For the people who make your business

You know what it took to find your people.

Let’s help you look after them.

1. The people who come back

An employee calls back: “See you tomorrow.”

You 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.

2. The second job

You 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.

A second job.

3. Who helps you choose

Then you have to choose who helps you choose.

Will we matter?

Will we be big enough to matter?

Who will I actually talk to?

Will I get someone who knows us, or another eight-hundred number?

What happens after enrollment?

And when enrollment is over, who’s still there?

4. The chair beside you

What if the person across the table moved to your side of it?

Babiya Polk

Independent benefits broker

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.

How working together works

5. After the paperwork

Because 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.

Beyond enrollment.

What support includes

6. The connection behind the connection

What 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.

The right introduction.

Here’s why

7. The name makes sense

The 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.

Licensed in 21 states

One Degree Benefits

8. Back to your people

You’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.

Start a conversation with Babiya

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01The people who come back

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For the people who make your business

You know what it took to find your people.

Let’s help you look after them.

Start a conversation with Babiya

01 · 0:00

The people who come back

A small print shop at dusk. A young woman checks a proof with a loupe while an older colleague reaches for paper. The owner watches from his office.
A young employee pauses at the shop door at night, turning back to say goodbye.
The owner leans in his office doorway, arms folded, watching his team with a small smile.
The empty office. A folder labelled Employee Benefits waits on the desk beside reading glasses and a mug.

“See you tomorrow.”

You 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.

02 · 0:21

The second job

Late at night the owner studies his laptop alone, his desk covered in comparison sheets and notes.
  • A second job.

You 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.

03 · 0:44

Who helps you choose

An empty wooden chair across the desk, lit by the lamp.
  • Will we matter?
  • Who will I actually talk to?
  • What happens after enrollment?

Then you have to choose who helps you choose.

04 · 1:05

The chair beside you

Babiya Polk carries the empty chair around the desk to sit beside the owner.
Babiya Polk, smiling, in the doorway of the print shop office.
Babiya sits beside the owner and listens as he points out to the production floor.
Babiya and the owner look over three neat pages together, his plan. His shoulders have dropped.
  • Babiya Polk
  • Independent benefits broker

What 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.

How working together works →

05 · 1:32

After the paperwork

Months later. A new coat hangs on the hooks by the shop door.
Babiya on the phone at her desk, laughing softly and taking notes.
  • Beyond enrollment.

Because 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.

What support includes →

06 · 1:51

The connection behind the connection

At a community gathering, Babiya introduces two local business owners to each other.
At the worktable, Babiya finishes an introduction with an open hand as the owner and a woman she knows shake hands across the corner of the table.
  • The right introduction.

What 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.

Here’s why →

07 · 2:16

The name makes sense

Back at the desk, the two of them, side by side.
  • One Degree Benefits

The 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.

Licensed in 21 states →

08 · 2:33

Back to your people

Another morning. The owner is out on the floor with his team, laughing over a fresh sheet from the press.
  • One degree away from everything your business needs.
  • Start a conversation with Babiya

You’ve worked hard to bring good people together.

Let’s talk about how you look after them.

Real results for real businesses

From small shops to county offices, a few of the organizations Babiya is proud to support.

Licensed & certified

Licensed in 21 states. Rooted in Central Ohio.

Babiya works from Lewis Center, Ohio, and is licensed to help clients across 21 states.

  • Arizona
  • California
  • Delaware
  • Florida
  • Georgia
  • Illinois
  • Iowa
  • Maryland
  • Michigan
  • Missouri
  • Nevada
  • New Jersey
  • New York
  • North Carolina
  • Ohio
  • Oregon
  • Pennsylvania
  • Texas
  • Virginia
  • Washington
  • Wisconsin
Map of the United States. Babiya is licensed in 21 states: Arizona, California, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin.Washington: licensedIdahoMontanaMaineOregon: licensedNorth DakotaMinnesotaMichigan: licensedVermontNew HampshireWisconsin: licensedNew York: licensedSouth DakotaWyomingCalifornia: licensedMassachusettsNevada: licensedConnecticutRhode IslandIowa: licensedPennsylvania: licensedUtahNebraskaNew Jersey: licensedIllinois: licensedOhio: licensedIndianaColoradoDelaware: licensedMaryland: licensedWest VirginiaMissouri: licensedVirginia: licensedKansasKentuckyArizona: licensedNorth Carolina: licensedNew MexicoTennesseeOklahomaTexas: licensedArkansasSouth CarolinaGeorgia: licensedMississippiAlabamaLouisianaAlaskaFlorida: licensedHawaii
Licensed states, spreading out from home in Central Ohio.

Certified & accredited

  • FederalWomen-Owned Small Business
  • NationalWomen’s Business Enterprise
  • NationalMinority Business EnterpriseCertified through the Ohio Minority Supplier Development Council
  • Better Business BureauAccredited BusinessView profile
  • State of OhioMinority Business Enterprise
  • State of OhioWomen-Owned Business Enterprise
  • State of OhioEncouraging Diversity, Growth & Equity
  • City of ColumbusEmerging Business Enterprise

Onboarding One Degree Benefits as a diverse supplier? Certificates are available on request.Ask Babiya

Start with the people you are looking after

One conversation. Then the next step makes sense.

A first conversation is just that. Babiya listens to who is on your team, what you already offer, and what you are trying to do for them. She explains the options worth a closer look and what she would look at next.

You won’t leave with a finished plan, and you shouldn’t: a good recommendation comes after the questions, not before. You will leave knowing who you can call.