Host Meg McKeen welcomes Elisa Stampf on this episode of Bound & Determined. Listen as we explore Elisa's recent decision to pursue an opportunity as an independent insurance agent following success working for various insurance carriers.

00:00 –  01:41 | Introduction to Bound & Determined. Thanks for listening!

01:42 – 03:23 | Let’s meet Elisa Stampf and hear more about her current reality in this COVID environment

03:24 – 06:41 | Elisa shares more about her recent career transition, from an insurance carrier sales representative to an insurance agent and agency owner

06:42 – 07:33 | Meg’s observations of Elisa as she’s shifted in her roles – and reflections on her own shift

07:34 – 09:15 | People with an insurance carrier background have an advantage when it comes to selling insurance 

09:16 – 10:15 | The challenges when leaving what you know and trying something new 

10:16 – 12:35 | Elisa’s experience demonstrating authentic leadership in a large corporate, and now small, more intimate environment

12:36 – 16:10 | Let’s talk about instinct and intuition – and the important distinction between the two

16:11 – 19:53 | How imposter syndrome manifests for Elisa – and a reminder that it’s not the same for everyone

19:54 – 22:14 | The importance of self-coaching and our belief in ourselves

22:15 – 24:21 | We’re talking about loving ourselves on an insurance-related podcast. Pinch me!

24:22 – 25:21 | What insurance is actually about, in Elisa’s words. What buyer of insurance wouldn’t want to feel this way?

25:22 – 26:10 | How Elisa resisted her career in insurance – and how she’s achieved the alignment she’s been seeking

26:11 – 28:34 | Saying out loud that your job isn’t working for you – and the shame that can accompany the admission

28:35 – 29:59 | Did you grow up knowing an insurance agent that looked like you?

30:00 – 32:44 | What the “average” insurance agent looks like today

32:45 - 37:58 | The opportunity that’s arisen from the pandemic and what Elisa is optimistic about, in the industry, her business, and for her personally

Learn more about Elisa when you connect with her on LinkedIn. 

Learn more about the work Meg does to support insurance agents here.