Suzilla: Family Business Podcast

Today is a technology day as we are going to talk about apps and web applications that have changed business.  While we do a lot with Insurance , there is a lot of other industries. We test drove a first ghost kitchen this week. It was a product advertised, ordered, and delivered using an app through an established businesses kitchen. There have been products that we use that has forever changed h...

The kids are in school, so the Pumpkin Spice wars have broken out ushering in Fall. There is a lot going  on and a few big things that you want to look out for this year. Reminder Medicare Annual Enrollment is October 15th through December 7th Healthcare Open Enrollment is November 1st through December 15th. We are going to dive into that pile of leaves like we are fully insured on this week’s Suz...

It is one of the biggest questions to ask.   We ask when we go out to events. We ask ourselves when we set up our office. The experience is why people recommend businesses.   If they feel safe then they go out and actively have an experience. Today we are working on creating stories for ourselves and others.

When you have assisted people enroll in health insurance for nearly a decade in Washington State then you see some things. The last couple of weeks, we have seen some major misconceptions when it comes to health insurance. People not knowing about enrollment periods, agents not knowing what tax credits are, how important a deductible is..etc. We are going to get into some differences between healt...

Introductions are tough and with heavy use of social media sometimes basic skills are lost. The quick who are you, what do you do and why am I looking at you. The basic sparks of a friendship, a sales or even an election. We are going to get into what makes a good pitch, how to sharpen your skills and what makes a bad pitch.

We have lived a few years literally on the wrong side of town. We are going to get into the student loan relief and other programs that we have seen means tested. Do they work are they important? How does risk play into the picture. All this while waiting for the internet dude.

We are going to talk about a lost art. Esprit de corps is something that I witnessed leaving the workplace in the ‘90s. The lack of parties and bowling leagues. We never wanted to be that way when we set up Suzie Health Solutions . We didn't want to build a workplace that sucked.  Work becoming a dreary chore where people dread Mondays and run out the door 4:45 PM on Friday. Where people must leav...

We run the Enrollment Center in Wenatchee so yes, it is time to talk about some changes in Insurance. Big changes in the nation and Washington State when it comes to Insurance. $35 Insulin? Does HIPPA need a boost? What about the cost of Health Insurance this Fall? What is going on with Medicare? Why should I set an appointment now for Fall Enrollments.

We have run a small business around a decade. Our model will not work for everyone. As folks tighten their belts over inflation some of the first to be hit will be small businesses if people view them as a luxury. We talked to a few over the last week to see how folks are doing and what can be done to improve the local economy. The four things about small business that you should be doing regularl...

We make selections dozens of times each day. We have three things that we look for.  However, picking a partner will be one of the toughest things that you will ever do. What do you look for in a partnership, an employee, anyone that you exchange goods or services with? Are your relationships and purchases too casual? Is everyone exhausted from life that they just will pick any old burger for dinn...

Even small businesses have to recharge. We took a road trip into the South West of the United States travelling between 4 and 8 hours a day. We wanted to experience part of America that we only heard about as a family. We prepared the best that we could. See what we could bring back. Travel isn’t easy these days and this is how and what we did and saw. It is an eye opener.

When you run a small business then you especially need to take a break. Take care of yourself, your family and experience this amazing country. It has taken over 10 years to head out on this trip because life got in the way. Will we get one next year, it is hard to say because there are plenty of business opportunities.  We are driving to recharge ourselves and explore a part of America that we ha...

America hates the middleman. As Insurance Agents , we get accused of being middleman by people not understanding roles and value in an attempt to save money. Even insurance companies flirt with the destruction of the agency force. Similarly, we see that coming to the office workers. We have manufacturing laying off people and it won’t be from the floors. People working remotely and the struggle to...

Being in insurance we follow the laws. Being in Health Insurance for the last decade it is unavoidable to not have to talk about the change of laws in the United States. We are big on providing people with as much access to healthcare and medical information as possible. We do this by inviting Planned Parenthood and other organizations that are information forward and inclusive.    If you want to...

From Wenatchee’s Enrollment Center, Suzie Health Solutions . It’s a concept that we are working with from G.K. Chesterton. We have it in our industry, some insurance is better than no insurance. Brené Brown: “What's worth doing even if I fail?” It’s the journey and not the destination. In our quest for perfection, we often miss small joys or not go for something bigger. Today on Suzilla, If a thin...

Should I stay or should I go now? If I stay, there will be trouble. If I go, there will be double.   Gas Prices. Inflation, Bull Markets, Stock Markets, What does it mean for following your dreams in 2022? Should I stick with a corporate job or do a start up?  Matt tends to find opportunities in areas that are not popular. We made the move into Insurance during a financial crash. He literally as l...

We have been doing insurance for more than a decade. We support our customers. If we just sold and not advised then we could not talk about the laws as insurance is a law driven industry. We would also be poor salesmen because our customers would be blind to changes in their  insurance.  We have some trials going on tonight that has one news group scared that they will not be covering them on prim...

It takes two great skills on being a leader and a supporter. How do you take that great idea and bring it to the next level? How about your kid, how do you improve their chance for success? We have had a few launches over the years and have assisted with several other ventures. We are even preparing for the next big launch in Central Washington for insurance.

We are going to talk about the rainbow in the room. We have been supporting Gay rights over a decade as a business . Pride month is around the corner and Gay marriage rights was one of the first things that Matt had to come out of the closet about. You can be a business and a decent human being. We are going to talk about preparing for the Wenatchee Pride Festival which is coming up June 18th.  We...

We ask about budget's alot and a surprising amount of people do not have one. It's critical because when selecting a health insurance plan if you can't pay for it then it makes no sense to recommend it.  Is your life being burnt up by how you are living it? Is everything a swipe right, flash of dopamine high? Are you able to budget, enjoy long term relationships? We watched a Simon Sinek interview...

Howdy from Suzie Health Solutions , the full service enrollment center in Wenatchee, WA. Suzie has returned from a massive insurance convention called Insurance Soup Live. It’s from an online group of 42,000 Insurance Agents. There was amazing speakers and a ton of information. Today we are going to talk about what she learned. Some of the topics are:  the rule of 72; The importance of Referral pa...

After being our own boss for almost a decade by running an insurance agency . We are going to talk about Boss. Not just the stereotypes today, we are going to get into the past displays. Have you ever been asked who died and left you in charge and had an answer? How to never be in the “Joe or Jane is no longer employed by the corporation.” How to get affiliated with your emotional and financial we...

It has been almost 10 years since we started Suzie Health Solutions on the principles of helping others without charging a fee. Health Insurance was expensive, and we knew that it is confusing so we started. We didn’t start it to help friends and depending on time between ¼ and ½ we receive zero funds. It was a comment on our the Wenatchee Police Department's page that made us ask the hard questio...

It’s an everything insurance year and if you behaved in a responsible manner, then you might be experiencing some hesitancy.   Comfort & Safe are the sweetest traps. Build something that you don’t have to fight off aggressive people, deal with a pandemic, watch movies from 30 years ago and eat junk food. It’s good for a short time but It stunts growth. Let’s get in to reaching out and enabling oth...

It is a collision of risk and opportunity that produces food on the table. When we are not doing our own small business then we have been assisting others with theirs. Yes, we risk helping others and make sure that the new business knows that they are valuable usually through payment, sometimes a positive review. There are traps such as college will increase your knowledge however debt can limit y...