Captives - "Essential Stability, Desired Flexibility" - Kari Niblack - Blackwell Captive Solutions Welcome to Self-Funded with Spencer, a new podcast that explores how small and large business owners can most effectively select, manage and monitor their health benefit options. Host Spencer Smith is joined by guests from the business…
How One Man Overcame His Fear of Heights by Skydiving 🪂 #shorts #shorts Travis had never skydived until 2001, and now 20 years later he is nearing 500 total jumps! In this clip, he says he was absolutely terrified of heights, and still kind of is, but he wanted to…
Podcast Episode 85 with Travis Sartain 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 school but hung up his…
Why Your Life Won’t Change Unless YOU Change First "You're the same you, no matter where you take you unless you work on YOU". Kareim R. Cade crushes it in this clip from Episode 84 of the Self-Funded with Spencer podcast. For those that missed yesterday's newsletter, Kareim and Andy…
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 they make up a partnership called "The Black & White…
What does Soccer ⚽ teach you about Sales 📈 ? In short, a whole heck of a lot! This is a clip from Episode 83 of Self-Funded with Spencer featuring Jason Scott of Alliant Insurance Services. After my freshman year of college, I transferred from Drury University to Southern Methodist…
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 getting to the yes or the no as fast as possible,…
Have you dreamed of finding sunken treasure? My guest for episode 82 of the “Self-Funded with Spencer” podcast has! The valuable treasure was newer than you might hope for, but he also found some cool old artifacts from World War 2 as well. James is an EVP of an awesome…
Podcast Companion - SFwS - Episode 82 - What is Medxoom? For my audience strapped for time, who just want the brass tacks, here is the first installment of what I am calling a "Podcast Companion". This clip gets straight to the point of Episode 82, which features James Walsh,…
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 the EVP of Strategy and Growth for MedXoom. His hobbies are triathlons, for which he trains 16-20…
Do you challenge the status quo? Were you labeled “disruptive” school? Don’t fret, that may just mean you’re an entrepreneur! Not everyone can sit still and memorize facts in a rigid setting, and most likely the more you struggle in that structure, the more likely you may thrive running your…
Why a Single-Payer System Won’t Work in the U.S. In this clip from Episode 81 of the @SelfFunded with Spencer Podcast, the CEO of Handl Health, Ahmed Marmoush, and I weigh the pros and cons of Public vs Private Healthcare in the US. Ahmed has spent significant time in the…
How Price Transparency will Make Healthcare Shopping Easier Could Price Transparency Help Make Healthcare Shopping Easier? Join me as I sat down with Ahmed Marmoush, Founder and CEO of Handl Health to hear his story, and learn more about Handl Health. Ahmed was born in Egypt but grew up in…
The Problem with Fee for Service Primary Care Fee for Service Primary Care explained, and how it drives up costs, reduces the time the doctor has with a patient, and overall leads to primary care physician burnout. There is a better model, called Direct Primary Care, which turns primary care…
Direct Primary Care Explained This episode is focused on the topic of Direct Primary Care, also known as "DPC". The DPC model turns Primary Care into a Membership Model, rather than what is known as "Fee for Service". The idea is to provide all of the same routine services a…
Building a 100-Year Company with Gabe Draper, CEO, and Founder of Factur. This episode is all about entrepreneurship. The highs and the lows, and everything in between. Gabe knew he was going to be an entrepreneur from an early age, recalling that he didn't get the best grades, didn't love…
Fracking Process Explained in less than a minute Have you ever wondered what is meant by fracking? In this clip from Episode 79 of @SelfFunded with Spencer, out 1/17/23 on all podcast platforms, my guest Gabe Draper, founder and CEO of Factur, explains the basics. Gabe used to have a…
Gap Supplemental Medical Plans Explained - Josh Sullivan of Morgan White Group Josh is a Territory Manager for Morgan White Group, which creates and delivers innovative insurance products to the marketplace. Even though they have a full suite of solutions, for today's episode, we specifically focused on their Gap Supplemental…
The Crazy Way We Purchase Healthcare in the United States Is Healthcare an “Irrational Market”? 🤔 You buy healthcare without knowing what it will cost. The doctor then sends a bill to your insurance company, which negotiates a discount. Months later you get a bill, to finally find out what…
What Happens When an Employee Can't Afford Their Healthcare My guest on episode 77 of the @SelfFunded with Spencer podcast, Chris Hamilton, was faced with helping with this dilemma in his first open enrollment meeting. A single mom came up to him after he presented and said she could only…
How to Build Better Benefit Plans with Chris Hamilton of Hotchkiss Insurance There is a better way to construct a healthcare plan, and that is why I had Chris Hamilton, Partner at Hotchkiss Insurance back on the @SelfFunded with Spencer podcast after spending the last episode discussing Sales Best Practices…
In 2023 will you decide to say what you believe? Overall, it is a good thing for society to have individuals speak freely because if we censor ourselves, we never have the opportunity to have our ideas challenged. This doesn’t mean you should say outlandish things for shock value. You…
Embracing failure can be a key strategy for entrepreneurs looking to improve their chances of success. By viewing failure as an opportunity to learn and grow, entrepreneurs can gain valuable insights and experiences that can help them achieve their goals. In this YouTube Short with Derek Barrows, Founder of Belay…
