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Case Study 2: 500-Employee Manufacturing Business

Griffin Harrison

Sep 24, 2025

Client Profile The Challenge Despite strong growth, the company was struggling with rising healthcare premiums and high employee turnover. Leadership wanted to reinvest in expansion, but margin pressures left little room to maneuver. Our Approach The Results Total Impact: $5.16M in new savings annually Engagement Model We charged 30% of verified savings, totaling $1.55M. Net…
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Case Study 1: 500-Employee Medical Clinic

Griffin Harrison

Sep 24, 2025

Client Profile The Challenge The clinic’s CFO knew they were leaving money on the table. Underpayments from insurers, outdated billing practices, and inefficient employee benefit structures were draining profitability. The leadership team needed a partner to uncover hidden revenue, but without disrupting patient care. Our Approach The Results Total Impact: $6.66M in new revenue and…
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The Top Section 125 Cafeteria Plan Providers

Griffin Harrison

Jun 16, 2023

A summary of the top 5 Section 125 Cafeteria plans providers: 1. The Champ Plan The CHAMP Plan™ is a self-funded, personalized, clinical preventive healthcare program that has been designed to complement an organization’s primary healthcare insurance in such a way that it makes the organization’s healthcare coverage highly cost-effective and beneficial in terms of employee…
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The Economics of PR: Where Your Retainer Money Goes

Griffin Harrison

Apr 15, 2026

Technology changed every other marketing channel before it changed PR. Paid advertising went programmatic. Email went automated. Social media went algorithmic. PR held on to the pitch-and-pray model longer than any other discipline. The data supports the shift: AI assistants like ChatGPT now influence an estimated 40 percent of product and service discovery. White-label PR…
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Five AI Tools That Save Local Businesses 10 Hours Per Week

Griffin Harrison

Apr 15, 2026

AI for small business has moved past the experimental phase. The tools available now handle specific, repeatable tasks with accuracy rates that match or exceed manual processes. The question is no longer whether to automate, but which processes to automate first. The data reinforces the urgency: businesses with complete Google Business Profiles are 2.7 times…
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Breaking the Ice: Building Neighborhood Bonds Over a Good Cigar

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Apr 14, 2026

Living in the same house for years without actually knowing the people next door is an incredibly common modern reality. We tend to pull into our driveways, hit the garage door button, and immediately retreat into our private lives. Everyone is busy, and breaking that cycle of isolation requires finding a natural, low-pressure way to…
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The Hidden Mechanical Science Keeping Your Office Building Cool

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Apr 13, 2026

We all know the feeling of walking into a perfectly air-conditioned office building on a brutal summer afternoon. You feel the crisp air instantly, but you probably never give a second thought to the heavy machinery making it happen. Keeping a massive commercial property comfortable isn’t as simple as installing a really big window unit…
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The Gift of Good Sleep: Setting New Grads Up for Career Success

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Apr 13, 2026

Graduation is a massive milestone. Moving into a first apartment right after walking across the stage is an equally huge step toward real independence. Most friends and relatives default to standard gifts for this transition. They buy basic pots and pans, a microwave, or a simple gift card to a local grocery store. While those…
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School Security Checklist: 5 Non-Negotiable Upgrades to Protect Students

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Apr 9, 2026

Every morning, millions of parents drop their kids off at school, wave goodbye, and hold their breath just a little bit. We all wish campus security was not something we had to think about over morning coffee, but that just is not reality anymore. The days of leaving the side doors propped open for recess…
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Rethinking Home Efficiency: Beyond Just Turning Off the Lights

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Apr 9, 2026

Most of us think about home efficiency as a list of small daily sacrifices. We turn down the thermostat until we are wearing sweaters in the living room, remind our kids to shut the refrigerator door, and swap out every lightbulb for an LED. While these habits are certainly helpful, they only address the consumption…
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Adding a New Dimension to Graduation: How to Host an Unforgettable 3D Party

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Apr 9, 2026

Planning a high school or college graduation party usually involves the same predictable elements. You order a sheet cake, set up a buffet of finger foods, and put a decent playlist on the backyard speakers. While this traditional setup is perfectly fine, it tends to blur together with the dozen other open houses your guests…
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