Insurance Town

The mayor, Heath Shearon sits down with agency principal Nick Dodd, and First Arkansas Insurance. Nick tells us his story of being a multi generational Police officer, and how he arrived at becoming an insurance agent. Heath explores the culture that Nick has created in his agency, And they discuss the important topic of culture in an agency and how crucial it is in not only insurance offices but also our industry. He tells great examples, We discuss everything from pancake Fridays to birthday parties, to treating your staff like the family that they are. 

If you would like to reach out to Nick, his  email address is [email protected]. His phone number at the office is 501-525-2600. 

Mayor, Heath sits down with Good Friend Holden Smith, Scratch Agency owner of Lennox Insurance. Holden tells his story of starting from Scratch and the decisions made along the way. The early successes, how he got there , and the people that helped him along the way. He attributes so much of his success to the people he knows and the “sheer dumb luck along the way” check this episode out, as Holden gives us all great advice on starting an agency from square one . 

The Mayor sits down with Ariel Rivera and discusses his story including surviving two hurricanes in Puerto Rico and how he was prepared for those. He tells us his success stories and give us tips and tricks to be prepared for any disaster or claims situation.

Ariel is the agency owner of Deer Insurance in Florida, and serves on the board of directors for the AIMS Society, and teaches courses for the National Alliance; as well as serves as the National Director for the PIA, for Puerto Rico. He has spoken all over the country and is a very passionate speaker. He is an agency Advocate and passionate about our industry. If you would like to reach out to him, email him at [email protected]

The mayor, Heath Shearon, sits down with CJ Hutsenpiller and get super Techie. They discuss all things Facebook messenger, chat bots and even CJ’s experience going viral on Tik Tok, and his thoughts on selling through Tik Tok as well. CJ gives A whole lot of practical tactical advice, as well as tips and tricks to be successful in this space. Please check out this episode! I know you’ll get a lot out of it.

If you would like to get a hold of CJ his email address is [email protected] or even easier than that you can reach him on Facebook Messenger.  If you have any feedback or ideas for the show please don’t hesitate to email Heath at [email protected] 

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This week the Mayor sits down with award-winning author, Stacey Brown Randall and discusses her book, "Generating Business Referrals Without Asking. She then lays out her five-step program for getting referrals without asking in detail. You don’t want to miss this one. Https://www.StaceyBrown Randall.com 

If you have any feedback or ideas for the show please don’t hesitate to email Heath at [email protected]  

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Kurt Hetherington, a long-time friend, sits down with Mayor Heath Shearon to tell his story and the story of James Greene and Associates...Kurt also gives us great advice on working niches, he tells us to not waste a crisis, and discusses his love for not only the past but also the future of our industry.

If you have any feedback or ideas for the show please don’t hesitate to email Heath at [email protected] 

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The Mayor, Heath Shearon, sits down with Award-winning CSR, Mary Katherine Henderson. Check out this fun conversation as she tells her story of being in the business half of her young life, starting at the young age of 16 years old.  She also gives advice for agency owners and Account managers. 

If you have any feedback or ideas for the show please don’t hesitate to email Heath at [email protected] 

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In this episode, the mayor, Heath Shearon sits down with Andy Priesman and they discuss Virtual Assistants, Networking, and state of our industry.

If you want to know more about Cover Desk go to their website www.coverdesk.com and check it out. You can also email them at [email protected], and ask Andy about the Insurance Town discount for all my neighbors in Insurance Town.

If you have any feedback or ideas for the show please don’t hesitate to email Heath at [email protected] 

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