The Policy Playbook
The Policy Playbook is a podcast that simplifies the complex world of business insurance, employee benefits, HR compliance, and retirement planning for business owners and decision-makers through interviews with business leaders and solo episodes breaking down real-world scenarios. Each episode delivers actionable strategies with zero jargon, accompanied by a newsletter that translates insights into specific steps you can implement to protect and grow your business.
Episodes
14 episodes
Scaling Systems and Leadership Performance with Tye Fowler
How do you build a leadership system that stays fast and precise while scaling across the Southeast? You build it like a championship team. This week, Misty sits down with Tye Fowler, the Chief Strategy Officer of SGD Communications...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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30:04
Your Experience Mod Is Lying to You
Most business leaders treat workers’ compensation like an insurance problem.It’s not.In this solo episode of The Policy Playbook, Misty Carson breaks down why workers’ comp is actually a leadership, operations, and culture issue t...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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4:38
Underinsured on Business Income, How Businesses Go Under After a Covered Loss
You can have millions in property coverage and still go out of business after a covered loss.In this solo episode of The Policy Playbook, Misty Carson breaks down business income coverage, the most misunderstood coverage on a commercial ...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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6:51
Hire Right, Protect the Business, Building Championship Teams With Passion, Drive, and Integrity
Hiring is not an HR task, it is a business protection strategy.In this episode, Misty Carson sits down with Tamara Galla, President and CEO of PDI Connection, to break down what most leaders miss about recruiting, culture, and the real c...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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36:33
Why Reaction Is Expensive and Preparation Wins Every Time
Leadership isn’t just about growth. It’s about protecting what you’ve built before pressure exposes the cracks.In this episode of The Policy Playbook, Misty Carson sits down with Samantha Greer, Principal and CEO of SG Consulting, to tal...
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26:34
Building Teams and Communities One Calculated Risk at a Time with Frank Rygiel
In this episode of The Policy Playbook, I sit down with Frank Rygiel, a leader who understands what responsibility really looks like when decisions impact people, operations, and outcomes.Frank shares candid insight on leadershi...
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28:59
Cyber Insurance Reality Check. Are You Actually Protected Or Just Hoping You Are?
In 2024, the average cyber attack cost businesses $4.88 million, and most companies did not even know they had been breached for six months.In this solo episode of The Policy Playbook, Misty Carson breaks down the seven biggest cyber thr...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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29:07
Your Financial Quarterback: Coordinating Wealth, Risk, and Legacy
Most business owners are making six-figure decisions without a full playbook.They have a CPA.They have a financial advisor.They have an attorney.They have an insurance broker.But none of them are ca...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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20:47
Scaling with Heart: How Gulfside Healthcare Grew to $78M Without Losing Its Mission
How do you grow a mission-driven healthcare organization to $78 million in revenue while serving thousands of families in their most vulnerable moments? You follow a leader who has done it for 40 years.This week, Misty sits down with Lin...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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36:13
The Pause That Protects Performance
This week on The Policy Playbook, we’re stepping off the field.This episode isn’t about strategy, insurance, or what to fix next. It’s about pausing with intention during Christmas week, especially for leaders and high performers who spe...
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3:04
Penalty Flags: Five Questions Every Leader Should Ask Before Renewal
You know what drives me crazy? Watching business owners pay the price for mistakes their brokers made.Higher premiums. Coverage gaps. Unnecessary risk. All because someone on your team didn’t do their job.In this episode of The Po...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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19:22
Turning Benefits into a Competitive Advantage with Stephanie Porrino
What if your benefits package wasn’t just an expense line—but your secret weapon for winning talent and keeping your best people?In this episode, Coach Misty Carson sits down with Stephanie Porrino (Koch) one of the nation’s top 25 HR an...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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18:52
Game Changer: How Bridgette Bello Rewrote the Rules of Media
What does it take to change an industry—not just succeed in it, but actually change it?Bridgette Bello didn’t wait for permission. She saw a gap in how Tampa Bay’s business story was being told and built a platform that changed the game....
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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29:57