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BizBlendIs The Health Insurance System Bleeding Employers Dry? What Is The Brokerage Blind Spot Costing Us with Donovan PyleThis BizBlend episode cuts straight into one of the biggest financial blind spots in modern business. Health insurance. Most leaders think they are negotiating better plans. Reality is the system is designed with misaligned incentives that quietly drain corporate budgets year after year. Donovan Pyle, whistleblower, CEO, and the Validation Institute’s 2025 Benefits Advisor of the Year, breaks down how brokers profit when costs rise, why employers unknowingly overpay by an average of $4,000 per employee each year, and how a legacy model hides pricing, options, and supply-chain data from the people footing the bill. This conversation delivers a sharp, in...
2025-11-1318 min
How To Founder155 Stop Paying Your Benefits Broker to Rob You with Donovan PyleYour benefits broker just bought a boat. You paid for it.Mid-size companies waste an average of eighteen hundred fifty six dollars per employee annually on hidden broker fees their advisors never disclose. These aren't mistakes. They're business models built on your ignorance. When your broker's compensation rises with your costs, fiduciary duty dies. They'll smile, bring donuts to enrollment meetings, and quietly collect six figures in carrier kickbacks while explaining there's nothing more they can do about rising premiums. Donovan Pyle spent years on both sides of this system, flying brokers on luxury vacations to ensure...
2025-11-1041 min
The Weird CanadianThe Fox Guarding the Henhouse: How Brokers Cost You $300 Billion | Healthcare Exposed (with Donovan Pyle)Episode Notes
🦊 The fox is guarding the henhouse. And most business owners have no idea.
What if I told you your company is probably overpaying for healthcare by about $4,000 per employee per year? And the person you're trusting to save you money actually makes MORE when your costs go up?
In this explosive conversation, I sit down with Donovan Pyle—a former professional drummer turned health insurance whistleblower, CEO of Health Compass Consulting, and 2025 Benefits Advisor of the Year.
Donovan exposes what he calls "double agents"—brokers who you think work for you...
2025-11-0428 min
Business Growth Architect Show: Founders of the FutureEp #196: Donovan Pyle: Fired for Telling the Truth: How the Insurance Industry Really WorksHad an AHA or Insight? Share it:Why are healthcare costs skyrocketing for small businesses—while coverage keeps getting worse? 🤯 Benefits are important incentives for businesses to provide to their employees. And then you find out how your “advisor” really gets paid.In this episode of the Business Growth Architect Show: Founders of the Future, I sit down with Donovan Pyle, a former benefits broker who was fired for calling out the lack of fiduciary duty to their insurance clients. He uncovered how brokers profit from rising costs instead of saving clients money and...
2025-10-2729 min
The Inul Chowdhury ShowThe Future of Healthcare Strategy: A Conversation with Donovan PyleToday, I’m joined by Donovan Pyle, the CEO of Health Compass Consulting and author of Fixing Healthcare. Donovan was recently recognized as the 2025 Benefits Advisor of the Year by the Validation Institute and is a nationally recognized thought leader in employee benefits and healthcare strategy.Through his company, Donovan helps mid-sized businesses save an average of $1,856 per employee each year — a massive impact not only for organizations, but for the people behind them.His insights have been featured in Employee Benefit News, BenefitsPro, and SHRM, and today he’s here to share practical, actionable strate...
2025-10-2421 min
Speaking and Communicating PodcastHow to Fix the Healthcare System w/ Donovan PyleAre you overspending on healthcare costs?How can Executives save their people, their business and the economy?Meet Donovan Pyle!Donovan Pyle is the CEO of Health Compass Consulting and author of "Fixing Healthcare: How Executives Can Save Their People, Their Business, and the Economy." He also serves as a Senior Advisor at the Validation Institute in Boston. Backed by the highest designations in the employee benefits industry, Donovan brings a unique blend of creative vision and analytical rigor to the complex world of healthcare and employee benefits.While...
2025-10-2235 min
Creating a New HealthcareEpisode #206 Getting Unbiased Advice Can Save Healthcare with Donovan Pyle, CEO, Health Compass ConsultingOn average, employers are unnecessarily wasting $4,000 per employee per year on healthcare benefits and associated costs. For a mid-size company of 100 employees, that’s $400,000! EACH YEAR!
Our guest today sat on the broker side of the business and saw the waste, fraud, and abuse at every level. As he says, “It’s like working with a CPA that gets paid by the IRS.” After getting fired for being too hard on an insurance plan on behalf of his customer, Donovan had an epiphany and started Health Compass Consulting to do things the right way. Since the comp...
2025-10-2219 min
KAJ Health & Wellness LIVEAuthor Spotlight: Donovan Pyle – Fixing Healthcare | Author's Voice with KAJIn this episode of Author’s Voice with KAJ, meet Donovan Pyle, CEO of Health Compass Consulting and author of Fixing Healthcare. Discover how his groundbreaking book exposes the hidden waste in America’s healthcare system — nearly $300 billion a year — and reveals how companies can reclaim lost profits while improving employee care. Pyle shares real-world strategies and case studies that challenge conventional thinking and inspire smarter healthcare decisions.💰 *Love The KAJ Masterclass? Now Profit With KAJ**Join The KAJ Inner Circle* → Premium, invitation-only access to my personal visibility strategies and insider guidance. https://www.linkedin.com/groups/14666045/*Explore The KAJ Hub* → Yo...
2025-10-1719 min
The KAJ Masterclass LIVEAuthor Spotlight: Donovan Pyle – Fixing Healthcare | Author's Voice with KAJIn this episode of Author’s Voice with KAJ, meet Donovan Pyle, CEO of Health Compass Consulting and author of Fixing Healthcare. Discover how his groundbreaking book exposes the hidden waste in America’s healthcare system — nearly $300 billion a year — and reveals how companies can reclaim lost profits while improving employee care. Pyle shares real-world strategies and case studies that challenge conventional thinking and inspire smarter healthcare decisions.💰 *Love The KAJ Masterclass? Now Profit With KAJ**Join The KAJ Inner Circle* → Premium, invitation-only access to my personal visibility strategies and insider guidance. https://www.linkedin.com/groups/14666045/*Explore The KAJ Hub* → Yo...
2025-10-1719 min
KAJ Business & Money LIVEAuthor Spotlight: Donovan Pyle – Fixing Healthcare | Author's Voice with KAJIn a rapidly changing world, leadership demands more than authority — it requires resilience and empathy. On Author’s Voice with KAJ, Dr. Josh McConkey, military commander and Pulitzer Prize–nominated author of “Be the Weight Behind the Spear,” shares how today’s leaders can strengthen teams by investing in people, teaching accountability, and leading with authenticity. A must-watch for business and community leaders seeking to build stronger, more resilient organizations.💰 *Love The KAJ Masterclass? Now Profit With KAJ**Join The KAJ Inner Circle* → Premium, invitation-only access to my personal visibility strategies and insider guidance. https://www.linkedin.com/groups/14666045...
2025-10-1719 min
Leaders & Legacies231 - 25% of Waste Hiding in Your P&L with Donovan PyleDonovan Pyle pulls back the curtain on an industry most business leaders misunderstand: employer-sponsored health care. In this episode, Donovan explains how companies are overpaying by as much as 25%—often without realizing it—and why the current broker model keeps them trapped. Drawing on his own experience inside a major insurance company and later as a broker, Donovan saw firsthand how incentives are misaligned and how brokers are often rewarded for selling the most expensive plans—not the best ones.That realization got him fired… and fired up. He launched Health Compass Consulting to give employers a path out...
2025-10-1430 min
Everything Is UpFixing Healthcare from the Inside Out: A CEO Playbook with Donovan PyleThis week on Everything Is Up, Donovan Pyle breaks down the flaws in the U.S. employer-sponsored healthcare system and how legacy brokers profit when costs rise. He makes the case for fiduciary consultants—paid directly by employers—to bring transparency, accountability, and real value. Donovan shares why managing the healthcare supply chain, demanding data access, and engaging the C-suite are key to cutting costs and improving benefits. Plus, a preview of his upcoming book, Fixing Healthcare, a roadmap for reform that calls for transparency, fiduciary responsibility, and smarter consulting models to reduce waste and deliver better care.Ti...
2025-09-2646 min
Voices in Leadership: Leaders who connect, inspire, and grow.Navigating Healthcare Waste for Mid-Business Financial HealthJoin us on a revealing journey with Donovan Pyle, a celebrated whistleblower in the healthcare industry and the visionary CEO of Health Compass Consulting. Donovan unfolds his impactful story, starting from his experiences on the carrier side of the business, where he saw firsthand the frustrations executives and employees faced with healthcare benefits. His brave attempts to introduce innovative strategies based on successful models like Rosen Hotels met significant resistance, exposing the profound influence insurers held over brokers. This eye-opening experience led Donovan to forge his own path, establishing Health Compass Consulting to deliver unbiased advice that truly aligns...
2025-09-2358 min
Narrative VoicesFixing Healthcare: Donovan Pyle Exposes the Billion-Dollar Problem Employers Can’t IgnoreToday, we dive into the transformative world of American healthcare with Donovan Pyle, a true trailblazer in the field. As the CEO of Health Compass Consulting and the author of "Fixing Healthcare," Donovan reveals how hidden conflicts and misaligned incentives are draining billions from our healthcare system. He’s here to guide us on a smarter, data-driven path that can save employers money while still providing quality care for their employees. We'll explore the crucial need for unbiased advice in navigating the complex landscape of healthcare benefits and how executives can reclaim wasted resources. So buckle up for an ey...
2025-09-1835 min
The Antifragility ReframeThe Antifragility Reframe - Episode 01: Bouncing Forward in Healthcare with Donovan PyleLaunching The Antifragility Reframe podcast with Dr. Frank L. Douglas! In this first episode, healthcare innovator Donovan Pyle reveals how employers can save thousands per employee while improving care. Discover what it means to “bounce forward” and why antifragility is the key to a healthier, stronger future for both organizations and people.For any questions or inquiries regarding this video, please reach out to team@safehavendialogues-llc.comFollow us at: Facebook & InstagramOr visit our website at Safe Haven Dialogues LLCDon’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more inspir...
2025-09-1714 min
ObservedayReading Revolution: Transform Your Mind During National Reading New Book Month — Donovan Pyle | Ep 13If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed or confused by the way health care benefits work—especially if you run a business or care about how your workplace covers employees—today’s episode is for you. I sit down with Donovan Pyle, someone who’s gone from being a health insurance insider to a whistleblower and author. Instead of just talking in complicated terms, Donovan breaks down how the system really works, where the money goes, and why so much is wasted each year.Here’s what you’ll walk away with:Clear understanding of the “broker blind spo...
2025-09-1219 min
Neelu Gurung PodcastHow ORGANISATIONS can IMPROVE EMPLOYEES HEALTH CARE Access (ft. Donovan Pyle)In today's fast-paced work environment, employee health care access is a crucial aspect of overall well-being. Unfortunately, many organizations face barriers that hinder their employees' ability to access quality health care. This episode explores effective ways organizations can improve employee health care access, leading to a healthier and more productive workforce. By understanding the challenges that stand in the way, businesses can implement strategies that prioritize employee health, resulting in increased job satisfaction, reduced absenteeism, and improved overall performance. Tune in to learn how you can create a healthier work environment for your employees.KEYWORDS: employee heath...
2025-08-2745 min
Inspired StewardshipInterview with Donovan Pyle About His Book Fixing HealthcareIn today's #podcast episode, I interview Donovan Pyle. I ask Donovan about how healthcare, business, and stewardship align. I also ask Donovan about how his faith affects his view on healthcare. Donovan also talks with you about how having a servant leader mindset helps you build strength in your business and your life. Show Notes and Resources.
2025-08-1840 min
Entrepreneur, Among Other Things#109 - Donovan Pyle: Why Your Health Insurance Costs Keep Rising: Inside the $300 Billion Problem in U.S Healthcare Donovan Pyle, CEO of Health Compass Consulting and author of Fixing Healthcare, is on a mission to transform employer-sponsored healthcare. With the highest industry designations and years of insider experience, Donovan reveals how misaligned incentives in the brokerage industry cost U.S. employers billions of dollars annually. His fiduciary-based consulting approach helps companies save an average of $1,856 per employee annually, while enhancing benefits. As Chairman of the Validation Institute’s CHVP Advisory Board, he’s elevating professional standards in benefits consulting. In this episode, Donovan shares actionable strategies for turning healthcare from a cost center into a strategic business asset...
2025-08-081h 27
Abstract EssayAbstract Essay in its Fifth season, featuring Donovan Pyle as my guest.Donovan PyleHealth Insurance Whistleblower & Author of "Fixing Healthcare: How Executives Can Save Their People, Their Business, and the EconomyDonovan Pyle: Health Insurance Whistleblower Dismantling the $300 Billion Scam. I broke ranks to expose the industry’s dirty secrets, and now I'm leading the fight against health insurance and healthcare waste. As a CEO, author, and advocate, I empower businesses to reclaim what's theirs and transform their employee benefits. Ready to expose the truth behind the healthcare insurance racket and find real solutions for change? Let's talk. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mo...
2025-08-0625 min
The Elisha ShowFixing Healthcare: How Donovan Pyle Helps Employers Save Millions in Wasted Healthcare CostsIn this powerful episode of Witnesses, Amb. Elisha sits down with Donovan Pyle, CEO of Health Compass and author of the book Fixing Healthcare: How Executives Can Save Their People, Their Business, and the Economy.
Donovan reveals how employers in the U.S. are wasting over $325 billion annually on healthcare—and what can be done to stop it.
✅ Learn the #1 source of waste in employer-sponsored healthcare
✅ Understand the difference between brokers and fiduciaries
✅ Discover how employers can reclaim thousands per employee per year
✅ Get insight into how ris...
2025-08-0521 min
Sharpen The SpearNavigating Health Benefits and Employer Strategies with Donovan PyleRichard Walsh and Donovan Pyle delve into the intricacies of fiduciary-based benefits firms and the health benefits landscape. Donovan shares the inspiration behind his book and examines issues within the healthcare system through a case study. They discuss the evolution and challenges of health insurance, highlighting historical origins and the lack of transparency. The conversation critiques legacy revenue models in brokerage and emphasizes employer awareness. They explore the Affordable Care Act's impact, offering unbiased advice and solutions for employers. The episode concludes with steps for business owners, cost clarity, self-funded plan management, and opportunities for small companies. Richard shares insights...
2025-08-0152 min
Unconventional Money Moves#62- Donvan Pyle: Rising Health Care Costs. Employee Benefits.Donovan Pyle identified a fundamental misalignment in the market: Brokers make more money when their clients' costs go up, which undermines their ability to maximize the return on an employer’s benefits investment.
The problem inspired Donovan to develop and found one of the first fee-based, carrier-agnostic employee benefits consulting firms in 2018.
By working directly for employers instead of vendors, Donovan’s firm — Health Compass Consulting — escapes the financial conflicts of interest that prevent employers from fulfilling their fiduciary responsibility or maximizing the return on their benefits investments.
Website: www.healthco...
2024-10-2833 min
Tarih DedektifiAy'a İniş: İnsanlığın En Büyük Macerasının Hikayesi
Bu video, insanlık tarihinin en önemli anlarından biri olan Apollo 11 Ay'a iniş misyonunun detaylı hikayesini anlatıyor. Soğuk Savaş'tan Ay yüzeyine, teknolojik zorluklardan dünya çapında yarattığı etkiye kadar, bu olağanüstü başarının arkasındaki tüm yönleri keşfedin. İnsanlığın sınırlarını nasıl zorladığımızı ve bu büyük adımın günümüze kadar olan etkilerini öğrenin.
Kaynakça:
Chaikin, A. (1994). A Man on the Moon: The Voyages of the Apollo Astronauts. Penguin Books.
Mindell, D. A. (2008). Digital Apollo: Human and Machine in Spaceflight. MIT Pre...
2024-10-0808 min
Terry’s Talkin’Who compares to José Ramírez; how fans should feel about Donovan Mitchell's Cavs future; Deshaun Watson, No. 23?Highlights:
Why José Ramírez seems to be so inspired this season;
A Hall of Famer comparison for Ramírez;
Tyler Freeman's rise at the top of the Guardians order;
A fast-rising Guardians prospect to watch;
Stephen Vogt's "special formula";
What the Guardians should do with Josh Naylor this offseason;
How Cavs fans should feel about Donovan Mitchell;
The mystery of Jarrett Allen's rib injury was solved;
Deshaun Watson: the 23rd-best QB in the NFL?
Remembering D-Day as its 80th anniversary approaches, and appreciating Ernie Pyle and what he brought to journalism and history;
And two more foul ball...
2024-05-291h 08
Instant TriviaEpisode 1194 - And the award goes to... - The old testament - 20th c. quotes - Let's go for a "spin" - Tools of the kitchenWelcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1194, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: And The Award Goes To...
1: This nutty comic won a 1996 National Society of Film Critics award for his role as "The Nutty Professor".
Eddie Murphy.
2: Barbara Walters' "20/20" co-host, in 1998 he was awarded the Children's Champion Award from UNICEF.
Hugh Downs.
3: While president of the Philippines, she received the Martin Luther King, Jr. Nonviolent Peace Prize.
Corazon Aquino.
4: Category for which James Tobin, Gary Becker and Milton Friedman all won Nobel Prizes.
Economics.
5: This Spanish cellist was among the first...
2024-05-1807 minInstant TriviaEpisode 949 - U.s. flags - The tonys - The muppet name - Maybe some oscar winners - Domain extensions matterWelcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 949, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: u.s. flags
1: The last year the presidential flag was altered was 1960 when this was added.
a Hawaii star.
2: This color standing for justice on the American flag is missing from the flag of Washington, D.C..
blue.
3: This state's flag is yellow with the sun symbol of the Zia Indian Pueblo in red.
New Mexico.
4: While he was vice president in 1975, the office's flag was redone, giving it a bolder bird.
Nelson Rockefeller.
5: By exec. order the width...
2023-09-1708 min
Brain SwerveEpisode 5 - Movies and TV !!Find us Anywhere you get your Podcasts!!
Starting as of August 2023, Brain Swerve is available for your listening pleasure on Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, iHeartRadio & More!
Hi Friends & Welcome to Brain Swerve!
In our FIFTH official episode, hosts Leona & Marley chat Movies & TV! From Studio Ghibli to Nicolas Cage, the list of our favorites is... "not inaccurate, just incomplete" (once we got the train rolling, it was full steam ahead, the list and beyoooonnnnd).
Before the Media Frenzy, we chat about our Week...
2023-08-231h 15
Chatter that MattersOri Spado - REDEMPTION MATTERS"The Accidental Gangster", Ori Spado, tells the story of how he was sucked into a life of crime, dedicated his life to making a change, and emerged with a newfound purpose to prevent others from joining crime organizations. I have always been attracted to characters, how they look, what they say, even their moral qualities. They make you smile or look with astonishment, and they are scene stealers. Ori Spado is a true-to-life character who could have stepped into any part on the Sopranos or in The Godfather. Ori went from small-town boy to solider...
2022-04-1540 min
HR and Executive's Guide to Employee BenefitsWhy do traditional benefits brokers make more when their clients costs go up?
2021-12-0300 min2021-12-0301 minHR and Executive's Guide to Employee BenefitsWhat strategy should businesses use to reduce healthcare costs?
2021-12-0301 minHR and Executive's Guide to Employee BenefitsWhat are the root causes of health insurance inflation?
2021-12-0301 minHR and Executive's Guide to Employee BenefitsIs Your Broker Using Benchmarks to Lower Your Expectations?
2021-12-0300 min2021-12-0300 minHR and Executive's Guide to Employee BenefitsHow much can the average company save on healthcare this year?
2021-12-0300 min2021-12-0300 minHR and Executive's Guide to Employee BenefitsHow can HR pros negotiate better health insurance renewals this year?
2021-12-0302 min2021-12-0301 min2021-12-0300 minHR and Executive's Guide to Employee BenefitsAre Best Practices in Health Insurance Undermining the Purpose of Your Program?
2021-12-0301 min
HR and Executive's Guide to Employee BenefitsHow Executives Can Generate Interest-Free Working CapitalDiscover how to create more working capital than your top salesperson each year. Given the economic and human capital challenges businesses face, organizations need to quickly identify opportunities to combat these headwinds by optimizing operating expenses and revamping talent acquisition strategies. An often overlooked opportunity typically lies in corporate health plans where small and midsize companies routinely pay for healthcare employees never consumed and companies of all sizes overpay for healthcare employees do consume. Given that approximately 25% of everything employers spend on healthcare is considered waste and healthcare prices vary 700% - 1,100% within any given market, optimization allows companies to...
2021-11-0232 min
Drop The BiscuitThe Beatles Project-Magical Mystery Tour“The Beatles are turning awfully funny, aren’t they?” (HM Queen Elizabeth to Sir Joseph Lockwood, chairman of EMI, October 1967).
A shrewd observation, m’am.
Each Beatle dealt with the shock of Brian Epstein’s passing in his own way.
Ringo took to the bottle and began having serious thoughts of a new career in the movies.
George, having earlier swapped acid for Transcendental Meditation and the Maharishi, lengthened his stride along the path to Enlightenment and badgered the others to keep pace.
On the other hand, John, devastated by yet ano...
2021-10-2900 min
The Complete Health PodcastEpisode 15 - Psychological games people play in therapy, dealing with stress as a therapist and the role of goal settingIn the last of our 3 part series with psychotherapist Donovan Pyle, we explore and discuss the psychological games people sometimes play in treatment (particularly in his line of work) and ways to recognises these, dealing with stress as a therapist, particularly the stress of not being able to help absolutely everyone we are working with.
We also discuss goal setting in therapy and how the approach Donovan used to this in psychotherapy differs from how we would traditionally use goal setting in physiotherapy.
As always to contact us
- Helen - info@complete-pilates...
2021-01-1933 minThe Complete Health PodcastEpisode 14 - Injuries as identities, boundary setting in therapy and stress relief techniques when you can't exercise with Donovan PyleIn the second part of our long chat with Psychotherapist Donovan Pyle we continue our deep discussion into many of the psychological aspects of health and injury.
In particular we look at topics such as when people's injuries become their identities and how this can become a road block to recovery. We also discuss the importance of setting boundaries as a therapist during rehabilitaion and also how across all modes of therapy, it's impossible to help absoultely all patients/clients and how therapist can manage the stress of this.
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2021-01-1230 minThe Complete Health PodcastComplete Health Podcast Episode 13 - What is Psychotherapy and how psychological stress effects pain and injuries - with Donovan PyleIn this episode Helen and Reece chat to Psychotherapist, Donovan Pyle, as he explains what Psychotherapy and how he uses a type of therapy called Cognitive Behavioural Therapy in his practice.
Donovan also talks about the effect of psychological (i.e. non-physical) stress can have on physical pain and injuries
To contact us
- Helen - Helen@complete-pilates.co.uk
- Reece - Reece@complete-physio.co.uk
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2020-12-1632 min