The Insurance Guys Podcast

Tom Hegna (Economist, Author, former Vice President at New York Life) joins The Insurance Guys podcast to discuss life insurance, financial services, and how to start planning to become a Million Dollar Roundtable Agent (MDRT). Tom is an industry expert and thought leader in the world of financial services. Tom has done more than 5,000 seminars on helping people with retirement and income and is the author of Paychecks and Playchecks, Don't Worry Retire Happy!, and Retirement Income Masters. Resources: Website - tomhenga.com Books: Paychecks and Playchecks: Retirement Solutions for Life Don't Worry, Retire Happy! Seven Steps to Retirement Security   About The Insurance Guys The Insurance Guys Podcast is made and dedicated to agents by agents. Scott Howell and Bradley Flowers discuss all aspects of becoming an insurance agent and give real-life examples of their experiences in all aspects of hiring, sales and the day-to-day reality of running your own successful insurance agency. Please subscribe, review and rate our show on iTunes, SoundCloud, IheartRadio App, Spotify & Overcast.  

In this episode, Scott and Bradley talk about the importance of being nimble taking action and not waiting to make decisions in your business. The Insurance Guys share several things they have learned about the industry that makes their lives easier since starting the podcast. Additionally, Scott divulges a life-changing announcement. You'll want to have your notepad ready on this one so sit back and turn up the volume. Resources: ResponseiQ - Intelligent instant callback platform to engage with visitors and leads. Friendly Agent Bot - Chatbots for Insurance Agency Rocket Referrals - increased referrals from 3-9X About The Insurance Guys The Insurance Guys Podcast is made and dedicated to agents by agents. Scott Howell and Bradley Flowers discuss all aspects of becoming an insurance agent and give real-life examples of their experiences in all aspects of hiring, sales and the day-to-day reality of running your own successful insurance agency. Please subscribe, review and rate our show on iTunes, SoundCloud, IheartRadio App, Spotify & Overcast.

  In this episode, Scott and Bradley sit down with Zack Gould and Matt Naimoli owners of G&N Insurance, named one of Inc. 5000's fastest growing privately held companies. The guys discuss G&N's cutting edge business model that focuses on working with large volume referral partners. Zack and Matt discuss how they form these partnerships by providing value on the front end for the referral partner and not talking about insurance. Sit back and turn up the volume because this episode is packed with knowledge bombs.   Resources: Website - G&N Insurance  Zack Gould Matt Naimoli About The Insurance Guys The Insurance Guys Podcast is made and dedicated to agents by agents. Scott Howell and Bradley Flowers discuss all aspects of becoming an insurance agent and give real-life examples of their experiences in all aspects of hiring, sales and the day-to-day reality of running your own successful insurance agency. Please subscribe, review and rate our show on iTunes, SoundCloud, IheartRadio App, Spotify & Overcast.

In this episode Scott and Bradley sit down with Kelly Donahue-Piro, President of Agency Performance Partners, to discuss processes and procedures in your agency. Kelly's company specializes in agency culture assessment and change; management and supervisory coaching and benchmarking; customer retention strategy development; digital marketing strategy, planning and implementation; and sales planning, management, and skill-building. Resources: Kelly Donahue-Piro Agency Performance Partners   About The Insurance Guys The Insurance Guys Podcast is made and dedicated to agents by agents. Scott Howell and Bradley Flowers discuss all aspects of becoming an insurance agent and give real-life examples of their experiences in all aspects of hiring, sales and the day-to-day reality of running your own successful insurance agency. Please subscribe, review and rate our show on iTunes, SoundCloud, IheartRadio App, Spotify & Overcast.

Scott & Bradley sit down with Ben Volk, creator of the “Life of an Insurance Agent” videos on facebook. The guys discuss video strategy, marketing, production, the challenges that some exclusive agents have with marketing and promotion. In this episode, Ben shares his approach and secret to advertising by "not selling" but connecting to his targeted markets and clients. Resources: Life Of An Insurance Agent - Facebook   About The Insurance Guys The Insurance Guys Podcast is made and dedicated to agents by agents. Scott Howell and Bradley Flowers discuss all aspects of becoming an insurance agent and give real life examples of their experiences in all aspects of hiring, sales and the day-to-day reality of running your own successful insurance agency. Please subscribe, review and rate our show on iTunes, SoundCloud, IheartRadio App, Spotify & Overcast.

Scott Howell and Bradley Flowers sit down with Michael McCormick, co-founder and bearded genius of Insurance Soup. Insurance Soup is an online community and mega facebook page group that is shaking up the whole Insurance industry. Plus, The Insurance Guys and Michael talk about the cutting-edge practice of sending video proposals to their clients and how this will increase close ratio. Resources: useloom.com advisorevolved.Com Insurance Soup is the #1 FREE group on Facebook for Agents and Brokers with a focus on sales, marketing, and social media mastery. Facebook Page Website Career Agent Concepts is the #1 Free Group, Paid Courses, Ground Breaking Masterminds, Vendor Marketplace, & Innovative New Business Model in the Insurance Industry. Website   Sponsor: About The Insurance Guys The Insurance Guys Podcast is made and dedicated to agents by agents. Scott Howell and Bradley Flowers discuss all aspects of becoming an insurance agent and give real life examples of their experiences in all aspects of hiring, sales and the day-to-day reality of running your own successful insurance agency. Please subscribe, review and rate our show on iTunes, SoundCloud, IheartRadio App, Spotify & Overcast.

In this episode, Scott and Bradley sit down with the Beards of Wisdom themselves, Michael McCormick and Taylor Dobbie. These two insurance and marketing influencers have started a sales and cultural movement in the insurance industry with their creation and involvement in Insurance Soup, Career Agent Concepts, and TouchPoints Professional. This episode is sponsored and brought to you by the fine folks Thrice Beard Oil. Thrice is a premium men’s grooming brand, focused on a creating a clean and distinguished look and feel. We only use natural products to solve the problems we face with our beards--and, of course, having them smell great in the process. Check them out here.    Resources: Insurance Soup is the #1 FREE group on Facebook for Agents and Brokers with a focus on sales, marketing, and social media mastery. Facebook Page Website Career Agent Concepts is the #1 Free Group, Paid Courses, Ground Breaking Masterminds, Vendor Marketplace, & Innovative New Business Model in the Insurance Industry. Website   Touchpoint Professionals is a bulk SMS texting and email marketing with no short codes or keywords. Send bulk mobile SMS for your business marketing campaigns and reply with your own cell phone. Website   Sponsor: About The Insurance Guys The Insurance Guys Podcast is made and dedicated to agents by agents. Scott Howell and Bradley Flowers discuss all aspects of becoming an insurance agent and give real life examples of their experiences in all aspects of hiring, sales and the day-to-day reality of running your own successful insurance agency. Please subscribe, review and rate our show on iTunes, SoundCloud, IheartRadio App, Spotify & Overcast.    

Scott Howell and Bradley Flowers talk to One Man Shop, Farmers Insurance Agent, and Marketing Guru Andrew Cooney as he shares some of his clever and effective marketing strategies and executions. Andrew, to his surprise, created a viral social media post with video of him paying parking meters in his city to land new business. Learn how a single agency owner uses and finds the time to do traditional media, social media, as well as smart and community-oriented marketing “stunts” to grow his business. Click here to check out the "free media" Andrew earned with his parking meter marketing.   About The Insurance Guys The Insurance Guys Podcast is made and dedicated to agents by agents. Scott Howell and Bradley Flowers discuss all aspects of becoming an insurance agent and give real life examples of their experiences in all aspects of hiring, sales and the day-to-day reality of running your own successful insurance agency. Please subscribe, review and rate our show on iTunes, SoundCloud, IheartRadio App, Spotify & Overcast.

In this episode, Jeff Roberts (founder & CEO of Yellowhammer Coffee) walks us through funding your Startup business through life insurance, using guerrilla marketing, and shares some of the everyday challenges of running a successful business. Jeff left his previous career to dive head first into putting a unique spin on the food truck business. Instead of food, he serves world-class coffee. Yellowhammer Coffee was founded in July 2016, and Jeff attributes almost 90% of his loyal following to a creative content creation strategy, social media, and word of mouth advertising. So sit back, grab a cup of coffee, turn up the volume, and let's get down to business! Check out Yellow Hammer Coffee and their cool yellow cups. Instagram: @yelhamcoffee Twitter: @yelhamcoffee About The Insurance Guys The Insurance Guys Podcast is made and dedicated to agents by agents. Scott Howell and Bradley Flowers discuss all aspects of becoming an insurance agent and give real life examples of their experiences in all aspects of hiring, sales and the day-to-day reality of running your own successful insurance agency. Please subscribe, review and rate our show on iTunes, SoundCloud, IheartRadio App, Spotify & Overcast.  

What’s it like to make a youtube video that gets 45 million views? What does it take to do it? How do you turn click-worthy social content into qualified leads and new customers? Meet Joe McCloskey, Jr., the brains behind The Stinky Fish Challenge video. This clever insurance man (and internet superstar) from Colorado shares his video and social media strategies and tips to get the most out of your online presence, unique content, and Facebook advertising. Watch Joe McCloskey's Stinky Fish Challenge - Surstromming Video About The Insurance Guys The Insurance Guys Podcast is made and dedicated to agents by agents. Scott Howell and Bradley Flowers discuss all aspects of becoming an insurance agent and give real life examples of their experiences in all aspects of hiring, sales and the day-to-day reality of running your own successful insurance agency. Please subscribe, review and rate our show on iTunes, SoundCloud, IheartRadio App, Spotify & Overcast.