IIABCal Associate Member Monika Aguirre, Assistant Vice President of Member Services for United Valley Insurance in Fresno, sat down with IIABCal Voices Host James Lott, Jr., and talked about her 32-years of experience in the insurance business.

IIABCal Member Erik Holland, President of Fidelity Insurance Services in Berkeley, sat down with IIABCal Voices Host James Lott, Jr. to talk about his sales job with the San Jose Giants Minor League Baseball team and how is father, long-time member Steve Holland, brought him into the insurance industry and nurtured him into a successful career as an independent insurance agent.
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James Lott Jr spotlights and chats Fusco/Orsini Insurance Services Vice President Valeri Orsini! goto foagency.com

IIABCal Voices Host James Lott, Jr. this week sat down with IIABCal Associate Member, Mark Todd, Director of Business Relationship of The Greenspan Co./Adjusters International. Mark talks about his passion for developing business partnerships, establishing trust, uncovering issues, and providing solutions for his clients, as well as his love for community involvement in the Big Brother Program of Los Angeles, the University of Southern California First Generation Mentor Program, and his new project, developing his own non-profit which provides underprivileged kids with access to elite level baseball training.

James Lott Jr sits down with longtime friend and President/agency Owner of KulchinRoss, Derek Ross. Derek talks about his 20+ years in Insurance, what he has learned, the importance IIABCAL, perpetuation of new agents and helping them find their place in the industry and giving back to the community!

The deep, professional voice of Mike Scott can be heard at most IIABCal events, including InsurPATH, Forecast Luncheon, and in 2022, at the Blue Ribbon Conference. Mike’s DJ music at events is always a melodic celebration for IIABCal members, and he’s always available to volunteer his time and many talents to the association. As the unofficial voice of IIABCal, Mike is celebrating nearly 20 years in the insurance business. Mike shares with IIABCal Voices Host James Lott, Jr., what it was like to move from the retail business into insurance, why he enjoys his job as Junior Partner/Producer with ISU Insurance Services – Calgard Associates in San Dimas, and the importance of IIABCal to the future growth of the Independent Agency System in California.

IIABCal Associate Member John Wales, General Manager of CoverWallet, talks to IIABCal Voices Host James Lott, Jr. about his 20-year career in the insurance industry, his love for music and art, and how he brings it all together. While writing commercial jingles and creating a successful sales career as an independent agent, Wales continues to help local school students with music composition.

IIABCal Member Todd Jackson is a third-generation insurance professional in California’s independent insurance agency system. Todd is Vice President of Bolton and Company in Pasadena, specializing in construction, real estate, manufacturing, wholesale and healthcare. He's an active member of the National Electrical Contractors Association and is a former President of IIAB of Burbank/Glendale/Pasadena, as well as a past director of IIABCal and former chairman of IIABCal’s for-profit subsidiary, IIPSC. He can be seen in LinkedIn, playing guitar, and talking insurance. IIABCal Voices Host James Lott, Jr. sat down with Todd in this week’s podcast and talked about their decades-long friendship, surfing, and the key to his long-lasting marriage. [email protected]@botlonco.com

IIABCal Voices Host James Lott, Jr., sat down with IIABCal Northern California Regional Director Dina Campana-Smith. Dina is a third-generation insurance professional and currently is Managing Director of Private Client Services for Arthur J Gallagher Risk Management Services in San Francisco. She talks about growing up in the insurance business, what it has been like as an insurance woman, insuring clients with high- or ultra-high net worth, and the importance of IIABCal as California’s primary representative for the independent insurance agent and broker.

Dana Dattola and Kelly Potter are sisters, IIABCal members, and third-generation family members in the independent insurance agent business. Dana is a producer/manager within her family-run business, Weaver & Associates, Inc., in Arcadia, CA, while Kelly is an account executive with Cavignac & Associates Insurance Brokers in San Diego, CA. They share with IIABCal Voices host, James Lott, Jr., their close and competitive upbringing, their faith, the importance of outreach to recruit young women to the industry, the importance of education and IIABCal, and what they learned about the insurance business from their father.iiabcal.org