Transcript · 2:50

The person beside you

The homepage story, as words.

0:00–0:21

1. The people who come back

Employee“See you tomorrow.”

NarratorYou hear it every day. From the person who catches what everybody else misses. The one your customers ask for by name. The people who make this place yours.

0:21–0:44

2. The second job

NarratorYou want them to have good reasons to stay. So you start looking at benefits. One question opens five more. Coverage. Cost. The fine print. Somewhere between running your business and trying to do right by your people, you’ve taken on another job.

On screen“A second job.”

0:44–1:05

3. Who helps you choose

NarratorThen you have to choose who helps you choose. Will we be big enough to matter? Will I get someone who knows us, or another eight-hundred number? And when enrollment is over, who’s still there?

On screen“Will we matter?” · “Who will I actually talk to?” · “What happens after enrollment?”

1:05–1:32

4. The chair beside you

NarratorWhat if the person across the table moved to your side of it? Meet Babiya Polk. An independent benefits broker who starts with your business, your people, and what you’re trying to build. She can look across carriers and options, then help you make sense of the tradeoffs.

On screen“Babiya Polk” · “Independent benefits broker”

1:32–1:51

5. After the paperwork

NarratorBecause more choices only help when someone helps you understand them. Someone you can come back to when a new question appears. When your team changes. When the decision you made on paper has to work in somebody’s life.

On screen“Beyond enrollment.”

1:51–2:16

6. The connection behind the connection

NarratorWhat happens when your question goes beyond benefits? You still need a person, not another search result. Babiya has spent years building relationships by being useful to people. Sometimes that means she can put you in the room with someone you wouldn’t have known to ask.

On screen“The right introduction.”

2:16–2:33

7. The name makes sense

NarratorThe name reaches back to Babiya’s roots in Uganda, inspired by latitude. Today, it also says something about how she works: one connection can open the next door.

On screen“One Degree Benefits”

2:33–2:50

8. Back to your people

NarratorYou’ve worked hard to bring good people together. Let’s talk about how you look after them. One Degree Benefits. One degree away from everything your business needs.

On screen“One degree away from everything your business needs.” · “Start a conversation with Babiya”