Awards.
| Year | Award | Awarded to | Awarded by |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Advisor of the Year, Health Value Awards | Donovan Ryckis and Chelsea Ryckis, two of twelve Charter Fiduciary Advisors | Validation Institute |
| 2026 | Most Innovative Healthcare Consultant | Donovan Ryckis | YouPowered Symposium |
| 2025 | Fiduciary Validation, Benefits Firm | Ethos Benefits | Validation Institute |
| 2024 | Advisor of the Year | Chelsea Ryckis | BenefitsPRO |
| 2024 | Most Innovative Healthcare Consultant | Chelsea Ryckis | YouPowered Symposium |
| 2024 | BenefitsPRO Luminaries, Humanizing Benefits | Ethos Benefits service team | BenefitsPRO |
| 2021 | Face of Change Award | Donovan Ryckis | BenefitsPRO |
| 2020 | Rising Star Award | Chelsea Ryckis | BenefitsPRO |
The Validation Institute is an independent organization that checks the claims health care vendors and advisors make, so employers can tell real results from marketing. For 2026 it named every advisor it had validated as a Charter Fiduciary Advisor, including Donovan and Chelsea, an Advisor of the Year, presented at the YOU Powered Symposium in Savannah, Georgia, in February 2026. Read about the Validation Institute and Ethos.
Coverage.
- BIP Magazine, Spring 2025. Donovan and Chelsea Ryckis on the cover of the magazine of NABIP, the National Association of Benefits and Insurance Professionals, on the demand for transparency in group health plans. Read the issue
- BenefitsPRO, April 30, 2024. “2024 Advisor of the Year: Chelsea Ryckis,” by Scott Wooldridge. Read on BenefitsPRO
- Employee Benefit News, January 2024. “7 scenarios for applying inversion thinking to healthcare challenges,” an opinion column by Donovan Ryckis. Read on Employee Benefit News
- BenefitsPRO, March 2024. “Build culture and get the best from your people,” a preview of Ethos’s BenefitsPRO Broker Expo session, by Donovan Ryckis.
- Entrepreneurs on Fire, January 2024. Donovan and Chelsea Ryckis interviewed by John Lee Dumas on applying a fiduciary standard to employee benefits. Listen to the episode
- EIN Presswire on KTLA, February 2024. Chelsea Ryckis named 2024 Most Innovative Healthcare Consultant at the YouPowered Symposium in Puerto Rico. Read the release
- EIN Presswire on CenlaNow, September 2023. Ethos sells its small business unit to focus on larger employers nationwide. Read the release
Films and the podcast.
Ethos produced two documentaries on how American health care is priced and who pays for it: “It’s Not Personal, It’s Just Healthcare” and “Side Effects May Include.” See the documentaries. Donovan and Chelsea also host the Business of Benefits podcast.
For reporters.
Donovan and Chelsea Ryckis speak on health plan fiduciary duty, employer health plan costs, pharmacy benefit managers and the changing role of benefits advisors. Email service@ethosbenefits.com for interviews, headshots or background. Their bios are on the team page.