Making it Happen on Main St. USA with Carrie Galvez – Reynolds, Episode #70

In this episode of The Power Producers Podcast, David Carothers and co-host Kyle Houck interview Carrie Reynolds, the Owner of Alan Galvez Insurance. Carrie talks about how she got into the insurance industry, the significance of utilizing technology, and how the pandemic affected their agency.

Episode Highlights:

• Carrie shares a little background about their family insurance business. (2:05)
• Carrie shares some of the issues she has encountered in their agency. (7:47)
• Carrie mentions the interesting part about working with her father that was difficult. (12:13)
• For the past couple of years, what has been a significant change at their office? (13:38)
• What kind of technology has Carrie implemented? (15:34)
• From the technology standpoint, Carrie shares how their staff has adapted to working remotely due to the pandemic. (23:13)
• Carrie mentions the dock station that their staff was using at home and how it has been helpful for them. (24:15)

Tweetable Quotes:

• “You got to get the right people in the right seats. When you do that, then you will be able to be a boss, do things, and make things happen without encountering that resistance.” – Carrie Reynolds
• “I’m not the most technologically advanced out there, but I’m okay with that because it does what we need it to do. If you get too many things that you have to learn, I think you’re just never going to utilize the full capacity of your tools. Then you just leave and waste money.” – Carrie Reynolds
• “I’ve always professed myself to be the advocate for women insurance agents. I freely said that if I can beat that bandwagon, I will. Sometimes I don’t think it’s beaten enough. Maybe others will disagree with me, that’s their prerogative.” – Carrie Reynolds

Resources Mentioned:

• David Carothers LinkedIn
• Kyle Houck LinkedIn
• Florida Risk Partners
• The Extra 2 Minutes
• Carrie Reynolds LinkedIn
• Alan Galvez Insurance