Awkward Insurance

• Sydney Hoffmans - iTrust Insurance Group -  Sydney Hoffmans is an Arkansas native and second-generation insurance agent. With over a decade of insurance experience, she has worked in various roles at…

Seth Marana, CIC, TRA, CRM- Member Experience Manager - Ohio Insurance Agents Association 

Optimist, self-proclaimed IA hype-man, and insurance nerd, Seth Marana fell into the insurance industry and h…

• Taylor Garcia, CIC: Taylor quickly fell in love with the insurance industry after starting work at his in-law's agency in 2015. Coming from a creative background, creating videos, marketing, and soci…

GARRETT DROEGE, CIC, CPCU, CLCS, CBIA, CWCA, CRIS

Garrett Droege serves as Senior Vice President and Director of Innovation and Digital Risk Practice Leader at IMA Financial. His role oversees IMA’s n…

Ms. Liljenberg, entered the insurance business in 2004 as she started her first agency from ground zero, growing the business to over $6 million in revenue in less than 12 years.
Ms. Liljenberg holds …

Taylor quickly fell in love with the insurance industry after starting work at his in-laws agency in 2015. Coming from a creative background, creating videos, marketing and social media content has w…

• Carey Wallace: Carey works with agencies all across the country to understand their value and leverage it to position themselves for growth and plan for the future.

Realize your full producing potenti…

Elisa Stampf

CEO/Co-Founder of Insure Equality

Elisa “fell” into insurance over a decade ago. She spent most of her time on the carrier side with regional and national carriers; she was an underwriter …

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Voices in the episode in order of appearance:

• Josh Paskewicz, Talent Acquisition Manager at Hylant
• Allison Garcia, Talent Acquisition Leader at Hylant
• Kevin Ray, Vice President of Learning & Development…

Speakers In this Episode In Order:

• Marguerite Tortorello, Managing Director of Insurance Careers Movement and President of Tortorello Communications Company
• Kyle Steele, PL Product Management Superviso…

• Leah Robinson, CIC, CRM, AINS, CAWC is a Commercial Lines Agent at the My Member Insurance Agency in Saginaw, MI. Considering herself a generalist, Leah enjoys working with clients ranging from canna…

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• Tabitha  Richardson is the National Learning & Development Manager for Business Insurance at Marsh & McLennan Agency. As a…

• Joe Hollier- As 16-year, independent insurance agent veteran, Joe Hollier has learned and seen firsthand the importance of building a community around your business and your brand. Although much of h…

• Tracy Leigh Cotton, CIC, CISR, CPIW- An insurance enthusiast for over 27 years, Tracy thrives on steering her career to new horizons through education and an open mind. She's been an underwriter, acc…

Legacy Insurance Partners

• Jonnie Anderson loves spending her days helping to protect people against the unknown. She brings her experience and insurance background together to help families get the co…

Kim Beach

A relentless marketer, Kim has worked in various sales and marketing occupations for over 30 years. The large majority of her career was spent in the television industry and, more recently, …

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