Power Producers Podcast

In this episode of The Power Producers Podcast, David Carothers and co-host Kyle Houck interview Howie Zales, President of HJZ Productions. Howie talks about being a professional camera operator for network level sports and entertainment events and his recent shift into broadcast-quality live streams and remote recording productions. Episode Highlights: Howie shares his background as a camera oper...

In this episode of The Power Producers Podcast, David Carothers and guest host, Todd Thams sit down with Kevin Ring. Kevin talks about the common challenges agency and business owners are facing with misclassification.  Episode Highlights: Kevin explains that most businesses are misclassified. (3:29) Kevin talks about the four distinct types of operations. (8:37) Kevin tells us about the common qu...

In this episode of The Power Producers Podcast, David Carothers and co-host Kyle Houck interview Michael Zalle Founder & CEO at YellowBird. Michael discusses how YellowBird is helping agents help their clients with environment safety and risk management. Episode Highlights: Michael shares his background story and what has led him to start YellowBird. (3:39) Michael tells us some of the challenges...

In this episode of The Power Producers Podcast, David Carothers and co-host Kyle Houck sit down with Mitch Gibson, Risk Advisor at HRM Insurance Services and host of The MVP Podcast. Mitch talks about his growth as a young agent and discusses the importance of surrounding yourself with right people. Episode Highlights: Mitch introduces himself and shares a bit of his background story. (17:57)  Mit...

In this episode of The Power Producers Podcast, David Carothers and co-host Kyle Houck together with Kevin Ring discuss ownership changes and how they affect the Workers’ Compensation program for a company.  Episode Highlights: Kevin explains that the rules he is about to discuss are National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) specific. (2:52) A flower shop is very different from an explosiv...

In this episode of The Power Producers Podcast, David Carothers and co-host Kyle Houck interview Patrick Zerarka, founder of EzyTise. Patrick discusses how EzyTise is making waves in the insurance industry. Episode Highlights: Patrick talks about his background. (2:14) What prompted Patrick to conclude that the insurance industry needed EzyTise? (3:07) Patrick explains how Ezytise can automate bas...

In this episode of The Power Producers Podcast, David Carothers and co-host Kyle Houck interview EmPower HR's Brent King and Jennifer Guzman to discuss their company's mission and values. They talk about what PEO is and how their service adds value to their clients' businesses. Episode Highlights: Jennifer explains to listeners what a Professional Employer Organization (PEO) is. (6:00) Brent discu...

In this episode of The Power Producers Podcast, David Carothers and co-host Kyle Houck interview Kevin Ring from the Institute of WorkComp Professional. Kevin discusses Workers’ Compensation and loss runs. Episode Highlights: Kevin answers David’s question about why loss runs have not been standardized. (4:37) Kevin finds that the least useful information on the loss run is often the employee's cl...

In this episode of The Power Producers Podcast, David Carothers and co-host Kyle Houck interview Mike Crowley, Vice President of Crowley Insurance Agency. Mike discusses what they observed and learned during the pandemic, and how they are utilizing technology to improve the service they provide for their clients. Episode Highlights: Mike explains how much COVID changed and impacted his company. (3...

In this episode of The Power Producers Podcast, David Carothers and co-host Kyle Houck are joined by Ryan Hanley. Ryan takes us back to when he first started Rogue Risk and talks to us about how he was able to overcome early challenges. Ryan also gives us updates on what Rouge Risk 2.0 is all about.  Episode Highlights: Ryan talks about his experience in the middle market. (10:23) Ryan explains ho...

In this episode of The Power Producers Podcast, David Carothers and co-host Kyle Houck interview Kevin Ring, COO & Lead Workers’ Compensation Analyst at the Institute of WorkComp Professionals. Kevin shares how the Institute of WorkComp Professionals helps to train, certify, and mentor independent agents in a Workers’ Comp process that helps them write more business and get better results for thei...

In this episode of The Power Producers Podcast, David Carothers and co-host Kyle Houck interview Brandon Bateman, founder of Bateman Collective. Brandon talks about the digital marketing industry and how Bateman Collective is helping clients get results.  Episode Highlights: Brandon shares his background and more about Bateman Collective. (4:48) Brandon shares all the things that digital marketing...

In this episode of The Power Producers Podcast, David Carothers and co-host Kyle Houck interview Darin Dawson, President & Co-Founder of BombBomb. Darrin talks about the video tools that their company offers and how they are beneficial to the new age of marketing and sales.  Episode Highlights: Darin shares a bit of his background and how BombBomb came to be. (2:12) Darin tells us about how video...

In this throwback episode of The Power Producers Podcast, David Carothers and co-host Kyle Houck talk about the different stages of the sales process.  Episode Highlights: David shares a story about an agency that he’s working with that has a new producer. (2:44) David mentions the purpose of having stages of the sales process. (3:38) David shares the stages of their sales process. (6:56) Kyle men...

In this throwback episode of The Power Producers Podcast, David Carothers and co-host Kyle Houck interview Michael Overstreet, owner of Safe Street Insurance. Michael talks about how he uses video marketing to grow his agency, his relationships with his clients, and how he is slowly branching out into commercial lines. Episode Highlights: Michael shares the story of how he got into the insurance i...

In this throwback episode of The Power Producers Podcast, David Carothers and co-host Kyle Houck interview Jason Denniston, Medicare specialist, Life and Health Insurance Agent, and Owner of Denniston Insurance. From being a pastor to an insurance agent, Jason talks about how he got into the insurance business and the principles that contributed to the success of building his agency.    Episode Hi...

In this throwback episode of The Power Producers Podcast, David Carothers and co-host Kyle Houck are joined by David Lefevre, Owner of SalesPWR. They discuss how to utilize your CRM for service functions in the agency. Episode Highlights: David Lefevre mentions that HubSpot comes with a generic CRM. (1:40) David Carothers mentions what he likes about the way the service piece is done. (3:12) David...

In this throwback episode of The Power Producers Podcast, David Carothers and co-host Kyle Houck interview Todd Thams, Founder of Direct Work Comp and President at Thams Agency. Todd talks about the significance of the workers’ compensation and the benefits of applying technology as a tool in reshaping operations. Episode Highlights: David introduces Todd Thams. (1:30) David says that Todd’s barbe...

In this throwback episode of The Power Producers Podcast, David Carothers and co-host Kyle Houck interview Walt Goshert, Insurance LinkedIn Expert and Independent Marketing Consultant. Walt discusses the value of understanding workers’ compensation and the benefits of using LinkedIn as a platform for building strategic relationships.   Episode Highlights: David introduces Walt Goshert. (1:25) Walt...

In this throwback episode of The Power Producers Podcast, David Carothers and co-host Kyle Houck are joined by David Lefevre, Owner of SalesPWR. They discuss how any CRM begins to take action through marketing automation, workflows, and sequences. Episode Highlights: David Lefevre shares what marketing automation is. (5:01) David Carothers mentions who Christian Delozier is. (6:41) David Lefevre s...

In this throwback episode of The Power Producers Podcast, David Carothers and co-host Kyle Houck interview Bobby Schmidt, Director of Digital and Product Marketing at Zywave. Bobby discusses the cloud-based portfolio of solutions and how they are continually working to strengthen the technology platform.   Episode Highlights: David introduces Bobby Schmidt. (1:29) Bobby shares his work background....

In this throwback episode of The Power Producers Podcast, David Carothers and co-host Kyle Houck interview Greg Hogan, CIC, CRM, President of Curabba Agency in New York. Greg talks about how he got into the insurance industry, the nuts and bolts of purchasing an agency, and what has contributed to his agency’s success. Greg also shares how his agency has been managing during the COVID-19 situation...

In this throwback episode of The Power Producers Podcast, David Carothers and co-host Kyle Houck are joined by David Lefevre, Owner of SalesPWR. They continue to discuss all about CRM and why the workers’ comp expiration date is significant. Episode Highlights: David Lefevre shares what makes CRM work for the business itself. (1:44) David Lefevre mentions one of the things they did in HubSpot. (5:...

In this throwback episode of The Power Producers Podcast, David Carothers, and co-host Kyle Houck interview Ryan Hanley, the founder of Rogue Risk. Ryan shares what he has learned since starting his agency from scratch including the importance of believing your value proposition, investing in yourself and listening, and learning from others. Episode Highlights: David introduces Ryan Hanley. (1:24)...

In this throwback episode of The Power Producers Podcast, David Carothers, and co-host Kyle Houck interview Mike McDonough, the leader of Worker’s Comp Renegade and director of McDonough Insurance Services. Mike talks about how he shifted his career from being in the food industry into the insurance services, the Worker’s Comp Renegade being a strategic partner, and the impact that the Worker’s Co...