Tony chats with Jim Schubert, CEO at Southern States Insurance and Headmaster at Agents Growth Academy. Jim runs a second-generation family agency in Georgia which is very unique in the way they hire and retain their people. My team has recruited for SSI for about 18 months so I've personally seen how well it works and that's why I invited him on the show. He also runs the Agents Growth Academy podcast to help other agents grow. A great conversation about insurance agencies with an agency recently featured on the cover of Rough Notes!

Jim Schubert: https://www.linkedin.com/in/schubertjim/
Southern States Insurance: https://southernstatesinsurance.com/
Agents Growth Academy: https://agentsgrowthacademy.com/
Rough Notes Feature: https://roughnotes.com/the-friends-and-family-plan/

Tony chats with Richard Look and Marcus Cudd of Insurance Media Exchange IMX. A great discussion about marketing in the insurance world.

Richard Look: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rlook/
Marcus Cudd: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcuscudd/
Insurance Media Exchange: https://insurancemediaexchange.com/

Video Version: https://youtu.be/okYMTqkL3k4

Tony chats with Josh Levine, Founder & CEO at Cake & Arrow. They are an experienced design and product innovation firm that works exclusively with the insurance industry. They partner with carriers, distributors, and service providers to leverage human-centered design and strategy throughout all stages of the product life-cycle. A great conversation about the importance of design!

Josh Levine: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshplevine/
Cake & Arrow: https://cakeandarrow.com/

Video Version: https://youtu.be/Nybjpm3RzHs

Tony chats with Vishal Rohra, CEO at Kay.AI. They are on a mission to save thousands of hours from agency-side insurance professionals by building AI Coworkers that work with your people helping you grow your book of business. Their AI Coworkers can work with your existing system whether it's EZ Lynx, Applied, Vertafore, or any carrier portal without any need for APIs or integration. The AI Coworker can reason through tasks following your example.

Vishal Rohra: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vishalrohra1/
Kay: https://www.Kay.Ai

Video Version: https://youtu.be/PtatVH-rD54

Tony chats with Timo Loescher, VP of Strategy at DMI. We have a GREAT conversation about the insurance talent crisis and how technology might help.

Timo Loescher: https://www.linkedin.com/in/timoloescher/

Video Version: https://youtu.be/VOjJpXaEfHY

Tony chats with Mike Mensch, Co-Founder and CEO at Agency Brokerage Consultants. They are a merger and acquisition advisor to independent agencies.

Mike Mensch: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelmensch/
Agency Brokerage Consultants: https://www.agencybrokerage.com/

Video Version: https://youtu.be/8kqiHyHvJkE

Tony chats with Michael Fiedel, Co-Founder and COO at PolicyFly, a specialty insurance focused policy management platform that is specifically distribution enabled unlike policy management systems of the past that were more back office enabled. It's fully capable of providing a fully digital experience for both underwriters and agents/brokers.

Michael Fiedel: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelfiedel/
PolicyFly: https://www.policyfly.com/

Video Version: https://youtu.be/_k1lJrsdkB8

I chat with Sean Merat, Founder & CEO at Owl.co. They utilize advanced models in order to provide deterministic indications for insurance carriers to make really accurate claims decisions as quickly as possible. They are one of the leading claims intelligence tools and are now serving 14 of the top 20 carriers in North America.

Sean Merat: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seanmerat/
Owl.co: https://www.owl.co

Video Version: https://youtu.be/GKXAr8Mx75E

I chat with David Gritz, Co-Founder and Managing Director at Insurtech NY and the MGA Lab mostly about the lab and how they help MGAs launch and grow. This is masterclass on MGA creation and you cannot miss it!

David Gritz: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidgritz/
Insurtech NY: https://www.insurtechny.com/
MGA Lab: https://www.insurtechny.com/mga-lab/

Video Version: https://youtu.be/ELu9iQNW3iY

Tony chats with Rashid Galadanci, Co-Founder and CEO at Driver Technologies. They are a technology company that deals with driving and driving-related activities. They started with a mobile app with the idea of bringing AI safety and connectivity into the cars of today, including video and telematics. Putting all this info in the hands of the consumer, not the OEM.

Rashid Galadanci: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rashid-galadanci/
Driver Technologies Inc: https://drivertechnologies.com/

Video Version: https://youtu.be/zCXYmwD10To