The Opportunity We Have To Fix Healthcare, with Shawn Sanford

"There can be a better path forward. We don't have to remain adherent to the system that is built against us. It's just going to take some rolling up of the sleeves and a commitment to it." - Shawn Sanford This week, another ParetoHealth colleague joins the show: Shawn Sanford, RVP of Sales and Pod Leader. Shawn and I discussed his transition from pro baseball to ancillary benefit sales to Pareto, and what he learned from each step along the way. We also discuss some of the biggest problems in this industry and why they excite Shawn so much, and what he sees as the single biggest case of “highway robbery” in healthcare. Join us this week on Self-Funded as we discuss the opportunity we have to fix healthcare. Chapters: 00:00:00 Meet Shawn Sanford 00:14:02 An Unexpected Career Transition Into Insurance 00:22:43 The Importance Of Networking In Sales 00:25:48 Building Trust With Brokers 00:31:39 Transition to ParetoHealth 00:42:25 Having The Right Sales Process 00:51:49 Equity and Transparency in Healthcare 00:55:54 Aligning Incentives Properly Key Links for Social: @SelfFunded on YouTube for video versions of the podcast and much more - https://www.youtube.com/@SelfFunded Listen on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/1TjmrMrkIj0qSmlwAIevKA?si=068a389925474f02 Listen on Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/self-funded-with-spencer/id1566182286 Follow Spencer on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/spencer-smith-self-funded/ Follow Spencer on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/selffundedwithspencer/ Key Words: Sales Success, Career Transition, Relationship Building, Healthcare Reforms, Insurance Industry, Education Matters, Sales Process, Healthcare Awareness, Healthcare Challenges, Healthcare Transformation, Sales Networking, Career Advancement, self funded, podcast #SalesSuccess #CareerTransition #RelationshipBuilding #HealthcareReforms #InsuranceIndustry #EducationMatters #SalesProcess #HealthcareAwareness #HealthcareChallenges #HealthcareTransformation #SalesNetworking #CareerAdvancement #selffunded #podcast