Power Women In Insurance

LeTesha Wheeler is the senior territory manager at Liberty Mutual where she helps insurance agencies across the country to build their book and be more impactful with their clients. She is also an influencer, speaker, and author who is passionate about motivating others to walk in the fullness of their lives. In this episode of the Power Women in Insurance Podcast, Teresa speaks with LeTesha as sh...

Carey Ann Nadeau is the founder and CEO of Ometry, a risk technology company, measuring road safety that was started five years ago. She is an MIT-trained entrepreneur focused on modernizing the measurement of risk. In this episode of the Power Women in Insurance Podcast, Teresa speaks with Carey Ann about her journey in the insurance industry that is highly influenced by wanting to serve the peop...

Joan Curtis is a licensed independent insurance agent and the owner of MVP insurance in Oklahoma. MVP (Most Value Possible) is an independent agency specializing in service for home, auto, umbrella, life, and commercial policies In this episode of the Power Women in Insurance Podcast, Teresa speaks with Joan as she describes her insurance agency ownership journey. She explains how she has mastered...

Lauren Nadata is the CEO of Build Insurance Group in New Jersey, Greater New York City Area. Build Insurance Group is an independent insurance agency committed to putting our clients first and selling value.  In this episode of the Power Women in Insurance Podcast, Teresa speaks with Lauren about her journey in the insurance industry that happened by chance after joining a risk management agency a...

Rhonda Cox is the vice president of operations with CoVerica insurance in Dallas. She seeks and connects industry partners and associates. In this episode of the Power Women in Insurance Podcast, Teresa speaks with Rhonda as she shares her insurance journey that began at a young age in the claims side and has evolved to client service. She explains how at CoVerica they have adopted tools that deve...

In this episode of the Power Women in Insurance Podcast, Teresa speaks with Anah Brodhagen, the personal lines account manager at Blasingame Insurance, Washington. She shares her insurance journey that began when she was clueless about the industry and had to learn on the job. Listen in to learn how to build relationships and trust with your insurance clients. You will also learn some valuable tip...

In this episode of the Power Women in Insurance Podcast, Teresa speaks with Megan Coe, the account manager with North Town Insurance in Spokane, Washington. She shares her insurance journey which she started as a way to pay bills in high school and because it was already in the family but later became a career.  Listen in to hear how she worked herself up from a project specialist to an account ma...

In this episode of the Power Women in Insurance Podcast, Teresa speaks with Payal Patel, she is an expert in all things cyber insurance and is currently with Marsh, New York. She narrates how she shifted her interest from marketing to insurance in college to follow what felt right by her. Listen in to learn about cyber insurance and why every business that is operating from the web should consider...

Dawn Janes Bartley is the CEO and founder of Minnesota Insurance Group serving in business management, agency sales, and broker services director. In this episode of the Power Women in Insurance Podcast, Teresa sits with Dawn as she shares her insurance journey that started 23 years ago. She explains in detail her loss of drive and passion for her career recently and how she’s working to get over...

In this episode of the Power Women in Insurance Podcast, Teresa speaks with Kristin Isaacson, Partner at Role Play at the Olson Agency. She has a background as a facilitator in communications and sales. She strives to understand team members’ individual needs both personally and professionally. Listen in to learn how Kristin Isaacson and Jeremy Olsen saw a need in the insurance industry and create...

They say that there’s never really a balance between work and life. But what if there is? What if there is a way you can be successful at work without sacrificing the time with your family? In this episode of the Power Women in Insurance Podcast, Teresa sits with Tiffany Cooper, the owner of Insurance Specialists of GA agency. She has mastered the art of balancing work while spending time with her...

In this episode of the Power Women in Insurance Podcast, Teresa sits with Erin Nutting as she shares about her insurance journey. She is the president of Integrity Insurance Services and has had multiple opportunities to speak on stage and platforms like podcasts.  She shares how she has been handling her business through the COVID-19 period while working remotely and being a full-time mother.  Li...

In this episode of the Power Women in Insurance Podcast, Teresa sits with Patty Lares to talk about her insurance journey that spans over 30 years. She is the president and founder of AA Lares Insurance Services in Anaheim, California.  She shares how she has learned to navigate the challenges that came with being a woman and as an agency owner. Listen in to learn how you can get out of your head...

In this episode of the Power Women in Insurance Podcast, Teresa speaks with Jamie Hoover, the director of business development at Blanchard Insurance in Florida. She talks about their prior preparedness in working from home before the COVID-19 pandemic. She shares her insurance journey which started right after high school and how she’s taken up leadership roles to ensure success in the insurance...

In this episode of the Power Women in Insurance Podcast, Teresa speaks with Melissa D. Hall as she shares her insurance journey and what she is doing to help other people with their agencies. She is The Voice of The Female Insurance Agent and owns Hall Insurance Group. Melissa is a powerhouse with knowledge in senior market insurance and branding her agency on social media. Listen in to learn the...

In this episode of the Power Women in Insurance Podcast, Teresa talks with Niki Henley as she shares her insurance journey. She is the owner of Extra Mile Insurance Solutions in Owasso, Oklahoma which she started over 15 months ago. She shares the biggest challenges in her first year of business as an insurance business owner and the tools she’s been using to ensure its success.  Listen in to lear...

In this episode of the Power Women in Insurance Podcast, Teresa talks with Laurie Willet as she shares her insurance journey that spans over 40 years. She is the owner of Apple Insurance in South Haven, Michigan. She talks about starting in insurance at 15 years old, working for other agencies, and later partnering with a friend to start an insurance agency in the late 1990s. Listen in to learn le...

03/26/2020- In this episode of Power Women in Insurance Podcast, Teresa talks with Sandra Gebhardt, as she shares her interesting insurance journey. She accidentally came into the insurance industry as an employee, then an agency owner, and later leaned on the digital marketing side for agencies. Sandra shares how a health crisis in her family led to the sale of her agency and thereon dedicated he...

03/26/2020-In this episode of Power Women in Insurance Podcast, Teresa speaks with Vonda Copeland, the co-owner and vice president of Copeland Insurance Agency in Kansas. She joined the insurance industry 20 years ago after being a teacher for 16 years. Unprecedented family tragedies led Vonda to start exploring the insurance industry which her husband was already a part of. She shares how pain an...

03/24/2020- In this episode of the Power Women in Insurance Podcast, Teresa talks to Dawnyel Smink of the Canyon Lands Insurance. She shares her journey from a 6th-grade teacher to an insurance agency owner.  She shares how an inconsiderate comment from her former manager about having a child made her decide to go independent. This has also prompted her to help other women balance both a family an...

03/10/2020- Meet Donna Lavigne, the owner of the Donna Lavigne Insurance agency in New York and a pioneer in the industry. She talks about life in the insurance industry when there were fewer women, and how she learned to balance family and career life.  In this episode of The Power Women in Insurance, the host Teresa Kitchens haves a sit down with Donna as she shares the ups and downs of her insu...

March 17, 2020- Meet Denisse Bravo, the owner of Bravo Insurance Solutions in Tucson Arizona. She talks about her insurance journey and the support she initially received from the IOA members.  In this episode of The Power Women in Insurance, Denisse shares the steps her agency is taking to help the community amid the COVID-19 crisis. She also shares the importance of keeping in touch with clients...

In this episode of the Power Women in Insurance Podcast, the host Teresa Kitchens talks with Carrie Reynolds about her insurance journey. Carrie is the owner of the Alan Galvez Insurance agency which was started by her dad and has been a part of for 24 years. She shares how she fell in love with the insurance industry even though it was not what she had anticipated doing with her life. She also sh...

In this episode of Power Women in Insurance Podcast, Teresa talks to Nancy Huff Nicklow, the president and owner of Huff Insurance in Pasadena Maryland. She started in the insurance industry at 14 years old when she worked for her father filling and doing claims.  Nancy took over the insurance agency at age 35, right after her father passed away. She shares the challenges she went through during t...

Meet Jennifer Klages, a woman who has been in the insurance industry for 28 years and owns an independent agency in Chandler, Arizona. She started in the industry at 18 years right out of high school with an answering phone job and never left.  In this episode of Power Women in Insurance Podcast, Jennifer describes her journey from answering phone calls to an agency owner. She shares how she juggl...