Creative business solutions, a podcast with Shane Foss. Meet the needs of an otherwise untapped market through creative business solutions.

Creative business solutions have the potential to create new opportunities and even disrupt entire industries. Our guest, Shane Foss, has used this for the healthcare insurance industry because he believes this is what it needs.

With over 20 years of tenure as an executive in the medical industry, Shane Foss became frustrated with how under-served Americans were with the current healthcare options. He set out to make a change and in 2018 achieved this goal through launching Hooray Health, an unconventional health insurance company dedicated to providing affordable basic and urgent health care alternatives to high-deductible health plans.

Through Hooray Health, Foss and his team focus on offering peace of mind to lower-income individuals and families who face medical challenges, while also providing business owners with an affordable way to reward and retain employees. Partnering with companies like Sedera, Ameritas, and Aflac, they have been able to add critical services and supplemental plans giving immense value to employers and individuals.

Throughout his professional experience, Foss has negotiated complex, multi-million-dollar contracts, worked in device sales management, created business strategies, implemented creative business solutions, and optimized P&L. He holds an MBA from Rice University’s Jones School of Business, a BS from the University of the Incarnate Word, and a Surgical Technologist Certificate from the United States Air Force.

What You Will Learn in this Episode About Creative Business Solutions:

• How Shane’s upbringing, experience in the U.S. Air Force, and career journey culminated in the launch of health insurance company Hooray Health
• Why starting out at the lowest level of healthcare gave Shane a unique perspective on the need for creative business solutions in the health insurance industry
• How Shane made the foray into the realm of health benefits, and how he recognized the opportunity to do things differently from the paradigm
• Why Shane believes that any life experience can offer valuable lessons that can be applied to future situations
• Why hearing the phrase “love the problem — not the solution” from the founder of Waze was a profound, watershed moment for Shane
• Why Shane created Hooray Health to address the real challenges and unmet needs of America’s uninsured workers
• How Hooray Health is structured differently from others in the health insurance industry, creating a better experience for members
• Why too many employees are forced to make difficult healthcare decisions based on their financial situations, and how Hooray Health is working to change that
• How Shane is using thought leadership to change perceptions and shine a light on the challenges people face in accessing basic healthcare
• How Shane first got started in thought leadership, and how he learned the importance of self-promotion and adding value

How to Connect with Shane Foss:

• Visit Hooray Health’s website for more information on how Shane and his team have innovated creative business solutions in the health insurance industry.
• LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/shane-foss-083b823/
• LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/hoorayhealth/
• Facebook: www.facebook.com/HoorayHealthcare/
• Twitter: @Hooray_Health

Additional Resources:

• Sell With Authority by Drew McLellan and Stephen Woessner: https://amzn.to/39y7x13
• Predictive ROI Free Resource Library: https://predictiveroi.com/resources/
• Stephen Woessner’s LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/stephenwoessner/
• Check out some creative business solutions and examples with Graeme Strachan