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In this episode, Bev and Heather discuss: Heather's recovery story How the Inner Critic shows up How to work with the Inner Critic Key Takeaways and Actions: Check how your own Inner Critic impacts your behaviors as a Coach Reach out to Heather if you are intending to ditch the drink. ABOUT HEATHER Heather Lowe is the Founder of Ditched the Drink, a wellness company dedicated to helping professionals drink less before it gets worse. Heather is an IAPRC Certified Professional Life and Recovery Coach, the overall best program awarded by Life Coach Magazine. Heather is also a SheRecovers Designated Coach, a Certified Addiction Awareness Facilitator, and the Director of Marketing Consumer Products for the International Center of Addiction Recovery Education (ICARE). She received The Top Sober Coach Award from Coach Foundation, 2023. Driven by her education as a Bachelor of Social Work (BSW), a Professional of Human Resources (PHR), and Yale Certificated in the Science of Well Being, Heather provides content, knowledge, coaching, and education to individuals and organizations seeking to be more alcohol free. Heather is passionate about coaching, connecting people with alcohol free resources, and creating a positive sober community. Heather shares the bright side of sobriety as an influencer in the social media sober space @ditchedthedrink on most platforms. Heather's writing has been published in the New York Post, Thrive Global, Monument- Tempest, The Fix, Mashable, Corporate Wellness Magazine, Employee Benefit News, and more. Ditched the Drink offers INSIDER Monthly Membership with mobile app, and JUMPSTART: Digital Class, BECOMING: 1X1 Coaching, and LAUNCH Your Coaching Practice business course for coaches. Heather, in partnership with the Association of Professional Recovery Coaches also recruits, mentors, and trains new coaches. Schedule a call to discuss getting coaching support, becoming a coach, or offering workplace resources. Heather lives in Chicago's western suburbs as a proud girl mom to two teenage daughters, Lily and Charlotte, her husband Darin of 20+ years, and their adorable black and white cocker spaniel, Rocky. Heather is a voracious reader, a new-ish hiker, and a seasoned yogi. For more visit https://www.ditchedthedrink.com/ ABOUT BEVERLY Beverly Sartain is the President of the Holistic Coach Training Institute, where she trains aspiring coaches on coaching skills and business set-up. The Holistic Coach Certification Programs are ICF Level 1 and Level 2 accredited that focuses on a holistic approach to coaching. We see Clients as whole, complete and resourceful to create creative solutions to their challenges and issues. During her ten-year career in nonprofits, she managed and developed domestic violence and co-occurring residential programs. Beverly is a Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor. She has her PCC (Professional Certified Coach) from the ICF. Beverly enjoys helping professionals empower themselves around their skill set and online coaching business. She can be contacted at info@holisticcoachtraininginstitute.com. Connect with HCTI Sign-up for a Discovery Call here so you can join our Holistic Coach Certification Program. Request to join no cost FB group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/holisticcoachnetwork Website: https://holisticcoachtraininginstitute.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bevsartain/
In this week's episode of Wellness As A Way of Life I am chatting with Heather Lowe from Ditched the Drink on Why Alcohol is Not the Glue You Need to Hold it All Together This Holiday Season! We chatted about: Social norms that teach us that alcohol is liquid courage and helps us ‘connect' with others How alcohol silences our inner voice, our intuition and our ability to connect with ourselves and others How alcohol makes the holidays more exhausting because we our system is constantly recovering How alcohol starts to interfere with your natural ability to create your own feel-good hormones How being Sober is so much more enjoyable over the holidays How to navigate corporate gifting and events in a sober-inclusive way Tips on how to not get overwhelmed with social engagements Living in the full emotional spectrum Other ways to enjoy the holidays that actually allow you feel to well rested, connected and present Not dumbing down the joy Alcohol consumption as self-abandonment Extra support during the holidays if you are ditching the drink: her online community: INSIDER of which I am a part! Heather Lowe is the Founder of Ditched the Drink, a wellness company dedicated to helping professionals move away from alcohol and towards their highest selves. Heather is a Certified Professional Life and Recovery Coach, Certified Addiction Awareness Facilitator, and the Director of Marketing Consumer Products for the International Center of Addiction Recovery Education (ICARE). Driven by her education as a Bachelor of Social Work (BSW), a Professional of Human Resources (PHR), and Yale Certificated in the Science of Well Being, Heather provides content, knowledge, coaching, and education to individuals and organizations seeking to be more alcohol free. Heather is passionate about coaching, connecting people with alcohol free resources, and creating a positive sober community. Heather shares the bright side of sobriety as an influencer in the social media sober space @ditchedthedrink. Heather's writing has been published in Thrive Global, Monument- Tempest, The Fix, Mashable, Corporate Wellness Magazine, Employee Benefit News, and more. She has been featured on many podcasts including Recovery Happy Hour, Redesigning Wellness, Alcohol Tipping Point, Energetically You, Sun and Moon Sober Living, Hello Someday, Sober Motivation, Decidedly Dry and more. Heather, in partnership with the Association of Professional Recovery Coaches also recruits, mentors, and trains new coaches. Heather lives in Chicago's western suburbs as a proud girl mom to two teenage daughters, Lily and Charlotte, her husband Darin of 20+ years, and their adorable black and white cocker spaniel, Rocky. Heather is a voracious reader, a new-ish hiker, and a seasoned yogi. For more visit https://www.ditchedthedrink.com/ Thank you for listening! When you are listening please take a screenshot and share it on social media and tag me @meganswanwellness ! We would really appreciate it. Connect with Megan Swan http://www.instagram.com/meganswanwellness http://www.linkedin.com/in/megan-swan-wellness www.meganswanwellness.com ELEVATE + LEAD 8 Sessions to Embodied & Sustainable Leadership for Women in Corporate A strategic leadership development experience for women to enhance their capacity– a comprehensive approach to optimizing, retaining, and developing resilient executive leadership in corporate spaces. https://beboldgroup.myflodesk.com
In this episode, our host Beck Bamberger interviews senior reporter Deanna Cuadra from Employee Benefit News. Deanna shares insights about her background in film and how it influences her reporting. She also discusses the importance of including relevant sources in pitches, offers tips on how to catch her attention in the subject line, and more!
Workplace culture can be even more important than your benefits package when it comes to employee engagement and retention. But a cohesive and consistent culture is harder to pull off in today's hybrid work environments. For ideas on striking a balance between flexibility and the connectedness that employees so crave, we've called in Aimee Gindin, Chief Marketing Officer at LifeSpeak Inc. Highlights [3:00] The gap between employer perception of how they're supporting employee mental health vs. employee perceptions of how they're being supported? [11:34] How can you tell if your culture is suffering? [12:50] Handling C-suite skepticism to concerns [14:26] The consequences of ignoring turnover driven by burnout [15:54] Next steps for HR and managers trying to be better, more empathetic communicators [19:01] Providing psychological safety/a safe, open culture in a way that's reasonable for the company [22:54] Tools and support for working families [24:48] Hybrid work, Gen Z and Millennials [30:09] Achieving connectedness in creative ways [34:08] Connecting mental health, culture and DEI Guest Bio Aimee Gindin, Chief Marketing Officer, LifeSpeak Inc. Aimee Gindin is the Chief Marketing Officer at LifeSpeak Inc., a whole-person well-being solution for employers, health plans, and other organizations. LifeSpeak provides a flexible portfolio of solutions across mental health, wellness, fitness, nutrition, substance use, and caregiving. Aimee is also a trained mental health professional with a Master's degree in Counseling Psychology from Chatham University. She has been featured in USA Today, STAT News, Employee Benefit News, HR Daily Advisor, and other business publications. Links https://www.linkedin.com/in/aimee-gindin/ www.lifespeak.com https://www.caregiving.org/ https://rosalynncarter.org/ https://careers.bjs.com/perks/ https://www.goodinside.com/ We want to hear from you. Leave a review (5-Star would be nice!) on Apple Podcasts and add your question in the comment. We read every review and use them to choose topics, guests, and interview questions for the podcast. You can also reach out at podcast@hrmorning.com. If you love this show, please share your favorite episodes with colleagues and on social media. We greatly appreciate your support. Thank you for listening. Remember to subscribe and follow us so you never miss an episode! Voices of HR is brought to you by HRMorning.com.
Host: Viv, aka Sober_iThrive Guest: Heather Lowe Heather Lowe is the Founder of Ditched the Drink, a wellness company dedicated to helping professionals move away from alcohol and towards their highest selves. Heather is a Certified Professional Life and Recovery Coach, Certified Addiction Awareness Facilitator, and the Director of Marketing Consumer Products for the International Center of Addiction Recovery Education (ICARE). Driven by her education as a Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) a Professional of Human Resources (PHR), and Yale Certificated in the Science of Well Being, Heather provides content, knowledge, coaching, and education to individuals and organizations seeking to be more alcohol free. Heather is passionate about coaching, connecting people with alcohol free resources, and creating a positive sober community. Heather shares the bright side of sobriety as an influencer in the social media sober space @ditchedthedrink. Heather's writing has been published in Thrive Global, Monument- Tempest, The Fix, Mashable, Corporate Wellness Magazine, Employee Benefit News, and more. She has been featured on many podcasts including Recovery Happy Hour, Redesigning Wellness, Alcohol Tipping Point, Energetically You, Sun and Moon Sober Living, Hello Someday, and Decidedly Dry. Ditched the Drink offers Becoming 1:1 Coaching, INSIDER Monthly Membership with mobile app, and Jumpstart: 6 week Digital Class. Heather, in partnership with the Association of Professional Recovery Coaches also recruits, mentors, and trains new coaches. Schedule a call to discuss getting coaching support, becoming a coach, or offering workplace resources. Heather lives in Chicago's western suburbs as a proud girl mom to two teenage daughters, Lily and Charlotte, her husband Darin of 20+ years, and their adorable black and white cocker spaniel, Rocky. Heather is a voracious reader, a new-ish hiker, and a seasoned yogi. For more visit https://www.ditchedthedrink.com/ Viv, aka Sober_iThrive, is a Certified Addictions Recovery Coach My Sober Recovery Story #252 If you have any questions or You would like to book a FREE 30-minute consultation with me, you can visit my website https://www.soberithrive.org I'm Certified in Addiction Recovery Coaching and Life Coaching: • Life Coaching Essentials, Work/Life Balance • Co-creating a New Sober Lifestyle • Addiction(s) Recovery • Neuroscience of Brain Function & Joyful Recovery • Roots of Addiction(s) • Alcohol/Drugs and their Effects • Right Thinking in Recovery • Family Issues in Recovery And so much more… My communities are: • Sobertownpodcast.com • I Am Sober Community (IAS) - @Sober_iThrive • Sobertown Facebook Group • “Valiants We Thrive” – Sober Women Telegram Group • Instagram: @Sober_i_Thrive www.soberithrive.org (https://www.soberithrive.org/) Certified and Licensed Addiction and Recovery Professional Online Sober Coaching for all of your addiction and recovery needs by a Internationally Certified and Licensed Sober Coach & Life Coach No Sippy No Slippy. Not Another Drop No matter What. Remember to Pour The Poison Down The Sink!! Sobertownpodcast.com
In this episode: Dr. Jeremy Lucabaugh, Tom Bradshaw, Cam Dunson, Laura Jordan, Brendan Grech, Maria Valles, LindaAnn Rogers, Imani Nakyanzi. Visit us https://www.seboc.com/ Follow us on LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/sebocLI Join an open-mic event: https://www.seboc.com/events References: https://www.deployyourself.com/leadership-management/outdated-processes-organisation-change-remove/ Innovative employers abandoning outdated management structure. (2014, April 8). Employee Benefit News [web content]. https://link-gale-com.ezproxymso.helmlib.org/apps/doc/A388851980/ITBC?u=mlin_s_masscomm&sid=ebsco&xid=2b311d59 Wasson, C. (2018). SE management is not SE core competency: Time to shift this outdated, 60‐year‐old paradigm. INCOSE International Symposium, 28(1), 971-994. Workers stuck with outdated technology feel frustrated, less productive. (2018, September-October). Corporate Board, 39(232), 28. https://link-gale-com.ezproxymso.helmlib.org/apps/doc/A554907263/ITOF?u=mlin_s_masscomm&sid=bookmark-ITOF&xid=c176cc2c
Ted Benna is commonly referred to as the "father of 401(k)" because he created and gained IRS approval of the first 401(k) savings plan. Ted has received many citations for his accomplishments. Ted has also been profiled in the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Institutional Investors, Pension and Investments, USA Today, Employee Benefit News, HUman Resource Executive, Fortune, Plan Sponsor, Kiplinger, Politico and many other publications. Ted has authored four books including 401(k) for Dummies. He sat down with Chris to discuss the 401(k) and what many people get wrong about it today. --- Check out Ted's website: http://benna401k.com/index.html Purchase 401k - Forty Years Later: https://www.amazon.com/401k-Forty-Years-Ted-Benna/dp/154564327X/ref=sr_1_3?qid=1668024534&refinements=p_27%3ATed+Benna&s=books&sr=1-3 --- For more Content with Chris McCormack and the Better Books team: Follow Chris on Instagram: @chrismccormackcpa Connect with Chris on LinkedIn: Chris McCormack CPA, MBA Check out Better Books webpage: https://betterbooksaccounting.co/ Be sure to GIVE a five star rating and review!
In this episode, we discuss:Heather's Sober StoryMommy Wine CulturePerfectionismThe Inner CriticHigh-Functioning / Gray-Area DrinkingThe gifts of sobrietyMaking friends without alcoholHeather Lowe is the Founder of Ditched the Drink, a wellness company dedicated to helping professionals move away from alcohol and towards their highest selves. Heather is a Certified Professional Life and Recovery Coach, Certified Addiction Awareness Facilitator, and the Director of Marketing Consumer Products for the International Center of Addiction Recovery Education (ICARE). Driven by her education as a Bachelor of Social Work and a Professional of Human Resources Heather provides content, knowledge, coaching, and education to individuals and organizations. Heather is passionate about coaching, connecting people with alcohol free resources, and creating a positive sober community. Her writing has been published in Thrive Global, Monument- Tempest, The Fix, Mashable, Corporate Wellness Magazine, Employee Benefit News, and more. Heather is a voracious reader, a new-ish hiker, and a seasoned yogi.To connect with Heather and learn more about her work:www.ditchedthedrink.com | @ditchedthedrinkInternational Center for Addiction Recovery Education: https://icare-aware.org/___For more resources to support you on your sober journey, be sure to subscribe to the Sun & Moon Sober Living Website and follow @sunandmoon.soberliving on Instagram.www.sunandmoonsoberliving.comDisclaimer: The content of this podcast is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment.
I enjoyed a lively and informative interview with Dr. Rachelle Scott, Medical Director of Psychiatry at Eden Health, who spoke with me on the topic of Workplace Burnout. Dr. Scott discussed how employers and individuals can identify signs and causes of burnout, and how they can address burnout through better communication and attention to employees' needs. This topic is particularly timely as individuals navigate workplace dynamics after two years of the COVID pandemic. Dr. Scott is a board-certified adult psychiatrist who received her Medical Degree from Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston and completed residency in psychiatry at the Zucker Hillside Hospital in NY. Prior to joining Eden Health she worked as a consulting psychiatrist with the Mental Health Service Corps, an initiative of THRIVE NYC, and subsequently became the Medical Director. She has many years of experience treating adult psychiatric patients in a variety of inpatient and outpatient settings but has been most passionate about providing holistic and integrated mental health care. Dr. Scott has contributed to pieces in Business Insider, NPR, Forbes, Employee Benefit News, and many other outlets.
Professional goals can be very impactful, especially for managers and business owners. In this episode of the HRchat show, we consider actionable goals that can be incorporated into a company's culture and daily operations. Listen too, as we talk about the latest priorities and requirements in the world of employee benefits.Our guest in episode 429 is Becky Seefeldt, VP of Strategy for Benefit Resource. Listen as Becky gives her take on 7 important targets businesses should strive towards and ways HR pros can implement them.Questions Include: How do you see approaches to employee benefits changing?How is the legislative/regulatory environment affecting benefits?What types of things should employers be looking at in regard to benefits?How is the Great Resignation affecting benefits? What are employers doing to attract and retain talent?Let's now discuss your seven actionable goals that can be incorporated into a company's culture and daily operations. Please take some time and run through each and why it mattersMore About BeckyBecky has spent the last 20 years dedicated to the education, marketing, product development and advancement of consumer-driven benefit solutions. She is currently responsible for product strategy, company-wide strategic initiatives, and industry advocacy and education efforts.Becky currently serves on the Board and Communication Committee Chair of ECFC, an industry organization dedicated to the education and advancement of consumer-driven benefits. Becky is a member and active contributor of the Forbes Business Council. Becky has contributed to publications such as SHRM, BenefitsPro, Employee Benefit News, and California Business Journal. Becky currently serves as the primary host of BRI's podcast– The BRIght Side of Benefits.We do our best to ensure editorial objectivity. The views and ideas shared by our guests and sponsors are entirely independent of The HR Gazette, HRchat Podcast, and Iceni Media Inc.
Jon talks with Mark Gaunya, CEO of Captivated Health, an Entrepreneur on a lifelong mission to make healthcare easier and more affordable for people. Mark is a principal at Borislow Insurance (BI) and the Founder of Captivated Health located in Boston Massachusetts. BI is highly regarded as a leading regional employee benefits brokerage and strategic advisory firm serving employers and individuals. Captivated Health is an innovative solution designed to help middle-market employers “Bend the Healthcare Trend” by joining a community of like-minded organizations who change the way they finance their health benefits to take control of their future through insightful, actionable data to make healthcare easier and more affordable for employees and their families. Mark is an employee benefits advisor with over three decades of experience and a tireless, passionate advocate for transparency, consumerism, health, and well-being. He is a pioneer in the use of Consumer-Driven Health and Wellness Plans (CDHP) to lower healthcare costs and improve overall health. He was named as a national Top 30 Benefits Advisor to Watch in 2017 by Employee Benefit News and Employee Benefit Adviser and was awarded Most Innovative Broker of the Year in 2014. Mark is a Member of the Board of Directors for the Massachusetts Health Connector and Vice-Chair of the Legislative Council for the National Association of Health Underwriters (NAHU). He earned his GBA from Wharton and is certified in the ACA and Self-funding by NAHU. Mark is a graduate of the University of Rhode Island and he resides in Hopkinton, MA. Connect with Jon Dwoskin: Twitter: @jdwoskin Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jonathan.dwoskin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thejondwoskinexperience/ Website: https://jondwoskin.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jondwoskin/ Email: jon@jondwoskin.com Get Jon's Book: The Think Big Movement: Grow your business big. Very Big! Connect with Mark Gaunya: Twitter: https://www.twiter.com/markgaunya Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/markgaunya/?hl=en LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-s-gaunya-gba-lia-186a956/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mark.gaunya
Today's guest on the Mitlin Money Mindset™ is Mark Gaunya, principal at Borislow Insurance (BI) and the Founder of Captivated Health. Mark is an employee benefits advisor with over three decades of experience. His tireless passion for the industry can be seen by the way he advocates for transparency, consumerism, health, and wellbeing. He is a pioneer in the use of consumer-driven health and wellness plans to lower healthcare costs and improve overall health. Mark was named as a national Top 30 Benefits Advisor to Watch in 2017 by Employee Benefit News. And in 2014 Employee Benefit Adviser awarded him with the Most Innovative Broker of the Year. Mark is a Member of the Board of Directors for the Massachusetts Health Connector and a member of the Board of Trustees for the National Association of Health Underwriters. He earned his GBA from Wharton and is certified in the ACA and Self-funding by NAHU. Mark is at the forefront of what is taking place in the industry and talks about what we can expect in the future. You will want to hear this episode if you are interested in... Mark's path to founding Captivated Health [2:41] Where did Mark's entrepreneurial bug originate? [5:59] Captivated Health, how does it work? [8:30] What are the benefits to the employee? [18:19] How does Captivated help businesses? [23:51] What mindset is needed to embrace what Captivate Health does? [27:44] Will healthcare change in the future? [32:04] How does Mark deal with a constant state of change? [39:41] Marks charitable inclinations and passions [42:46] What Mark Gaunya did today that put him in the right mindset for success? [50:29] Resources & People Mentioned Email Mark Connect with Mark Gaunya Websites - Borislow Insurance and Captivated Health On Linkedin On YouTube Guests on the Mitlin Money Mindset Show are not affiliated with CWM, LLC, and opinions expressed herein may not be representative of CWM, LLC. CWM, LLC is not responsible for the guest's content linked on this site. Connect With Mitlin Financial podcast(at)MitlinFinancial.com - email us with your suggestions for topics or guests https://mitlinfinancial.com Follow on Twitter Follow on Instagram Subscribe on Youtube Follow on Linkedin Follow on Facebook Subscribe to Mitlin Money Mindset™ on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts
Mark is a principal at Borislow Insurance (BI) and the Founder of Captivated Health located in Boston Massachusetts. BI is highly regarded as a leading regional employee benefits brokerage and strategic advisory firm serving employers and individuals. Captivated Health is an innovative solution designed to help middle market employers “Bend the Healthcare Trend” by joining a community of like-minded organizations who change the way they finance their health benefits to take control of their future through insightful, actionable data to make healthcare easier and more affordable for employees and their families. Mark is an employee benefits advisor with over three decades of experience and a tireless, passionate advocate for transparency, consumerism, health and well-being. He is a pioneer in the use of Consumer-Driven Health and Wellness Plans (CDHP) to lower healthcare costs and improve overall health. He was named as a national Top 30 Benefits Advisor to Watch in 2017 by Employee Benefit News and Employee Benefit Adviser and was awarded Most Innovative Broker of the Year in 2014. Mark is a Member of the Board of Directors for the Massachusetts Health Connector and Vice Chair of the Legislative Council for the National Association of Health Underwriters (NAHU). He earned his GBA from Wharton and is certified in the ACA and Self-funding by NAHU. Mark is a graduate of the University of Rhode Island and he resides in Hopkinton, MA. Phone: 978-802-7022 or email: mark@borislow.com or mark@captivatedhealth.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-s-gaunya-gba-lia-186a956/ www.borislow.com www.captivatedhealth.com What are your Social Media links, so we can tag you when your interview goes live?: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-s-gaunya-gba-lia-186a956/ https://twitter.com/mgpitt43 https://twitter.com/markgaunya https://twitter.com/bendthetrend
Health Care Plans: Get More for Less with Nelson Griswold | And so it continues…the disruption of just about everything in the way we do business, including how we attract and retain top talent. Offerings like video interviews, remote opportunities, and even full “work from home” positions are now common. These and other employee-centric modifications make a business more attractive to top talent. But in this high-stakes game of talent attraction, there is one offering that's been overlooked. And it's a valuable one…valuable to both employees and employers alike. So what is this valuable but overlooked offering? Your workplace health care plan. When it comes to health care plan, the old business model persists. And not surprisingly, it's a model that benefits the insurance companies. In a nutshell, you pay more and you get less. How much more? According to the Kaiser family foundation, premiums have tripled since 1999. Despite this increase in premiums, deductibles have gone up. And the levels of service have not gone up! So as an employer you're paying more, you're employees are paying more…and all for the same product. There's no ROI, and there's no other part of a business plan where this would be acceptable. But it's overlooked because, well, the health care industry is a behemoth and has long had the upper hand. But that changes when you find out there is an alternative to paying higher premiums and higher deductibles. And in this Business Impact Series episode, you get the insider's view of this alternative to old school health care benefits. We welcome Nelson Griswold. Nelson is a two-time bestselling author and the nationally recognized authority on delivering high-quality, affordable employer health care by disintermediating the insurance company. He's a columnist for Employee Benefit News magazine and chairman of the ASCEND conference that is disrupting employer health care. A dynamic keynote speaker, Nelson has spoken at every major industry conference, including the prestigious World Health Care Congress. Listen and learn: How your workplace health care plan repels the top talent you've worked so hard to attract The jaw-dropping truth behind the online physician directories The simple steps to take control of your workplace health care plan and control costs and quality Let's jump in to this eye-opening and empowering conversation with health care benefits visionary Nelson Griswold. BIO A two-time bestselling author, Nelson Griswold is the nationally recognized authority on delivering high-quality, affordable employer health care by disintermediating the insurance company. He's a columnist for Employee Benefit News magazine and chairman of the ASCEND conference that is disrupting employer health care. A dynamic keynote speaker, he has spoken at every major industry conference, including the prestigious World Health Care Congress. An adviser to business leaders, Nelson chairs the Employer Health Care Council of the C-Suite Network. A public policy expert in a previous career, he is committed to preventing a government takeover of health care in the U.S. Listen to part 2 of this conversation with Nelson Griswold in episode 52. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ When you're ready to harness the benefits of High Performance Sleep™, clink the link below. You take this simple step, and we'll take care of the rest! For you: Find out your risk of Counterfeit Sleep®. Take the screening here: www.counterfeitsleep.com For your workplace: Bring the benefits of High Performance Sleep™ to your workplace! Learn more about high performance sleep™ and our sleep performance assessment in your workplace. Visit www.hipersleep.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Health Care Plans: Get More for Less with Nelson Griswold | And so it continues…the disruption of just about everything in the way we do business, including how we attract and retain top talent. Offerings like video interviews, remote opportunities, and even full “work from home” positions are now common. These and other employee-centric modifications make a business more attractive to top talent. But in this high-stakes game of talent attraction, there is one offering that's been overlooked. And it's a valuable one…valuable to both employees and employers alike. So what is this valuable but overlooked offering? Your workplace health care plan. When it comes to health care plan, the old business model persists. And not surprisingly, it's a model that benefits the insurance companies. In a nutshell, you pay more and you get less. How much more? According to the Kaiser family foundation, premiums have tripled since 1999. Despite this increase in premiums, deductibles have gone up. And the levels of service have not gone up! So as an employer you're paying more, you're employees are paying more…and all for the same product. There's no ROI, and there's no other part of a business plan where this would be acceptable. But it's overlooked because, well, the health care industry is a behemoth and has long had the upper hand. But that changes when you find out there is an alternative to paying higher premiums and higher deductibles. And in this Business Impact Series episode, you get the insider's view of this alternative to old school health care benefits. We welcome Nelson Griswold. Nelson is a two-time bestselling author and the nationally recognized authority on delivering high-quality, affordable employer health care by disintermediating the insurance company. He's a columnist for Employee Benefit News magazine and chairman of the ASCEND conference that is disrupting employer health care. A dynamic keynote speaker, Nelson has spoken at every major industry conference, including the prestigious World Health Care Congress. Listen and learn: How your workplace health care plan repels the top talent you've worked so hard to attract The jaw-dropping truth behind the online physician directories The simple steps to take control of your workplace health care plan and control costs and quality Let's jump in to this eye-opening and empowering conversation with health care benefits visionary Nelson Griswold. BIO A two-time bestselling author, Nelson Griswold is the nationally recognized authority on delivering high-quality, affordable employer health care by disintermediating the insurance company. He's a columnist for Employee Benefit News magazine and chairman of the ASCEND conference that is disrupting employer health care. A dynamic keynote speaker, he has spoken at every major industry conference, including the prestigious World Health Care Congress. An adviser to business leaders, Nelson chairs the Employer Health Care Council of the C-Suite Network. A public policy expert in a previous career, he is committed to preventing a government takeover of health care in the U.S. Listen to part 2 of this conversation with Nelson Griswold in episode 52. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ When you're ready to harness the benefits of High Performance Sleep™, clink the link below. You take this simple step, and we'll take care of the rest! For you: Find out your risk of Counterfeit Sleep®. Take the screening here: www.counterfeitsleep.com For your workplace: Bring the benefits of High Performance Sleep™ to your workplace! Learn more about high performance sleep™ and our sleep performance assessment in your workplace. Visit www.hipersleep.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
With the frantic race to open enrollment behind us, it's time to catch your breath and reflect with Risky Benefits.This week's episode is dedicated to examining past experiences while they are fresh and using them to transform the future.Here to help us is our guest Misty Guinn, Director of Customer Advocacy at Benefitfocus, a benefits technology platform that simplifies benefits administration for employers, health plans and brokers.Misty shares her secret weapon you can use to help make next year's enrollment season more of a walk in the park.MORE ABOUT OUR GUEST:Misty GuinnDirector of Customer AdvocacyBenefitfocus.comAs Director of Customer Advocacy at Benefitfocus, Misty works closely with the company's customers and stakeholders to build relationships and experiences that cannot be replicated anywhere else, and designs programs that champion Benefitfocus' brand, people and culture. In her previous role as director of benefits and wellness at Benefitfocus, Misty worked closely with suppliers, carriers, and brokers to create and manage plan design for employees to mitigate rising benefits costs. Misty is an employee benefits and total wellbeing thought leader and has been quoted in publications such as CNN, CBS News, BenefitsPRO, Human Resource Executive, and Employee Benefit News.
The Deep Wealth Podcast - Extracting Your Business And Personal Deep Wealth
"Take a breath. Step back. Process. Meditate.." - Mark GaunyaMark Gaunya is a principal at Borislow Insurance (BI) and the founder of Captivated Health. BI is a leading regional employee benefit brokerage and strategic advisory firm.Mark is a pioneer in using health and wellness plans to lower costs and improve health. In 2017, Employee Benefit News named Mark as a national Top 30 Benefits Advisor to Watch. In 2014, Mark accepted the most innovative broker of the year award.Captivated Health helps middle-market employers Bend The Healthcare Trend. Mark shares how a business can provide a high quality of care while lowering costs. At the same time, Mark reveals how the health insurance industry is set up against you and what you can do about it.Please enjoy!SELECTED LINKS FOR THIS EPISODEMark's Book: Bend The Healthcare TrendMark[at]Borislow[dot]comThe Deep Wealth ExperienceBook Your FREE Deep Wealth Exit CallThis podcast is brought to you by Deep Wealth. Your liquidity event is the most important financial transaction of your life. You have one chance to get it right, and you better make it count. But unfortunately, up to 90% of liquidity events fail. Think about all that time, money and effort wasted. Of the "successful" liquidity events, most business owners leave 50% to over 100% of their deal value in the buyer's pocket and don't even know it.Our founders said "no" to a 7-figure offer and "yes" to a 9-figure offer less than two years later. Don't become a statistic and make the fatal mistake of believing that the skills that built your business are the same ones for your liquidity event. After all, how can you master something you've never done before? Are you leaving millions on the table? Learn how the 90-day Deep Wealth Experience and our 9-step roadmap helps you capture the maximum value for your liquidity event. Click here to book your free exploratory call.Enjoy the interview!
This conversation starts out talking about the RUC, which is a committee run by the AMA, who has the sole source contract with CMS to figure out how many RVUs any given procedure or service is worth. There are roughly four times as many specialists on this RUC committee as PCPs. You might be able to see where this is going, but let me let our guest in this healthcare podcast, Brian Klepper, explain how primary care got trampled by the goings-on. Brian Klepper is a longtime healthcare analyst and former CEO of the National Business Coalition on Health. You can learn more by emailing Brian at bklepper@worksitehealthadvisors.com. Brian Klepper, PhD, is a healthcare analyst, commentator, and entrepreneur. He is a Principal of Healthcare Performance Inc, a healthcare strategy and business development practice, and CEO/Principal of Worksite Health Advisors, a benefits consultancy focused on linking high-performance/high-impact healthcare organizations with purchasers. He founded and moderates a popular professional healthcare Listserv, Healthcare Hackers, which is a discussion forum on healthcare high performance and value and which has about 850 participating benefits managers, benefits advisors, and innovative vendors. An active author and speaker, Dr. Klepper has provided healthcare commentary to CBS Evening News, the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, and the Washington Post. He has published widely in healthcare trade and academic publications and in newspapers nationally. Brian is a regular contributor to Employee Benefit News, the Health Affairs Blog, The Health Care Blog, The Doctor Weighs In, Kevin MD, and other expert healthcare blogs. He is a reviewer for Health Affairs and The Journal of Ambulatory Care Management. He is an advisor to the Lundberg Institute and to several for-profit healthcare organizations. In his spare time, Brian is an offshore sailor. 01:00 What is the RUC? 03:18 What is the goal of the specialists in the RUC? 04:32 Why health plans and not health systems? 06:55 “All this time, the hospital community was waging war against the HMO community.” 07:59 “The incentives that have been at play have been very formidable.” 08:23 “Primary care has developed a reputation for being the easy specialty … and it's just not so.” You can learn more by emailing Brian at bklepper@worksitehealthadvisors.com. @bklepper1 discusses #primarycare on our #anexpertexplains #healthcarepodcast. #healthcare #podcast #digitalhealth #pcp What is the RUC? @bklepper1 discusses #primarycare on our #anexpertexplains #healthcarepodcast. #healthcare #podcast #digitalhealth #pcp What is the goal of the specialists in the RUC? @bklepper1 discusses #primarycare on our #anexpertexplains #healthcarepodcast. #healthcare #podcast #digitalhealth #pcp Why health plans and not health systems? @bklepper1 discusses #primarycare on our #anexpertexplains #healthcarepodcast. #healthcare #podcast #digitalhealth #pcp “All this time, the hospital community was waging war against the HMO community.” @bklepper1 discusses #primarycare on our #anexpertexplains #healthcarepodcast. #healthcare #podcast #digitalhealth #pcp “The incentives that have been at play have been very formidable.” @bklepper1 discusses #primarycare on our #anexpertexplains #healthcarepodcast. #healthcare #podcast #digitalhealth #pcp “Primary care has developed a reputation for being the easy specialty … and it's just not so.” @bklepper1 discusses #primarycare on our #anexpertexplains #healthcarepodcast. #healthcare #podcast #digitalhealth #pcp Recent past interviews: Click a guest's name for their latest RHV episode! Brian Klepper (EP335), Sunita Desai, Care Plans vs Real World (EP333), Dr Tony DiGioia, Al Lewis, John Marchica, Joe Connolly, Marshall Allen, Andrew Eye, Naomi Fried, Dr Rishi Wadhera, Dr Mai Pham, Nicole Bradberry and Kelly Conroy, Lee Lewis, Dr Arshad Rahim, Dr Monica Lypson, Dr Rich Klasco, Dr David Carmouche (AEE15), Christian Milaster, Dr Grace Terrell, Troy Larsgard, Josh LaRosa, Dr David Carmouche (EP316), Bob Matthews, Dr Douglas Eby (AEE14), Dr Sheldon Weiss, Dan Strause and Drew Leatherberry, Dr Douglas Eby (EP312)
In this healthcare podcast, I'm talking with Brian Klepper. If you haven't heard of him, Brian's a longtime healthcare analyst and former CEO of the National Business Coalition on Health. This interview takes off like a shot, as most of my conversations with Brian Klepper do. We're talking about primary care and its various iterations. We start out with Exhibit A—the HMO version of primary care from the '90s. This is a great comparator to really get a handle on what's going on today. During the heyday of HMOs (back in the '90s), primary care was basically a glorified gatekeeper kind of doing two things. On one hand, they were restricting access. It wasn't an accident that it was really hard to get an appointment with a PCP. On the other hand, it also wasn't an accident that, once you got there, the PCP only had 7 minutes to spend with you, which basically meant that you left with an appointment to see a specialist at, of course, the health system that probably had just bought that PCP practice. Everybody's happy then, right? Specialist volume goes up, they make a ton of money for the health system, plans make a ton of money because they make a percentage of total healthcare spend … Oh right, everybody's happy except the patient who can't get care and the PCP who can't do their job. By the way, for more information on why the '90s version of the HMO industry crashed and burned, listen to my conversation with Alex Jung on this exact topic. A big part of the “why” really actually took me by surprise. But back to primary care … Today, in broad strokes, we have three kinds of PCPs. And when I say three kinds of PCPs, we're not really counting urgent cares or what amounts to urgent cares in that mix—meaning, not counting a lot of the retail clinics because they don't really manage patient care like you'd hope a PCP would manage care. Last I checked, none of them were managing much more than an episodic visit. You can't manage a chronic condition in 15 minutes. So, like I said, there's three kinds of PCPs that are around today; and let's call the first kind the OPCP, the original PCP. This version of the PCP office is primarily fee for service (FFS). Maybe they have a couple of capitated contracts. But the distinguishing factor isn't really what their payer mix is. It's that they're not taking on much risk or any risk of real consequence. Second, we have direct primary care doctors. This group tends to cut out insurers and work directly with either employers or patients themselves. They take a monthly fee, and, in general, a patient can see them however much they need to. Again, no risk or little risk is assumed here beyond the primary care services themselves that are rendered. Third, we have what Brian calls industrialized primary care—or some people call it advanced primary care, or APC—but I'd probably call it something different. I'd call it “taking risk for the full continuum of care” primary care. Maybe I wouldn't even call it primary care at all because this third category really is starting to color outside of the lines of primary care. This third iteration requires many things to accomplish. It requires an unimpeachable relationship with the patient; you cannot be successful with this otherwise. It requires great virtual/digital capabilities. It also requires data—data to help ensure that care gaps are filled but also to make sure that patients are referred to high-quality, high-value specialists downstream who will actually create outcomes. It also includes optimizing specialty pharmaceutical usage, for example. Brian gets into this and how a state employee health plan is on track to save $1.3 billion in this fashion. Brian believes that this third iteration of primary care—this APC industrialized primary care—is the third leg of a three-legged stool that is needed to transform healthcare. If you must know, the second leg is identification and the use of high-performing specialty services; and the third is value-based reimbursement environment. Most of the second half of this conversation with Brian is about why there's just a flurry of investment into various forms of these advanced or just maybe even regular primary care models and how they might evolve moving forward. I ask Brian about Carbon Health and their recent claim that they can do primary care with about 25% to 30% EBITA, even at Medicare FFS rates. So, there's that. One last thing: Next week, we'll be posting an “Ask an Expert” with Brian Klepper, where he gives the backstory about how the RUC—that AMA committee—basically killed primary care. So, come back for that show after you're done with this one. It's a plot full of intrigue, that's for sure. You can learn more by emailing Brian at bklepper@worksitehealthadvisors.com. Brian Klepper, PhD, is a healthcare analyst, commentator, and entrepreneur. He is a Principal of Healthcare Performance Inc, a healthcare strategy and business development practice, and CEO/Principal of Worksite Health Advisors, a benefits consultancy focused on linking high-performance/high-impact healthcare organizations with purchasers. He founded and moderates a popular professional healthcare Listserv, Healthcare Hackers, which is a discussion forum on healthcare high performance and value and which has about 850 participating benefits managers, benefits advisors, and innovative vendors. An active author and speaker, Dr. Klepper has provided healthcare commentary to CBS Evening News, the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, and the Washington Post. He has published widely in healthcare trade and academic publications and in newspapers nationally. Brian is a regular contributor to Employee Benefit News, the Health Affairs Blog, The Health Care Blog, The Doctor Weighs In, Kevin MD, and other expert healthcare blogs. He is a reviewer for Health Affairs and The Journal of Ambulatory Care Management. He is an advisor to the Lundberg Institute and to several for-profit healthcare organizations. In his spare time, Brian is an offshore sailor. 05:10 Is the HMO model of primary care a good model? 07:48 “Industrialized medicine is exciting.” 08:59 What does primary care have the opportunity to do? 09:21 “The problem that goes along with that is that now immense amounts of money are being infused into primary care organizations.” 10:15 Where does direct primary care and advanced primary care fit into this model? 13:35 “At the end of the day, what primary care really needs to be about is … the management of life issues as well.” 14:05 EP295 with Rebecca Etz, PhD.14:19 “Better relationships quantifiably translate to better care.” 21:48 “Almost nobody in healthcare wants any of this to happen.” 23:58 Why the huge amounts of money being invested into primary care is actually a big problem. 28:11 “We should be able to get wildly better health outcomes for about 40% to 45% of the money that we're currently spending.” You can learn more by emailing Brian at bklepper@worksitehealthadvisors.com. @bklepper1 discusses #primarycare on our #healthcarepodcast. #healthcare #podcast #digitalhealth #pcp Is the HMO model of primary care a good model? @bklepper1 discusses #primarycare on our #healthcarepodcast. #healthcare #podcast #digitalhealth #pcp “Industrialized medicine is exciting.” @bklepper1 discusses #primarycare on our #healthcarepodcast. #healthcare #podcast #digitalhealth #pcp What does primary care have the opportunity to do? @bklepper1 discusses #primarycare on our #healthcarepodcast. #healthcare #podcast #digitalhealth #pcp “The problem that goes along with that is that now immense amounts of money are being infused into primary care organizations.” @bklepper1 discusses #primarycare on our #healthcarepodcast. #healthcare #podcast #digitalhealth #pcp Where does direct primary care and advanced primary care fit into this model? @bklepper1 discusses #primarycare on our #healthcarepodcast. #healthcare #podcast #digitalhealth #pcp “At the end of the day, what primary care really needs to be about is … the management of life issues as well.” @bklepper1 discusses #primarycare on our #healthcarepodcast. #healthcare #podcast #digitalhealth #pcp “Better relationships quantifiably translate to better care.” @bklepper1 discusses #primarycare on our #healthcarepodcast. #healthcare #podcast #digitalhealth #pcp “Almost nobody in healthcare wants any of this to happen.” @bklepper1 discusses #primarycare on our #healthcarepodcast. #healthcare #podcast #digitalhealth #pcp Why the huge amounts of money being invested into primary care is actually a big problem. @bklepper1 discusses #primarycare on our #healthcarepodcast. #healthcare #podcast #digitalhealth #pcp “We should be able to get wildly better health outcomes for about 40% to 45% of the money that we're currently spending.” @bklepper1 discusses #primarycare on our #healthcarepodcast. #healthcare #podcast #digitalhealth #pcp Recent past interviews: Click a guest's name for their latest RHV episode! Sunita Desai, Care Plans vs Real World (EP333), Dr Tony DiGioia, Al Lewis, John Marchica, Joe Connolly, Marshall Allen, Andrew Eye, Naomi Fried, Dr Rishi Wadhera, Dr Mai Pham, Nicole Bradberry and Kelly Conroy, Lee Lewis, Dr Arshad Rahim, Dr Monica Lypson, Dr Rich Klasco, Dr David Carmouche (AEE15), Christian Milaster, Dr Grace Terrell, Troy Larsgard, Josh LaRosa, Dr David Carmouche (EP316), Bob Matthews, Dr. Douglas Eby (AEE14), Dr Sheldon Weiss, Dan Strause and Drew Leatherberry, Dr Douglas Eby (EP312), Ge Bai
In Episode 112 of The Win-Win Effect™ Show, Chris Ross sits down with the Principal at Borislow Insurance (BI) and the Founder of Captivated Health, Mark Gaunya. GUEST ➥ https://captivatedhealth.com In the US, 50m people get their health insurance from their employer in the middle market (50-500 employees). It is the 2nd largest expense behind payroll grows 4-5x than any other on the operating statement. As a result, it significantly reduces margin and is the leading cause of personal bankruptcy. In the nonprofit world, no margin, no mission. In the for-profit world, less margin means unhappy shareholders. At the consumer level, large unexpected medical bills mean making difficult choices at home. None of this is ok and Captivated Health and Borislow Insurance are doing something about it. The corporate office of (BI) is in Boston, Massachusetts, and is highly regarded as a leading regional employee benefits brokerage and strategic advisory firm serving employers and individuals. Captivated Health is an innovative solution designed to help middle-market employers “Bend the Healthcare Trend.” By joining a community of like-minded organizations who change how they finance their health benefits to take control of their future through insightful, actionable data to make healthcare more accessible and affordable for employees and their families. Mark is an employee benefits advisor with over three decades of experience and a tireless, passionate advocate for transparency, consumerism, HealthHealth, and well-being. He is a pioneer in using Consumer-Driven Health and Wellness Plans (CDHP) to lower healthcare costs and improve overall Health. He was named a national Top 30 Benefits Advisor to Watch in 2017 by Employee Benefit News and Employee Benefit Adviser and was awarded Most Innovative Broker of the Year in 2014. Mark is a Member of the Board of Directors for the Massachusetts Health Connector and Vice-Chair of the Legislative Council for the National Association of Health Underwriters (NAHU). He earned his GBA from Wharton and is certified in the ACA and Self-funding by NAHU. Connect with and JOIN FREE COMMUNITY Community Content About CHRIS ROSS® Booking The WIN-WIN Effect WINJECT TV Already have an account? Log In First Name * Last Name * Password * Confirm Password *
Clelland Green – The Insurance Marketing Organization Podcast with Seth GreeneEpisode002Clelland Green Clelland Green is the President of Benepath, Inc. who connects consumers and small businesses with insurance agents across the country. He has published articles cover a wide array of topics ranging from controlling health care costs & consumer directed healthcare to marketing, advertising and vendor selection. His articles have been published in Employee Benefit News, HR Executive, Benefits and Compensation News and several other publications. Listen to this insightfulIMOepisode with Clelland Green about marketing and health insurance in the online age: Here is what to expect on this week's show: Navigating the changing economic landscapes of the 80s, 00s, and today Advice for those who are just starting in sales or marketing How to best utilize Google and other search engines for your business Ways that health insurance marketing can prepare for a change in national policy Connect with Clelland: Links Mentioned: https://www.benepath.net/ 866-368-0377 Guest Contact Info: Twitter: https://twitter.com/clellandgreen LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/clelland-green-5600083/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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