❓❓The key to unlocking career progression: Focus on knowing your contribution and personal values

Raj Variyar, Head of Platforms and Propositions, Aon UK joined me on this week’s We Are Insurtech Women podcast 🎧- where I flipped the tables having previously been a guest, twice, on the Risky Mix podcast, co-hosted by the amazing Katie Crook-Davies. 

We discussed:

🔥How Raj ‘fell into’ insurance and built a career and passion for modernising insurance through digital distribution

🎯Why being clear on your contribution and values are the key to unlocking opportunities as they arise (👌in particular unlocking the benefit of mentors, sponsors and your network)

🎓Having personal passions and a learning mindset and how that can unlock workplace creativity and increase loyalty and job satisfaction    

(➡ though my badly crocheted scarves pale into insignificance compared to Raj undertaking two degrees and being a published author whilst working full time…)

👇listen now to hear how Raj maintained a clear thread of purpose and passion as she transitioned across multiple roles

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Have you wondered how to enhance the efficiency of launching new insurance products? 

Natalie Fong, COO of Wesurance joined me on the We Are Insurtech Women podcast 🎧this week to discuss all things distribution and product development including how to best use GenAI in a regulated environment, being open to all sources of product ideation and the importance of being a positive mental health role model as a Founder.

Natalie and I took a deep dive into how embracing GenAI to support Agents can significantly improve conversion rates during the ‘golden time’ in converting buyers.

💡This includes maintaining maintaining the human element in the insurance buying process while leveraging technology and AI to improve the customer experience.

She highlighted some of the barriers to increased GenAI usage in the near term due to the regulated nature of the insurance industry including:

➡Significant data privacy requirements 

➡The need for transparency of AI decision-making

➡And customers continued preference for human interaction

🤔Never know where you next opportunity can come from…. (👇listen to hear how Natalie turned an insurance buying opportunity into her next role)

We also discussed how being a start-up founder has actually made her an even better parent and how 💡product ideation can come from the most unlikely sources… including your teenagers! 

She highlighted the important of intentional time away from work (whether in 🌿nature, 💪exercising or 👋hanging out with friends and family) and how she and her co-Founder Eddie Chang try to be active role models for positive mental health across their team

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"Entrepreneurship is a journey "

In this conversation we discuss what it means to work within insurance law and the pivotal role lawyers play within both the incumbent and start-up worlds of insurance. We also look at Insurtech innovation from Kimberly's perspective and how her unique lens provides an insight into industry trends and more.

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"Where can I make the most impact in this world?"

Being mission driven is pivot in the start up landscape, and important on both the founder side and investor side - after all, mission driven people make ideas happen. In this conversation with Tiffine, I love how she expands on this idea.

Her ethos of making sure she is building a career where she can make an impact is inspiring, and venture is her avenue. Listen back to this conversation where we discuss her draw to venture, the importance of investing in people, and more! 

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Another great conversation to share on the We Are InsurTech Women podcast this week where I am joined by Natasha I. Kiemnec, ARM, Founder of LION Specialty

⏩ In this episode we reflect on career paths and how Natasha's various roles led to her entrepreneurial journey and eventually founding Lion. We delve into her experience starting out at Aon, to building out JLT Group's first US entity to working throughout the pandemic and more.

⏩ We discuss the power of networks and despite the opportunities that the remote working world has opened up, how much we value face to face connection

⏩ Natasha shares her challenges and lessons learnt taking risks and taking the leap to founding LION Specialty

Thank you Natasha for joining me for this conversation

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Good morning and welcome to the next episode of the We.

Are Insurtech Women Podcast where the week I am joined by Sri Ramaswamy , CEO and Founder of Charlee.AI for a discussion all about fund raising and unconventional routes to entrepreneurship.

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Good morning and welcome to the next episode of the We Are Insurtech Women Podcast where this with I am joined by Shannon Shallcross from PinPoint Predictive.

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