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In this episode of The Power Producers Podcast, David Carothers and co-host Kyle Houck interview Stephen Turnbull, President of T5 Insurance Services. Stephen, a fifth generation insurance agent in his family, shares what he is learning as a new agency owner.
In this episode of The Power Producers Podcast, David Carothers and co-host Kyle Houck continue their conversation with Peter MacDonald, Co-founder & CEO at Wunderite for a four-part series called “The MacDonald Sessions.” In this session, Peter talks about band of pricing.
In this episode of The Power Producers Podcast, David Carothers and co-host Kyle Houck interview Ian Koniak, Founder & President of Ian Koniak Sales Coaching. Ian talks about habits, time management, and other things that will help make you successful.
In this episode of The Power Producers Podcast, David Carothers and co-host Kyle Houck interview Jamie Shanks, CEO of Pipeline Signals. Jamie talks about CRM lead production and the things you can do to integrate your process.
In this episode of The Power Producers Podcast, David Carothers and co-host Kyle Houck continue to interview Peter MacDonald, Co-founder & CEO at Wunderite for a four-part series called “The MacDonald Sessions.” In this session, Peter shares useful steps that new agents can take when starting to build their book of business.
In this episode of The Power Producers Podcast, David Carothers sits down with Andy Mathisen from Glovebox and Jerry Conrey, CEO of Conrey Insurance Brokers & Risk Managers. Andy and Jerry share their insights on one of the lively discussions on LinkedIn regarding the classification and operation of agencies.
In this episode of The Power Producers Podcast, David Carothers and co-host Kyle Houck interview Kurt Thoennessen, personal risk advisor at Ericson Insurance Advisors & the founder and CEO of RiskRevu. Kurt talks about how digital forms allow insurance agencies to focus on serving their customers instead of spending time gathering information.
In this episode of The Power Producers Podcast, David Carothers and co-host Kyle Houck continue to interview Peter MacDonald, Co-founder & CEO at Wunderite for part two of the four-part series called “The MacDonald Sessions.” In this session, Peter shares how to discuss broker selection with your clients.
In this episode of The Power Producers Podcast, David Carothers and co-host Kyle Houck interview Kat Billingsley and Tina Meyer of Reliable Premium Management. Kat and Tina talk through the process of calculating, collecting, and remitting premium payments based on payroll recorded each pay period. They offer a Pay-As-You-Go Work Comp Solution to their clients.
In this episode of The Power Producers Podcast, David Carothers and co-host Kyle Houck interview Jotham S. Stein, Principal of the Law Offices of Jotham S. Stein P.C. and author of Negotiate Like A CEO. Jotham shares how his book can help people learn the true meaning of negotiating like a CEO and how important employment agreements are.
In this episode of The Power Producers Podcast, David Carothers and co-host Kyle Houck interview Peter MacDonald, Co-Founder & CEO of Wunderite for Part 1 of a four-part series called “The MacDonald Sessions.” They discuss the gap analysis and the reasons why it plays such an important role for producers.
In this episode of The Power Producers Podcast, David Carothers and co-host Kyle Houck interview Carrie Cheeks, Southeast Territory Manager at Risk Innovations. Carrie shares how Risk Innovations assists agents in providing their insureds with workers’ compensation coverage.
In this episode of The Power Producers Podcast, David Carothers interviews John Mason, President of Chenango Brokers. John talks about what a good wholesaler looks like to an agency and how Chenago Brokers provides independent and semi-captive insurance agents with quality competitive products from financially sound admitted markets.
In this episode of The Power Producers Podcast, David Carothers and co-host Kyle Houck chat with Carey Wallace of Agency Focus. Carey recaps the highlights from the previous sessions that could change the outcome of your business.
In this episode of The Power Producers Podcast, David Carothers and co-host Kyle Houck interview Ashley Napier, Chief Operating Officer at 3000 Insurance Group. Ashley shares what she enjoys about being in an employee-facing role in the insurance industry.
In this episode of The Power Producers Podcast, David Carothers is joined by Cayla Carrillo, Don Polczynski, and Roe Polczynski of RD Advisory Group to talk about how their AgencyCFO service provides financial, growth, and organizational expertise to independent insurance agencies of all sizes.
In this episode of The Power Producers Podcast, David Carothers and co-host Kyle Houck continue their conversation with Carey Wallace of Agency Focus. Carey explains the importance of having a perpetuation plan.
In this episode of The Power Producers Podcast, David Carothers interviews Aaron Levine from Luxury Insurance Group. Aaron shares what Luxury Insurance Group is all about and how they are utilizing technology to provide that white glove service to their clients.
In this episode of The Power Producers Podcast, David Carothers sits down with Shawn Fitzgerald, Craig Bender, Scott Hobson, Mike Crowley, Doug Benz, Roe Polczynski, Cayla Carrillo in New York at the Go Big event for the Big I of New York.
In this episode of The Power Producers Podcast, David Carothers and co-host Kyle Houck interview Carey Wallace of Agency Focus. Carey shares how technology affects the value of your agency.
In the fast-paced world of commercial insurance, the grind of daily operations often blinds agency leaders to the foundational cracks forming beneath them. Producers are focused on closing deals. Account managers are buried in servicing. Agency principals are juggling leadership, sales, operations, and finance. Yet in the midst of this hustle, many agencies lack the one thing that can unlock the next level of growth: organizational clarity.
Brian’s journey isn’t one of shortcuts or overnight success. It’s the story of a man who has faced battlefields, boardrooms, and hospital beds — and come out the other side with an unshakable sense of purpose. His agency is young, his vision is clear, and his “why” runs deep.
Every producer wants to win. But only a small percentage ever reach the level where winning becomes inevitable—not because they get lucky, not because the market is soft, but because they commit themselves to mastery. They study harder, niche deeper, build better networks, and execute with more consistency than everyone else around them.
Artificial Intelligence is no longer a buzzword for tomorrow. It’s today’s most powerful tool for increasing efficiency, lowering costs, and growing your book of business faster than ever before. For insurance producers and agency owners, this isn’t a matter of curiosity or a “nice to have” anymore. It’s a necessity. The reality is that your competition may already be using AI-powered tools to identify prospects, streamline service, and close deals before you even realize you’re in the game.
In every season of The Protege, one thing becomes crystal clear—success in the commercial insurance industry isn’t about where you start, it’s about who you become.
In this episode of the Power Producers Podcast, I sat down with Lloyd Brown, a middle market producer from Orlando, Florida, whose story is equal parts faith, resilience, and purpose.
Salespeople are often taught to be charismatic, friendly, and well-liked. But as David Carothers and high-ticket sales expert Austin Medlin explore in their recent conversation, that mindset could be the very thing sabotaging your close rate. Austin, the founder of CloseSales.com, brings a fresh perspective from outside the insurance industry that perfectly aligns with what commercial producers face daily: buyers who need leadership, not another friend.
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