The Friday Habit Building an App to Revolutionize an Industry with Andy Mathisen
Jun 4, 2021
42:34
Happy Friday everyone! Unfortunately, we don't have Ben with us today, he is off gallivanting the beaches of Maui, but we do have my friend And Mathisen who is the co-founder and CMO of GloveBox App. Andy welcome to the show!
Andy has done everything from working at a startup to joining the family business, to starting a business of his own designed to revolutionize the insurance industry, one glovebox at a time.
Main Topics
- Andy, did you always want to go into the insurance industry?
- Tell us about your first job out of college?
- How did you come to work for the family business?
- Where did the idea for GloveBox come from?
- What’s it like working with family?
- How do you balance a family with starting your own company?
Recap/Takeaways:
- Andy shares a little about what it was like growing up in the insurance industry and how much that has shaped his career.
- Failure is easy to learn from.
- Andy and his brother, Ryan, noticed there was a lot of time wasted on calls that didn't bring revenue and they sought a solution.
- Their app, GloveBox, allows customers to have access to the information they need the most.
- Their solution has reduced wasted call time for the company and increased customer retention because customers have quick, easy access to the information they need through their phones.
Action Item: If you have a cool idea to change the way things are done, pursue it!
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Until next time. Live every day like it’s Friday.