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Stop Trying to Do Everything
Stop Trying to Do Everything

What really ends up happening is there's a lot that doesn't get done. We've finally made it to a place where "not getting it done" is an option. Someone in your agency needs to be doing something to make sure people know who you are when you are not...

Posted: Mar 22, 2018

Your Title Doesn't Make You a Great Leader
Your Title Doesn't Make You a Great Leader

Just because you could sell a policy better than everyone else doesn't mean you'll be great at making other people do it. It's a sobering fact for sure, that your skill doing "the thing" has absolutely nothing to do with teaching it. Really it might...

Posted: Mar 21, 2018

Your Title Doesn't Make You a Great Leader
Your Title Doesn't Make You a Great Leader

Posted: Mar 21, 2018

Your Title Doesn't Make You a Great Leader
Your Title Doesn't Make You a Great Leader

Posted: Mar 21, 2018

Find a Way to Improve Your Culture
Find a Way to Improve Your Culture

I definitely don't see enough of either across the board in the industry. Your ability to find a way around any challenge or obstacle is something that will set you miles a part. Combine that with an ability to make decisions on purpose about how you...

Posted: Mar 20, 2018

A Secret Call With a Millennial Agency Owner
A Secret Call With a Millennial Agency Owner

It doesn't get much more behind the scenes then this. We cover it all, video proposals, virtual assistant outsourcing, blogging, referral partner networking and even advanced Facebook marketing. If you want to know how all of these ideas are being ap...

Posted: Mar 19, 2018

The Business Case for Selling Lemonade Insurance
The Business Case for Selling Lemonade Insurance

Why should independent insurance agents want to write insurance for that supposedly tasty drink? That's a fair and slightly provocative question that isn't easily answered. In fact, there's so many moving parts that it took Ryan Hanley over a week to...

Posted: Mar 17, 2018

Why People Hate Insurance
Why People Hate Insurance

If you really think about, can you blame them? If you really think about it some more, a lot of insurance companies are good at making people hate them for life. Sometimes it's completely justifiable, but most of the time, it feels like they just can...

Posted: Mar 16, 2018

Answer The Phone
Answer The Phone

This is the not so dirty little secret holding a lot of us back. If you agency struggles with this basic form of communication, you're fighting a steep uphill battle. We have to be better at answering the phone, because it doesn't just impact your ag...

Posted: Mar 15, 2018

Finding the Rhythm of Your Insurance Business
Finding the Rhythm of Your Insurance Business

What's stopping you from selling and marketing your agency the way you want? More then likely it's a deficiency in the processes and procedures within how you operates. The more efficiency you can mix in the better experience you'll deliver and ultim...

Posted: Mar 14, 2018