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Midway Business Podcast — 243 episodes

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The Mindset Shift That Changes Team Performance

2

Why Leaders Keep Getting Burned at Renewal Season

3

Why Great Strategy Still Fails in Execution

4

Better Leadership Inside Creates Better Service Outside

5

You Are Not Stuck, Your Patterns Are

6

The Hidden Breakdown Behind Rising Benefits Costs

7

Why Hard Working Teams Still Fall Behind

8

More Meetings, More Messages, Same Problems

9

Refueling Productivity to Start Moving the Needle Again

10

Revenue Is Growing. So Why Does the Business Still Feel Stuck?

11

Built to Run Without You or Not Built at All

12

From Calendar Chaos to Predictable Results

13

Built to Scale or Built to Survive?

14

Why Some Teams Move Smoothly While Others Sprint

15

Why Adaptation Drives Momentum

16

Leading Without Surprises

17

Why Broadcasting Matters More Than Ever

18

The Leadership Bottleneck No One Sees

19

Break the Routine Before It Breaks You

20

Mistakes Happen, Excuses Shouldn’t

21

How Not to Run Out of Air in Business

22

Garbage In, Garbage Out: Why Your Results Keep Stinking

23

Rinse, Repeat, Regret: The Cost of Doing Nothing Different

24

Stop Wearing 15 Hats: The Smarter Way SMBs Are Scaling

25

Stop Chasing Whales Before You Own a Boat

26

Still Waiting to Try AI? Your Competitors Thank You.

27

Your Logo Isn’t a Brand (and Other Truth Marketing Bombs)

28

Keeping Your Business in Alignment (Without the Back Pain)

29

Too Busy to Market: The Silent Killer of Small Business Growth

30

Passion Starts a Business. Revenue (or Lack of It) Decides If You Keep It.

31

Mirror, Mirror on the Wall—Your Business Reflects It All

32

Leadership or Liability: How Stagnant Thinking Sinks Companies

33

AI Won’t Steal Your Job… But the Guy Who Uses It Will

34

Mediocrity Called—It Wants Its Participation Trophy Back

35

Why “Saving 4%” Is Broker Code for Wasting Six Figures

36

Breaking Free from the Renewal Trap: Stop Funding Your Broker’s Golf Habit

37

From Credible to Cringe: How Clip Art Is Sabotaging Your Brand

38

The Business of Giving Back: Wounded Warrior Family Support

39

Overcomplicated? Here’s How the Rule of Threes Wins Customers Back

40

Why Waiting Until December Could Bankrupt Your Benefits Strategy

41

Sauce, Strategy, and Success: Business Takeaways from Chicago Pizza Guys

42

Running a Practice, Running a Business—Turns Out They’re the Same Drill

43

The CEO’s Dilemma: Are You Solving the Right Problems or Just Staying Busy?

44

From Hot Spots to Blind Spots: Business Lessons from Lighting Design

45

Want to Think Like a CEO? John Andrade Shares The 4 Formula to Untangle Any Challenge

46

Stop Losing Talent: Engagement That Works (Without Pizza Fridays)

47

Collecting Cash Without Collecting Enemies: Turning Overdue Invoices Into Pure Profit

48

Why Your P&L Is Lying to You (and How to Catch It in the Act)

49

AI Won’t Replace You… Unless You’re Doing the Wrong Work

50

How to Fix Your Business in Eight Days (Without Firing Everyone on Day One)

51

Your Data Just Got Held Hostage. Now What?

52

How to Stop Paying for a Broken Healthcare System (Without Firing Your Broker… Yet)

53

Beyond the Breaking Point: What Great Leaders Do Differently

54

Dear CFO: You Analyze Everything Except the One Thing Bleeding Cash

55

Because ‘We’ve Always Done It This Way’ Is Clearly a Financial Plan

56

We Tried Nothing and We’re All Out of Ideas - But Hey, At Least HR Still Has Bagels

57

Brokers, Spreadsheets, and Other Things That Haven’t Changed Since 1997

58

Skate Your Lane: Beer League Strategies for Boardroom Survival

59

When Your Moral Compass Has Better GPS Than Your Insurance Network

60

Breaking Up with the Status Quo - It’s Not You, It’s Your 14% Premium Hike

61

The Premium Is Too Damn High: A Strategic Deep Dive into Annual Sadness

62

Staying in Your Lane! Unless You’re in a Penalty Kill Situation

63

Saved $120K and Nobody Cried (Except Maybe the Benefits Broker)

64

The Process-Driven Approach to Business Success

65

Eye In The Sky Never Lies: Sports, Scuba, and Business Replays

66

Cutting Costs with Discipline: Smarter Benefits Strategies

67

The 10,000-Hour Rule in Business, Sports, and Life

68

The Business Blind Spot | Perception Versus Reality

69

Fire, Failure, and the Fight to Adapt: Business Lessons from the USS Forrestal

70

Turning Chaos into Opportunity: Lessons in Adaptation and Growth

71

Optimizing Revenue and Costs with Jason Treadwell

72

More Than the Miles: Lessons in Business from Ultra-Marathon Training

73

Why Businesses Fail: The Cost of Poor Planning and Compliance

74

How to Challenge the Status Quo and Thrive With Your Benefits Program

75

Rising Premiums and Reluctant Changes

76

Balancing Cost and Safety: Lessons from Scuba Diving for Business Leaders

77

Cutting Costs with Smarter Healthcare Choices and Technology

78

From Sports Rules to Health Plans: Evolving for Success

79

Proactive Cost Control: The Future of Employer-Managed Health Insurance

80

The CFO’s Guide to Predictable Healthcare Costs: Risk and Reward

81

Purpose-Driven Success and Business Strategies

82

Breaking Down Barriers: Improving Healthcare Transparency and Affordability

83

From the Deep End: Rethinking Employee Benefits with a Data-Driven Approach

84

Reinventing Employee Benefits: Strategies for Cost Savings

85

Mastering Healthcare Costs: Strategies for CFOs

86

Hidden Costs and Conflicts | A Deep Dive into the Healthcare System with Butch Zemar

87

Scuba and Business Resilience | Sunken Ships to Boardrooms

88

Strategic Troubleshooting and Benefits Management

89

From Navy Adventures to HR Strategies

90

Fatherhood Fitness: Navigating Wellness Journeys for Busy Dads

91

Data Decisions: Navigating Complexity in Business

92

Navigating Employee Benefits: A Dive into Risk Management

93

Unlocking Healthcare: Navigating Challenges and Solutions in the American System

94

Navigating the New Horizons of HR: Challenges and Opportunities for Small and Mid-sized Companies

95

Streamlining Benefits Enrollment Process and Containing Healthcare Costs

96

Military Support Roles and Structured Workplace

97

Navigating the Broker-Employer Relationship in Employee Benefits Management

98

Managing Healthcare Costs and Benefits for Midsize Companies

99

Muting The Megaphone with Kate Dileo | The Brand Trifecta

100

Managing Healthcare Costs for Employers: Strategies for Savings

101

Executive Disability Insurance: Bridging the Coverage Gap

102

Uncovering Healthcare Rip-offs: Saving Money and Seeking Transparency

103

Do Not Be Lazy, Just Do Your Job | Hospital Revenue By Source

104

Be the Outlier For Your Company

105

You Shoot With Your Bad Eye | Employer Responsibilities Coming | Tips for 2024

106

Profit First with Rachel Siegel | Building with Purpose and Profit

107

Get Paid For Time Invested Your Benefits Renewal

108

Hospitals Depend On Employer Sponsored Health Plans | Cost Analysis

109

Where Is Advertising Today? | The Mistakes Businesses Make Today with Advertising

110

The Transparency Movement: Interview with Lester J. Morales

111

Have Purpose | The Network You Keep | Get Funky Socks

112

You Have A Bad Compass 🧭 | Do Something Different To Get Ahead with Benefits Programs

113

Hey Justin! | Insurance Agent Gone Viral

114

Knowing The Reality of Your Benefits Program

115

Hockey Is Life With Ken Wosczyna and Predictable Renewals

116

Companies Will Be Sued For Lack of Fiduciary Responsibility

117

Fire Your CFO | Benefits Renewal Data | Broker Compensation

118

Path to Major League Baseball with Troy Viola

119

Build a Better Strategy With Your Company’s Benefits Renewal

120

Role of Employee Benefits on Attracting Employees to the Workplace with Chris Wolpert

121

Get More Control of Outcomes with Ken Wosczyna and Butch Zemar

122

Investor Funded Start-ups with Jason Treadwell

123

2023 Renewals | Modern Health Plans for Middle Market Employers

124

Employee Shopping Spree | Meet The Employees Where They Are At

125

Extraordinary Growth with Tyler Williams | The Zemar Podcast

126

Middle Market Benefits Renewals | Elite Benefits Playbook

127

The Evolvement of Benefits Administration Systems

128

Leveraging Technology For Open Enrollments

129

CFOs Need To Be Accountable | Comfort Food Does Not Help Win The Game

130

Setting Expectations Right | Too Much Money In Healthcare

131

Feel Great With Kait | Pillars of Health with Kaitlin Borncamp

132

Southside Name Game | Trends With Dave Wills

133

Having Predictable Medical Renewals | Ken Wosczyna Interview

134

Spoiled Little Rich Kid | Provider and Insurance Company Dominate

135

Avoid The Purple Unicorn | Leverage Your Medical Claims

136

Endless Battle to Control Costs | View Things From a Different Angle

137

PBMs With Core Values | Interview with Ali Goodwin at TrueScripts Management Services

138

Get Your Mid-Year Review Now! Save Thousands of Dollars and Become HR Compliant

139

Going Against the Grain | $60,000 In Savings Case Study

140

Put Some Skin In The Game | Learn The System and Know When to Outsource

141

Consistency is Key To Produce Results | 50 mile training run | Scuba Expeditions

142

It Takes A Village To Help Employees In The Workplace | Executives Need To Change Priorities to Lead

143

Go Beyond Nutrition and Exercise | Part 1 Interview with David Greenwalt

144

Automate Your Benefits Workload | Interview with Rhett Robbins, Butler Benefit Group

145

Analyzing Risk with Daniel Wells at ClaimDoc | Zemar Podcast

146

Once You See It, It Is Hard To Not See It | You See Better With Your Head Up

147

Stand For Something | What Are Your Core Values?

148

Change Your Surroundings, Change The Way You See Things

149

The Lazy System | Employers Need To Take Responsibility

150

Blown Off The Shipwreck | Remove The Roadblocks

151

What is Your Military Grade | Merging Markets to Lower Health Insurance Premiums

152

Open Enrollment Meetings In The Snow | Elite Benefits Playbook

153

Follow These Trends Or Be Left Out | Do Not Chase The Shiny Object

154

Your Benefits Strategy Sucks and Employees Leave | Studies That Will Blow Your Mind

155

Fifty-Percent Wasted Heathcare Administration Costs | Healthcare Funding

156

Lets Go Scuba Diving | Believe in Change with New Environments | New Processes and Better Outcomes

157

Obey the Rule of Thirds | Changes That Make Life Better | History of Scuba Diving

158

New Routines | Save Money | The Zemar Podcast

159

Benefits Compliance Overview | Navy Aviation Compliance | Open Enrollments

160

Traditional Vs Digital Marketing with Chris Spanier | The Zemar Podcast

161

Elevate Your Game and Craft your Content Pillars with Jason Finn, Poker Broadcaster | The Zemar Podcast

162

Not All Brokers Are Created Equal | Interview with Carrie Espinosa from Horizon Benefit Services

163

Landing and Launch Pads | Building Better Habits | Interview with Colleen Klimczak, Certified Professional Organizer

164

Have Something to Brag About With Alan Stern | The Zemar Podcast

165

Roles and Responsibilities For Deep Shipwrecks And The Employer

166

Be The Outlier | Military Habits Live On | My US Special Forces Scrutiny Story

167

Scuba Diving Attraction | Navigating Claims | Get Your Company’s Scorecard

168

Feel The Pain | ER Visits | Mid-Year Strategies | Consultant Fees

169

Collision At Sea If You Sleep At The Wheel - Same With Your Benefits Program | Zemar Podcast

170

One Checklist Can Save A Company Six-Figures | The Zemar Podcast

171

Blurred Vision - CFOs Action Items for their Employer’s Pain of The Great Resignation | The Zemar Podcast

172

Meet the Cannon Hockey Player | Employers Can Beat The Great Resignation

173

Making Music with Sims Tillirson | Employers Move Forward with Technology | Interview on the Zemar Podcast

174

US Navy Luck of the Irish | Employer Get Your Green! | Mid-Year Review

175

Avoid the Dark Path | Scuba Diving Story Related to Business | Update on Compensation Disclosures

176

Bill Hammett and Alternatives to Traditional Health Plans Full Interview | The Zemar Podcast

177

Webinar - Why is Healthcare Such a Problem? | The Zemar Podcast

178

Scale With End to End Processes | Interview Amanda Russo, Founder of Cornerstone Paradigm Consulting, LLC | The Zemar Podcast

179

Interview with Marshall Allen, Author Never Pay The First Bill | The Zemar Podcast

180

Interview with Eric Silverman | Voluntary Disruption | The Zemar Podcast

181

Hit Zero! The Book | Podcast Interview with Chris Wolpert of Group Benefits Solutions

182

Insurance Compensation Disclosure Requirements | The Good, Bad and The Ugly

183

Strategizing To Attract Great Talent To The Workplace | Cost Issue, Not A Benefits Issue

184

The Biggest Fire In History | Military Process and Procedures | Start Now for 2023 Improvements

185

Veterans Day Shoutout! | Puck Battles | Open Enrollments | Fee Disclosures

186

Move Your Business To The Next Level | Interview with Carlos Sava

187

Ultra Run Update | Elite Benefits Updates | Open Enrollments 2022 | Compliance 2022

188

Key Deadlines | Case Study on Savings | You Won‘t Save Money By Staying

189

Business Analytics | Interview with Anabel Lopez, CPA, PMP from Cumberland Irving, Inc.

190

The Healthcare Manifesto | Interview with Robert Slayton

191

Leverage Cash With Bank On Yourself Revolution | Interview with Sarry Ibrahim

192

CFOs Step Up To The Status Quo! | Adverse Effect to Affordability | Fourth Quarter 2021 Updates

193

Business Fundamentals Bootcamp | Interview with Lynette DeRose at Supporting Strategies Chicago Southland

194

Medicare Planning with Jason Denniston, MedicareIndy.com

195

Protect Your Business - Interview with ”Chip” De Preter, Intellectual Property Attorney | Patents, Trademarks and More!

196

Tips For Employers and Brokers | Interview with Paul Aemisegeo at Payrollmart.com | The PEO Exit

197

What is a Successful Benefits Renewal for Your Company? | Case Study with Real Savings! | Commission Disclosures

198

David Blake Presents The Flip Flop Philosopher | Innovate Like a Rock Star

199

Chris Johnson and His Passion, Love For People and His Family | Must Hear Insurance Updates!

200

Who is Butch Zemar? | Scuba, The Navy, and Family!

201

What Is Your Company's Employee Benefits Score? | Have a Better Renewal Process

202

Grow Your Business with LinkedIn | Navy Veteran Tracy Enos Shares Her Expert Insights on LinkedIn

203

Control Healthcare Claims and Reverse the Trend | Interview with Ben Krambeck at Claim Doc

204

Rewind to 2020: Insights From the Experts -Tips that will save you $1,000's

205

Health Insurance Landscape - What are your options?

206

Create Business Superfans | Interview with Frederick Dudek

207

Employment Law Topics with Laura Balson, Managing Partner of the Chicago office at Constangy

208

Global Connector and No. 1 Best-Selling Author Justin Breen Interview | Group Health Renewal Update by Butch Zemar

209

Keep On Pushing with Devon Harris, Three-Time Olympian and Bestselling Author of Keep on Pushing

210

Win Business With a Personal Brand and A Major League Mindset with Andy Neary

211

Covid-19 virus: Health Insurance Options, a conversation with the specialists - March 2020

212

Make More Sales With The Brand Trifecta - Interview with Kate DiLeo

213

Is a PEO Right for your company? | Interview with John Valle, TandemHR

214

Interview with Steve Fretzin | Be That Lawyer | Be Successful in the Ever Changing World

215

Early Planning | Stay in Compliance to Avoid Penalties | Interview with Chad Granger with PrimePay

216

Have a Champion Mind - Interview with Former Olympic Cyclist and Cornerman, Dr. Jeff Spencer

217

Save $50,000 with this Case Study | Plan Designs | Blind Exposure | Revenue Tied Life Insurance Planning

218

Biden Subsidy Update | Interview with Charles Read, CPA Author of The Payroll Book

219

Resources to Solve Employee Benefits Problems - The Value of an Insurance Broker

220

American Rescue Plan Act and Advanced Premium Tax Credits for Health Insurance

221

The American Rescue Plan Act and Start Planning for Your 2022 Renewal

222

Surprised Billing, Subsidies, Cobra Elections, Biden Open Enrollment and more!

223

The Zemar Podcast in a Nutshell!

224

Small or Medium Sized Companies Save More with Level-Funded or Self-Funded Programs

225

Make 2021 Your Best Year In Business With These Marketing Tips from James DiMambro, JimmyVision

226

Advisor Discussion On The Biden Administration Healthcare Executive Order January 2021

227

Healthcare Pricing Transparency Tips and Tricks

228

What Is The Affordable Care Act Really About?

229

The Aftermath of Open Enrollments

230

2021 New Year's Resolutions, New Changes Coming, and Be a Smarter Healthcare Consumer

231

The Zemar Podcast Interview with Jaime Van Buskirk at JVB Physical Therapy

232

When Should You Start Planning For The Next Renewal? And Interview with David Matuszak, CFP

233

Final Days of Open Enrollment; Interview with Kyle Altenburg at Hanley Realty

234

Get skin the game with health insurance; Interview with Dr. Joe Brannigan, D.C.

235

More concerns in the workplace; Interview with Eric Wilson iSellHealth.com

236

IL Forces a Second Shutdown - What about your healthcare options?

237

Supreme Court update on the ACA and What we are seeing with the Open Enrollment for 2021

238

Updates During This Open Enrollment 2020

239

Covid premium relief, MLR Rebate Checks and Insider Tips...

240

Finding the Health Insurance Sweet Spot for Small to Mid-sized Companies

241

Evaluating Health Insurance for 2021

242

Open Enrollment Topics for Q42020

243

The History of Health Insurance -How did it all evolve?