Becoming the Protege with John Lyons

In this episode of The Power Producers Podcast, David Carothers interviews John Lyons from Insurance One. John talks about his experience being on The Protege, and the takeaways that he was able to apply in his agency. 

Episode Highlights:

• John shares his background in the industry and his niches before joining The Protege. (2:46)
• John discusses the benefits of working with mentors who have experience in the subject as opposed to following a book. (7:54)
• John shares that educating your clients and prospects is the main priority of our job as agents. (12:42)
• John illustrates how everything in our lives affects us and imparts knowledge to us that we might not have otherwise acquired. (17:40)
• David explains that his main responsibility is to make everyone he encounters feel wonderful. (19:31)
• John shares that the biggest surprise he had from joining the show was that it forced him to execute, moving from the idea phase to the execution phase. (26:35)
• John explains that the thing he kept saying to his team was to do the work, since they had decided to sign up for the challenge. (30:53)
• John mentions that his activities outside of the curriculum have been quite successful, and he has conferences and specializations that he has created. (35:10)
• John encourages listeners to do two things: first, find a way to learn from someone with industry experience right away, and second, learn when to quit. (38:55)

Tweetable Quotes:

• “You got to have the wherewithal to understand the stuff that you do, and then take it, twist it, and put it into the peg that I’m doing, right?” – John Lyons
• “I think everything that we do, and everything we’re a part of in life kind of mimics each other and will always teach us things that you know, we may not have thought.” – John Lyons
• “Immediately find ways to get education from someone who’s been in the business that’s been doing it longer than you whether that’s a mentor or you find a podcast or you find something where you can get educated very quickly. ” – John Lyons

Resources Mentioned:

• John Lyons LinkedIn
• Insurance One
• David Carothers
• Kyle Houck
• Florida Risk Partners
• The Extra 2 Minutes