

The Agent Leader Podcast
Brent Kelly--The Agent Leader Podcast
The podcast for independent insurance agency leaders and their teams to learn practical strategies and behaviors to become their best version possible. Hosted by Sitkins Group President, Brent Kelly, The Agent Leader Podcast provides agencies with leadership, sales, and self-development methods that actually get results.
With our focus on a total-team approach to improving independent insurance agencies, we dive into sales, service, and leadership teams.
Leadership is not a title. Leadership is influence. Become a better leader and gain influence with your clients, team, and community.
With our focus on a total-team approach to improving independent insurance agencies, we dive into sales, service, and leadership teams.
Leadership is not a title. Leadership is influence. Become a better leader and gain influence with your clients, team, and community.
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Oct 31, 2019 • 21min
Starting Your Day With Impact
In this episode of the Agent Leader, Brent Kelly challenges you to find a morning routine that will help you start your day not only intentionally, but also proactively. No matter what time you start your day, starting it with intention can change your whole mindset. Brent goes over some well-trusted ways you too can get your morning routine in shape.
To learn more about how we help agency leaders and producers sell more, retain more and earn more, visit www.sitkins.com

Oct 24, 2019 • 15min
What Makes the Elite?
What is it that the Elite do to be the Elite? Brent goes over the three things the Elite in the industry have to get to, and stay at the top of their game. One of the concepts the elite understand is that a small action is better than a big idea that never gets acted upon.
If you're ready to become your best version possible, to sell more, retain more, earn more and live your life with no regrets, visit www.sitkins.com.

Oct 17, 2019 • 15min
Taking Your Agency To the Next Level - Interview With Hill Shaw
In this discussion between Brent Kelly and Hill Shaw of Atlantic Shield Insurance, Hill talks about why they decided to take their agency to the next level by joining The Sitkins Network.
Hill discusses not only their results, but also the strategies and behaviors they've been consistently implementing to achieve the results they wanted in their agency.
If you're ready to make the commitment to yourself, your clients, and your agency to be your best version possible, check out www.sitkins.com

Oct 10, 2019 • 17min
How BIG Is Your Thinking?
In this episode, Brent goes into the power of thinking and challenges you to schedule time in your day to simply think.
As an agency leader, how are you limiting your thinking? Imagine the possibilities if you started up-leveling your thinking by surrounding yourself with masterminds and resources that will inspire you to be your best version possible.
When it comes down to it, you need to treat yourself like your best client, because you are! You may think you don't have the time to think, but in reality, you don’t have time NOT to.
If you're an agency leader looking for a group of other highly-motivated, successful leaders, check out www.sitkins.com.

Oct 3, 2019 • 29min
Stories of Success - Jim Lewis Interview
In this episode, Brent shares a conversation between himself and Jim Lewis of EHD Insurance. Jim tells his story of agency success, which highlights how sometimes your greatest challenges can turn into your great opportunities.

Sep 26, 2019 • 36min
Stories of Success - Interview with Miles Merwin
This episode is a conversation with Sitkins Network member Miles Merwin, owner of Advisors Insurance Agency. Miles is a true entrepreneur who left a well-paying job to build his own agency from zero clients, zero revenue and a whole lot of hope into a thriving agency in just a few years time.
Miles shares some really insightful ideas for independent agency owners and discusses how surrounding himself with like-minded people and finding his Why helped him get to where he is now.

Sep 19, 2019 • 26min
Moving from Good to Indispensable
In the third episode of our three part series on Client Experience, we talk about how to become Indispensable to your clients. How can you start to differentiate yourself, so that you're working only with future ideal clients? How will you start to think different and act different, to make yourself insdispenable?

Sep 12, 2019 • 18min
Stop Guessing
This episode is part two of our Client Experience series. Stop Guessing is focused around your clients' expectations. Until you actually know what your clients expect from you, you can not meet, or exceed, their expectations. In order to Stop Guessing, you need to focus on the three D's - Define, Document, and Deliver - to understand specifically what your clients want.

Sep 5, 2019 • 18min
Why Your Client Experience Starts From the Inside
This episode is the first of a three-part series on Client Experience, with a focus on the Internal part of your client expereince. You might be wondering why the client experience is that important, but the reality is you can drastically improve your agency overall, along with your client expereince, with purposeful and on-going Internal Communication.

Aug 29, 2019 • 10min
Three Questions to Ignite Your Communication
There's three questions you should be asking yourself before any appointment or meeting. When communicating, being prepared helps you to increase your influence and make a greater impact. If you prepare with these three questions, you'll be well equipped to make the most of your next communication.