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Have you ever considered leaving corporate America but stayed because of health insurance?

For consultants, freelancers, fractional executives, gig workers, and other self-employed professionals, figuring out healthcare can be one of the biggest barriers to leaving a traditional job.

Brian Znamirowski experienced that problem firsthand.

Brian is the founder of Fractional Healthcare, a platform created to help independent professionals find health insurance solutions outside of traditional employer-sponsored coverage. He’s also an HR consultant and former VP of HR who left corporate America in 2023 and decided to build something of his own rather than go back.

In this episode of Ponder With Ashley, Ashley Waddington and Brian talk about health insurance for consultants and self-employed professionals, leaving corporate to start a business, and the realities of building two companies from scratch.

They also get into something many new founders discover quickly: your corporate title, network, and resources don’t necessarily come with you into entrepreneurship.

In this conversation:

💭 Why health insurance can be one of the biggest barriers to becoming a consultant, fractional executive, freelancer, or business owner

💭 Brian’s experience navigating healthcare after leaving corporate America

💭 How his own frustration helped inspire Fractional Healthcare

💭 What Brian learned about sales and rejection after years of leading HR teams inside large companies

💭 Why your corporate network doesn’t always translate into clients when you become an entrepreneur

💭 What it really looks like to bootstrap a business from scratch

💭 Why Brian launched Fractional Healthcare before he even had a website

💭 Why he believes founders should spend less time conceptualizing and more time executing 💭 What the growing fractional and independent workforce could mean for the future of work and healthcare

Whether you’re considering leaving corporate, building a consulting or fractional business, already self-employed, or trying to figure out healthcare outside of a traditional employer, this conversation offers plenty to ponder.

Connect with Brian Znamirowski:

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/brianznamirowski/

HR by BZ: www.hrbybz.com

Connect with Ashley:

Ponder This Consulting: www.ponderthisconsulting.com

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/ashley-waddington

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