The Neil Haley Show Featuring David Pollack, Mike Richmond-Crum and Dr. Ian Giammanco, Jody Corbet, Gary Lyon Otto, and Tom Quigley

Neil opened the show with seven-time Emmy award-winning football analyst David Pollack, former Georgia Bulldogs All-American and Cincinnati Bengals first-round pick, now host of the See Ball. Get Ball. podcast. Broadcasting from Pittsburgh ahead of the city's biggest-ever event, the NFL Draft hosted by PNC, David discussed what to expect from this year's draft class. He predicted Fernando Mendoza would go number one overall and pointed to Ty Simpson as a quarterback likely to generate first-round interest, while noting this year's class is especially deep at defensive line and receiver. David also shared his take on potential fallers like Miami's Ruben Bain, whose shorter arms could cause him to slide despite strong tape, and explained how NIL money has made college players more professionally prepared for the draft transition. On the Pittsburgh Steelers, David noted the shift from the Cowher and Tomlin defensive identity to what is expected to be a more offense-minded era under new head coach McCarthy, with questions remaining about whether they target a quarterback or build weapons around Will Howard. On Cleveland, he pushed back against early dismissals of Shedeur Sanders, pointing out the Browns have had eight left tackles in three years and the league's worst wide receiver production, making it difficult to fairly judge any quarterback.The second segment featured Mike Richmond-Crum, Senior Director of Personal Lines and Counsel with the American Property and Casualty Insurance Association (APCIA), alongside Dr. Ian Giammanco, Managing Director of Standards and Data Analytics and Lead Research Meteorologist at the Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety (IBHS). Mike explained that while hurricanes and wildfires dominate headlines, severe convective storms including hailstorms, tornadoes, and derechos caused more than $60 billion in insured losses last year, putting real pressure on insurance markets and premiums nationwide. Dr. Giammanco detailed two high-impact steps homeowners can take to harden their properties: installing an IBHS FORTIFIED roof system when reroofing (with impact-resistant cover material, sealed roof deck, ring-shank nails, and reinforced edges) and upgrading to a wind-rated garage door rated for 130 mph or higher, since roughly 90 percent of severe weather damage starts at the roof.Mike stressed the importance of reviewing homeowner's policies annually to keep coverage aligned with today's rebuilding costs, understanding the difference between replacement cost and actual cash value coverage, and considering endorsements like automatic inflation guard and extended replacement cost coverage. He also emphasized that flood insurance is typically separate from homeowner's policies and must be secured through a private insurer or the National Flood Insurance Program. Dr. Giammanco added practical tips for securing outdoor items like patio furniture, grills, and trampolines before storms hit, while Mike recommended creating a home inventory, keeping insurer claims numbers saved in phones, and storing policy documents in waterproof or cloud-based locations. Listeners were directed to ibhs.org/thunderstormready and apci.org/severeweather for more information.Jody Corbet of SLS Consulting joined Neil and Sherry Price Clark to discuss connecting corporate solutions to government needs. Drawing on over 20 years of FBI experience, Jody explained the major shifts happening in federal procurement, with the current administration moving away from letting large defense contractors sell agencies products they do not need. He highlighted that successful government-ready companies typically need FedRAMP compliance and on-premises solutions that can operate behind government firewalls without tracking user activity. Jody walked through how small companies can navigate the complexity of agencies like the FBI, which is actually made up of multiple divisions and 56 field offices rather