Podcast appearances and mentions of clayton wood

Program for 02/28/25 Jim Wood: Interview with Clayton Wood

Program for 11/08/24 Jim Wood with Clayton Wood

Program for 10/11/24 Interview: Jim Wood with Clayton Wood, Helping

Program for 08/05/24 Jim Wood and Clayton Wood

Program for 1/1/24 Interview: Jim Wood and Clayton Wood, New Year's Day

Program for 10/13/23 Jim Wood: Interview with Clayton Wood

Program for 09/11/23 Jim Wood: Interview with Clayton Wood, 9/11

Program for 07/07/23 Jim Wood: Interview with Clayton Wood

Program for 04/14/23 Jim Wood: Interview with Clayton Wood, WVR and Thrive

In this throwback episode of The Power Producers Podcast, David Carothers and co-host Kyle Houck sit down with Clayton Wood, Managing Partner at C.B. Wood Financial. They discuss Clayton's book, The Chronic Cost, and how it can help companies with 50 to 500 employees better understand and save money in the employee benefit buying process. Episode Highlights: Clayton explains that the book, The Chronic Cost, was written to be concise and understandable for everybody. (3:06) Clayton shares that the book The Chronic Cost also goes through how you can economically get to a company with 50 employees. (4:32) Davis mentions that putting something in print that you can hand to people gives you more credibility because not everyone is into the digital age and some people would rather just read a book. (5:34) Clayton discusses about the great feedback they have received since the book came out and how some clients got in touch with him after not hearing from them for a while. (7:59) Clayton explains that having the goal of signing up clients for a monthly subscription has a strong connection with having recurring revenue. (11:11) David explains that people that are looking to write a book have to integrate the traditional and digital print of their books. (13:14) David shares how people can get a free copy of the book. (14:56) Tweetable Quotes: "We wanted to be concise to the point and make it understandable for anybody, but the book is meant for anybody in the buying process of employee benefits we target in the book." - Clayton Wood "We're just trying to find another avenue to share our ideas with people because everybody needs to talk in a different way." - Clayton Wood "I think that sometimes we get so caught up in the digital age that we forget, not everybody's caught up in the digital age is what we are. There are people who would prefer to just get a book and read it." - David Carothers Resources Mentioned: Clayton Wood LinkedIn C.B. Wood Financial. Book: The Chronic Cost David Carothers Kyle Houck Florida Risk Partners The Extra 2 Minutes

In this throwback episode of The Power Producers Podcast, David Carothers and co-host Kyle Houck sit down with Clayton Wood, Managing Partner at C.B. Wood Financial. They discuss Clayton's book, The Chronic Cost, and how it can help companies with 50 to 500 employees better understand and save money in the employee benefit buying process. Episode Highlights: Clayton explains that the book, The Chronic Cost, was written to be concise and understandable for everybody. (3:06) Clayton shares that the book The Chronic Cost also goes through how you can economically get to a company with 50 employees. (4:32) Davis mentions that putting something in print that you can hand to people gives you more credibility because not everyone is into the digital age and some people would rather just read a book. (5:34) Clayton discusses about the great feedback they have received since the book came out and how some clients got in touch with him after not hearing from them for a while. (7:59) Clayton explains that having the goal of signing up clients for a monthly subscription has a strong connection with having recurring revenue. (11:11) David explains that people that are looking to write a book have to integrate the traditional and digital print of their books. (13:14) David shares how people can get a free copy of the book. (14:56) Tweetable Quotes: "We wanted to be concise to the point and make it understandable for anybody, but the book is meant for anybody in the buying process of employee benefits we target in the book." - Clayton Wood "We're just trying to find another avenue to share our ideas with people because everybody needs to talk in a different way." - Clayton Wood "I think that sometimes we get so caught up in the digital age that we forget, not everybody's caught up in the digital age is what we are. There are people who would prefer to just get a book and read it." - David Carothers Resources Mentioned: Clayton Wood LinkedIn C.B. Wood Financial. Book: The Chronic Cost David Carothers Kyle Houck Florida Risk Partners The Extra 2 Minutes

In this throwback episode of The Power Producers Podcast, David Carothers and co-host Kyle Houck sit down with Clayton Wood, Managing Partner at C.B. Wood Financial. They discuss pharmacy benefits and how they work in the P&C world and why P&C agencies should have a conversation with their clients about benefits. Episode Highlights: Clayton explains that the purpose of this series of episodes is to help P&C brokers and listeners understand that cross-selling may add an extra revenue stream to their business. (3:42) Clayton defines a pharmacy benefit manager in the industry. (4:22) Clayton discusses the importance of having a transparent pharmacy benefit manager. (7:30) Clayton mentions that some healthcare plans have a brilliant marketing strategy, but it is only to make employees pay more. (14:28) David explains to the listeners why service fees are valuable. (19:13) Clayton explains that in the P&C world, prescriptions are a problem for small businesses with 50 to 150 employees, and it will be one of their largest percentages of claims. (21:37) David believes that any P&C agency that does not even discuss benefits with its clients, whether they sell them or not, is allowing someone else to come in and have that conversation. (23:33) Tweetable Quotes: “What we're doing here on this four-episode series or more, if we decide to do more, is just to help the P&C brokers, the audience of this podcast, just understand that there is a way to add an extra revenue stream to their business by cross-selling.” - Clayton Wood “Putting a pharmacy benefit manager that's transparent is really important. Nowadays, there's a special term for them, they're called pass through PBM's, which means they don't add any spread to the drugs, and they pass on 100% of the rebates.” - Clayton Wood “Any P&C agency out there right now, that is not even having a conversation with their clients about benefits, whether they sell them or not, is opening up an opportunity for somebody else to come in and have that conversation.” - David Carothers Resources Mentioned: Clayton Wood LinkedIn C.B. Wood Financial. David Carothers Kyle Houck Florida Risk Partners The Extra 2 Minutes

In this throwback episode of The Power Producers Podcast, David Carothers and co-host Kyle Houck sit down with Clayton Wood, Managing Partner at C.B. Wood Financial. They discuss pharmacy benefits and how they work in the P&C world and why P&C agencies should have a conversation with their clients about benefits. Episode Highlights: Clayton explains that the purpose of this series of episodes is to help P&C brokers and listeners understand that cross-selling may add an extra revenue stream to their business. (3:42) Clayton defines a pharmacy benefit manager in the industry. (4:22) Clayton discusses the importance of having a transparent pharmacy benefit manager. (7:30) Clayton mentions that some healthcare plans have a brilliant marketing strategy, but it is only to make employees pay more. (14:28) David explains to the listeners why service fees are valuable. (19:13) Clayton explains that in the P&C world, prescriptions are a problem for small businesses with 50 to 150 employees, and it will be one of their largest percentages of claims. (21:37) David believes that any P&C agency that does not even discuss benefits with its clients, whether they sell them or not, is allowing someone else to come in and have that conversation. (23:33) Tweetable Quotes: “What we're doing here on this four-episode series or more, if we decide to do more, is just to help the P&C brokers, the audience of this podcast, just understand that there is a way to add an extra revenue stream to their business by cross-selling.” - Clayton Wood “Putting a pharmacy benefit manager that's transparent is really important. Nowadays, there's a special term for them, they're called pass through PBM's, which means they don't add any spread to the drugs, and they pass on 100% of the rebates.” - Clayton Wood “Any P&C agency out there right now, that is not even having a conversation with their clients about benefits, whether they sell them or not, is opening up an opportunity for somebody else to come in and have that conversation.” - David Carothers Resources Mentioned: Clayton Wood LinkedIn C.B. Wood Financial. David Carothers Kyle Houck Florida Risk Partners The Extra 2 Minutes

In this throwback episode of The Power Producers Podcast, David Carothers interviews Clayton Wood, Managing Partner at C.B. Wood Financial. Clayton discusses how claims are paid in the industry and how C.B. Wood Financial is helping brokers deliver savings.   Episode Highlights: Clayton explains that some clients and employees who go to the doctor to get a prescription or have surgery or imaging don't know how much their claim will cost until they get the EOB. (2:31) Clayton discusses the several factors of how claims are priced. (3:09) Clayton highly recommends Marshall Allen's book: Never Pay the First Bill because it provides a clear idea of how claims are paid in the industry. (8:27) Clayton explains C.B. Wood Financial's big win-win solution for its clients, which has been a huge success. (9:40) David mentions that finding individuals who are specialists in things you don't know about, in areas of coverage that you don't represent every day, will lead to significant changes in your book of business. (13:50) David explains that he was never interested in bringing benefits into the agency because it moves too quickly (14:43) Tweetable Quotes: “Glad we could help out some of these P&C brokers, learn how to help their plans, their client's plans. And ultimately, if we can show them that there's another strategy out there, they're the hero, you know, that's what we're trying to do make your the P&C broker the hero and deliver a ton of savings” - Clayton Wood “Find the people that are the expert in the little things that you don't know about in the areas of coverage that you don't represent every single day. And that ultimately is what's going to drive significant change in your book of business.” - David Carothers Resources Mentioned: Clayton Wood LinkedIn C.B. Wood Financial Book: Never Pay the First Bill David Carothers Kyle Houck Florida Risk Partners The Extra 2 Minutes

In this throwback episode of The Power Producers Podcast, David Carothers interviews Clayton Wood, Managing Partner at C.B. Wood Financial. Clayton discusses how claims are paid in the industry and how C.B. Wood Financial is helping brokers deliver savings.   Episode Highlights: Clayton explains that some clients and employees who go to the doctor to get a prescription or have surgery or imaging don't know how much their claim will cost until they get the EOB. (2:31) Clayton discusses the several factors of how claims are priced. (3:09) Clayton highly recommends Marshall Allen's book: Never Pay the First Bill because it provides a clear idea of how claims are paid in the industry. (8:27) Clayton explains C.B. Wood Financial's big win-win solution for its clients, which has been a huge success. (9:40) David mentions that finding individuals who are specialists in things you don't know about, in areas of coverage that you don't represent every day, will lead to significant changes in your book of business. (13:50) David explains that he was never interested in bringing benefits into the agency because it moves too quickly (14:43) Tweetable Quotes: “Glad we could help out some of these P&C brokers, learn how to help their plans, their client's plans. And ultimately, if we can show them that there's another strategy out there, they're the hero, you know, that's what we're trying to do make your the P&C broker the hero and deliver a ton of savings” - Clayton Wood “Find the people that are the expert in the little things that you don't know about in the areas of coverage that you don't represent every single day. And that ultimately is what's going to drive significant change in your book of business.” - David Carothers Resources Mentioned: Clayton Wood LinkedIn C.B. Wood Financial Book: Never Pay the First Bill David Carothers Kyle Houck Florida Risk Partners The Extra 2 Minutes

Welcome to another episode of Category Visionaries — the show that explores GTM stories from tech's most innovative B2B founders. In today's episode, we're speaking with Clayton Wood, CEO of Picnic, a pizza tech company that's raised over $30 Million in funding. Here are the most interesting points from our conversation: Origin Story: Picnic started with a focus on automating food service, initially aiming to create a fully automated pizza truck, but soon focused on perfecting the pizza-making process. Market Category: Picnic operates in the nascent field of food preparation automation, with a specific focus on pizza, leveraging their unique technology to cater to a broad range of pizza styles. Customer Benefits: Picnic's technology can produce 130 pizzas per hour with less than 2% food waste, significantly reducing the industry average of 10-12%, translating to substantial cost savings for operators. Labor Challenges: The pizza industry faces chronic labor shortages and high turnover, and Picnic's automation addresses these issues by improving productivity and consistency without needing to increase staff. Adoption Hurdles: Educating the market and overcoming the skepticism towards new technology are major challenges. Picnic focuses on early adopters and operators willing to innovate. Future Vision: While currently focused on pizza, Picnic's technology is adaptable to other foods, potentially revolutionizing other segments of the food service industry in the future. //   Sponsors: Front Lines — We help B2B tech companies launch, manage, and grow podcasts that drive demand, awareness, and thought leadership. www.FrontLines.io The Global Talent Co. — We help tech startups find, vet, hire, pay, and retain amazing marketing talent that costs 50-70% less than the US & Europe.  www.GlobalTalent.co

In this throwback episode of The Power Producers Podcast, David Carothers and co-host Kyle Houck interview Clayton Wood, Managing Partner at C.B. Wood Financial. Clayton discusses how their company consistently reduces employer healthcare spending by 20-40%, and how they can assist agents not only getting more business but also maintain the accounts they already have by increasing stickiness. Episode Highlights: Clayton shares how C.B. Wood Financial found a niche in the healthcare industry, where companies with 50 to 500 people are large enough that their claims matter but too small to use large company strategies. (3:34) Clayton explains the 80-20 rule in the healthcare business and how it may help firms cut plan costs while improving benefits. (8:37) Clayton mentions that just by having enough strategies in their toolbox, businesses may produce huge savings for clients simply by knowing how to do it. (11:38) Clayton shares that they advise their clients to stay on their existing plan if it offers unbeatable pricing. (17:48) Clayton discusses how they bring in partners if they have questions they cannot answer themselves. (20:14) Tweetable Quotes: “Just by having enough strategies in your toolbox, you could deliver a significant amount of savings for clients, just by being able to know how to do it.” - Clayton Wood “We actually don't quote for clients anymore, for prospects anymore. What we've done is we've said, hey, look, send us your monthly bill, we're going to guarantee you a savings rate.” - Clayton Wood Resources Mentioned: Clayton Wood LinkedIn C.B. Wood Financial. David Carothers Kyle Houck Florida Risk Partners The Extra 2 Minutes

In this throwback episode of The Power Producers Podcast, David Carothers and co-host Kyle Houck interview Clayton Wood, Managing Partner at C.B. Wood Financial. Clayton discusses how their company consistently reduces employer healthcare spending by 20-40%, and how they can assist agents not only getting more business but also maintain the accounts they already have by increasing stickiness. Episode Highlights: Clayton shares how C.B. Wood Financial found a niche in the healthcare industry, where companies with 50 to 500 people are large enough that their claims matter but too small to use large company strategies. (3:34) Clayton explains the 80-20 rule in the healthcare business and how it may help firms cut plan costs while improving benefits. (8:37) Clayton mentions that just by having enough strategies in their toolbox, businesses may produce huge savings for clients simply by knowing how to do it. (11:38) Clayton shares that they advise their clients to stay on their existing plan if it offers unbeatable pricing. (17:48) Clayton discusses how they bring in partners if they have questions they cannot answer themselves. (20:14) Tweetable Quotes: “Just by having enough strategies in your toolbox, you could deliver a significant amount of savings for clients, just by being able to know how to do it.” - Clayton Wood “We actually don't quote for clients anymore, for prospects anymore. What we've done is we've said, hey, look, send us your monthly bill, we're going to guarantee you a savings rate.” - Clayton Wood Resources Mentioned: Clayton Wood LinkedIn C.B. Wood Financial. David Carothers Kyle Houck Florida Risk Partners The Extra 2 Minutes

In this throwback episode of The Power Producers Podcast, David Carothers and co-host Kyle Houck interview Clayton Wood, CFP®, Managing Partner at C. B. Wood Financial. Clayton shares cold calling strategies that have worked for him and discusses the current landscape of self-funding and healthcare benefits.    Episode Highlights: Clayton shares his background, how he started in benefits, and where he is today. (2:44) Clayton mentions the reason he switched careers and left the corporate world. (7:00) Clayton shares his process of being able to get the numbers that he wants in terms of cold calling. (12:20) Clayton mentions that you need to make a difference in your cold-calling, the second you're there. (18:23) Clayton believes the reason sales, cold calling, and content marketing are tough, is that it is can be demeaning. (25:39) Clayton shares how he opens the call, how handles it, and how he closes it, he also shares the average time he can save someone. (27:43) Clayton mentions that people always have to critique and try to change what they're doing to make it most efficient. (32:21) Clayton discusses the landscape of self-funding right now. (42:43) Clayton gives three bullet points to determine that who you are speaking with is a good lead. (46:22)   Tweetable Quotes: "I couldn't stand being able to or having to make the same money as the person on my left and the right and work 10 times harder and put in more hours and it just drove me nuts." - Clayton Wood "I think one thing that makes sales and cold calling and content marketing so tough, is it's demeaning." - Clayton Wood "I always tell myself, sales is a roller coaster, you know, whenever you have your darkest day is when you close the biggest business." - Clayton Wood    Resources Mentioned: Clayton Wood LinkedIn David Carothers Kyle Houck Florida Risk Partners The Extra 2 Minutes

In this throwback episode of The Power Producers Podcast, David Carothers and co-host Kyle Houck interview Clayton Wood, CFP®, Managing Partner at C. B. Wood Financial. Clayton shares cold calling strategies that have worked for him and discusses the current landscape of self-funding and healthcare benefits.    Episode Highlights: Clayton shares his background, how he started in benefits, and where he is today. (2:44) Clayton mentions the reason he switched careers and left the corporate world. (7:00) Clayton shares his process of being able to get the numbers that he wants in terms of cold calling. (12:20) Clayton mentions that you need to make a difference in your cold-calling, the second you're there. (18:23) Clayton believes the reason sales, cold calling, and content marketing are tough, is that it is can be demeaning. (25:39) Clayton shares how he opens the call, how handles it, and how he closes it, he also shares the average time he can save someone. (27:43) Clayton mentions that people always have to critique and try to change what they're doing to make it most efficient. (32:21) Clayton discusses the landscape of self-funding right now. (42:43) Clayton gives three bullet points to determine that who you are speaking with is a good lead. (46:22)   Tweetable Quotes: "I couldn't stand being able to or having to make the same money as the person on my left and the right and work 10 times harder and put in more hours and it just drove me nuts." - Clayton Wood "I think one thing that makes sales and cold calling and content marketing so tough, is it's demeaning." - Clayton Wood "I always tell myself, sales is a roller coaster, you know, whenever you have your darkest day is when you close the biggest business." - Clayton Wood    Resources Mentioned: Clayton Wood LinkedIn David Carothers Kyle Houck Florida Risk Partners The Extra 2 Minutes

Our guest this week on our weekly food tech news wrapup is Clayton Wood, the CEO of pizza robot startup Picnic. We talk food tech news and then hear Clayton's view on where things are going in the world of food robots. Here are some of the stories we covered: The Food tech venture capital market really dropped hard in Q3.: Food tech venture drops 63% quarter over quarter One sector that seems to be somewhat active in Web3 meets restaurants: Seattle's Forum3 announces funding on heels of launching Starbucks' NFT-centric loyalty program.  Two Fast-Grocery Delivery Giants Have Merged: Turkish fast delivery company Getir has closed its acquisition of German rival Gorillas as fast grocery continues to consolidate. Wonder Lays off 7% of Workers: Marc Lore's food delivery unicorn has its first layoff as growth goes slower than expected. Colleges are embracing delivery robots. Grubhub announced a partnership with Kiwi, adding to their partnerships with Starship and Cartken. Is there something about college campuses that make them a logical testing ground for food robotics? And we put Clayton on the food robot hot seat, asking him: How would you assess the food robot marketplace in 2022? Will we see some consolidation in certain areas of food robotics in 2023? Predictions for the 2023 food robot market. Enjoy!  

In this episode of The Power Producers Podcast, David Carothers and co-host Kyle Houck sit down with Clayton Wood, Managing Partner at C.B. Wood Financial. They discuss Clayton's book, The Chronic Cost, and how it can help companies with 50 to 500 employees better understand and save money in the employee benefit buying process. Episode Highlights: Clayton explains that the book, The Chronic Cost, was written to be concise and understandable for everybody. (3:06) Clayton shares that the book The Chronic Cost also goes through how you can economically get to a company with 50 employees. (4:32) Davis mentions that putting something in print that you can hand to people gives you more credibility because not everyone is into the digital age and some people would rather just read a book. (5:34) Clayton discusses about the great feedback they have received since the book came out and how some clients got in touch with him after not hearing from them for a while. (7:59) Clayton explains that having the goal of signing up clients for a monthly subscription has a strong connection with having recurring revenue. (11:11) David explains that people that are looking to write a book have to integrate the traditional and digital print of their books. (13:14) David shares how people can get a free copy of the book. (14:56) Tweetable Quotes: "We wanted to be concise to the point and make it understandable for anybody, but the book is meant for anybody in the buying process of employee benefits we target in the book." - Clayton Wood "We're just trying to find another avenue to share our ideas with people because everybody needs to talk in a different way." - Clayton Wood "I think that sometimes we get so caught up in the digital age that we forget, not everybody's caught up in the digital age is what we are. There are people who would prefer to just get a book and read it." - David Carothers Resources Mentioned: Clayton Wood LinkedIn C.B. Wood Financial. Book: The Chronic Cost David Carothers Kyle Houck Florida Risk Partners The Extra 2 Minutes

In this episode of The Power Producers Podcast, David Carothers and co-host Kyle Houck sit down with Clayton Wood, Managing Partner at C.B. Wood Financial. They discuss Clayton's book, The Chronic Cost, and how it can help companies with 50 to 500 employees better understand and save money in the employee benefit buying process. Episode Highlights: Clayton explains that the book, The Chronic Cost, was written to be concise and understandable for everybody. (3:06) Clayton shares that the book The Chronic Cost also goes through how you can economically get to a company with 50 employees. (4:32) Davis mentions that putting something in print that you can hand to people gives you more credibility because not everyone is into the digital age and some people would rather just read a book. (5:34) Clayton discusses about the great feedback they have received since the book came out and how some clients got in touch with him after not hearing from them for a while. (7:59) Clayton explains that having the goal of signing up clients for a monthly subscription has a strong connection with having recurring revenue. (11:11) David explains that people that are looking to write a book have to integrate the traditional and digital print of their books. (13:14) David shares how people can get a free copy of the book. (14:56) Tweetable Quotes: "We wanted to be concise to the point and make it understandable for anybody, but the book is meant for anybody in the buying process of employee benefits we target in the book." - Clayton Wood "We're just trying to find another avenue to share our ideas with people because everybody needs to talk in a different way." - Clayton Wood "I think that sometimes we get so caught up in the digital age that we forget, not everybody's caught up in the digital age is what we are. There are people who would prefer to just get a book and read it." - David Carothers Resources Mentioned: Clayton Wood LinkedIn C.B. Wood Financial. Book: The Chronic Cost David Carothers Kyle Houck Florida Risk Partners The Extra 2 Minutes

In this episode of The Power Producers Podcast, David Carothers and co-host Kyle Houck sit down with Clayton Wood, Managing Partner at C.B. Wood Financial. They discuss pharmacy benefits and how they work in the P&C world and why P&C agencies should have a conversation with their clients about benefits. Episode Highlights: Clayton explains that the purpose of this series of episodes is to help P&C brokers and listeners understand that cross-selling may add an extra revenue stream to their business. (3:42) Clayton defines a pharmacy benefit manager in the industry. (4:22) Clayton discusses the importance of having a transparent pharmacy benefit manager. (7:30) Clayton mentions that some health care plans have a brilliant marketing strategy, but it is only to make employees pay more. (14:28) David explains to the listeners why service fees are valuable. (19:13) Clayton explains that in the P&C world, prescriptions are a problem for small businesses with 50 to 150 employees, and it will be one of their largest percentages of claims. (21:37) David believes that any P&C agency that does not even discuss benefits with its clients, whether they sell them or not, is allowing someone else to come in and have that conversation. (23:33) Tweetable Quotes: “What we're doing here on this four-episode series or more, if we decide to do more is just to help the P&C brokers, the audience of this podcast, just understand, that there is a way to add an extra revenue stream to their business by cross-selling.” - Clayton Wood “Putting a pharmacy benefit manager that's transparent in is really important. Nowadays, there's a special term for them, they're called pass through PBM's, which means they don't add any spread to the drugs, and they pass on 100% of the rebates.” - Clayton Wood “Any P&C agency out there right now, that is not even having a conversation with their clients about benefits, whether they sell them or not, is opening up an opportunity for somebody else to come in and have that conversation.” - David Carothers Resources Mentioned: Clayton Wood LinkedIn C.B. Wood Financial. David Carothers Kyle Houck Florida Risk Partners The Extra 2 Minutes

In this episode of The Power Producers Podcast, David Carothers and co-host Kyle Houck sit down with Clayton Wood, Managing Partner at C.B. Wood Financial. They discuss pharmacy benefits and how they work in the P&C world and why P&C agencies should have a conversation with their clients about benefits. Episode Highlights: Clayton explains that the purpose of this series of episodes is to help P&C brokers and listeners understand that cross-selling may add an extra revenue stream to their business. (3:42) Clayton defines a pharmacy benefit manager in the industry. (4:22) Clayton discusses the importance of having a transparent pharmacy benefit manager. (7:30) Clayton mentions that some health care plans have a brilliant marketing strategy, but it is only to make employees pay more. (14:28) David explains to the listeners why service fees are valuable. (19:13) Clayton explains that in the P&C world, prescriptions are a problem for small businesses with 50 to 150 employees, and it will be one of their largest percentages of claims. (21:37) David believes that any P&C agency that does not even discuss benefits with its clients, whether they sell them or not, is allowing someone else to come in and have that conversation. (23:33) Tweetable Quotes: “What we're doing here on this four-episode series or more, if we decide to do more, is just to help the P&C brokers, the audience of this podcast, just understand that there is a way to add an extra revenue stream to their business by cross-selling.” - Clayton Wood “Putting a pharmacy benefit manager that's transparent is really important. Nowadays, there's a special term for them, they're called pass through PBM's, which means they don't add any spread to the drugs, and they pass on 100% of the rebates.” - Clayton Wood “Any P&C agency out there right now, that is not even having a conversation with their clients about benefits, whether they sell them or not, is opening up an opportunity for somebody else to come in and have that conversation.” - David Carothers Resources Mentioned: Clayton Wood LinkedIn C.B. Wood Financial. David Carothers Kyle Houck Florida Risk Partners The Extra 2 Minutes

In this episode of The Power Producers Podcast, David Carothers interviews Clayton Wood, Managing Partner at C.B. Wood Financial. Clayton discusses how claims are paid in the industry and how C.B. Wood Financial is helping brokers deliver savings.  Episode Highlights: Clayton explains that some clients and employees who go to the doctor to get a prescription or have surgery or imaging don't know how much their claim will cost until they get the EOB. (2:31) Clayton discusses the several factors of how claims are priced. (3:09) Clayton highly recommends Marshall Allen's book: Never Pay the First Bill because it provides a clear idea of how claims are paid in the industry. (8:27) Clayton explains C.B. Wood Financial's big win-win solution for its clients, which has been a huge success. (9:40) David mentions that finding individuals who are specialists in things you don't know about, in areas of coverage that you don't represent every day, will lead to significant changes in your book of business. (13:50) David explains that he was never interested in bringing benefits into the agency because it moves too quickly (14:43) Tweetable Quotes: “Glad we could help out some of these P&C brokers, learn how to help their plans, their client's plans. And ultimately, if we can show them that there's another strategy out there, they're the hero, you know, that's what we're trying to do make your the P&C broker the hero and deliver a ton of savings” - Clayton Wood “Find the people that are the expert in the little things that you don't know about in the areas of coverage that you don't represent every single day. And that ultimately is what's going to drive significant change in your book of business.” - David Carothers Resources Mentioned: Clayton Wood LinkedIn C.B. Wood Financial Book: Never Pay the First Bill David Carothers Kyle Houck Florida Risk Partners The Extra 2 Minutes

In this episode of The Power Producers Podcast, David Carothers interviews Clayton Wood, Managing Partner at C.B. Wood Financial. Clayton discusses how claims are paid in the industry and how C.B. Wood Financial is helping brokers deliver savings.   Episode Highlights: Clayton explains that some clients and employees who go to the doctor to get a prescription or have surgery or imaging don't know how much their claim will cost until they get the EOB. (2:31) Clayton discusses the several factors of how claims are priced. (3:09) Clayton highly recommends Marshall Allen's book: Never Pay the First Bill because it provides a clear idea of how claims are paid in the industry. (8:27) Clayton explains C.B. Wood Financial's big win-win solution for its clients, which has been a huge success. (9:40) David mentions that finding individuals who are specialists in things you don't know about, in areas of coverage that you don't represent every day, will lead to significant changes in your book of business. (13:50) David explains that he was never interested in bringing benefits into the agency because it moves too quickly (14:43) Tweetable Quotes: “Glad we could help out some of these P&C brokers, learn how to help their plans, their client's plans. And ultimately, if we can show them that there's another strategy out there, they're the hero, you know, that's what we're trying to do make your the P&C broker the hero and deliver a ton of savings” - Clayton Wood “Find the people that are the expert in the little things that you don't know about in the areas of coverage that you don't represent every single day. And that ultimately is what's going to drive significant change in your book of business.” - David Carothers Resources Mentioned: Clayton Wood LinkedIn C.B. Wood Financial Book: Never Pay the First Bill David Carothers Kyle Houck Florida Risk Partners The Extra 2 Minutes

In this episode of The Power Producers Podcast, David Carothers and co-host Kyle Houck interview Clayton Wood, Managing Partner at C.B. Wood Financial. Clayton discusses how their company consistently reduces employer healthcare spending by 20-40%, and how they can assist agents not only getting more business but also maintain the accounts they already have by increasing stickiness. Episode Highlights: Clayton shares how C.B. Wood Financial found a niche in the healthcare industry, where companies with 50 to 500 people are large enough that their claims matter but too small to use large company strategies. (3:34) Clayton explains the 80-20 rule in the health care business and how it may help firms cut plan costs while improving benefits. (8:37) Clayton mentions that just by having enough strategies in their toolbox, businesses may produce huge savings for clients simply by knowing how to do it. (11:38) Clayton shares that they advise their clients to stay on their existing plan if it offers unbeatable pricing. (17:48) Clayton discusses how they bring in partners if they have questions they cannot answer themselves. (20:14) Tweetable Quotes: “Just by having enough strategies in your toolbox, you could deliver a significant amount of savings for clients, just by being able to know how to do it.” - Clayton Wood “We actually don't quote for clients anymore for prospects anymore. What we've done is we've said, hey, look, send us your monthly bill, we're going to guarantee you a savings rate.” - Clayton Wood Resources Mentioned: Clayton Wood LinkedIn C.B. Wood Financial. David Carothers Kyle Houck Florida Risk Partners The Extra 2 Minutes

In this episode of The Power Producers Podcast, David Carothers and co-host Kyle Houck interview Clayton Wood, Managing Partner at C.B. Wood Financial. Clayton discusses how their company consistently reduces employer healthcare spending by 20-40%, and how they can assist agents not only getting more business but also maintain the accounts they already have by increasing stickiness. Episode Highlights: Clayton shares how C.B. Wood Financial found a niche in the healthcare industry, where companies with 50 to 500 people are large enough that their claims matter but too small to use large company strategies. (3:34) Clayton explains the 80-20 rule in the health care business and how it may help firms cut plan costs while improving benefits. (8:37) Clayton mentions that just by having enough strategies in their toolbox, businesses may produce huge savings for clients simply by knowing how to do it. (11:38) Clayton shares that they advise their clients to stay on their existing plan if it offers unbeatable pricing. (17:48) Clayton discusses how they bring in partners if they have questions they cannot answer themselves. (20:14) Tweetable Quotes: “Just by having enough strategies in your toolbox, you could deliver a significant amount of savings for clients, just by being able to know how to do it.” - Clayton Wood “We actually don't quote for clients anymore, for prospects anymore. What we've done is we've said, hey, look, send us your monthly bill, we're going to guarantee you a savings rate.” - Clayton Wood Resources Mentioned: Clayton Wood LinkedIn C.B. Wood Financial. David Carothers Kyle Houck Florida Risk Partners The Extra 2 Minutes

This month on Hospitality Hangout, Michael Schatzberg “The Restaurant Guy” and Jimmy Frischling “The Finance Guy” are taking a break from their usual interview episodes and bringing you a Best Of season of all your favorite segments. They bring back “Best Of” old favorites such as “Which Came First” and “The Crystal Ball Moment.”In this episode they feature a Best Of Who Would You Beat Quickfire question with special guest and Co Founder & CEO at Chowly, Inc., Sterling Douglass. Schatzberg and Frischling would ask each guest who they would choose to have better odds of beating in a selected game. Frischling says, “It is by far the funniest question, and one where I will say, I hold the record as the stronger competitor over Schatzy. We've had funny answers throughout the season such as Schatzy being compared to a skinny can of shaken soda waiting to pop.” Schatzberg asks Douglass, “If you were to challenge Jimmy or I to a game of Paintball, who do you have the better odds of beating?” Douglass answers definitely Jimmy. You can check out the best of episode to hear Steven Simoni who at the time was the chief executive officer at Bbot choose who he would have the better odds in beating at Scrabble. Michael Jacober, CEO of Blanket gets asked about Clue, Clockedin's chief executive officer, Eric Smith's question was a round of bowling. Smith sounds like he was going to choose Frischling but picks Schatzberg. To hear all of the best of who would you beat answers to the questions they asked CEO of Ingest, Daniel Meth's challenge response to Slip N' Slide, Targetable, CEO, Andrew Nash pick his odds for Gin Rummy, Minnow's CEO, Steven Sperry's choice for Who Wants to Be A Millionaire, who Mighty Quinn Barbeque's co-ceo, Micha Magid picks for Pin The Tail On The Donkey, Josh Goodman, chief executive office of PourMyBeer answer for thumb war and Dispatch Goods CEO Lindsey Hoell gets asked who she has better odds of beating at Yahtzee. Ivan Matkovic, CEO of Spendgo gets asked who he would have better odds of beating in a game of risk. Matkovic picks Schatzberg. Tune in to hear the challenges and learn who Scott Siegel, chief executive officer from Curbit, Clayton Wood, CEO of Picnic, Rob Carpenter of Valyant AI, Kimberly Smith, chief executive officer of Copia, Taj Adhav CEO of Leascake, Zack Oates, Ovation CEO, Brandon Barton, CEO of Bite, Gary Goodman CEO of Yumpingo and Agot.AI CEO, Evan DeSantola on this best of episode on Hospitality Hangout.

This month on Hospitality Hangout, Michael Schatzberg “The Restaurant Guy” and Jimmy Frischling “The Finance Guy” are taking a break from their usual interview episodes and bringing you a Best Of season of all your favorite segments. They bring back “Best Of” old favorites such as “Which Came First” and “The Crystal Ball Moment.”In this episode they feature a Best Of Who Would You Beat Quickfire question with special guest and Co Founder & CEO at Chowly, Inc., Sterling Douglass. Schatzberg and Frischling would ask each guest who they would choose to have better odds of beating in a selected game. Frischling says, “It is by far the funniest question, and one where I will say, I hold the record as the stronger competitor over Schatzy. We've had funny answers throughout the season such as Schatzy being compared to a skinny can of shaken soda waiting to pop.” Schatzberg asks Douglass, “If you were to challenge Jimmy or I to a game of Paintball, who do you have the better odds of beating?” Douglass answers definitely Jimmy. You can check out the best of episode to hear Steven Simoni who at the time was the chief executive officer at Bbot choose who he would have the better odds in beating at Scrabble. Michael Jacober, CEO of Blanket gets asked about Clue, Clockedin's chief executive officer, Eric Smith's question was a round of bowling. Smith sounds like he was going to choose Frischling but picks Schatzberg. To hear all of the best of who would you beat answers to the questions they asked CEO of Ingest, Daniel Meth's challenge response to Slip N' Slide, Targetable, CEO, Andrew Nash pick his odds for Gin Rummy, Minnow's CEO, Steven Sperry's choice for Who Wants to Be A Millionaire, who Mighty Quinn Barbeque's co-ceo, Micha Magid picks for Pin The Tail On The Donkey, Josh Goodman, chief executive office of PourMyBeer answer for thumb war and Dispatch Goods CEO Lindsey Hoell gets asked who she has better odds of beating at Yahtzee. Ivan Matkovic, CEO of Spendgo gets asked who he would have better odds of beating in a game of risk. Matkovic picks Schatzberg. Tune in to hear the challenges and learn who Scott Siegel, chief executive officer from Curbit, Clayton Wood, CEO of Picnic, Rob Carpenter of Valyant AI, Kimberly Smith, chief executive officer of Copia, Taj Adhav CEO of Leascake, Zack Oates, Ovation CEO, Brandon Barton, CEO of Bite, Gary Goodman CEO of Yumpingo and Agot.AI CEO, Evan DeSantola on this best of episode on Hospitality Hangout.

Clayton Wood, CEO at Picnic, is pursuing innovation by making automation the future. Picnic is the essential back-of-house assembly line. The modular food prep station assembles your pizzas with precision and speed, delivering a consistent product every time. Say hello to the future of restaurant tech with this week's podcast episode!On this episode, Clayton and host Zack Oates discuss: Creating consistencyAutomationThe reality of robots in the kitchenMoreThanks, Clayton!

Program for 05/27/22 Jim Wood: Interview with Clayton Wood, Ukraine

Restaurants and commercial kitchens have always faced challenges like staffing, inflation, food waste, and true costing. When the COVID pandemic hit, these and other issues were exacerbated and in many cases, spelled the end for many businesses. As we look to the future, both smaller restaurants and larger chains will need to deliver consistent quantity and quality in order to maintain their customer base. For some, the ability to pivot and think of new solutions has allowed them not only to stay afloat but to flourish in uncertain times. Can a modular, subscription-based, automated pizza robot transform the restaurant industry? In this new episode of FoodTech Junkies, we ask the CEO of Picnic, Clayton Wood, about what it means to reinvent the (pizza) wheel. About Clayton Wood Clayton Wood is CEO at Seattle-based Picnic Works and is responsible for overall development and growth for the company. Clayton's passion as CEO is to build high performance teams and fully realize the financial and business potential of the company for all constituents. Clayton has served in key leadership positions in organizations ranging from startups to Fortune 100 organizations, across a variety of technology industries, including renewable energy, robotics and software. He has successfully taken companies from scratch to global publicly traded businesses or to successful acquisition. Prior to Picnic, Clayton served in C-suite positions as COO at IUNU, an award winning, venture-backed precision agriculture startup; CEO and President of Synapse Product Development; COO at Naverus; and COO/President at Xzeres Corp., a publicly traded global leader in small scale wind energy. Clayton spent 12 years at AlliedSignal and Honeywell where his roles included stewarding both the airborne radio and flight data recorder business units. Clayton holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of Washington, as well as Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Texas A&M. About Picnic Founded in 2016, Picnic (hellopicnic.com) has collected an experienced team of food and technology industry veterans to develop and provide specialized intelligent technology and solutions for the food service and hospitality industries. Restaurants, convenience and grocery stores, university and corporate campuses, casinos, hotels, cruise lines, sports venues, catering groups, healthcare cafeterias, small kiosks, ghost kitchen operators, mobile food operations, food trucks, delivery, and military sites are among the many segments poised to benefit from the company's automated food assembly platform integrating RaaS, software, cloud, and deep learning technology. Picnic continues to receive high profile recognition including the National Restaurant Association “Kitchen Innovations 2021 Award,” GeekWire 2021 finalist for “Hardware/Gadget/Robotics of the Year,” inclusion in “The FoodTech 500 2020” by Forward Fooding and selected for the “Foodservice Robotics Pioneer Award” at Spain's Expo HIP 2020, and “Best of CES 2020.”

Clayton Wood

In this episode of The Power Producers Podcast, David Carothers and co-host Kyle Houck interview Clayton Wood, CFP®, Managing Partner at C. B. Wood Financial. Clayton shares cold calling strategies that have worked for him and discusses the current landscape of self-funding and healthcare benefits.  Episode Highlights: Clayton shares his background, how he started in benefits, and where he is today. (2:44) Clayton mentions the reason he switched careers and left the corporate world. (7:00) Clayton shares his process of being able to get the numbers that he wants in terms of cold calling. (12:20) Clayton mentions that you need to make a difference in your cold-calling, the second you're there. (18:23) Clayton believes the reason sales, cold calling, and content marketing are tough, is that it is can be demeaning. (25:39) Clayton shares how he opens the call, how handles it, and how he closes it, he also shares the average time he can save someone. (27:43) Clayton mentions that people always have to critique and try to change what they're doing to make it most efficient. (32:21) Clayton discusses the landscape of self-funding right now. (42:43) Clayton gives three bullet points to determine that who you are speaking with is a good lead. (46:22) Tweetable Quotes: "I couldn't stand being able to or having to make the same money as the person on my left and the right and work 10 times harder and put in more hours and it just drove me nuts." - Clayton Wood "I think one thing that makes sales and cold calling and content marketing so tough, is it's demeaning." - Clayton Wood "I always tell myself, sales is a roller coaster, you know, whenever you have your darkest day is when you close the biggest business." - Clayton Wood  Resources Mentioned: Clayton Wood LinkedIn David Carothers Kyle Houck Florida Risk Partners The Extra 2 Minutes

In this episode of The Power Producers Podcast, David Carothers and co-host Kyle Houck interview Clayton Wood, CFP®, Managing Partner at C. B. Wood Financial. Clayton shares cold calling strategies that have worked for him and discusses the current landscape of self-funding and healthcare benefits.  Episode Highlights: Clayton shares his background, how he started in benefits, and where he is today. (2:44) Clayton mentions the reason he switched careers and left the corporate world. (7:00) Clayton shares his process of being able to get the numbers that he wants in terms of cold calling. (12:20) Clayton mentions that you need to make a difference in your cold-calling, the second you're there. (18:23) Clayton believes the reason sales, cold calling, and content marketing are tough, is that it is can be demeaning. (25:39) Clayton shares how he opens the call, how handles it, and how he closes it, he also shares the average time he can save someone. (27:43) Clayton mentions that people always have to critique and try to change what they're doing to make it most efficient. (32:21) Clayton discusses the landscape of self-funding right now. (42:43) Clayton gives three bullet points to determine that who you are speaking with is a good lead. (46:22) Tweetable Quotes: "I couldn't stand being able to or having to make the same money as the person on my left and the right and work 10 times harder and put in more hours and it just drove me nuts." - Clayton Wood "I think one thing that makes sales and cold calling and content marketing so tough, is it's demeaning." - Clayton Wood "I always tell myself, sales is a roller coaster, you know, whenever you have your darkest day is when you close the biggest business." - Clayton Wood  Resources Mentioned: Clayton Wood LinkedIn David Carothers Kyle Houck Florida Risk Partners The Extra 2 Minutes

Clayton Wood is the CEO of Picnic, an automated pizza station that can improve foodservice labor costs by as much as two-thirds, doubling to tripling four-wall EBITDA margins. Picnic is currently being used on-premise at stadiums and will soon be powering delivery for national pizza chains, convenience stores, grocers, and much more. In this episode, we'll chat about what makes the pizza industry a unique place for automation, lessons learned from the first wave of startups, and how operators are looking to scale brands using this technology.

In the latest episode of Hospitality Hangout podcast, Michael Schatzberg “The Restaurant Guy” and Jimmy Frischling “ The Finance Guy” were on the road and live at CES Las Vegas, where they chat with Michael Wolf, founder, chief executive officer, and editor in chief at The Spoon, Picnic's founder and chief executive officer, Clayton Wood, Steven Sperry, co-founder and chief executive officer at Minnow and Ritukar Vijay, founder and chief executive officer at Ottonomy, Inc., about the show and food-technology being highlighted at CES. Wolf stops by to discuss The Spoon getting involved in CES with the focus of food technology. They talk about the three panels, how food and cooking will change the future, the future of meat, and welcome to our food robot future. Wolf says, “I think there's lots of whitespace opportunity with bringing innovation to food.” As far as the future, Wolf says, we will see food becoming a platform and it will be getting bigger and bigger over time. Picnic founder Clayton Wood stops by for his second time on the podcast. Wood talks about Picnic's food automation system preparing pizza at the show with their partner Sodexo. Wood is a panelist on the welcome to our food robot future panel and addresses automation for restaurants. Wood says there are a lot of new entrants in the space and it is still not well understood but it is not about stealing jobs. The Picnic system and the systems like it allow operators to operate profitability and make working conditions better. Sperry checks in to chat about the show and people's reaction to the Minnow Pod. He says, we are in the middle of a revolution in the food industry, and the entire food ecosystem is being redesigned from food production to how food is prepared and more. Sperry talks about the opportunity in terms of delivery and robots. “If food is cheaper to have delivered and it's better quality than you can make yourself, a lot of people are not going to make their own food,” says Sperry. Ottonomy founder Ritukar Vijay stops by to chat about contactless deliveries with autonomous robots, and about being the world's first to offer autonomous deliveries at airports. They talk about Ottonomy's partnership with Presto to offer robot-powered curbside pickup. Vijay says the buzz on the floor at CES is that labor shortages are redefining how food tech is happening and this is an exciting time for food technology. To hear more from all of the guests that stopped by to chat with Schatzberg and Frischling at CES Las Vegas, check out this episode of Hospitality Hangout.This syndicated content is brought to you by Branded Strategic Hospitality.

In the latest episode of Hospitality Hangout podcast, Michael Schatzberg “The Restaurant Guy” and Jimmy Frischling “ The Finance Guy” were on the road and live at CES Las Vegas, where they chat with Michael Wolf, founder, chief executive officer, and editor in chief at The Spoon, Picnic's founder and chief executive officer, Clayton Wood, Steven Sperry, co-founder and chief executive officer at Minnow and Ritukar Vijay, founder and chief executive officer at Ottonomy, Inc., about the show and food-technology being highlighted at CES. Wolf stops by to discuss The Spoon getting involved in CES with the focus of food technology. They talk about the three panels, how food and cooking will change the future, the future of meat, and welcome to our food robot future. Wolf says, “I think there's lots of whitespace opportunity with bringing innovation to food.” As far as the future, Wolf says, we will see food becoming a platform and it will be getting bigger and bigger over time. Picnic founder Clayton Wood stops by for his second time on the podcast. Wood talks about Picnic's food automation system preparing pizza at the show with their partner Sodexo. Wood is a panelist on the welcome to our food robot future panel and addresses automation for restaurants. Wood says there are a lot of new entrants in the space and it is still not well understood but it is not about stealing jobs. The Picnic system and the systems like it allow operators to operate profitability and make working conditions better. Sperry checks in to chat about the show and people's reaction to the Minnow Pod. He says, we are in the middle of a revolution in the food industry, and the entire food ecosystem is being redesigned from food production to how food is prepared and more. Sperry talks about the opportunity in terms of delivery and robots. “If food is cheaper to have delivered and it's better quality than you can make yourself, a lot of people are not going to make their own food,” says Sperry. Ottonomy founder Ritukar Vijay stops by to chat about contactless deliveries with autonomous robots, and about being the world's first to offer autonomous deliveries at airports. They talk about Ottonomy's partnership with Presto to offer robot-powered curbside pickup. Vijay says the buzz on the floor at CES is that labor shortages are redefining how food tech is happening and this is an exciting time for food technology. To hear more from all of the guests that stopped by to chat with Schatzberg and Frischling at CES Las Vegas, check out this episode of Hospitality Hangout.This syndicated content is brought to you by Branded Strategic Hospitality.

Clayton Wood

In the latest episode of Hospitality Hangout podcast, Michael Schatzberg “The Restaurant Guy” and Jimmy Frischling “The Finance Guy” chat with Clayton Wood, Chief Executive Officer at Picnic, to explore solutions for solving labor shortages and automation in food preparation. Wood says when asked to share about himself, “So my background I'm a mechanical engineer by training, I've worked in a bunch of industries including Aerospace renewable energy agriculture, robotics and after a series of startups, Picnic is really where I want to be.” He adds, “you know Picnic is a combination of my passions, robotics creating new businesses and really helping customers be more successful.” Picnic is very focused on our customers and that's why it exists, says Wood. He explains that Picnic is not building technology for technology's sake and that they really want to help customers, knowing everybody in food service needs help these days.Wood says, Picnic is the intersection of how you can apply technology in a way that improves customers' operations that helps them be more successful. In Addition, they are really focused on food service, the jobs are hard, and Picnic is here to make it easier for the workers. When asked to share more about Picnic, Wood says they are in food preparation automation and there are not too many companies in this space. Adding that Picnic started with pizza, it is one of the most popular foods on the planet and they are discovering that restaurants are having a hard time finding workers. To hear about how Picnic is transforming the world of food preparation to automation innovation, check out this episode of Hospitality Hangout. Click here for more recovery and relief information for restaurant, hospitality and food service operators.This syndicated content is brought to you by Branded Strategic Hospitality.

In the latest episode of Hospitality Hangout podcast, Michael Schatzberg “The Restaurant Guy” and Jimmy Frischling “The Finance Guy” chat with Clayton Wood, Chief Executive Officer at Picnic, to explore solutions for solving labor shortages and automation in food preparation. Wood says when asked to share about himself, “So my background I'm a mechanical engineer by training, I've worked in a bunch of industries including Aerospace renewable energy agriculture, robotics and after a series of startups, Picnic is really where I want to be.” He adds, “you know Picnic is a combination of my passions, robotics creating new businesses and really helping customers be more successful.” Picnic is very focused on our customers and that's why it exists, says Wood. He explains that Picnic is not building technology for technology's sake and that they really want to help customers, knowing everybody in food service needs help these days.Wood says, Picnic is the intersection of how you can apply technology in a way that improves customers' operations that helps them be more successful. In Addition, they are really focused on food service, the jobs are hard, and Picnic is here to make it easier for the workers. When asked to share more about Picnic, Wood says they are in food preparation automation and there are not too many companies in this space. Adding that Picnic started with pizza, it is one of the most popular foods on the planet and they are discovering that restaurants are having a hard time finding workers. To hear about how Picnic is transforming the world of food preparation to automation innovation, check out this episode of Hospitality Hangout. Click here for more recovery and relief information for restaurant, hospitality and food service operators.This syndicated content is brought to you by Branded Strategic Hospitality.

Program for 09/06/21 "Best of" Interview with Clayton Wood, Labor Day

Does vegan cheese have a place on authentic New York pizza? Kobi Regev and his wife, Abev, proved it does with their unique plant-based pizza cheese, Pleese. In this episode, Kobi and I do our best to avoid being cheesy as we dive into: The journey that led Kobi and Abev from making their first vegan pizza to creating their own plant-based cheese. Why Pleese is based on beans and potatoes instead of nuts The many possibilities for plant-based cheese in the "new world" of food How switching from dairy cheese to plant-based cheese—just on pizza!—can have a positive impact on both the environment and people The unexpected demand for vegan cheese that's making Pleese an NYC sensation—and how it helped pizzerias in the city during the pandemic Innovations in plant-based cheese and restaurant tech that are changing the world of pizza (and food) How the plant-based industry can open new doors for farmers to embrace climate-friendly crops and practices Hungry for plant-based nerdity and industry insights? Subscribe to The Modern Health Nerd for more every week: https://www.modernhealthnerd.com/news/ About Kobi One "ugly" vegan pizza sent Kobi Regev and his wife on a trajectory away from his (rather nerdy) background in urban planning and jewelry sales toward the mission of creating a better plant-based cheese. His target? The discerning, pizza-loving palates of New Yorkers. Beyond making a better plant-based cheese that everyone can enjoy, Kobi has a vision for a future where city rooftops are transformed into gardens and restaurants grow all their own ingredients. About Pleese Pleese (which stands for Plant Cheese) is a plant-based cheese developed by New Yorkers specifically to melt on pizza. Pleese is all natural, made from bean and potato proteins and crafted using traditional methods. Pleese is so good that people can't tell the difference—and it's approved by the world's harshest food critics: kids from NYC. Connect with Kobi and Pleese Online Website: https://www.pleesefoods.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pleesecheese Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/pleesecheese LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/pleesecheese/, https://www.linkedin.com/in/kobi-regev-founder/ Clubhouse: @pleesecheese For further listening: Clayton Wood, episode #23 Veronica Fil, episode #26 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-modern-health-nerd/support

Picnic is a Creative Ventures portfolio company applying robotics to food services. It just closed a major funding round and has seen significant traction with some of the most recognizable brands in food services. In this podcast, James Wang, GP at Creative Ventures, interviews Clayton Wood, CEO of Picnic, on the space. Why do restaurants need automation? Are robotics taking away all of our jobs? And what's next for the space?

Could foodservice automation be the next marketing frontier for plant-based brands? Technology like the Picnic Pizza System has the potential to make it possible. Picnic CEO Clayton Wood joins The Modern Health Nerd Podcast to unpack the amazingly nerdy technology behind Picnic's automated modular solution and discuss: How automation could revolutionize foodservice, hospitality and even the plant-based movement How a system like Picnic can improve inventory control to reduce food waste and loss Using automated solutions to create the ultimate personalized food experience Merging foodservice technology with social media to create a new kind of marketing for brands in the plant-based space Why packaging needs to improve—including becoming more sustainable (for more on this, see the Red to Green Podcast at https://redtogreen.solutions) Want more plant-based nerdity and industry insights? Subscribe to The Modern Health Nerd for weekly updates: https://www.modernhealthnerd.com/news/ About Picnic and Clayton Wood Picnic is a privately held, Seattle-based automation and robotics company specializing in designing and building food assembly systems for kitchens of all sizes and types. Founded in 2016, the company has now grown to include a team of world-class leadership in hardware, software, design, and robotics. Clayton Wood is a mechanical engineer with extensive experience working with and heading up startups. He joined Picnic as CEO in 2018 to help the company grow its vision and continue to provide solutions to some of the most pressing challenges in the foodservice and hospitality industries. Find Picnic & Clayton on the Web! Website: https://www.hellopicnic.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/cdub https://twitter.com/picnicnews LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/claytonwood/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/picnicnews/ Clubhouse: @cdub58 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-modern-health-nerd/support

John Schoonmaker is the incumbent Knox County Commissioner for district 5. He's being challenged by candidate Clayton Wood.

Clayton Wood joined Hallerin in advance of election day. He's running for Knox County Commissioner of District 5. His opponent is incumbent, John Schoonmaker.

In this week's episode of Growth Interviews, we invite you to join our conversation with Clayton Wood, a world-renowned expert who's been in the digital marketing, coaching, personal branding and search engine optimization industry for over 10 years. Clayton has built 2 multi-million dollar marketing brands from scratch with no investment, managed thousands of online marketing campaigns across the globe and has helped startups be profitable in three different countries. He is passionate about communicating the impact that technology has in online marketing, and how inbound marketing helps achieve goals for brands, their families and their communities. The best takeaways: Automation and AI, the future of paid advertisingThe perfect growth combo: tracking, testing and up-sellingDigital footprint, speed and innovative contentVoice search. The future is here Podcast Notes: Clayton Wood: A/B test your audience, make data-driven decisions and start building customized campaigns All episode articles: Growth Interviews Follow Omniconvert on: FacebookTwitterLinkedinYouTube