Insurance Town

In this Episode , my man Raghav Tanna came to town and visited with the Mayor. He tells his story of getting into the insurance Industry, and his journey to where he is today running Tarmica . He definitely a salesman first and you can hear his passion and excitement! We talk about not only his company, but also data, and using that data. We get into raters  and their proper use. Using the technol...

In this week's episode, the Mayor sits down with Scott Knowles of Modgic, an incredible company designed to set you apart from your competition and position yourself as more than just another insurance agent.

This week, my man Chris Greene came back to the show to visit with us again. We had an incredible conversation about flood, about marketing and about finding your passion and finding your why. He tells us all about his new company Ritage Consulting and we also talk about what’s next for the flood guru . Show sponsor: Cannopy Connect   your one click solution for quoting your prospects 

In this episode the mayor sits down with David Carruthers  and had an awesome conversation that you don’t want to miss about commercial insurance. David is killing it every single day. He shares some of his tips and Strategies and I can’t wait for you to hear it: Show sponsors Canopy Connect - your one click solution to make the quoting process for your prospects that much easier.

In this episode of Insurance Town the Mayor , get the privilege of visiting with his freidn Scott Howell , the Insurance Evangelist, the Insurance Guy, “the fearless host and leader” of the Insurance Guys podcast. The two of them get to chatting about Scott’s story. He shares some super cool story’s of serving in the Marines. We thank you Scott for serving our country and fighting for our freedoms...

This week the mayor sat down with Kelly Donahue Piro . The two of them had a super fun and incredibly informative conversation. Kelly took us down memory lane and discussed her story from getting in the insurance industry to where she is today helping insurance agencies to become ridiculously amazing ! They discuss working the ideas around “being busy” and what that looks like in an agency. Kelly...

In this episode the Mayor, Heath Shearon sits down with long time friend, Gardner Burton , agency owner of Consolidated Insurance Consultants . They have a great discussion about Gardner’s insurance journey and found a theme throughout his career of educating his clients and his staff throughout the sales process. He calls our profession a noble one and tells us why, and it’s a fascinating discuss...

This episode the Mayor sat down with Clinton Houck .  The two of them walked down  Clint’s memory lane and discussed the importance of cross career experience and what that meant to his career. Going from working on the captive side to indie agent, from Agent side to carrier side, and then from carrier side to insurtech. They also discussed the technology in your agency and how important that is,...

This week the mayor sat down with one of his best friends in Jay Coates of Keller Williams . The two of them talked about processes and procedure , organization and structure. They also discussed the similarities between Realtors and Insurance agents. These two dove into the reciprocal referral relationship and now it best should look. This is a powerful conversation , one that I think is incredib...

This week the mayor sits down with Clare DeNicola of the 10 company. What a powerful conversation , they discuss her story of getting in the insurance industry and her journey from the first woman CEO of Ivan’s, to AUGIE, to starting her own Marketing company in the 10 Company. 5:36- first Woman at Ivan’s 8:00- women in insurance 16:00 - insurance family 17:05 What is AUGUE- Switzerland if everyth...

In this  weeks episode my man Tolga Tezel stops by and we had a great discussion. We got into his personal journey into insurance, his drive and passion for all things data, and helping agents seamlessly and quickly gather insured’s data and deliver a best in class onboarding experience for the Customer and quoting experience for the agents. 

This week the Mayor sits down with Katlyn Eggar and they have a great discussion about her story of getting in the insurance industry. She tells us about her own ups and downs with being a captive agency owner and an Independent  agency owner. Her wins and losses, her lessons learned good and bad.  She tells us about how she got to where she is today as the director of Education and Training at Qu...

This week the Mayor sits down with Chris Paradiso the legend, the “Godfather if Insurance” on this weeks episode. We started off on a trip down memory lane. We discussed a myriad of topics from working from home, work life balance, to how his office operates and runs their renewal department. We had a great conversation. Can’t wait for you to check it out. Also if you listen to this episode in its...

In this episode the mayor sits down with Dustyne Bryant, the Personal Lines Academic Director, at the National Alliance for Insurance and Research. She shares personal stories about her family, she shares her story of getting in the business , she talks about her mentors and so many other things. Dustyne has such a passion for learning and growing and mentorship. Dustyne is a huge advocate for per...

In this weeks episode we feature Tiffany Ghrist . Tiffany and The Mayor Jump on the phone for the first time and you get to hear it. They discuss Tiffany’s company, Your Empowerment Strategies. She works with agents day in and and day out on the mental and psychological side of selling. She tells her story of her own self doubt and self sabotage and how she conquered that and now is  helping other...

In this weeks episode the the Mayor sits down with Wessly J Anderson, the two of them discuss everything from Wess’ background to the cool tech he’s created for our industry and they even discussed a little virtual assistant stuff too. Sit back relax and take a listen this awesome episode of two guys who love our industry and have a great time discussing it too.   Wessly was brought up in the tech...

In this weeks episode the Mayor sits down with Cash McMillen, a former underwriter and Underwriting Manager turned Insurance Agent at the Cashion Company. They sit down and discuss his journey from one side of the table to the other . Cash gives his advice to agencies on working well with their underwriters, he discusses his passion for people, niches, and industry that he loves and serves with hi...

This week the Mayor sits down with the National Association of Professional Insurance Agents (PIA) Cheif Executive officer . The two of them discuss the present and future of PIA, and the Future is bright. Mike Becker shares his story, his love for the independent insurance agency channel. He also drops some incredible news for agents, he tells them how they can immediately get $500 value out thei...

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The mayor, Heath Shearon, sits down with Ryan Mayfield EVRGRN, and discusses the Enneagram. This is such a fascinating subject and a passion of his and as of lately, mine too. Find more info at www.evrgrnteams.com or email him at hello@evrgrnteams.com

The Mayor, Heath Shearon sits down and visits with Bryan Clinkscales of Boone-Ritter insurance in Northwest Arkansas, and we discuss his journey from 1 location to 4 and how he got there. Bryan talks about everything come working niches, commercial lines, personal lines, culture and so much more. He took over a well-established family agency but was not afraid to make some early Changes to have so...

This weeks episode features not one Man, but 2 Mann’s ! This week the Mayor interviews Michael and Amanda Mann of Action Claim Services.  We had such a good time on this one, we laughed , we learned and we got to hear an awesome journey to where they are now and how they grew Action Claim To the powerhouse that they are now.  Action Claim is an independent adjusting company based in Arkansas , how...

Heath sits down with Chris Greene- The Flood Guru And discusses his story, and his journey to 1,000 videos in 1,000 days marketing. He has a podcast and has become quite the flood guru over the past 4 -5 years. He is nationally recognized across the country as the expert in flood  He has  found a way to make flood insurance fun and interesting. He is a very cool guest and I think your gonna love o...

The Mayor sits down with his buddy Christian Moore and have a good conversation , then a special announcement happens and conversation completely shifts , as he talks about his new venture and what he’s up to, with Agency Refined.  Christian Moore won the award for collaborator of the year with the IAOA, he’s been a speaker at their convention , and soon to be guest speaker at The Arkansas PIA con...

The Mayor, Heath Shearon,  sits down with the Professor and discusses her story, and her passion for not only  learning but also teaching insurance at the University of Central Arkansas.  She has quite the industry Journey, from CSR at Brown & Brown to compliance officer at AMC to an Executive position at a Pet Insurance Company to now running the School of Insurance and Risk Management at UCA...