is to vote early; if you are physically able and you feel comfortable properly masking up you can go to your polls where the polls are open early — I strongly suggest that you go to your polls early and get your vote in.”
“We have a tremendous amount of resources and all of you who have access to Mosaic at any point in time will be able to find all the different voter resources that exist not only for your ability to vote but how to help other people vote.”
“We're encouraging all folks that are able-bodied and that are healthy to consider volunteering their time and signing up to become a pollster so they can assist people at poll locations.”
“In 2000 the Bush–Gore election the state of Florida which threw the entire election was won by approximately 563 votes, so your individual vote can literally make a difference in the entire election.”
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