Deep Dishin’ Chicago Style with Adam Czerwinski, Episode #61

In this episode of The Power Producers Podcast, David Carothers and co-host Kyle Houck interview Adam Czerwinski, the Owner of Sidebar Insurance Solutions, Inc. Adam talks about how he shifted his career from being a lawyer to being an insurance agency owner  He shares what the Chicagoland Chats Podcast is all about.

Episode Highlights:

• David introduces Adam Czerwinski. (1:30)
• Adam mentions that he started the agency from scratch about 4 years ago and before that he was an attorney and practiced law for 10 years. (4:58)
• Adam shares that giving people explanations of cases that he handled made him realize how the insurance came into play from a real-life perspective. (6:49)
• Adam shares that if your product is your intellectual property, you can deliver what you  create. (9:02)
• Adam mentions that every “No” is another step closer to the “Yes.” Therefore, just accept that “No” and be persistent on how to work through it. (12:16)
• Adam shares that they’re probably around 75% personal lines but they do a lot now with focusing on professionals, doctors, dentists, lawyers and helping them understand all of the risks. (24:10)
• Adam mentions that the personal lines have been their bread and butter because they have been on it for the full four years. (25:03)
• Adam shares one of the things that they’re seeing with COVID-19 is a lot of movement to try and pull things out of the work comp and change it as a personal injury claim. (36:08)
• Adam thinks that the policies are going to be revamped. Issues are going on between landlords and tenants currently that we would never have expected before. (40:52)
• Adam shares how they started the Chicagoland Chats Podcast. (45:11)
• Adam mentions that the key to being humble is to remember where you were, and where you started. (1:02:14)

Tweetable Quotes:

• “One thing I understand that most attorneys do not understand is they were never taught in law school how to be business owners. They understand the policies they litigate and the portion of the policy they litigate in, but the holistic approach is not necessarily always there.” – Adam Czerwinski
• “It’s an exciting time but it’s a scary time as well. Being an entrepreneur and having that mentality of moving forward to figure it all out really comes through. This is what I signed up for when I launched this agency.” – Adam Czerwinski
• “Humility is really what I think allows you to keep going. It’s that humility that allows people to bind together and ask for help.” – Adam Czerwinski

Resources Mentioned:

• David Carothers LinkedIn
• Kyle Houck LinkedIn
• Florida Risk Partners
• The Extra 2 Minutes
• Adam Czerwinski LinkedIn
• Sidebar Insurance Solutions, Inc.
• Chicagoland Chats Podcast