McGohan Brabender Side Affects: Disrupting Health Care

Our first Side Affects podcast of 2021 brings Todd Wilkowski from Frost, Brown, Todd, LLC to discuss with Kenzie and Scott how this past year, he has encouraged embracing the gift of time. Moving forward, we aren’t out of the COVID-19 woods yet, so we should continue to connect with others, take that extra step, and present culture as a competitive advantage. Don’t ignore what has happened with th...

A magic ball could make future health care decisions a bit easier, but math and science make your options realistic. Join MB CEO Scott McGohan, and "Side Affects" Producer, Kenzie Fell, with business partners Mike Pattengale and Jennifer Jones from Springbuk, a data analytics platform supporting employers to make better health care decisions. With Springbuk's vision, you can prevent disease with d...

It has been said, considerably, that these are unprecedented times, specifically in our workforce. The US has never had so many employers insisting that their staff do their job from home. Join Side Affects producer, Kenzie Fell; MB CEO, Scott McGohan and frequent guest, Kristi Dinsmore as they discuss and measure how long companies and their employees can endure outside of their department walls....

Join Side Affects Producer Kenzie Fell and MB Director of Strategy and Innovation, David Homan with their guest, HR manager, Mary Howbert from G&J Pepsi-Cola Bottlers. They discuss how to tackle the curveballs of conducting a business's HR side, especially open enrollment, during this pandemic. Kenzie, Dave, and Mary share how with numerous locations, Open Enrollment is an imperative time to engag...

2020 has turned most of us upside down, so it may be the time to try something new for your benefits communications. For this Side Affects episode, producer, Kenzie Fell has pulled our Director of Strategy and Innovation, Dave Homan, from behind the scenes, upfront to discuss different options for open enrollment. Dave has decades of health care communication experience and knows how to get your m...

Please tune in to Side Affects Podcast with MB CEO Scott McGohan and his guest, Lance Tyson, owner, President, and CEO of The Tyson Group. The Tyson Group directs companies to develop strong business team leaders by first diagnosing the company's needs. With COVID-19 still a prominent hurdle, it is imperative to find an outlet to stay engaged with your clients, but at the same time, you need to KN...

As everything around us continues to evolve, so do our radio spots. We are moving into a new phase of COVID-19, and as a result, we have updated our radio spot that is live and playing on the airwaves in Dayton, Cincinnati, Columbus and Indy!

As we wrap up the HR Technology series with Kelly Zimmerman from BTR, we discuss how companies that have HR Technology in place may be spending too much on the wrong products. What is the shelf life of technology? What you needed in 2010 may not be what you need now. Side Affects Producer, Kenzie, Co-Host, Anne Marie, and Kelly highlight how important it is to build a relationship with your HR Tec...

Here is round two of the three-part series with HR Technology Consultant, Kelly Zimmerman of BTR. You’ve made the decision to bring in HR Technology, now take the next step of implementing it. Tune in as Kenzie and Anne Marie quiz Kelly on the best steps going forward for a successful transition of your HR Data. You must determine your priorities, requirements, and especially your budget. HR Techn...

What exactly is HR Technology? Get started with the first of three podcasts with our Director of Growth, Anne Marie Singleton and Side Affects Producer Kenzie Fell with guest speaker, Kelly Zimmerman from Benefit Technology Resources (BTR) to discuss the importance of HR Technology. No matter the size of your company, you will use some sort of technology to support your workforce. Starting with re...

Join Producer, Kenzie and co-host, Scott on MB’s Side Affects with Laura Putnam, CEO of Motion Infusion, to learn how to proceed as normal as possible as we stay at home or shelter in place as COVID-19 continues to run its course. Laura shares how important it is to know the facts, and at the same time, know this is nothing we can control directly. Our freedom is how we respond to this pandemic as...

Join MB CEO Scott McGohan and his long-time associate, Ed Eppley from The Eppley Group, as they reflect on the recession of 2008-09 and how this health crisis imitates in emotion but is caused by different circumstances. Scott and Ed discuss how business owners, managers, and executives have accepted this fate of struggle for their business, but should look to the 2010 Harvard Business Review arti...

COVID-19 has changed the health care process but our Side Affects guest, Shane Foss, Hooray Health CEO, has ideas on how telemedicine provides a reasonable, low-cost option to allow the uninsured to be seen by medical professionals. Telemedicine has been around, but like this pandemic, digital health usage has increased because of the convenience, and of course, the need. Tune in to hear Shane’s i...

For those that have claimed, “My team can NEVER work from home…” well, that argument has been altered, hasn’t it? Thrown into unique working conditions, for the COVID-19 health concern, and being forced to adapt, for who knows how long, can certainly test your business’ future. Workplace and multi-generational expert, Lindsey Pollack joins remotely with Side Affects hosts, Kenzie and Scott, to sha...

We join Side Affects Producer, Kenzie and guest host, Dave Homan with MB Population Health Manager, Tiffany Kuck to discuss different wellness program options. Since the ACA inception, employers have been able to provide incentives to keep employees motivated on a healthier path. From free gym memberships to premium differentials, the options are endless when it comes to incentive strategies. No m...

Is your workforce healthy? More importantly, do your employees KNOW they are healthy? One simple finger stick can give you the satisfaction of knowing your biometric numbers. Tune in to “Side Affects” with producer Kenzie Fell, her guest host, Director of MB Strategy and Innovation, Dave Homan, and their guest Tiffany Kuck. Tiffany is MB’s Population Health Manager and explains how important and y...

Can you imagine creating a company-wide communication piece in multiple languages addressing diverse cultures? Ken Wigton of Michelman, Inc. globally headquartered in Cincinnati, OH, joins CEO Scott McGohan and Side Affects producer Kenzie Fell to discuss how Michelman is able share the Midwest culture with seven locations in the US, Europe, and Asia. Ken says it all starts with being consistent w...

We celebrate a first for Side Affects by welcoming an assistant college professor and educator from The University of Cincinnati. Bob Higgins joins Kenzie and Scott to talk about the Carl H. Lindner III Center for Insurance and Risk Management at UC. Insurance effects everybody, every single day. Not many people grow up aspiring to be an insurance consultant, but Bob explains how students are unaw...

Kristin Hostetter from Lincoln Financial meets with Kenzie and Anne Marie for our most recent Side Affects podcast. Kristin has over 15 years of absence management experience and has seen the entire process take some creative turns. Leave management has become a tool that will allow employers to gain the talent they are looking for from the tight and competitive workforce. What do your employees v...

“I deserve this!” But… do you really? MB friend and Leadership Coach, Kristi Dinsmore returns to Side Affects to discuss with podcast Producer, Kenzie Fell and MB CEO, Scott McGohan, a very popular and concerning subject regarding the entitlement some individuals use to gain position, power and reward. Kristi shares how organizations cannot just attach this to millennials because we are seeing thi...

Take a listen to this special Side Affects episode with Scott McGohan and MB President, Mike Suttman as they chat with Regenexx CEO, Jason Hellickson to learn more about an increasingly popular alternative versus orthopedic surgeries, if possible. Regenexx uses human healing cells as agents to restore compromised joints. Regenexx research is based on outcomes for a very fluid approach to the heali...

Join Side Affects Producer, Kenzie Fell and MB CEO, Scott McGohan for our most recent Side Affects Podcast. They chat with Steven Knight via phone to discuss Quantum Health - a consumer navigation program that thrives on creating a clear pathway to a genuine and trustworthy experience. Steven wears many hats for Quantum Health, and today defines the guided experience of being a front door for heal...

Like the McGohan Brabender recruiting process, we looked internally for our next guest. Side Affects Producer, Kenzie Fell and Director of Growth, Anne Marie Singleton spoke with MB Recruiting Coordinator, Lauren Hemm to learn more about the interview and hiring process. When looking for a position, you may have the skills, but do you fit in with the company’s culture? Here at MB, we have been tol...

MB Director of Account Management, Todd Clarke joins Side Affects producer, Kenzie Fell, and MB CEO, Scott McGohan to walk through some key points when approaching a self-funded client’s health care renewal. Todd shares the importance of the data analytics reporting to project any changes that should be made at renewal. When things are going well, it just may be the right time to adjust your plan....

With today’s thriving economy, many of your managers have been thrown into leadership roles so fast, that reluctantly, there is no time for proper training. The newer employees are eager to succeed, but are they equipped to manage? Listen in as leadership consultant, Kristi Dinsmore reminds us, “It is the company’s role to invest in their people and make them the best that they can be.” Join Side...