Acting with Intent with Kareim Cade

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  This episode of the #RockstarsRocking podcast features a rockstar of multiple areas, Kareim Cade, Founder and President of Great Lakes Benefit Group, out of the Detroit metropolitan area. Kareim gives a great, high-energy discussion about the insurance benefits industry. We begin with a discussion about the two best things his mother did for him: 1. Pushing him to get …

Books, Baseball, and Benefits with Tye Elliott

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  This episode of the #RockstarsRocking podcast features a rockstar and my longtime friend, Tye Elliott, Executive Vice President of Acrisure, out of the Peoria, Ill area. Tye opens our interview telling us the story behind his book “Sales Mob” a Wolf on Wallstreet-esque, behind the scenes look at taking an Aflac region from the bottom of the country to …

Why B.O.O.? with Lou Bernardi

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  This episode of the #RockstarsRocking podcast features rockstar guest Lou Bernardi, Founder and Chief Benefit Optimization Officer of BritePath, out of the Long Island, NY area. Join us for a great, in-depth conversation about the state of the current healthcare industry. We start our conversation with Lou telling us how he requested to get booed off stage at a …

Radical Honesty With Sims Tillirson

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  This episode of the #RockstarsRocking podcast features a rockstar friend, Sims Tillirson, Vice President of Business Development at PERKS, out of the Columbia, SC area. We have a total rockstar discussion this week, with Sims opening up about how he developed an authentic, up-front approach to social media. We begin with Sims talking about his career change right at …

Investing In Your Mental Health with John Troutman

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  This episode of the #RockstarsRocking podcast features my rockstar friend, John Troutman; Director of National Marketing & Business Development at MSEAP, a national EAP firm, based out of Harrisburg, PA. We delve right into a topic near and dear to my heart this week, talking all about mental health and how important it is for people to prioritize in …

Healing Corporate America – with Nikki Fielding

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  This episode of the #RockstarsRocking podcast features a rockstar looking to create more holistic corporate cultures; Nikki Fielding, Chief Fairy at Conscious Culture Fairy, out of the Tampa area. We dive right into our interview this week, exploring how Nikki launched into the healthcare industry with a focus on creating healthier, more holistic corporate cultures, by using her past …

Fortune 500 Sized Benefits to Small Groups with EASE – with David Reid

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  This episode of the #RockstarsRocking podcast features a mega rockstar of the benefits technology space, David Reid, Founder and CEO of Ease, headquartered in San Francisco, California. We dive right into our interview this week, talking with David about how he fell into the insurance world from other aspirations, like so many people in the industry, and creating databases …

2022 BenefitsPRO Broker of the Year Top 5 Finalist – Braden Monaco

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  This episode of the #RockstarsRocking podcast features my longtime rockstar friend Braden Monaco, Managing Partner of Blue Horizon Benefits, out of the Baaahstin, Massachusetts, area. We dive right into the deep end with our interview this week, starting with Braden being recognized as a top 5 finalist for Benefits Broker of the Year by BenefitsPRO Magazine. From there, we …

2022 BenefitsPRO Broker of the Year Top 5 Finalist – Josh Butler

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  This episode of the #RockstarsRocking podcast features my rockstar buddy, Josh Butler, President of Butler Benefits, out of the Amarillo, Texas area. We open our conversation today recognizing Josh’s amazing achievement as one of the Top 5 Finalists in BenefitsPRO magazine for their prestigious Broker of the Year award, and why he thinks he caught the attention of the …

2022 BenefitsPRO Broker of the Year Top 5 Finalist – Kim Eckelbarger

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  This episode of the #RockstarsRocking podcast features my good friend, rockstar Kim Eckelbarger, Founder and President of Tropical Benefits, out of the Tampa, Florida area. We open up our conversation today celebrating Kim’s amazing recognition as one of the five finalists for Broker of the Year by BenefitsPRO magazine and recognizing how and why she caught the eye of …