Power Women In Insurance

Together we are stronger! Here, we get to ask the questions about about how to excel and thrive in the insurance industry as a POWER Woman in this space.

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Throwback: Showing Up Courageously and Making a...
In this throwback episode of Power Women In Insurance, Teresa Kitchens sits down with Rebecca Adelman, a lawyer for insurance companies defending insureds in lawsuits to talk about the legal and insurance industries and how she had made her home in that space. They also talk about how to step over challenges and show up authentically by embracing the courage to make a difference in our world.
59 min
2
Growing a Career In Insurance Authentically Wit...
In this episode of Power Women In Insurance, Teresa Kitchens is joined by Treell Gorden, Partner at Premier Insurance Advisers. Treell and Teresa talked about how to be authentically you in this industry.
35 min
3
Stepping Out of Our Comfort Zones But Achieving...
In this episode of Power Women In Insurance, to close out our financial series, we talk to Chris Paradiso, Carey Wallace, and Aaron Stocks with Agency Point. Agency Point is a full-service financial service for agency owners for commissions reconciliation, bookkeeping, and other important services that help your agency run like a well-oiled machine.
37 min
4
The Agency Profit Playbook: Aligning Finances w...
In this episode of Power Women In Insurance, Teresa Kitchens is joined by Colby Allen, Consultant and Financial Analyst at AgencyFocus. Teresa and Colby discuss what is profit and how to use it to get you where you want to go in your business.
46 min
5
Knowing Your Numbers: Balance Sheets and Busine...
In this episode of Power Women In Insurance, Teresa Kitchens is joined by Colby Allen, Consultant and Financial Analyst at AgencyFocus. Colby shares his deep knowledge of financial statements like profit & loss and balance sheets, and they discuss how important it is to understand money matters for running a business, and why knowing your financial numbers is key for making smart choices in business and life.
54 min
6
Making Hiring Make Sense For Your Agency-With C...
In this episode of Power Women In Insurance, Teresa Kitchens is joined by Colby Allen, Consultant and Financial Analyst at AgencyFocus. Colby and Teresa talked about the mental and emotional journey of an agency owner to hire and to deliver solid compensation. We also talked from the producer conversation about what producers want and how both sides can create a great working relationship.
54 min
7
Leading Innovative Approaches in Insurance With...
In this episode of Power Women In Insurance, Teresa Kitchens is joined by Joyce Segall. Joyce is with Pattern Insurance and they are thinking outside the box in new ways to serve our community through insurance.
21 min
8
Marriage, Family and Agency Ownership...OH MY!!
In this episode of Power Women In Insurance, Teresa Kitchens sits down with Beth and Grayson Thompson. Beth and Grayson Thompson are an amazing couple building an agency that allows them to live life on their terms. They talked about working with your spouse, overcoming challenges, working with team members, and capitalizing on the strengths of the two to make a great symbolic relationship between work and home.
33 min
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Authenticity Through Adversity: Navigating Gend...
In this episode of Power Women In Insurance, Teresa Kitchens and Kai Leach - Smith talk about her journey in insurance over the past two decades as a woman and a woman of color. She was able to help others along their journey and she is a huge inspiration for finding and being our authentic selves in this industry.
53 min
10
Should You Open Your Own Insurance Agency?
In this episode of Power Women In Insurance, Teresa Kitchens discusses what people should consider when opening an insurance agency.
17 min
11
5 Be's of A Successful Insurance Career
In this episode of Power Women In Insurance, Teresa Kitchens discusses the 5 things we have to exercise to have a successful insurance career.
29 min
12
Building Better Teams That Fuel The Agency's Fu...
In this episode of Power Women In Insurance, Teresa Kitchens sits down with Amy Drewel, Amy and Teresa talk about how to build a team that fuels our agencies for tomorrow.
43 min
13
From Insurance Agent to Breaking Ground In Tech...
In this episode of Power Women In Insurance, Teresa Kitchens sits down with Elizabeth Culley, Owner of GravityCerts. Teresa and Elizabeth discuss GravityCerts and how agencies can achieve better-streamlined processes with their systems.
45 min
14
Leading With Resilience and Tenacity with Susan...
In this episode of Power Women In Insurance, Teresa Kitchens sits down with Susan Wathen Johnston, President of Countryside Insurance Agency. Susan discusses how to build resilience and how to approach each day with Tenacity.
48 min
15
Is Automation the Way to a Better Agency? With ...
In this episode of Power Women In Insurance, Teresa Kitchens is joined by Austin Moorhead, Founder of Lava Automation. Austin and Teresa talk about how automation can help the agency of the future.
34 min
16
The Social Coverage Collective To Skyrocket You...
In this episode of Power Women In Insurance, Teresa Kitchens sits down with Megan Thomas, Founder of Social Coverage Collective. Megan and Teresa talk about social media and how to get started.
32 min
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Throwback: Creating A Culture of Caring In The ...
In this throwback episode of Power Women In Insurance, Teresa Kitchens sits down with Kelly Mora, owner of Heritage Insurance Agency. They discuss how to create a culture of caring and how in Kelly’s agriculture-based agency, her team cares and builds community.
36 min
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Throwback: Embracing Self Love, Leadership, and...
44 min
19
Sharpening Your Sales Skills To Get Everything ...
In this episode of Power Women In Insurance, Teresa Kitchens sits down with Elyse Archer, CEO & Founder of She Sells. Elyse discusses the roadblocks to selling and how to move through the blockages to achieve great sales numbers.
49 min
20
Making The Most of A Hand Up - With Carrie Chee...
Carrie Cheeks is a Workers Comp expert with Jencap and she discusses how she got into the industry and how she is connecting with agents to build a better workers comp industry.
33 min
21
Building An Agency, Having Babies and Knocking ...
In this episode of Power Women In Insurance, Teresa Kitchens sits down with Ashley Mastowski , the agency owner of First Choice Insurance. Ashley and Teresa have a follow up on how she has built her agency through CoVid, having twins, and navigating a hard market.
40 min
22
Throwback: Ashley Mastowski-First 2 Years As An...
34 min
23
How To Know If You Need A Business Coach
Sometimes we don't explore utilizing a business coach because we feel that it means we can't build the business or we don't know how..BUT, a great business coach is worth more than gold..and this is how to reframe your search for the right business coach for you.
29 min
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Throwback: Women: We CAN and we DO have it all ...
In this throwback episode of the Power Women In Insurance, Teresa discusses something she often hears people talking about: the struggle to "have it all"...balance family, career, kids, and public service. Teresa talks about her 18 years as an agency owner and how she has learned to have it all.
36 min
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How to Build a Successful Medicare Book With Ka...
In this episode of Power Women In Insurance, Teresa Kitchens sits down with Kathryn Arnold, Insurance Broker. Kathryn discusses how she came into the health/life industry and how much she loves the Medicare space in insurance. She also discusses her passion for helping others build their business and how she shares that passion through the Women In Insurance team.
28 min