In this episode of The Power Producers Podcast, David Carothers and co-host Kyle Houck interview Jennifer Klages, owner of My Choice Insurance Group PLLC. Jennifer shares how she became an agency owner, the challenges she faced, and how her passion and resilience have helped her become the great agency owner she is today. 

Episode Highlights:

  • How Jennifer joined the insurance world (03:04)
  • Jennifer’s experience at Allstate insurance (05:45)
  • What inspired Jennifer to start her agency? (13:54)
  • How many carriers does Jennifer work with currently? (17:42)
  • Ethan’s story and how it inspires David and lessons we can learn from Ethan (22:19)
  • What systems does Jennifer use in her agency to help keep up with everything in her agency? (35:09)
  • What stands out in how Jennifer operates her agency? (38:58)
  • Has COVID affected Jennifer’s business? (39:52)
  • What’s Jennifer building in her garage? (47:12)
  • Where does one acquire the skill set to build a trailer from the ground? (47:27)
  • Jennifer’s advice to anybody who is looking to become an insurance agency owner (51:21)
  • Apart from insurance, what is Jennifer’s other passion? (55:25)

Tweetable Quotes:

  • “For me, if I want something and I get a, no, it doesn’t mean never. It just means no right now.”-Jennifer
  • “Every challenge creates an opportunity if you are paying attention.”- Jennifer
  • “Your success is a reflection of how successful you are.”

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