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Suzilla: Family Business Podcast

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Suzie and Matt McColm have been helping people figure out the confusing world of insurance for years. The last three years, we have helped the Washington Healthplanfinder run a full service enrollment center in Wenatchee, Washington. Our webpage is www.wahbroker.org

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Oct 9, 2025

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Episodes

How long can you fight? 03.09.2021

Suzie found on Sept 3, 2013 that she had posted that Matt was fighting ' a ton of confusion, misinformation and flat out lies floating around the Internet and through the Media and it is scaring folks.  Yes, the fight has never changed for some of us and we keep producing positive results for ourselves and our community. You can to you just have to decide to make a difference and listen to actual...

Life Insurance never goes out of style. 01.09.2021

We will always offer life insurance from our agency . If you haven’t stopped by our life exchange , then now is the time. If you are trying to get a Long Term Care Policy to beat the taxes in Washington then you are running out of time. How is it priced? There are factors like age, health, term length, gender, and benefit amounts. 54% of American Adults have Life Insurance 27% of those have group...

Running a small business gives us the freedom to spend more time together as a family. 25.08.2021

It has been a busy couple of months around Suzie Health Solutions . Between ending an enrollment period for health insurance, a quick vacation, the school year started. When you have a small business then you can reclaim time and dedicate it to the family. Freedom is important to us. It takes planning however this is how we did it all with dealing with COVID. You have to decide what your values ar...

Covid Special Health Insurance Enrollment ends August 15th 10.08.2021

As one of the 11 Enrollment Centers , we have seen a lot of enrollments since March of 2020. Healthcare and Medicare can be tricky and we do what we can to make it simple and usable.  Thanks to the American Rescue Plan, we had an extended healthcare enrollment. It ran from February 15th through August 15th. We run 1 of the 11 enrollment centers in Washington State. Did people enroll in healthcare?...

How are Insurance Brokers, Navigators & Enrollment Centers paid 04.08.2021

Suzie Health Solutions is an Enrollment Center for the Washington Healthplanfinder. Where we assist everyone walk in our door with healthcare and other insurance plans. We don’t charge fees so we are going to answer the questions on how we get paid. If you have ever wondered what it is like to run an small business then you will want to listen in.

Stop being nice to COVID and the unvaccinated 27.07.2021

We are essential workers helping enroll people into healthcare all through last year and up to August 15. It's time to talk about delta, lambda, covid passports to Canada and employers. Yes, after all the lotteries and freedoms it is time to hand the country over to the adults in the room and finish it. Being a small business, we don't want to go through masks again without support from law enforc...

Street Samurai in a modern business world 13.07.2021

We help people out of Suzie Health Solutions . Is there any wonder that we would talk about virtues? Old school is often the best school. The Seven Virtues of Bushido are truly relevant today. One of the biggest tasks for the samurai in Japanese culture was not just fighting, it was teaching. Well, there is a lot of battles going on today, so what can we learn from history?

Playing to win vs playing not to lose in business and life 02.07.2021

Attitude is important. A.B.C. Suzilla, Suzie Health Solutions, Enrollment Center. If you want back up in the insurance side, then look at www.wahbroker.org . Life is a big game and there are two distinct ways to approach it. As a small business owner, we have put one foot forward to play to win. We risk by doing something different for different results. We are going to apply this to other areas....

New tax in Washington State January for Long Term Care. 18.06.2021

At  Suzie Health Solutions , we are the  enrollment center  located in Wenatchee, WA. We get asked a lot of insurance questions. If you have not heard. Long term care in Washington State is changing this year. There are W2 employees will be looking at a new tax come January for something they might not be able to use or want.

Turbo charge your neighborhood using ARPA. 08.06.2021

Suzie Health Solutions is a local center with the Washington Healthplanfinder. We have been helping folks enroll. Today we are going to talk about stimulating the economy with the given tools. The American Rescue Act provides a solid roadmap to increase wealth and services in our local economy.

How do I make Health Insurance Cheap? 02.06.2021

Hello from the Wenatchee Enrollment Center .  The preliminary rate changes for 2022 are in. Now is the time to act. We talk about the first look from one of the most expensive parts of the state Chelan County. In our blog, we get into more detail on how to lower the cost of your health insurance .    If you haven't priced your health insurance after May 6th then now is your time. 

The A.B.Cs of Community 28.05.2021

Always Be Cheering/Coaching Running the Enrollment Center ( www.wahbroker.org ) , we meet a ton of small businesses. One thing is for certain is that more folks need to be cheering or if they can lend a hand coaching. Suzie calls them “projects”. I ran into one this week that a decade ago I got money into his hand for school because I wanted to build a business with him. We went our separate ways...

What four service questions must every small business answer? 19.05.2021

Service is a question that every business owner must answer consistently. If you do not then you will be losing money and out of business. Here are the four questions of service: Who are your customers? What will you do so that they will get the product? How do you follow up? How do you improve? We have been running Suzie Health Solutions for the last six years in Wenatchee assisting with everyone...

Healthcare Unmasked 16.05.2021

At the Wenatchee Enrollment Center , Suzie and Matt have a special guest.  CEO of Coordinated Care, Beth Johnson and us talk about the impact that the American Rescue Plan is having and there are some sneak peeks of things to come in Washington State Healthcare.  If you have bought a plan off the Washington Healthplanfinder or might in the near future then this is an episode to listen to. 

How important is communication in your business & life? 07.05.2021

As the Enrollment Center in Wenatchee , WA, we have to communicate a lot in a variety of ways to get important information out. The better that we communicate, the healthier our business becomes.    We are in the age of communication. There are thousands of messages coming at us every day. In that storm of information are you being heard? As a businessperson, I can see results by a purchase as a p...

1 in 4 Americans will leave their Job in 2021. Let's talk YOLO 29.04.2021

When you run a small business and have helped hundreds escape corporate, you know a few things. 2021 is bring massive change in careers for large groups of Americans. Either from a direct layoff from COVID or looking at what job that they had during the lockdowns and wanting more. You Only Live Once and when looking at side hustles and the wild ride of dogecoin this is a great time to look for gre...

Self-care is something that we need to do better as Americans. 22.04.2021

We do Insurance so our business for a decade has been one of understanding problems and have a solution when they occur. Self Care is an important part of life when you want a long and happy life. If one thing this pandemic has taught us is that a large portion of Americans are horrible about taking care of themselves. As a business owner and parent, we do our best to overcome some seriously self-...

Scary letters from the Healthplanfinder 19.04.2021

As Customers and running the Enrollment Center in Wenatchee ( https://www.wahbroker.org/ ) , we see a forest of scary letters. Here are some tips after 8 years and training and working with the scary letters from the Washington Healthplanfinder. Open your mail. If you do not understand what it is saying, then call us. They are required by law to send out certain documents so at times it can seem l...

$1400 Check is minor compared to the rest of the American Rescue Plan 15.04.2021

At Suzie Health Solutions we have danced around the American Rescue Act for a few weeks and here  is what we know. While everyone has been looking at the $1400 check, there is a whole lot more money with the American Rescue Plan. Let’s talk real money like no cost Cobra or if you have a week of unemployment being eligible for platinum level plans for pocket change. When will we see the Big Change...

What does it mean to have your office 100% Vaccinated! 08.04.2021

We started ours last week and according to the most recent study we will be looking at 80% protected in another week. It’s important as we continue to assist people with enrolling in healthcare. https://www.wahbroker.org/ So what does it mean? Catching COVID? What your workplace can look like? Why it is important to keep masked until the CDC gives the all clear. At over a year in let’s cross the f...

Mandatory Vacation Passport. 05.04.2021

Who is ready for a vacation? After nearly a year just about everyone is chomping at the bit to pitch the mask, fling open the doors and run to the hills. Let us take care of business so we don’t get another time out. File your taxes. (May 17th) Find an local expert. Get Vaccinated (April 15th everyone over 16). https://vaccinelocator.doh.wa.gov/ Get Health Insurance https://www.wahbroker.org/ If y...

Do you hustle for small business? 25.03.2021

At nearly a decade of running a insurance office and embracing the hustle. We can see a lot of lip service of supporting small business but how much are you really? Is your business space set up to embrace small business or is it a hard “no solicitors” at the doorway? How much of your household income is spent on one or two person operations located a few minutes from your doorstep? When someone o...

#StopAsianHate 19.03.2021

There has been 500+ hate crimes targeted at Asian People this year alone. In Atlanta eight people killed with six of them Asian-American women.  It was a son of a pastor. A local Sheriff who stated, “Yesterday was a really bad day for him.”, made money on selling Asian Hate shirts with Facebook ads. A former president promoted that hatred for a year, but the tragedy is much older. San Francisco, C...

Health Insurance Enrollment & Covid update 05.03.2021

The Covid update for Central Washington. Special Enrollment for Healthcare right now until May 15th Outreach is important. Share Ricki Lake video at: https://fb.watch/429Uzio-BY/ Vaccine schedule update: Use the bot at: https://m.me/InsuranceWenatchee?ref=covid   A common talking point that is beating out common sense.  Special Enrollment in Washington state. – 1700 enrollments the first 9 days. W...

Everyone should have a life insurance policy outside of work 23.02.2021

It has been our experience that everyone should have a policy outside of work. Matt had his first run in with the benefits of life insurance in his 20s when his father died. Suzie made it to her 30s. All deaths are premature. We get into the terminology, agent shopping and basics surrounding life insurance.    If you want more information then be sure to look at our website at: https://www.wahbrok...

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