Agency Intelligence: The Insurance Podcast Network

Grab a notepad and pen because this episode is worth a whole notebook! In this episode of The MVP Podcast, Mitch sits down with Andy Mathisen from Glovebox and Brett Young from Erb & Young to discuss their 4 Pillars for Success and why it is extremely important for young agents to build their own 4 Pillars. If you don't have a strong foundation, things can only last so long. But if you have a stro...

In this episode of Power Women In Insurance, Teresa Kitchens sits down with Syd Roe, Director, Agency Marketing of Vertafore. Syd and Teresa talk about her journey in the insurance space and how that journey is helping Vertafore market forward. Episode Highlights: Syd explains that she wanted to help tell the story of the independent agent in a way that made people feel like the rock stars they ar...

In this episode of Agents Influence podcast, host Jason Cass interviews Stephen Harrington-Descoteaux, Performance Coach at Agency Performance Partners. Episode Highlights: Stephen shares his background and what led him to the insurance sector. (2:35) Jason believes that when it comes to branding, the name of the business is very important. (8:12) Stephen discusses how he met Kelly Donahue-Piro an...

Personally, I see the difference being about 50%, between those producers who have a solid plan/strategy, versus those agents who don't have a prospecting plan. It's that important! Agents and agencies with no plan write, according to my estimation, 50% less in a year than they could write, if they had a personalized and workable new business strategy for each producer. In this episode of the Mill...

This episode sees the DIPP dudes digging into pints of Garrison and Lance enjoying some house crafted root beer from NHL hall of famer Lanny McDonald’s Tamarack Brewing Co. while discussing how to scale a brokerage. One of Canada’s fastest growing companies – in all industries, not just insurance – Surex originally opened in a town of 2,400 people, now has more than 45,000 customers across the cou...

In this episode, James talks with Tony Caldwell, CEO of One Agents Alliance. To learn more about One Agents Alliance, visit https://www.oneagentsalliance.net/ Visit our website to join our email list, get the scoop on our LIVE coaching calls and never miss an episode: https://www.agencyfreedom.com Connect with Agency Freedom Podcast on Facebook at the Agency Freedom Podcast group: https://www.face...

In this episode of Power Women In Insurance, Teresa Kitchens sits down with Bobbie Collies, Chief Growth Officer at Coterie Insurance. Bobbie and Teresa talk about data and how it is changing our industry. Episode Highlights: Bobbie shares how she got into the insurance sector and what she's been doing in the insurance technology space. (1:09) Bobbie mentions that many Insurtechs companies started...

In this episode of Agents Influence podcast, host Jason Cass interviews Chuck Blondino, Author of the book: The Remarkable Insurance Agency. Chuck discusses how his book can help independent agents and agencies in generating revenue while having fun with clients, the community, and marketing. Episode Highlights: Chuck shares his journey from entrepreneur to writing his own book. (3:27) Chuck menti...

While enjoying a Garrison Lil’ Juicy IPA, Aviva Digital Marketing Consultant Charlene Ramdeo chats with the DIPP crew about key tools to help brokers on their digital journey, how to win back market share and grow lead volume. She stresses the importance of Google reviews and focusing on improving your search engine ranking locally before trying to tackle more places. As Charlene says, “Start smal...

In this episode, James talks with Vonda Copeland, Operations Specialist at Copeland Insurance Agency. To learn more about Copeland Insurance Agency, visit https://www.copelandins.com/ Visit our website to join our email list, get the scoop on our LIVE coaching calls and never miss an episode: https://www.agencyfreedom.com Connect with Agency Freedom Podcast on Facebook at the Agency Freedom Podcas...

"Seek out pain, fall in love with suffering." - David Goggins In this episode of The Ryan Hanley Show, we break why seeing comfort, even if it's comfort in being uncomfortable, is the worst course of action to reach success. "Discomfort is your friend." - Joe Rogan Big shout out to Chris Paradiso for the inspiration on this one, don't miss it… Resources Mentioned:  Finding Peak Whether you’re thin...

In this episode of Power Women In Insurance, Teresa Kitchens sits down with Anais Babajanian, Business and Career coach at Anais Babajanian Coaching. Anais and Teresa talked about how to get really clear about the items that hold us back so we can achieve our goals. Episode Highlights: Anais shares how she got her start in accounting and what led her to business and career coaching. (1:19) Anais d...

In this episode of Agents Influence podcast, host Jason Cass interviews Garrett Droege, Director of Innovation at IMA Financial Group. Garrett discusses the future of tech in the insurance industry and beyond and how to learn from your competitors. Episode Highlights: Garrett mentions that they have worthy rivals in their company with whom they share information and learn and that anyone can learn...

You don't need more 'time' on your calendar in order to be more successful. What you need is better 'usage' of your time. In others, stop doing whatever is keeping you from getting the results you ultimately want to achieve. To summarize it even more .... JUST SHUT UP AND START PROSPECTING!  In this episode of the Millionaire Insurance Producer podcast, host Charles Specht breaks down the prospect...

In this episode, the DIPP crew speaks with Nick Kidd, CEO & Co-Founder of Quotey, about his journey from AXA to CEO of April Canada to leading all things commercial at Mitchell & Whale, the pain of manuals and comparative rating in commercial insurance quoting and how he believes Quotey has the potential to transform the insurance industry and be the preferred digital platform of choice in commerc...

This is an hour long webinar sponsored by InsuredMine with Jason Cass, where he discusses VE's with other top CEO's of VE companies.

In this episode, James talks with Don Polczynski, President and Partner of RD Advisory Group, and Roe Polczynski, Founding Partner of RD Advisory Group. To learn more about RD Advisory Group, visit https://rdadvisorygroup.com/. Visit our website to join our email list, get the scoop on our LIVE coaching calls and never miss an episode: https://www.agencyfreedom.com Connect with Agency Freedom Podc...

In this solo episode of Power Women In Insurance, Teresa Kitchens discusses what underearning is and why it is so important to see the signs of it so we can fully achieve our goals. Episode Highlights: Teresa shares how reading Barbara Stanny's book Overcoming Underearning has changed the way she thinks about herself, her business, and what she wants to accomplish in the insurance industry. (00:11...

In this episode of The Ryan Hanley Show, Ryan Hanley interviews Tanner Hackett, CEO, and founder of Counterpart, a management liability InsurTech reinventing the Commercial Insurance industry using the most robust data sets and cutting-edge technology, with the support and guidance of some of the most respected insurance, investment, and brokerage institutions in the world. This is an absolutely t...

In this episode of The MVP Podcast, Mitch Gibson sits down with author, entrepreneur, and thought leader, Brandon Smith to discuss how the adversity he faced has pushed him down his pathway to success. It is important to know that we all face adversity, but the real question is, "Did that adversity make you stronger?" We also discuss some sales tips and tactics young agents should be engaging in o...

In this episode of Agency Intelligence podcast, host Jason Cass interviews Kelsie Hoehne Manager of Quality Assurance and Agency Training at TRICOR Insurance. Kelsie talks about the importance of building and maintaining a culture of learning within your agency. Episode Highlights: Kelsie introduces herself and shares her background. (2:02) Kelsie discusses the TRICOR learning management system as...

In this throwback episode of the Millionaire Insurance Producer podcast, host Charles Specht explains the two main reasons why writing small accounts is a terrible strategy for an insurance agent and why THINKING BIGGER and writing larger accounts makes everyone happier. "Small Thinking" is a plague that may allow you to pay your monthly electric bill but it will never allow you to build wealth. E...

In this episode, James talks with Jason Kilgo, the founder of KilGO Insurance.  To learn more about KilGO Insurance, visit https://kilgoinsurance.com/. Visit our website to join our email list, get the scoop on our LIVE coaching calls and never miss an episode: https://www.agencyfreedom.com Connect with Agency Freedom Podcast on Facebook at the Agency Freedom Podcast group: https://www.facebook.co...

In this episode of Agency Intelligence podcast, host Jason Cass invites you to IndieTech 2023, the first conference of its kind for independent insurance agents and brokers. Episode Highlights: Jason shares that InsureTech Connect was created in 2017 to expose the insurance industry to the use of technology but did not include the independent insurance agent. (4:20) Jason discusses that what he sa...

In this special episode of Agency Intelligence podcast, Jason Cass and Travis Etheridge are guests at the Insurance Hacks webinar where they chat with Brad Ruben, of Archway Computer, about how Virtual Employees (VE's) are changing the game when it comes to handling unlicensed tasks in your agency. Episode Highlights: Brad shares his background, what Archway Computer does for independent insurance...