Closing the Gap

By Westfield

Providing insurance agents with tips and tricks that will help their agency grow by offering input, advice and solutions.

You know what they say, it takes a village – we’re part of your village.

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The podcast currently has 164 episodes available.

Closing the Gap episodes:

April 07, 2021#134: How Insurance Carriers Provide Digital Consulting to Insurance Agencies
Welcome to Westfield Workshop. Our colleague, Stacey Bruce, shares what workshop is and the value it brings to our insurance agency partners. Including a few simple steps to enhance your digital presence.

Know your numbers

Define your goals on your digital platforms

Build a simple content calendar

Ask your current providers what free or low cost offerings they may have to improve your digital footprint

Want to learn more? Reach out and connect!

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LinkedIn - Stacey Bruce | LinkedIn

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40min
March 30, 2021 #133: How the Insurance Industry Embraces an Agile Transformation
How does the insurance industry become better, quicker, faster? Don Hurrle, Westfield IT Leader and Agile Guru, joins Closing the Gap Insurance Agency Podcast to discuss the agile transformation happening at Westfield and the insurance Industry.

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50min
March 10, 2021 #132: What Value Does Social Media & Content Bring to Insurance Agencies?
What tips are there to create value through content on social media for insurance agents? How can agencies move from listening on social to implementing a sales strategy? Hadie Bartholomew and Rob Koszkalda, Westfield discuss during this episode.

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41min
February 23, 2021 #131: Why it is Important for Insurance Agencies to Embrace and Reflect the Community They Insure
Greg Garrett, Westfield’s Diversity and Inclusion Operations Leader, is this week’s Closing the Gap Guest. We discuss the importance of embracing diversity and inclusion and the value insurance provides for individuals and communities alike. Join us as we reshape the conversation about insurance.

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44min
February 18, 2021 #130: Helping Young Agents Prepare for the Insurance Industry
Jana Schellin Foster this week's guest. Jana is an agency principal at Nevada Insurance Agency Co, a family owned agency, in Nevada since 1935. She currently sits as the Chair of the National Young Agents for the IIABA (Big I).

Join us as we discuss the story of Jana's family owned agency and how the Big I is preparing young agents for success.

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50min
February 09, 2021 #129: How COVID-19 has Impacted Insurance Agency Valuation
Mike Wagar is this week’s guest to discuss insurance agency finances. How did 2020 impact insurance agency valuation and mergers & acquisitions?

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43min
January 27, 2021 #128: 2020’s Impact on Consumer and Insurance Agent Behaviors
How has 2020 impacted consumer and insurance agency behavior? The year may have not created trends, but it defiantly accelerated them. Chip Bacciocco, Trusted Choice is our guest.

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45min
January 20, 2021 #127: Challenge the way you Think or Don’t Move Forward, Understanding how the Brain Works
Olivia Schmitt, You Don’t Know Schmitt podcast, is our guest this week. Join us as we delve into the book What Makes Your Brain Happy and Why You Should Do the Opposite by David DiSalvo.

Before listening, ask yourself this question. “Is the human brain ever going to be powerful enough to figure out the human brain?”

Enjoy!

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51min
January 13, 2021 #126: Just Win Today! An Open Dialogue with Ryan Hanley About COVID Life & the Insurance Industry
How have you accepted what has gone on in the world during 2020? Ryan Hanley, Rogue Risk, energizes us with an open dialogue about his 2020 and where the insurance industry is. Your tribe may be smaller due to COVID but is it not stronger than ever?

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1h 7min
January 07, 2021 #125: How to Start Your Own Insurance Agency Podcast
Adam Sheridan, Reed Brothers Insurance Services, Inc & creator of Against the Current Podcast is our guest to kick off 2021.

Learn how Adam started his own podcast, learn how he did it!

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42min

FAQs about Closing the Gap:

How many episodes does Closing the Gap have?

The podcast currently has 164 episodes available.