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Season 1

Feb. 1, 2022

Episode 35 - Erik Templin

Erik Templin is Executive Vice President at Brown & Brown. He is one of the most knowledgeable people in our industry, and the person responsible for introducing me to the concept of self-funding. He's also an outstanding str...

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Jan. 25, 2022

Episode 34 - Allison De Paoli

Allison is the Founder of Altiqe Consulting, a boutique employee benefits consulting firm out of San Antonio, Texas. Allison is easily one of the most innovative EB consultants I know, and also a podcast host herself, with he...

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Jan. 18, 2022

Episode 33 - Chris Fisher

Chris Fisher is the Founder of BenefitsAlly and the creator of the 3x3x3 podcast series. Chris has alway had a finger on the pulse of what’s new and innovative in the insurance space, and he’s one of the most connected …

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Jan. 11, 2022

Episode 32 - LinkedIn Masterclass with Megan Chiarello & Andy Neary

Megan Chiarello and Andy Neary join me in the studio to discuss how to maximize your efforts on LinkedIn. If you are a salesperson, an entrepreneur, a marketing specialist, and insurance broker, or just someone that wants to ...

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Dec. 27, 2021

Episode 31 - Chetara Brisbon

Chetara Brisbon is the Director of Growth for Nice Healthcare. Chetara flew all the way in from South Carolina to share her story, as well as her company’s value proposition. In the show we talk family, her pursuit of a …

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Dec. 17, 2021

Episode 30 - Reid Rasmussen

Reid Rasmussen came on the show to discuss the origins of freshbenies, what it was like moving from Canada to the US and how our healthcare systems differ, as well as his own original employee benefits show "Brokers in Cars …

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Dec. 10, 2021

Episode 29 - David Voorhees - Captives Part 2

"Captives" Part-2 with David Voorhees, CEO of True Captive Insurance. David stopped by Frisco, TX on his way back to Kansas City and graciously helped me complete the second part of the #captive podcast miniseries. He brings ...

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Dec. 3, 2021

Episode 28 - Phillip Holowka - Captives Part 1

Phil is the Chief Operating Officer of Complete Captive Management Services. He entered the captive world more In 2010, after his 25 years as a Paramedic actually brought him into this world accidentally. Phil was one of the...

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Nov. 19, 2021

Episode 27 - Geniece Brunson

Geniece is a Principal at EPIC Insurance Brokers, and has spent her entire year in the employee benefits and consulting space. In this episode, we discussed her perspective on self-funding, as well as her interest in cryptocu...

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Nov. 12, 2021

Episode 26 - Preston Pomykal

Preston was recommended separately to me by two industry peers, so I anticipated that it would be an exciting conversation, and he certainly didn’t disappoint. Not only is he an expert in Employee Benefits & Underwriting, but...

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Nov. 5, 2021

Episode 25 - Vince Lewis

Vince is VP of Sales at Partners MGU, a stop loss managing general underwriter with a unique business model that allows their clients an opportunity to financially benefit from the sale of the company in the future. Vince ca...

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Oct. 29, 2021

Episode 24 - Matt Brost

Matt shares his journey from being an All-American Golfer at the University of Texas, to spending 5 years as a professional golfer, to eventually finding his passion in the insurance world as a Benefits Consultant. --- Supp...

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Oct. 22, 2021

Episode 23 - Dwight Mankin

Dwight Mankin is the President of WebTPA, a third party administrator with the tagline "We Do Weird" because they focus on large group self-funded clients that want to build a customized health plans for their unique needs. -...

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Oct. 19, 2021

Episode 22 - Colin McNeese

Colin is a Senior Advisors of Employee Benefits, with over two decades of experience. He takes a technical approach to self-funded, with a degree in Management Information Systems, and he really has a strong finger on the pu...

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Sept. 3, 2021

Episode 21 - William Short

The product of two parents who were medical doctors, Will knew his future didn’t lie specifically in medicine, but rather found himself consumed by fixing the broken insurance payment model. With successful ventures in payrol...

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Aug. 27, 2021

Episode 20 - Chris Wilson

Chris Wilson is Executive Vice President of Business Development for Healthcare Highways - a "health plan built on by a high-performance network that delivers quality care, cost savings, and sustainable value." They are aimin...

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Aug. 20, 2021

Episode 19 - Benjamin Prinzing

Benjamin Prinzing is the Founder & CEO of Rover Analytics, a company on a mission to help small group employers get access to claims data by scraping member EOB's (Explanation of Benefits). Ben is a serial entrepreneur and st...

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Aug. 13, 2021

Episode 18 - TJ Hutchings

TJ Hutchings is the Manager Director of Employee Benefits for Higginbotham in Fort Worth, Texas. He's one of the absolute best people I know in the insurance industry, and he came on to share his journey into benefits, as wel...

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Aug. 6, 2021

Episode 17 - Megan Chiarello

Megan Chiarello is Vice President of Marketing for WellNet Healthcare, who provides turnkey level-funded and self-funded solutions to small and mid-market companies. Megan brings a fresh voice and interesting perspective to a...

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July 30, 2021

Episode 16 - Mike Massé

Today, Mike is a Benefits Consultant with Hotchkiss Insurance, but long before that, he had an incredible journey as a troubled teen, then becoming a Youth Pastor for about 15 years, then turning his sights to the private sec...

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July 16, 2021

Episode 15 - Anthony Russo

Anthony Russo is an Executive Regional Manager for Voya Financial, and has spent his entire carrier working on the carrier side of the insurance world. Anthony has a wealth of knowledge to share about the value of a partnersh...

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July 9, 2021

Episode 14 - Dan LaBroad

Dan Labroad is the founder and CEO of Ovation Health and Life Services, a full service insurance consulting firm, with a specialty in self-funding. Dan is also a serial entrepreneur with a long track record of building succe...

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July 2, 2021

Episode 13 - Patrick Martell

This episode features Patrick Martell of ClaimDOC. Patrick came on the show to discuss one of my favorite topics - Reference Based Pricing (RBP)! I love the potential of RBP to reduce plan spend, but I am no expert, so …

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June 18, 2021

Episode 12 - Andy Neary

Andy Near is an ex-professional baseball player, who channeled his playing experience into a successful insurance career, before finding his real calling - becoming a high performance coach for Insurance Producers. Beyond tha...

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