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Self-Funded
Self-Funded, hosted by Spencer Smith, is the definitive resource for benefits consultants and employers who are ready to challenge the broken healthcare status quo. Each week, you'll get an insider's playbook of actionable strategies from industry leaders that help make healthcare better, together.
Episodes
Self-FundedSpine Surgery Warranty - Jamie Rindler - CEO, Marvel Group
Can you warranty spine surgery? Jamie Rindler, CEO of Marvel Group believes you can, and that is exactly what his company does! Marvel Group offers a Surgical…
Self-FundedModern Benefits Consulting - Genesys Health - Matt Monahan - Chief Strategy Officer
Modernizing Benefits Consulting at Genesys Health, with Chief Strategy Officer Matt Monahan. Genesys puts a large emphasis on Population Health Management in…
Self-FundedHigh Performance Networks - Blake Allison - CEO of EHN
What is a High Performance Healthcare Network, and how does it improve the quality of care, while delivering lower costs? Blake is a native Texan, with a…
Self-FundedEmergency Transport Solutions - Will Winters - MASA MTS
Emergency Medical Transport 101. Everything you need to know about Emergency Medical Transportation, and how MASA MTS is helping control the insanely high cost…
Self-FundedClinical CBD - Chad Collins, CEO of CORGANICS
How CBD Works with the CEO of CORGANICS, Chad Collins. Have you ever wondered about CBD? What is it? How does it work? Is it actually real, or placebo? Then…
Self-FundedThe Modern TPA - Healthsmart - Craig Julien - CEO
The Modern TPA - Tech when you need it, people when you don't. In episode 56 of Self-Funded with Spencer, I sit down with the CEO of HealthSmart, Craig Julien…
Self-FundedEntrepreneurship & Media - Seth Denson - Head of Benefits - Acrisure
There are people that have dreams. There are people that execute dreams that other people have. Few people get to do both. Those people are entrepreneurs…
Self-FundedResolving Workplace Misconduct - Jared Pope - CEO - Work Shield - Episode 54
Jared Pope is the Founder of Work Shield, and a self-described "recovering attorney" to discuss the origins of his company and the solution they provide…
Self-FundedThe Power of SimplePay - Wally Gomaa - Co-Founder - Episode 53
The Power of SimplePay Health, a discussion with Wally Gomaa, Co-Founder. Wally has an extensive track record of success in the healthcare and employee…
Self-FundedMental Health, Burnout, & EAP - A Conversation with John Troutman - Episode 52
John shares his own experience with Burnout at 41, which nearly cost him his life, and we discuss the challenges that men have in discussing their mental…
Self-Funded1% Better Every Day - Jake Thompson - CEO of Compete Every Day - Episode 51
Jake Thompson started Compete Every Day as an inspirational apparel company, and over the course of a decade, has grown it into a vehicle for performance…
Self-FundedHuman Capital Management 101 - Chas Fields - UKG - Episode 50
Chas Fields is Senior Partner at UKG - Ultimate Kronos Group - and is also a fellow podcaster, a public speaker, a change management expert, a volunteer, and a…
Self-FundedInsurance Captives & Innovation in Healthcare - David Voorhees - True Captive - St Louis Summit 5/5
Insurance Captives & Innovation in Healthcare with David Voorhees, CEO of True Captive Insurance. Insurance captives have been covered quite a bit on my…
Self-FundedHow Jumbo Employers are Solving Healthcare - Lee Lewis - Health Transformation Alliance - Episode 49
How Jumbo Employers are Solving Healthcare. This podcast focuses on the Health Transformation Alliance (HTA) - A Co-Op - that is fully owned by about 65 Jumbo…
Self-FundedWhat It's Like to Work for a TPA - Owen Paradis - Jp Farley - True Captive St Louis Summit 4/5
What is it like to work for a TPA? Owen Paradis of JP Farley joins me on the podcast for a discussion on how he got into the insurance world after working as a…
Self-FundedHow to Plan a Conference - Tonya Crawford - True Captive St. Louis Summit - Episode 3/5
Have you ever wondered how to plan a conference? Tonya Crawford of True Captive Insurance sits down with me to share what it takes to put together a major…
Self-FundedCaptive Insurance 101 - Stephani Manning - Innovative Captive Strategies
Everything you need to know about Insurance Captives, featuring Stephani Manning of Innovative Captive Strategies. We discuss the Layers of Captive, how those…
Self-FundedHow to MC a Conference - Kiera Hanselman - True Captive St Louis Summit - Episode 2/5
Have you ever wondered what it is like to MC (host) a big conference? In this episode of "Self-Funded with Spencer" on the road in St Louis at the True Captive…
Self-FundedThe Science Behind Fasting - Mark Testa - Episode 47
How Fasting Can Change Your Life. What is Fasting? What are the benefits of Fasting? How does a beginner get started Fasting? What is the difference in Fasting…
Self-FundedHow Does My PBM Get Paid? - True Captive St. Louis Summit - Rachel Strauss - Episode 1/5
The "PBM Princess" joins me again on Self-Funded with Spencer on the road, this time in St. Louis at the most recent True Captive Summit, held at Busch…
Self-FundedStem Cells with Mark Testa of Regenexx - Episode 46
Your own Stem Cells can be extracted from your bone marrow, concentrated, and then later injected into certain areas to potentially eliminate the need for…
Self-FundedLife as a Serial Entrepreneur - Mark Combs - Self-Insured Reporting - Episode 45
What is it like to be a Serial Entrepreneur? When you hear Mark's story it becomes clear that it takes someone with a combination of drive, intelligence, will…
Self-FundedPrivate Equity Explained - Kyle Coots - Episode 44
Private Equity Explained What is it? How does it work? How do you get a job in private equity? When do you use equity vs debt? What types of firms should go…
Self-FundedLife, Leadership & Effort - Randy Rider - Episode 43
Life Rewards Effort. Randy & I discussed Leadership, Faith, Family, Personal Growth, Managing Career Success, Being a Star Hurdler in High School, Moving from…
Self-FundedNever Pay the First Bill - Marshall Allen - Episode 42
“Never Pay the First Bill” This is the title of Marshall Allen’s extraordinary book, which empowers working Americans to fight back against unfair medical…
Self-FundedDependent Audits - Keith Bird - Episode 41
Allergy season, muscle cars, space shuttle launches...and Dependent Eligibility Audits? Keith Bird, VP of Sales for AmWINS came on the Self-Funded with Spencer…
Self-FundedTrue Captive Summit - David Voorhees & Rob Gelb - 6/6
Captives, keynote speaking, employee education, client testimonials, problem-solving, and having skin in the game with your customers, were a few of the many…
Self-FundedSurgery Quality & Price - Episode 40 - Sanjay Prasad
How much does surgery cost? How good is my surgeon? Sanjay Prasad MD sits down with me to discuss the answers to both of those questions and more. Sanjay is an…
Self-FundedTrue Captive Summit - Glenn Fisher - 5/6
"Healthcare is Fixed" - That is the message Glenn Fisher, serial entrepreneur and Managing Partner of NavMD, is delivering to the employee benefits world. We…
Self-FundedTrue Captive Summit - Rachel Strauss - Ep 4/6
Rachel Strauss joined me in OKC to discuss the vital role of a transparent PBM, such as her employer EHIM. She has been a previous podcast guest (Episode 10)…
Self-FundedModern Marketing - Trey Hinson
Modern marketing is evolving, and Trey Hinson of Ocozzio shares everything you need to know about this changing landscape. We covered an array of topics from…
Self-FundedTrue Captive Summit - Rob Gelb - Part 3/6
In installment 3 of my coverage of the True Captive Summit, I sit down with the CEO of Vālenz®, Robert Gelb. "Vālenz® simplifies the complexities of…
Self-FundedTrue Captive Summit - Part 2/6
In installment 2 of my coverage of the True Captive Summit, I sit down with Adam Berkowitz of Simpara, and his client Lance Young, of Shine Solar. In this…
Self-FundedEpisode 38 - Jorge Arzate
Episode 38 of Self-Funded with Spencer features Jorge Arzate, CEO and Founder of MAKINA BENEFITS. Jorge joined me on the show to discuss the role of a…
Self-FundedTrue Captive Summit- Part 1/6
I recently took the Self-Funded w/ Spencer Podcast on the road to Oklahoma City where I covered the Future of Business and Benefits Conference, Hosted by True…
Self-FundedEpisode 37 - Daniel P. Day, CEBS
Dan is the US Head of Sales, Middle Market for Meritain Health. He has an extensive career in Employee Benefits, especially in Self-Funding, and received his…
Self-FundedEpisode 36 - Mike Kohl
One of the most neglected parts of our healthcare system in the last few years has been the lack of availability in virtual mental/behavioral health support…
Self-FundedEpisode 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…
Self-FundedEpisode 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…
Self-FundedEpisode 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…
Self-FundedEpisode 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…
Self-FundedEpisode 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…
Self-FundedEpisode 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…
Self-FundedEpisode 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…
Self-FundedEpisode 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…
Self-FundedEpisode 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…
Self-FundedEpisode 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…
Self-FundedEpisode 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…
Self-FundedEpisode 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…
Self-FundedEpisode 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…
Self-FundedEpisode 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…
Self-FundedEpisode 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…
Self-FundedEpisode 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…
Self-FundedEpisode 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…
Self-FundedEpisode 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…
Self-FundedEpisode 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…
Self-FundedEpisode 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…
Self-FundedEpisode 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…
Self-FundedEpisode 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…
Self-FundedEpisode 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…