Agency Intelligence: The Insurance Podcast Network

In this episode of the Agency Intelligence podcast, host Jason Cass interviews Renado Robinson, Owner of Crosswinds Insurance Agency. Renado talks about prospecting, growing his business and what it means to have a blended agency.  Episode Highlights: Renado shares a little background about himself and his career path. (11:57) Renado mentions the first thing he does when he gets to the office. (20...

Justin Sloan, Principal Agent and Owner at BSP Insurance joins the podcast for conversation around building independent insurance agencies as well as a bunch of other interesting stuff… Get more: https://ryanhanley.com/

In this episode of the Age of Indiependence podcast, host Katlyn Eggar interviews Nicholas Ayers, the Chief Marketing Officer at Better Agency and the Founder of ThriveSure Insurance Solutions. Nicholas talks about the companies he’s built, understanding the creative aspects of video and marketing, and the significance of data. Episode Highlights: Nicholas shares a little background about his comp...

In this episode of the Agency Intelligence podcast, host Jason Cass interviews Ron Assise, President at The Horton Group. Ron talks about his knowledge and expertise in the insurance industry and the challenges of finding, recruiting, and training the right staff. Episode Highlights: Ron shares that he worked at Prudential Life for seven years and wrote a lot of PNC for Prudential standards. (11:2...

Mitch Gibson, of HRM Insurance Services and host of the Inside Hancock County podcast, joins the show to discuss content marketing and what the future of content creation looks like for the insurance industry. Get more: https://ryanhanley.com/

In this episode of the Agency Intelligence podcast, host Jason Cass interviews Ryan Hanley, the Founder of Rogue Risk. Ryan talks about the significance of self-awareness, his vision for Rogue Risk and shares an exciting announcement about where The Ryan Hanley Show is headed.  Episode Highlights: When was Ryan’s first operation day at Rogue Risk? (5:15) Ryan shares why employees are human capital...

In this episode of Agents Influence podcast, host Jason Cass interviews David Wood, the Founder of Focus.ceo. David talks about what led to his career in coaching and how he’s helping business owners find their focus. Episode Highlights: Does David love to win or hate to lose? (7:31) What’s the biggest factor that got David to where he is today? (9:24) David shares how tragedies in his past led to...

In this episode of the Age of Indiependence podcast, host Katlyn Eggar interviews Grant Botma, the Founder of Culture Course and Stewardship. Grant talks about his mission and purpose and shares the four questions to ask when evaluating the past and creating goals for the future. Episode Highlights: Grant gives a little background about himself. (3:40) Why Grant describes himself as a compassionat...

Matthew Sutika, Chief Insurance Officer of Obie, a former State Farm turned Independent now turned Insurtech innovator joins the show to talk about the mentality he used to build his habitational insurance empire. Get more: https://ryanhanley.com/

In this episode of the Agency Intelligence podcast, host Jason Cass interviews Billy Wagner, Multi-Unit Owner at Brightway Insurance. Billy talks about his focus on growth and sales, the hiring process, and his four different levels of compensation. Episode Highlights: Billy shares that when he started studying the insurance business, he was interested in the P&C side and started a scratch agency...

In this episode of the Agency Intelligence podcast, host Jason Cass interviews David Carothers, Principal at Florida Risk Partners. David talks about the culture of control and culture of collaboration and how he came up with The Protege. Episode Highlights: Jason introduces David Carothers. (1:02) David mentions that he currently has five hot buttons. (4:09) David shares that the one that he’s be...

In this episode of the Age of Indiependence podcast, host Katlyn Eggar interviews Chris Greene, President at The Flood Insurance Guru. Chris talks about the significance of having flood insurance and the impact of utilizing video as a platform to teach people about flood. Episode Highlights: Katlyn introduces Chris Greene. (00:51) Chris mentions that Louisiana had the most hurricane landfalls ever...

In this episode of Agents Influence podcast, host Jason Cass interviews Jay Bregman, the Founder, and CEO of Thimble. Jay talks about his concept and ideas in building Thimble and the three lessons that he wrote back in May. Episode Highlights: Jason introduces Jay Bregman. (3:15) Jay mentions that he did an internship at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society at Harvard Law School in 1...

In this episode of Agents Influence podcast, host Jason Cass and guest co-host Katlyn Eggar interview Brent Kelly, the Vice President at Sitkins Group, Inc. Brent talks about how joining the Sitkins Group made him better in the insurance industry and the skills that he has developed with the company. He also shares the significance of the 80/20 rule. Episode Highlights: Jason introduces Brent Kell...

In this episode of Agents Influence podcast, host Jason Cass interviews Sharon Emek, the President & CEO of Work At Home Vintage Experts. Sharon talks about her advanced knowledge in technology, her achievements in the industry, and the sophisticated software they created. Episode Highlights: Jason introduces Sharon Emek. (3:21) Sharon shares that she came to the industry in the early 1980s and sh...

In this episode of Age of Indiependence podcast, host Katlyn Eggar interviews Justin Eggar, the CEO & Co-Founder of Quantum Assurance International. Justin talks about his experience working with his spouse, the struggle and success in building their agency, and how the pandemic made an impact on their agency and their family as well. Episode Highlights: Katlyn introduces her husband, Justin Eggar...

In this episode of the Agency Intelligence podcast, host Jason Cass interviews Christopher Martens, CIC, CPRIA, Personal Risk Specialist at USI Insurance Services. Chris talks about what high net worth personal lines are all about and shares his approach to prospecting. Episode Highlights: Jason introduces Chris Martens. (1:52) Chris mentions that he’s not an agency owner. He’s a producer and his...

In this episode of Agents Influence podcast, host Jason Cass interviews Steven Mohr, the Vice President of Sales & Marketing at Lightspeed Voice. Steven talks about how they developed Lightspeed Voice, what agencies are looking for in a phone service and what Lightspeed Voice is working on now.  Episode Highlights: Jason introduces Steven Mohr. (1:10) Steven shares that during his younger years, h...

The New Year is always filled with possibilities and opportunities. In this episode of The Show we breakdown 2020 and share Rogue Risk's plans for world domination in 2021. Get more: https://ryanhanley.com/

In this episode of the Age of Indiependence podcast, host Katlyn Eggar interviews Mallory Leonard, Principal at ExecHQ. Mallory talks about the significance of having a good coaching culture that’s beneficial in growing your business.  Episode Highlights: Katlyn introduces Mallory Leonard. (1:03) Mallory mentions that she was living in San Diego for 10 years when she had her agency at Allstate age...

In this episode of the Agency Intelligence podcast, host Jason Cass interviews Mitch Gibson, Risk Advisor at HRM Insurance Services. Mitch talks about identifying the risks in your business and the ways to resolve them. He also shares his podcast called Inside Hancock County. Episode Highlights: Jason introduces Mitch Gibson. (1:21) Mitch thinks that his skills have gotten him to where he wanted t...

In this episode of Agency Intelligence podcast, host Jason Cass interviews Jack Wingate, the Founder and President of ALLCHOICE Insurance. Jack discusses how they built an agency that cares more about the customer service experience than its carriers.  Episode Highlights: Jason introduces Jack Wingate. (3:45) Jack shares that he started in the North Carolina Farm Bureau, where a lot of people in N...

In this episode of the Age of Indiependence podcast, host Katlyn Eggar interviews Jeff Shi, the Chief Visionary Officer at Quantum Assurance International, and Zack Gould, the Managing director at G&N Insurance. They pay tribute to the CEO and founder of Zappos, Tony Hseih, and share how Tony made an impact on them and left a legacy. Episode Highlights: Katlyn introduces Jeff Shi and Zack Gould. (...

In this episode of Agents Influence podcast, host Jason Cass interviews Jennifer Carroll, the CEO of Veruna. Jennifer talks about how Veruna’s platform has changed the agency management system and how they became the world's number one customer relationship management system. Episode Highlights: Jason introduces Jennifer Carroll. (1:08) Jennifer shares that fear is fun, strong, and temporary. If y...

In this episode of Agency Intelligence podcast, host Jason Cass interviews Roger Sitkins, the CEO of Sitkins Group, Inc. Roger talks about the coaching and training programs that they provide to independent insurance agencies and discusses how your clarity, consistency and commitment can determine your level of success.   Episode Highlights: Jason introduces Roger Sitkins. (1:06) Roger mentions th...