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The Calculated Collective
This podcast is about exploring the real-life decisions people make around risk, responsibility, and relationships. Through conversations with business owners, community leaders, families, and everyday decision-makers, we uncover the ways risk shows up in our lives and how thoughtful choices build stronger, more connected communities. It’s not just about insurance. It’s about insight, belonging, and the ripple effect of how we protect what matters.
Episodes
7 episodes
Episode 7: The Return on Community
What does it take to see potential where others see an empty building?In this episode of The Calculated Collective, we sit down with Guy Walker, President at Blue Beacon Inc., who never set out to become a downtown developer. Wi...
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Episode 6: When Risk takes Flight
In this episode of The Calculated Collective, we sit down with a leader whose story is shaped by discipline, service, mentorship, and purpose. From his childhood experiences to his time in the Air Force and now leading a collegiate flight progr...
Episode 5: Realignment
We’ve had some really good conversations so far. But if we’re being honest, we’ve only scratched the surface. This episode is about what we’ve learned, what we didn’t expect, and where this is all starting to go. The more we’ve talked with peop...
Episode 4: Risk, Grit & The American Dream
Success rarely comes from a single moment. More often, it is built through years of hard work, rejection, and the courage to keep going. In this episode, we sit down with Raul De La Torre, owner and CEO of ServiceMaster Rapid Response who knows...
Episode 3: Where Education Takes a Risk
In this episode, Where Education Takes a Risk, we sit down with the team at Learning Lab in Wichita, Kansas, to explore what it means to rethink education through an innovative, learner-focused approach. We talk about the risks involved ...
Episode 2: The Relationship between Risk & Reward
On this episode, we sit down with Jason Ingermanson of JRI Hospitality to explore his journey from a farm kid to the founder of multiple successful businesses. Jason shares how early work ethic, responsibility, and community shape...