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10/05/2020 · 6 min read
Craig Pretzinger's Motivation Monday solo takes a turn most agents don't expect: gratitude isn't just a feel-good practice. Deployed correctly, it is one of the most durable performance advantages available to an agency owner.
10/02/2020 · 6 min read
Jason Feltman hit the wall. Not slowly — fast. In this solo Coffee Talk, he gets honest about what it feels like when the pressure of running an agency builds past the point where you can ignore it, and what to actually do about it.
09/30/2020 · 6 min read
Brad Zude runs a successful insurance agency and a family he's actually present for. He sat down with Craig to talk about what it really takes to stop choosing between the two.
09/28/2020 · 6 min read
Episode 205 is a milestone, a thank-you, and a declaration. Jason reflects on the community behind The Insurance Dudes — the agents, the staff, the listeners, the people in the trenches — and makes the case that ownership of your agency's results starts and ends with you.
09/25/2020 · 6 min read
Every agency owner has patterns running in the background that are costing them more than any bad hire or slow market. Craig identifies the specific negative patterns that produce worst-case outcomes — and exactly what to replace them with.
09/23/2020 · 6 min read
Tommy Breedlove had it all by every conventional measure — then walked away from all of it to rebuild from the ground up. The bestselling author and speaker sits down with Jason to talk about the comeback that changed everything, and what insurance agency owners can learn from a real redemption story.
09/21/2020 · 6 min read
The most transformative tool in an agency owner's arsenal isn't a CRM, a lead source, or a marketing platform. It's a question — one specific question that cuts through noise, exposes blind spots, and accelerates growth faster than almost anything else.
09/18/2020 · 6 min read
There are two kinds of agency owners: those who do the work and those who plan to do the work. Jason Feltman breaks down why action-orientation is the single trait most predictive of agency success — and how to build it into the way you operate every day.
09/14/2020 · 6 min read
Every agency owner has plans they haven't started. The problem isn't lack of information, better tools, or the right moment. The problem is inaction — and Jason Feltman breaks down exactly why imperfect action will always outperform perfect planning.
09/11/2020 · 6 min read
Agency owners get derailed constantly. Not by failure — by distraction, shiny objects, and the daily chaos that masquerades as urgency. Craig breaks down the system that keeps you on the rails when everything else is pulling you off.
09/07/2020 · 5 min read
Every agency owner hits the wall eventually. Craig Pretzinger breaks down what burnout actually looks like in this business, why it sneaks up on the most driven producers, and the hard-won path back to full capacity.
09/04/2020 · 6 min read
Empathy is not a soft skill. In an insurance agency, it is a production multiplier, a retention tool, and the single most underutilized leadership capability most owners possess. Jason Feltman makes the case.
08/31/2020 · 6 min read
It's Motivation Monday and Jason Feltman isn't bringing you a pep talk. He's bringing you a framework for what agency success actually requires — and what you can do today to move toward it.
08/24/2020 · 6 min read
Craig Pretzinger doesn't use the word 'guaranteed' loosely. When he says there's a practice that produces both growth and happiness in your agency, he means it — and he explains exactly why it works.
08/21/2020 · 6 min read
The most important question you can ask yourself as an agency owner isn't about your market or your products. It's about you. Jason Feltman walks through the self-assessment most owners are afraid to run.
08/19/2020 · 6 min read
Garrett J. White is back on The Insurance Dudes with a message that does not arrive gently. If you've been playing small in your agency and your life, this conversation is the interruption you've been avoiding.
08/17/2020 · 6 min read
The biggest lie told to struggling agency owners is that great leaders are born, not made. Jason Feltman tears that down and replaces it with something you can actually use.
08/14/2020 · 6 min read
Every agent wants more sales. They buy more leads, run more ads, add more products. Craig Pretzinger says stop. There is one thing — and only one thing — that moves the needle right now.
08/12/2020 · 7 min read
Kim Ades has spent decades coaching executives and business owners through one core insight: your thinking creates your results. Her Frame of Mind Coaching methodology goes deeper than most leadership development programs dare to go — and the outcomes show it.
08/07/2020 · 7 min read
The most dangerous person in your agency might be the one who needs to be the smartest person in the room. Craig's Coffee Talk on why letting go of ego isn't a spiritual practice — it's a business requirement.