Published On: May 15th, 2026Matt is joined by Shawn Kanungo, who shares his perspective on why AI is one of the most transformative technologies of our time and how it will reshape every industry. He explains that success in…
Published On: May 15th, 2026Matt is joined by Rod Strata Jr., who shares his journey from cold-calling medical supplies and college recruiting to leading benefits strategy at GDK. He explains how those early experiences built resilience and shaped his…
Published On: May 15th, 2026Matt is joined by Buzz Hannum Jr. and Tonya Crawford, who share their journeys into the insurance and healthcare space and how they came together at Crumdale Specialty. Buzz started on the broker side, developing…
Published On: May 15th, 2026Matt is joined by Eric O’Brien, who shares his journey from aspiring professional lacrosse player to founding Mosaic Employee Benefits after recognizing the disruption coming with the Affordable Care Act. Drawing on his experience as…
Published On: April 16th, 2026Matt is joined by Ahmed Marmoush, who shares his journey from growing up in a family of pharmacists to building a healthcare technology company aimed at fixing inefficiencies in the U.S. system. After working across…
Published On: April 9th, 2026Matthew Naylor interviews Joe Hessling, CFO of Parcels, about his career in finance and the challenges of managing healthcare costs for a growing, people-focused business. Joe shares how years in the fully insured market led…
Published On: April 9th, 2026Matthew Naylor interviews Ryan Hanratty of Swingle Collins, who shares how his path from professional golf into employee benefits shaped his work ethic and approach to business. He explains how resilience, discipline, and learning from…
Published On: April 9th, 2026Matthew Naylor interviews Don Gasparro, who shares his journey from aspiring teacher to actuary and eventually to building and scaling a major stop loss insurance business. After early roles at Aetna and in consulting, Don…
Published On: April 9th, 2026Matthew Naylor interviews Jeramie Holt, director of employee benefits at FNIC, about his path from car sales into the insurance world and how he helped build FNIC’s presence in Colorado. Jeramie shares how his early…
Published On: April 6th, 2026Matthew Naylor interviews Judy Young, who leads the employee benefits department at Dean and Draper, about her journey into the insurance and benefits space and the evolving challenges within healthcare. Judy shares how she worked…
Published On: February 10th, 2026Building a Culture of Alignment, Innovation and Trust From Day One ft. Jake Willcox and Brian McTear
On this episode of Alignment for Impact, Matthew Naylor sits down with Crumdale Specialty founding partners Jake and Brian to reflect on the journey of building a company rooted in alignment, culture, and long term…
Published On: February 10th, 2026On this episode of Alignment for Impact, host Matthew Naylor sits down with Kelly Brady to explore what it really means to move from transactional insurance brokerage to true healthcare consulting. Kelly shares his path…
