New from Hagerty: The Accelerator podcast
We are excited to announce the launch of The Accelerator, a podcast for insurance agents and brokers hosted by Hagerty insurance leaders, Bryant Kolle and John Gessner.
In the first episode, John and Bryant sit down with world-renowned auctioneer, author, and entrepreneur Lydia Fenet to explore the power of confidence, storytelling, and persuasion—essential skills not just in the auction world but also for insurance agents looking to build trust, close deals, and grow their business.
Whether you're an insurance agent, broker, or just looking to sharpen your sales and networking skills, Lydia’s insights on confidence, persuasion, and learning from failure are invaluable.
Find it wherever you listen to podcasts:
Why is Hagerty making this podcast?
The goal of this podcast is to help our agent and broker partners do their jobs and grow their businesses more effectively. As podcast enthusiasts, Bryant and John have high aspirations for The Accelerator to deliver real value to listeners:
- By working closely with over 40,000 agents and brokers across the USA, Hagerty has a broad perspective on what is on their minds, what their struggles are, and how we can help them.
- From our unique position in the market, we're going to share valuable insights on macro insurance industry trends, business development and sales tactics, and what's going on in the collector car community.
- We'll bring onto the show Hagerty and other industry leadership for up-close-and-personal conversations so they can share their expertise on insurance, sales, leadership, and self-improvement.
- You’ll hear more about car culture to make it more accessible, relatable, and actionable to better connect with clients and prospects.
- We're going to help agents and brokers drive growth and retention with sales tactics, marketing strategies, and best practices to build a successful insurance business through a foothold in the collector car insurance niche.
- And lastly, we will always highlight a collector car make/model that agents should know about with some insights on valuation, quoting trends, and ownership demographics.
Stay tuned for monthly episode releases by liking and subscribing on your preferred podcast app:
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