Disrupt & Innovate

Healthcare costs are crushing employers—and too many benefit plans are still built around a broken system. In this episode of Disrupt & Innovate, Lisa L. Levy sits down with Dan Cosgrove to explore how employers can rethink healthcare benefits to reduce costs, improve employee well-being, and create smarter, more sustainable outcomes for everyone involved. Drawing on his 20-year journey in healthcare, Dan shares innovative strategies that help businesses simplify their benefit plans, better align HR and finance, and empower employees through preventative care. This conversation goes beyond surface-level fixes to examine the structural incentives driving the healthcare system—and what employers can do differently if they want better results. A key part of the discussion is Dan’s three-layer healthcare model: prevention, accident, and safety net. It’s a framework designed to help employers make more intentional decisions, support healthier employees, and avoid the rising costs that come from reactive care. Keywords: -employer healthcare -cost reduction -employee benefits -preventative care -healthcare innovation -HR and finance alignment If you’re a business leader, HR executive, or founder looking for a better way to approach employer healthcare, this conversation with Dan Cosgrove offers a clear, actionable perspective on reducing costs while taking better care of your people. #EmployerHealthcare #costreduction #employeebenefits #preventativecare #healthcareinnovation #HRAndFinanceAlignment #healthcarestrategy #businessprofitability #DanCosgrove #disruptandinnovate Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, Lisa L. Levy sits down with Cheryl Texeira, certified profit acceleration business coach, to break down how service-based entrepreneurs can unlock hidden profits, create market-dominating positions, and scale sustainably. Cheryl explains why understanding your numbers is non-negotiable for CEOs, and how a strategic profit acceleration system—sometimes as little as a 3% improvement in multiple areas—can lead to massive profit growth. She shares a powerful client success story where refining the offer and market positioning led to significant revenue growth, and walks through the importance of a CEO dashboard, documented processes, and clear boundaries for long-term success. Whether you’re transitioning from corporate to entrepreneurship or looking to scale your existing business, this conversation is a masterclass in making your business more profitable and sustainable. ✨ Keywords: -profit acceleration -business coaching -revenue growth -market positioning -CEO dashboard -client success -entrepreneurial journey -scaling business -policies and procedures -boundaries If you’re a CEO, founder, or service-based entrepreneur who wants to grow revenue and keep more of what you earn, this episode with Cheryl Texeira will show you how to think—and act—like a profit-focused leader. #ProfitAcceleration #BusinessCoaching #RevenueGrowth #MarketPositioning #CEODashboard #ClientSuccess #EntrepreneurialJourney #ScalingBusiness #PoliciesAndProcedures #Boundaries Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, Lisa L. Levy sits down with Rion Westfall to unpack the realities facing SMBs and how his “Own Your Revenue” framework and PEPSLIM methodology help business owners stabilize, grow, and sustain their companies. Rion explains why so many entrepreneurs start with strong skills but limited business acumen, and how that gap leads to chaos, missed opportunities, and early failure. He shares how to uncover hidden revenue, improve communication, and build purposeful networks that support long-term revenue growth and small business success. If you care about keeping Main Street alive and thriving, this conversation is a call to action. ✨ Keywords: -SMB -own your revenue -business development -entrepreneurship -PEPSLIM -networking -small business success -revenue growth -communication strategies If you’re a founder, owner, or aspiring entrepreneur, this episode with Rion Westfall will help you “own your revenue” and boost your chances of long-term success. #RyanWestfall #OwnYourRevenue #SMB #BusinessDevelopment #Entrepreneurship #SmallBusinessSuccess #RevenueGrowth #Networking #CommunicationStrategies #PEPSLIM Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, Lisa L. Levy sits down with Simon Holzapfel, co‑founder and CFO of Leaf Lab, to explore how we can better prepare young people for the real future of work—not the one our current systems were built for. Simon shares how Leaf Lab is redefining learning through free, hands-on, real-world experiences that teach students critical skills like value stream mapping, collaboration, and critical thinking. Drawing from personal stories and professional experience, he explains why the traditional education model is failing, what future-ready skills actually look like, and how we can build adaptable teams that thrive in today’s digital, fast-changing work environment. If you care about education, workforce development, and innovation, this conversation will challenge your assumptions and inspire new possibilities. ✨ Keywords: -Leaf Lab -Simon Holtzapfel -education -workforce -value stream mapping -future of work -collaboration -innovation -critical thinking -agile learning If you’re passionate about aligning education with real-world needs and building future-ready workforces, this episode with Simon Holzapfel of Leaf Lab is a must-watch. #LeafLab #SimonHolzapfel #Education #FutureOfWork #ValueStreamMapping #Collaboration #Innovation #CriticalThinking #AgileLearning #Workforce Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, Lisa L. Levy talks with Dr. David Gruder—organizational psychologist, board‑level advisor, 12‑award‑winning author, and what he calls a “recovering psychologist” and professional troublemaker. David equips innovative leaders with the mindsets, skillsets, and habitsets to make integrity profitable, collaboration fruitful, and impact scalable. As a master architect of culture and the C‑suite, he helps owners and executives become who their ventures need them to be—maximizing positive impact and profits without sacrificing wellbeing or values. In this conversation, we explore his vision for the future of humanity, the Spark Framework, and how a dual‑pronged purpose can guide us toward what he calls the North Star of Integrity. They dig into the three futures currently vying for dominance—Homo Spiritus, Homo Deus, and regressionism—and why quiet, grassroots movements may be far more powerful than they appear. ✨ Keywords: -Dr. David Gruder -Homo Spiritus -Spark Framework -organizational psychology -leadership, integrity -collaboration -future of humanity -grassroots movement -dual-pronged purpose If you’ve ever felt called to be a “light bringer” but struggled with fear, frustration, or fragmentation, this conversation offers language, structure, and hope. #DrDavidGruder #HomoSpiritus #SparkFramework #OrganizationalPsychology #Leadership #Integrity #Collaboration #FutureOfHumanity #GrassrootsMovement #DualProngedPurpose Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices