Great Minds (and One Bald Guy): From Insights to Impact

Great Minds (and One Bald Guy): From Insights to Impact

Candid Conversations about Tough Topics Facing Independent Agents and Advisors.

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July 29, 2026 • 34 mins

Sam Melamed is the Chief Executive Officer of NCD, a leading provider of supplemental health benefits. He’s an infectiously positive leader with a relentless focus on personal growth and team development. Sam is an active early-stage investor, board member, and advisor across health tech and insurtech ecosystems. As founder of Insurance Forums, the world’s largest insurance community, Sam has worked with more than 120 i...

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On this episode of Great Minds and One Bald Guy, our host Todd Villeneuve talks with Gintas Garsys about how Group Benefits can help agents and advisors uncover new revenue and build deeper, lasting relationships with existing clients.

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May 6, 2026 • 49 mins

On this episode of Great Minds and One Bald Guy, our host Todd Villeneuve talks with the Life, LTC & DI product team at IFC National Marketing to give agents and advisors a better understanding of how these products can help them uncover new revenue and build deeper, lasting relationships with existing clients.

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Thank you to our experts who contributed to this conversation:

Ryan Kimble, President, Integrity Health

Hosted by: Todd Villeneuve, Managing Partner, IFC National Marketing

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Meet the Experts:

Todd Villeneuve, Managing Partner, IFC National Marketing

George Dippel, President, DEFT Research

DEFT Research is a marketing research company that focuses on the health insurance consumer. Everything the organization does is geared to help the insurance industry hear and understand the voice of the insured consumer, and to work with health insurance carriers, provider groups, agencies, FMOs, and agents so everyb...

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February 10, 2026 • 31 mins

Thank you to our experts who contributed to this conversation: Sam Richter, CSP, CPAE, Professional Speaker Hall of Fame, Founder of IntelNgine.com and and IntelLead.ai Hosted by: Todd Villeneuve, Managing Partner, IFC National Marketing

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Coming out of one of the most tumultuous Medicare AEP seasons in recent history, IFC National Marketing’s Managing Partner Todd Villeneuve sat down with Integrity Marketing Group’s Chief Strategy Officer Gabe Isaacson to talk about how we right the ship, and what it will take to get back to a market where everyone wins.

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Season 1, Episode 1

Weathering the Storm: Shifting Market Dynamics Impacting the 2025 Medicare AEP

Thank you to our experts who contributed to this conversation: Todd Villeneuve, Managing Partner, IFC National Marketing Kris Lopez, National Medicare & Health Sales Director, IFC National Marketing Mike Daly, Vice President of National Sales Distribution and Growth, Medica Health Plans, Tom Wright, Director of Health and Medicare...

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