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Season 1

Aug. 8, 2023

Independent Benefits Consulting with Chris Wolpert of GBS

Independent Benefits Consulting with Chris Wolpert of GBS In this podcast episode, Spencer Smith and Chris Wolpert discuss their careers, entrepreneurship, healthcare consulting, marketing strategies, and personal connection...

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Aug. 1, 2023

PBM Consulting - Bringing Transparency to Pharmacy with Trevor Daer o…

PBM Consulting - Bringing Transparency to Pharmacy with Trevor Daer of Granite Peak Analytics Trevor Daer, the founder of Granite Peak Analytics, joins me on the orange couch to explore the world of pharmacy analytics and th...

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July 25, 2023

Enhanced Benefits and Communication - Eric Silverman - Voluntary Disr…

Enhanced Benefits with VB - Eric Silverman - Voluntary Disruption Are you looking for a way to get better engagement among your workforce without employees feeling like they just talked to a used car salesperson? Then you ne...

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July 18, 2023

Unlocking Cost Savings with Reference Based Pricing (RBP) - ClaimDOC …

Unlocking Cost Savings with Reference Based Pricing (RBP) - ClaimDOC - Omar Arif This week I sit down with Omar Arif, SVP of Growth with ClaimDoc to answer the question, "What is Reference Based Pricing, aka "RBP"?" Omar Arif...

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July 11, 2023

Pro Soccer, Super Bow Bids, and Formula One - Neal Carter of Cvent

Pro Soccer, Super Bow Bids, and Formula One? - Neal Carter of Cvent Neal Carter joins me on the orange couch to discuss the logistics of planning Large Conferences, the process of putting together a Super Bowl bid, the impac...

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June 27, 2023

Episode 100! - The Benefits Roundtable with Seth Denson, Dennis Fowle…

Episode 100! - The Benefits Roundtable with Seth Denson, Dennis Fowler & Chris Hamilton Self-Funded with Spencer is excited to release the 100th episode of the podcast! For this episode, we set out to deliver a truly unique e...

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June 20, 2023

How AI Could Repair our Healthcare System - Meet Healthee

How AI Could Repair our Healthcare System - Meet Healthee Join Spencer Smith in his latest episode of Self-Funded with Spencer as he delves into the world of artificial intelligence with Healthee and their co-founder/co-CEO ...

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June 13, 2023

The Connective Tissue of a Health Plan - Planned Administrators Inc

he Connective Tissue of a Health Plan - Planned Administrators Inc In the latest episode of "Self-Funded with Spencer," host Spencer Smith invites George Stiles, the President and COO of Planned Administrators Inc (PAI), to d...

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June 6, 2023

Create Better Wealth with The AND Asset - Caleb Guilliams

How to Create Better Wealth with The AND Asset - Caleb Guilliams Welcome to the Self-Funded with Spencer podcast! In this episode, we are thrilled to have Caleb Guilliams, founder of Better Wealth and author of "The And Asse...

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May 31, 2023

Health Payment Accounts (HPA) with Paytient CEO - Brian Whorley

Health Payment Accounts (HPA) with Paytient CEO - Brian Whorley Welcome to Self-Funded with Spencer, where we dive into the world of healthcare and explore ways to make healthcare coverage more accessible and effortless for e...

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May 23, 2023

Healthcare Orchestration with Curus - Jared Mort

Revolutionizing Healthcare Coordination and Advocacy with Curus Get ready to dive into the world of healthcare benefits and savings with Spencer Smith's Self-Funded podcast, sponsored by Pareto Health. In this episode, COO Ja...

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May 16, 2023

Data Analytics for the Modern Benefits Broker - Mike Pattengale - Spr…

Data Analytics for the Modern Benefits Broker - Mike Pattengale - Springbuk Looking to learn about the future of data analytics in healthcare? Look no further than Self-Funded with Spencer! Host Spencer Smith welcomes guest M...

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May 9, 2023

Leadership & Legacy with Scott Smith - President/CEO of TRUE Network …

Join podcast host Spencer Smith as he sits down with guest Scott Smith from TRUE Network Advisors to discuss topics ranging from leadership to personal growth in the latest episode of Self-Funded with Spencer. Scott and Spe...

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May 2, 2023

The Evolution of PBMs with The "PBM Princess", Rachel Strauss of EHIM

Join host Spencer Smith on another episode of Self-Funded with Spencer, as he welcomes the PBM Princess, Rachel Strauss from EHIM. In this engaging and informative podcast episode, Rachel shares valuable insights about the Ph...

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April 25, 2023

Medical Bill Audits - Slingshot - Zoe Holderness

How to Find Money in Medical Bill Errors - Zoe Holderness - Co-Founder of Slingshot Zoe Holderness, the CTO and co-founder of Slingshot, recently appeared on the podcast, Self-Funded with Spencer featuring host Spencer Smit...

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April 18, 2023

Artificial Intelligence in Underwriting with Gradient AI

How Artificial Intelligence is Powering the Future of Risk with Matt Weaver of Gradient AI In this episode of "Self-Funded with Spencer," host Spencer Smith chats with Matt Weaver, Director of Sales for Gradient AI, about Ar...

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April 11, 2023

The Business of Fashion - Will Russ - R6 Clothier

A Professional's Guide to Bespoke Fashion in 2023 - Will Russ - R6 Clothier Get ready to elevate your fashion game with Spencer Smith and his guest, the founder of R6 Clothier, Will Russ. In this exciting episode, they dis...

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April 4, 2023

Where Property & Casualty & Self-Funding Collide

Ross Conner, CIC, CRM is a Partner at Hotchkiss Insurance in Fort Worth, TX, where he focuses on helping middle market and franchise businesses grow through a compliant, consistent, and streamlined risk management program. Oh...

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March 28, 2023

ICHRA Explained - Individual Coverage HRA's - Take Command

ICHRA Explained - Everything You Need to Know About Individual Coverage HRA's with Kyle Estep Self-Funded with Spencer, hosted by Spencer Smith, is a podcast for those looking to strategically navigate the complex landscape ...

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March 21, 2023

Captives - "Essential Stability, Desired Flexibility" - Kari Niblack …

Welcome to Self-Funded with Spencer, a podcast that explores how employers can most effectively manage their health plan costs by "Self-Funding" their insurance. In this episode, Spencer talks to Kari L. Niblack, Esq. from Bl...

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March 14, 2023

Large Group Self-Funding - Travis Sartain - Marsh McLennan Agency (MM…

This is a great episode for anyone interested in what it is like to succeed within the largest insurance brokerage in the United States. Travis is EVP at Marsh McLennan Agency (MMA). Travis was an exceptional wrestler in high...

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Feb. 28, 2023

The Black & White Truth of Benefits Leadership - Kareim Cade & Andy N…

The Black & White Truth with Kareim Cade and Andy Neary. This episode features the duo of: 1) Kareim Cade - Owner and CEO of the Great Lakes Benefits Group 2) Andy Neary - Founder of Complete Game Consulting Together …

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Feb. 22, 2023

Benefits Consulting at Scale - Jason Scott - Alliant Insurance Servic…

Jason Scott is First Vice President for Alliant Insurance Services in Dallas, TX. Jason originally learned the art of sales from his Dad, who taught him how to sell without being "sales-y". He also taught Jason the power of ...

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Feb. 14, 2023

Medxoom - One App To Connect It All! - Pricing, Communications & Paym…

Can one app manage pricing, communications, and payments for health plans? In short, YES! Medxoom "unifies member identity, pricing, communication and payments into one, easy-to-use app". For Episode 82, my guest is James th...

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