Risk & Resolve

About Risk & Resolve

The Risk & Resolve Podcast is your go-to resource for insightful conversations at the intersection of leadership, business ownership, and the insurance industry. Hosted by Ben Conner and Todd Hufford, this podcast dives deep into the challenges and opportunities that leaders face in an ever-changing world. Each episode features candid discussions with business owners, industry experts, and thought leaders, exploring topics like innovation, risk management, and the strategies that drive success. Whether you’re an entrepreneur, executive, or insurance professional, you’ll gain actionable insights and inspiration to navigate today’s complex business landscape. Tune in to Risk & Resolve—where leadership meets resilience.

Publisher

Conner Insurance

Category

business · business · education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

20 Mar 2025

Latest episode

28 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

67 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   28 Oct 2026

   Building Great Businesses for a Greater Purpose: Todd DeKruyter on Faith, Leadership & Stewardship

   In this episode of Risk & Resolve, Ben Conner sits down with Todd DeKruyter, C12 Principal Chair, former pastor, financial advisor, entrepreneur, and author. Todd shares his unconventional career journey, why faith and business shouldn’t exist in separate worlds, how peer advisory groups sharpen leaders, and why Christian business owners should focus on faithfully doing the “next right thing.” Main Talking Points: Growing up in a successful family business and learning the value of hard w...

2. 

   21 Oct 2026

   Woody Waters on Imagine360, Reference-Based Pricing, Entrepreneurship & Healthcare Innovation

   In this episode of Risk & Resolve, Ben Conner sits down with Woody Waters, co-founder of Imagine360, to explore his journey from insurance broker to healthcare entrepreneur. Woody shares how ELAP and its early claim audit program evolved into reference-based pricing, the risks involved in building a new healthcare model, lessons from Imagine360’s earliest clients, and why he believes employers and American families need better alternatives to the traditional healthcare system. Main Talkin...

3. 

   14 Oct 2026

   Rethinking Primary Care: Thompson Aderinkomi on How NICE Healthcare Is Changing the Way Employees Access Care (Lunch & Learn)

   NICE Healthcare founder Thompson Aderinkomi explains how direct primary care can give employees easier access to primary care, mental health, physical therapy, prescriptions, labs, imaging, and in-home services. He breaks down why traditional primary care has become unnecessarily expensive and complicated—and how NICE is building a simpler model designed around patients and employers. Main Talking Points: How Conner Insurance first discovered NICE Healthcare through Minnesota clientsWhy trad...

Who has been a guest on Risk & Resolve

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Leah Richards Hartzell
• Darren Thompson
• Rick Risinger
• Ron Young
• Adam Weber

Reach and audience

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 42 / 100

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Quality

83

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

0