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March 19, 2025

What The Ideal Employer-Sponsored Healthcare Plan Looks Like: #shorts #healthcare #healthinsurance

What The Ideal Employer-Sponsored Healthcare Plan Looks Like: #shorts #healthcare #healthinsurance

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March 18, 2025

The Key To Employer Health Plan Success #shorts #employerbenefits #healthinsurance #engagement

The Key To Employer Health Plan Success #shorts #employerbenefits #healthinsurance #engagement How do you actually get members to utilize the healthcare solutions you've put in place for them? According to Ryan Coplon, CIC of HealthWallet, putting "FREE HEALTHCARE", in all caps, ought to do the trick. This week's Self-Funded with…

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March 18, 2025

Access to Healthcare Simplified | with Ryan Coplon

Simplifying Access To Healthcare | with Ryan Coplon "Our business is predicated on two things: consolidating things that would otherwise be disparate, and then using that as a trusted chassis to communicate and engage effectively." - Ryan Coplon Ryan Coplon, co-founder of HealthWallet, joined me to discuss why improving member…

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March 17, 2025

How AI Will Simplify Healthcare Complexity for Employers #shorts #healthcare #ai

How AI Will Simplify Healthcare Complexity for Employers #shorts #healthcare #ai Does our healthcare system need to be this complicated? In the clip below, I give my take, including why I think AI will help this industry simplify over time. I recently sat down in the studio with my producer…

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March 14, 2025

Aggregating-Specific Deductibles Explained | The Self-Funded Sketchbook

Aggregating-Specific Deductibles Explained | The Self-Funded Sketchbook The most complicated episode yet of the Self-Funded Sketchbook: aggregating-specific deductibles. In the video below, I simply break down why these are necessary, how they're calculated, and when reimbursement is issued from stop-loss carriers. If haven't seen the previous episodes, you should do…

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March 13, 2025

Steak n' Shake Beef Tallow Fries Review: Here's Why Tallow Is Better #shorts #podcast #beeftallow

Steak n' Shake Beef Tallow Fries Review: Here's Why Tallow Is Better #shorts #podcast #beeftallow I'm finally posting about the important topics, like what the Steak n Shake beef tallow fries taste like. I'm a big believer in whole foods and using as few ingredients as possible, and while french…

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March 13, 2025

MAHA, Steak 'n Shake, and AI Prescriptions | Last Month In Healthcare

MAHA, Steak n Shake, and AI Prescriptions | Last Month In Healthcare If you'd like your question answered on next month's episode, call/text 469-213-6381 and leave us a voicemail/text. Welcome to our new monthly podcast series, Last Month In Healthcare! Each month, producer Nathaniel joins me to discuss the previous…

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March 12, 2025

Does Total Freedom Kill Your Creativity? #shorts #podcast #artisticprocess #freedom #artists

Is Total Freedom Killing Your Creativity? #shorts #podcast #artisticprocess #freedom #artists Total artistic freedom is often romanticized, but I find that my best work comes from freedom within constraints. Scott Smith and I recorded this week's podcast from his boathouse in Guntersville, Alabama, and it was a freewheeling 90 minute…

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March 11, 2025

The Paradox Of Being A Successful Entrepreneur #shorts #podcast #entrepreneurs #businessowner

The Paradox Of Being A Successful Entrepreneur #shorts #podcast #entrepreneurs #businessowner Scott Smith's paradox of being an entrepreneur: You have to be willing to bet it all that you're right about what you're doing with your business, but you also have to be able to adapt as quickly as possible…

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March 11, 2025

Building a Contagious Community | with Scott Smith

Building a Contagious Community | with Scott Smith "I think that's the difference with a contagious community. Like, I want to bring other people that I like into this community." - Scott Smith Scott Smith, President of True Network Advisors, joins the show for a third time for this podcast…

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March 10, 2025

Why Are Bigger Insurance Captives Better For Employers? #shorts #educational #captive #captives

Why Are Bigger Insurance Captives Better For Employers? #shorts #educational #captive #captives My take on why bigger captives are better for employers than smaller ones. Captives, including the one I work for, often market themselves based on their scale. In the clip below, I share why that scale allows these…

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March 7, 2025

Lasers EXPLAINED | The Self-Funded Sketchbook

Lasers EXPLAINED | The Self-Funded Sketchbook Lasers: everybody loves to talk about them, but what are they, and how are they determined? This week on the Self-Funded Sketchbook, I break down lasers in a simple, easy-to-understand way. If you're new to the health insurance industry and haven't seen the previous…

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March 6, 2025

Diabetes Reversal Is Possible For ANYBODY #shorts #diabetes #type2 #diabetesreversal

Diabetes Reversal Is Possible For ANYBODY #shorts #diabetes #type2 #diabetesreversal Diabetes reversal is possible. Not management, not reduction. Reversal. Steve Hastings shares in the clip below that it's possible for anybody, in any demographic. The more informed we are about our health, the more empowered we are to improve where…

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March 4, 2025

How To Take GLP-1s Sustainably #shorts #glp1 #ozempic #weightloss

How To Take GLP-1s Sustainably #shorts #glp1 #ozempic #weightloss "What's your off-ramp?" I think that's a really important question to ask those about to start GLP-1s. Steve Hastings joined me this week on Self-Funded with Spencer to talk about reversing obesity and diabetes, and that naturally led us to the…

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March 4, 2025

Reversing Diabetes Instead Of Managing Symptoms | with Steve Hastings

Reversing Diabetes Instead Of Managing Symptoms | with Steve Hastings "Reversing obesity, reversing diabetes is possible. You don't just have to manage a chronic condition." - Steve Hastings Steve Hastings, Leader of Health Plans at Virta Health, joined me to share Virta’s strategy to help members reverse type 2 diabetes,…

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March 3, 2025

Do You Have To Use A TPA If You Go Self-Funded? #shorts #tpa #selffunded #healthinsurance #benefits

Do You Have To Use A TPA If You Go Self-Funded? #shorts #tpa #selffunded #healthinsurance #benefits 'Are you required to use a third-party administrator (TPA), or can you do admin in-house?' I recently sat down in the studio with my producer Nathaniel Smith and gave him free reign to ask…

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Feb. 28, 2025

Why Are Brokers Necessary? #shorts #brokers #consultant #broker #healthcare #insurancebrokers

Why Are Brokers Necessary? #shorts #brokers #consultant #broker #healthcare #insurancebrokers 'If we completely rebuilt the healthcare system, what do you think the role of the consultant should be?' I give my answer to that question in the clip below, but it really comes down to 2 things: knowledge and guidance.…

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Feb. 28, 2025

Attachment Point EXPLAINED | The Self-Funded Sketchbook

Attachment Point EXPLAINED | The Self-Funded Sketchbook Attachment points: what are they, how do they work, how are they calculated? I answer all those questions and more in this episode of the Self-Funded Sketchbook. If you're new to the health insurance industry and haven't seen the previous episodes, you'll likely…

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Feb. 27, 2025

Working At An All-Female Workplace #shorts #workplace #job #agency

Working At An All-Female Workplace #shorts #workplace #job #agency Intrepid's Atlanta team has something that sets them apart from (almost?) every other insurance agency: they're all female. As Maggi Quinn, RHU, CHCC shares in the clip below, having an all-female agency has helped create an environment of camaraderie, open communication,…

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Feb. 25, 2025

"You Win And Lose Business The Same Way" #shorts #businesstips #sales #salespeople #salesstrategies

"You Win And Lose Business The Same Way" #shorts #businesstips #sales #salespeople #salesstrategies "You win and lose business the same way." Having relationships and building trust with your clients is the fundamental job of sales, and if you can't do that, you won't be successful. But, if the ONLY reason…

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Feb. 25, 2025

Leading An All-Female Insurance Agency | with Maggi Quinn

Leading An All-Female Insurance Agency | with Maggi Quinn "If you're not going to be excited when I'm calling you, we're probably not a mutual fit." - Maggie Quinn Maggi Quinn, SVP of Consulting at Intrepid Benefits, joined me to discuss working at an all-female health insurance agency, why specialization…

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Feb. 21, 2025

Agg Stop-Loss EXPLAINED | The Self-Funded Sketchbook

Agg Stop-Loss EXPLAINED | The Self-Funded Sketchbook Aggregate, or Agg, stop-loss can be complicated, so I break it down simply in the newest episode of the Self-Funded Sketchbook. If you're new to self-funding and haven't seen the previous episodes, I'd strongly encourage you to watch them here: https://lnkd.in/gs53YSj7 I'm excited…

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Feb. 20, 2025

Buyers Want To Buy (But From Who?) #shorts #buyers #salesstrategy

Buyers Want To Buy (But From Who?) #shorts #buyers #salesstrategy Buyers want to buy, they just don't know who to buy from. One of the keys to success in modern sales is your ability to cut through all of the noise, all of the other competing solutions and salespeople, and…

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Feb. 18, 2025

Collaborative Sales Actually Works! #shorts #salessuccess #collaboration #teamsales

Collaborative Sales Actually Works! #shorts #salessuccess #collaboration #teamsales What's the best approach to sales? That's a subjective question, and one that salespeople are constantly asking themselves. For my money, and Sean Wood's as he shares in this clip, the best way to sell is through a relationship-based, collaborative, buyer-focused approach.…

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