Best Pete Tessier Podcasts (2024)

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Accessible Insights with Data- Elad Tsur CEO Planck 1:00:46

5d ago1:00:46

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Insurance data often appears daunting but Elad Tsur, Co-Founder & CEO of Planck, is making insights for insurance via data accessible for everyone. This is more than another AI it's about Accessbile Intelligence that empowers insurance professionals and organizations across the industry. In this episode: Learn about how accessible insurance data in…

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#69 Dave Brown (Re-Release) - Global Big 4 Leader / Hiring People / The Zen Master / ABBA!!! (Ugh) 1:15:54

8d ago1:15:54

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I'm your host Gary Nowak and this is by far one of my most organic and fun podcasts where my former boss and guest Dave Brown and I don't get past what he studied in college and managed to enjoy a very insightful conversation. Career Background: Principal & Global leader for Shared Services and Outsource advisory for KPMG 10 years of experience wit…

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Transforming Insurance with Guidewire 1:21:30

13d ago1:21:30

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Eugene Lee never planned for an insurance career, now as the SVP & GM of Insurancesuite for Guidewire, he's helping shape the industry via product management and distribution. In this episode: Hear how Guidwire is looking at relationships with partners inclusively Why insurance company portals are still necessary How the move from legacy systems fo…

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#12 Sana Afzal (Re-Release) - Creative Business Executive / Empathy in the Creative World / The Power of Journaling 1:06:15

22d ago1:06:15

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I've got a inspiring and clairvoyant one for you with my guest Sana Afzal. Background Sana hails from Houston, Texas, grew up in Dubai and calls California home. Creative Business Exec at Google, and was previously a Creative Ops and Production lead at The ZOO, a Global Policy Strategist and Senior Creative PM at AdMob, Sana has been a strong advoc…

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Insureline- a place to grow for brokers and agents 39:32

27d ago39:32

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Aly Kanji has a different vision for insurance with Insureline, one that empowers agents and brokers to grow as opposed to sell and consolidate. Aly and Steve Pieroway the VP of Marketing, sat down to talk about where they see the future of insurance sales and growth going. In this episode: What are alternative options for brokers and agents to sel…

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#37 Gareth Chegwidden (Re-Release) - Transformation Business Strategy Principle / Spread your wings / why MBA / Experience as much as possible 1:01:02

1M ago1:01:02

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Today you will hear my conversation with a dear friend, colleague and all around great guy Gareth Chegwidden Career Overview Educated in Sydney Australia at Macquarie and University of Technology, Sydney Big 4 experience with Deloitte AMP as head of relationship mngt and portfolio services Adjunct lecturer at University of Sydney going on over 5 ye…

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The Hurricane Story- Education for the next generation 52:43

1M ago52:43

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It may seem odd but educating children about insurance concepts could be a great long-term play. Meteorologist and speaker Cyrena Arnold with her illustrator Landon Goldsborough and our friend Nick Lamparelli join the show to discuss her new book, The Hurricane Story. In this episode: Learn about the Cyrena's reason for creating this series How the…

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#34 Angel Hoover (Re-Release) - Partner Willis Towers Watson (Benelux) / GREAT first job story / Needing Sales Exp / Living past 100 years 1:08:38

2M ago1:08:38

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I'm your host Gary Nowak and today I have one of my dearest friends who I've know for over 15 years and has done so much with her career and I'm really humbled to be her friend and have her on my Podcast. Get ready for my conversation with Angel Hoover coming to us from Amsterdam Career Background: Currently in her 9th role at Willis Towers Watson …

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Seth Zaremba is Empowering Agents & Brokers for future success! 1:06:39

2M ago1:06:39

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If Seth Zaremba cannot convince the industry how to chance for the future is it possible? The visionary and founder of B-Atomic steps up to the mic to explain why the future for insurance agents and brokers can be bright, almost neon. In this episode: Learn about how to evaluate service based on the cost of transactions How the next insurance journ…

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Risk Data that Powers Submissions & Underwriting 1:07:25

2M ago1:07:25

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Neuralmetrics is not trying to change this insurance industry, it is trying improve how accurate risk data can be for better underwriting. Marcus Daley, Technical Co-Founder, and Chris Shrenk, Chief Underwriting Officer share the story of how there's a lot more data available to agents, brokers, and insurers to make better quotes and policies. In t…

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#45 Levi Watters & Pete Collins (Re-Release) - Big 4 Executives / Navy & Brisbane / The "Why" / Take the Opportunity in Front of You 1:04:24

2M ago1:04:24

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I'm your host Gary Nowak and I've got my first 3 way . . . . Conversation with 2 great friends from Australia Levi Waters and Pete Collins. This was one of my favorite podcasts to record and I just had the best time with these two "Blokes". Career Background: - Normally I walk you through individually, however with this one these guys are very simi…

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The Evolution of Cyber Insurance 55:08

2M ago55:08

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Cyber insurance is still evolving just as the threat vectors are that require insurance coverage. In his second appearance on the show Cowbell Cyber Co-founder and CEO Jack Kudale talks about how cyber insurance is adapting. In this episode: Understanding the 3D business model to evolve and adapt as a company The underwriting pillars for cyber insu…

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#74 Anne-Claude Tessier (Re-Release) - KPMG Partner / Paris at 7 am / Life Long Learner 51:21

3M ago51:21

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Highlights Moving around 10 times prior to age of 20 Saw the world early and often Paris at 7 am is Magic The freedom of being a consultant You can take a 10 euro taxi home, c'mon No clue on what to do with her career, that changed quickly Learning something is a great day Falling in love with Japan and learning yet another language Traveling to Ch…

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Ryan Hanley: Focussing through the noise 58:53

3M ago58:53

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The topics were wide open when Ryan Hanley agreed to come on the show so we started near his beginning and let it run. We know Ryan is coming up to speak at IBAM soon and wanted to give the audience a preivew of who they will see and after it all, what we learned was Ryan knows how to focus through the noise. In this episode: How Ryan evolved in hi…

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Modernizing the claims and restoration experience 52:56

3M ago52:56

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Claims and restoration is where the most policy holders determine the value of their insurance and Bill Dietz, President of Paul Davis Restoration Canada, talks about how to modernize and expand the value at a difficult time. In this episode: How to address service and expectations of insureds post CAT losses Why investing in company culture has he…

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#65 Mark Bladon (Re-Release) - Career is like a Roller Coaster / His Consulting Perspective / Big 4 Partner / Who Mark hires 1:14:10

3M ago1:14:10

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I'm your host Gary Nowak and you are going to have to "buckle up" for this one as I bring you a colleague and good friend from down under, Mr. Mark Bladon. As only Mark can do, he brings a unique, authentic perspective throughout our conversation. Background overview KPMG Partner in IT Advisory since 2010 Partner with IBM for 6 years PWC Partner fo…

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Making data work for insurance- Garret Gray, Core Logic 54:46

3M ago54:46

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The insurance industry has data everywhere but making it useful is a challenge. Garret Gray, President of Insurance Solutions at Core Logic has some ideas for what insurance professional need to consider when gathering data and using it. In this episode: Understanding the diverse data sources that provide insurance insights Importance of good data …

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Targeting Insurance Fraud in a Digital World 55:43

3M ago55:43

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Insurance fraud is one of the biggest drivers of expense for the industry and Joel Stephenson, Director of Digital Intelligence for Intertel, explains the new realities in a digital world. With a background in law enforcement and accident re-recreation Joe talks about fraud, how it happens and what Intertel is doing to catch fraudsters with new art…

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#4 - Lee Ann Moore (Re-Release) - COO / Marketing & Sales Executive Roles / Being a Leader NOT a Manager 55:47

4M ago55:47

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Welcome to another episode of "Wish I Knew . . . " A podcast where I speak with people about their careers focusing on their success, advice, mentoring and listening to interesting stories. You are going to Love my conversation with Lee Ann Moore Some guests "wing it" and some guests "Prepare", well my conversation with Lee Ann Moore will tell you …

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Cybersettle aims to streamline claims settlements 54:35

4M ago54:35

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The claims process is where insureds realize the value of their policy and it's not always easy. Cybersettle President and CEO Vinodh Swaminathan explains how this SaaS platform is a service that can be integrated into the claims settlement process and provide an efficient and fair experience. In this episodes learn about The financial side of clai…

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More business, less risk: Tanner Hackett CEO of Counterpart 51:02

4M ago51:02

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Tanner Hackett, CEO and Co-founder of Counterpart has some interesting perspective for insuring the entrepreneurs of small and medium-sized business. As a serial entrepreneur himself Tanner's past experience helps him and the team at Counterpart address issues that businesses really don't understand or have time to understand. In this episode: Lear…

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#19 Matt Booth (Re-Release) - Big 4 Partner / Hiring quality individuals / Walking beans / Dinner guest (ironic) 42:33

4M ago42:33

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I've got a fun one for you today, Matt Booth A bit about Matt: Spent his entire career with one Big 4 accounting Firm, bit of a dinosaur Focused on Internal and external audit Exposed to broad range of Business Issues Leadership styles Board positions Diversity and inclusion councils Nice Guy Humble servant to his team Hard worker with a quick wit …

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Bitcoin backed insurance? Zac Townsend CEO of Meanwhile is making it happen 55:13

4M ago55:13

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Can Bitcoin be a financial tool for insurance policy holders? The CEO and co-founder of Meanwhile Zac Townsend believes so much in the future of Bitcoin that he's built an insurance company and product to support those who want to deal in Bitcoin. In this episode: Learn how a product was built around a new financial currency How to scale up and wor…

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#6 - Ning Wright (Re-Release) - Asia Pacific Consulting Executive / Starting the China Consulting Business / "Pound of Flesh" working in China 49:18

5M ago49:18

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Welcome to another episode of "Wish I Knew . . . " A podcast where I speak with people about their careers focusing on their success, advice, mentoring and listening to interesting stories. I've got a personal and fun one for you with my guest Ning Wright Career: - Spent 16 years at KPMG in the UK, Hong Kong and Shanghai - Prior to KPMG she work in…

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Products for a society with unique needs 58:08

5M ago58:08

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As society ages and lives longer there are unique challenges which happen in that journey and Larry Nisenson, Chief Growth Offices, of Assured Allies sees the problem and the opportunity. In this episode learn about: How aging creates unique needs and opportunities for insurance What the insurance industry can do to help future liabilities The type…

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Think like a risk architect! Commercial insurance with Skylar Romines 51:24

5M ago51:24

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If you are an agent or broker looking to dive into understanding what the best in class are doing this is your episode, because Skylar Romines knows risk. As a leading commercial realty specialist and new insurance social media sensation, Skylar has shared incredible insights about working with complex risk and clients. In this episode Skylar share…

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#1 - Dale Sidebottom (Re-Release) - Entrepreneur / Author / Keynote & Ted Talk Speaker / Power of Connections 51:17

5M ago51:17

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Welcome to another episode of "Wish I Knew . . . " A podcast where I speak with people about their career success any setbacks they faced and listen to their interesting stories about how they got to where they are today. I'm your host Gary Nowak and today . . . I've got a special one for you, Dale Sidebottom. Our background First met on the Inca T…

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Lessons in AI with Stefan Heck, CEO of Nauto 1:01:31

5M ago1:01:31

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Stefan Heck shares his perspective on AI, how it has evolved, and some of the concerns that might be unfounded. Drawing on his experience using neural networks Stefan presents ideas and concepts that could solve many problems related to the use of cars, and ultimately insurance. The results are staggering about what has been learned about changing …

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NICC Part 2- The Finance, Rating, MGAs, and DEI for insurance! 1:40:08

5M ago1:40:08

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The insurance industry is diverse with entities that provide incredible value and in part two of the NICC interview we feature session with: CABIP & NAAIA RIMS Canada Luge Capital Southwestern Group DBRS Morningstar First Insurance Funding of Canada CAMGA Hear from leaders about DEI for insurance, risk management, funding for innovation, technology…

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#2 - Teri Robinson (Re-Release) - Industry and Consulting Executive / Becoming a CIO / Grabbing Balance 53:10

5M ago53:10

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Welcome to another episode of "Wish I Knew . . . " A podcast where I speak with people about their success, advice given or received and listen to their interesting stories about their careers. I'm your host Gary Nowak and today . . . I've got a fun and insightful one for you today, my good friend and former colleague Teri Robinson Career; Moved be…

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CAT Loss & Data with CAT IQ 51:37

6M ago51:37

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CAT losses are top of mind for everyone within insurance, no matter what part of the industry you represent. With 2024 starting off and the CAT IQ Connect conference coming it's a great time to talk to the people who look at the losses and compile the data so we have CAT IQ CEO Laura Twidle and Director Caroline Floyd on this episode. Laura and Car…

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NICC 2023: Perspectives for a new year 1:28:21

6M ago1:28:21

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Perhaps you have seen some of the videos from the podcast studio at NICC 2023, now it's hear all together to understand the diverse perspectives from industry leaders. In episode one we feature the following: Peter Routledge- OFSI Marc Lipman- Lloyd's Canada Laura Twidle- CAT IQ Jolee Crosby- Swiss Re Celyeste Power- IBC Greg Smith- Crawford Canada…

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Looking back at 2023- The Year in Review 58:22

6M ago58:22

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The end of the year is a time to reflect and the hosts Pete and Curt reflect on the events they were at- many! They discuss the year that was 2023, their most important trends, their favourite guests, technology, and episodes. 2023 was year of convergence for insurance, technology, business and the hosts explain how they see 2024 proceeding and wha…

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Insurance compliance made easy? It's possible! 50:08

7M ago50:08

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No one likes compliance and even less enjoy insurance compliance but Kingston Koser, from Rhoads Online explains how there is an easier way to avoid trouble. Kingston and Rhoads are trying to address the headaches that come with need for regulatory compliance across multiple jurisdictions and how licensing can go awry and lead to costly mistakes fo…

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From Data to Solutions: ITC Episode 2 1:16:12

7M ago1:16:12

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Insuretech Connect presented so much about data and it's future and in episode 2 we show case initiatives and how they will use data to shape the industry. Hear from Instanda CEO Tim Hardcastle, GPT interface pioneers Indemn, claims settlement automation Itel, risk evaluation with Neural Metrics, jewelry tech insurer Brite Co, pain management innov…

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Advocacy for Succes with George Hodgson 1:03:03

7M ago1:03:03

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Whether it is insurance or other industries that manage regulation, advocacy is a key pillar for success. Long time friend of the Podcast, George Hodgson- former CEO of the Insurance Brokers Association of Alberta, shares thoughts and advice for effective advocacy via politics, industry, and business. Insurance is an incredible ecosystem for advoca…

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Insuretech Connect 2023 Ep. 1 AI Powered Data: convergence for UX & CX? 1:01:36

7M ago1:01:36

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Insuretech Connect is arguably the biggest insurance event every year and for once the attendees almost all expected the same theme, generative AI, and the conference delivered. In the first of 2 episodes profiling the event hear from Lexis Nexis, Planck, Carpe Data, Equisoft, Akur8, Clara Analytics, and John Hancock discuss how they are using data…

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Theresa Blissing- Podcaster & Co-author, The Future of Insurance Vol 4: Asia Rising 52:55

8M ago52:55

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It's not often when insurance podcasters get together but the results are usually awesome. Theresa Blissing who is with The Asia Insuretech Podcast and Insuretech Amplified stops by to share her insights on co-authoring The Future of Insurance Volume 4: Asia Rising. Theresa shares perspectives and stories about insurance, Asia, insuretech, and how …

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Podcasts, Pints & Portals- The roundtable discussion at IBAO 33:25

8M ago33:25

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Opinion are like... Well that's true, and when you get 6 of us sitting around talking distribution challenges with insurance there are more than a few opinions. We sat down at the IBAO Convention to talk about the state of insurance sales, technology, processes and portals with the guys from the Digital Insurance Pint. We shared personal perspectiv…

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Looking at insurance from a different Viewpoint with Drew Aldrich 1:06:29

8M ago1:06:29

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Drew Aldrich is not your normal insurance person- he grew up wanting to get into finance and banking and discovered that insurance is awesome! As the founder and managing partner of Viewpoint Drew has built an organization that brings insurance people together to help them grow and prosper. Drew shares his perspectives on the history and growth wit…

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Insuretech to Rival the establishment 53:55

9M ago53:55

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Greg Purdy, CEO of Rival IT, knows how the industry works and what it needs to move forward. He's leading the transformation of a legacy insurance software company to challenge the establishment and provide solutions that have long been asked for but rarely followed through. Greg speaks to his background in legacy systems, to starting new projects …

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Marketing & Storybranding for success in your insurance ecosystem 41:25

9M ago41:25

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Sometimes what's old becomes new again, or said another way we can learn from the past to help with the future. Jessica Embree from Tulip Media Group shares her perspective and success stories by repurposing past successful marketing strategies with a modern twist. As a certified Storybranding expert, Jessica shares the how the value of telling sto…

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#94 Sarah McDonald (Re-Release) - Best Selling Author / COO / Ebay and Accenture / Le Cordon Bleu 1:04:29

9M ago1:04:29

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Career Background: Best selling author of her book "The Cancer Channel" COO for a start up in SF Adentro Ebay for over 14 years Consultant at Accenture Started her career at Chubb in LA and spent time in NYC Educated at - Occidental College Cornell for the MBA Le Cordon Bleu Ottawa culinary institute Highlights what to do during "down time" her YMC…

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Get Amped- The preview of Amplify with Sherif Gemayel 39:16

9M ago39:16

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There are many conferences with around insurance and technology but two stand out- Insuretech Connect and this one- Amplify powered by Trufla. Friend of the podcast and general great guy Sherif Gemayel drops in to talk the tech trends that are happening across the industry and what to expect at Amplify next week. He shares a few nuggets of wisdom a…

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#103 Steve Woodruff - King of Clarity / Author / Found his passion & loves it 59:34

11M ago59:34

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Background: Vanderbilt University Bachelor in Psychology Director of sales and marketing VP of Business Development VP of Communications Collaborating Author Co-Founder / Co-Moderator (Leadership Chat) President of Impactiviti / ClarityFuel for over 17 years Highlights Another paper boy Consultant / Author Sunday French Toast Clarity is the heart a…

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Data for personalized insurance experiences- Lars Boeing Capgemini Invent 50:55

11M ago50:55

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Data is everything in the changing insurance world and that can be scary but Lars Boeing, Insurance Practice Lead at Capgemini Invent explains how using 5 simple buckets can help insurance entities manage their data. Lars shares his experiences with companies large and small and how they are creating personalized experiences that lead to better res…

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#102 Marnie Jones - Expert consultant / 2 wonderful mentors / 6 months turned into 6 years (no way) 1:00:27

11M ago1:00:27

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Background Currently - Director of Talent X & Educate X Cracked into consulting in 2011 with Gallop Solutions where she worked with some incredible people who helped shape her career. Marnie eventually Started her own Business consultant organization Highlights: Hungry Jacks (Burger Kind) and the $300 phone bill No drive or desire to go to universi…

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#101 Jason Gelios - Author of 2 books / Top producing realtor / 2 guests for "Fun Stuff" awesome 1:05:17

12M ago1:05:17

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Background Went to my Alma Mater Macomb Community College Hard working guy who had several jobs prior to finding his career Award winning and Top Producing Realtor in the Metro Detroit area Author of "Think like a realtor" "Beating the Force of Average" Created a real estate show and an Expert media contributor to all kinds of real estate shows Hig…

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Tredder with CEO David deJesus 52:23

1y ago52:23

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The off road vehicle customization market is an $800 million industry that enthusiasts pump into their toys. Enthusiasts like David deJesus, the co-founder and CEO of Tredder saw an opportunity and now at about 155 days old they have a product to market that few companies want to look at. David explains some of the things they have had to address a…

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# 100 - I'm interviewed by my Sisters (Vicky & Linda) / Love / Caring / Respect 1:07:22

1y ago1:07:22

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So proud of both my sisters for doing this as they were a bit stretched out of their comfort zone. You will hear about: - The Nowak "No" - Boblo Island - Our first sibling trip - Impact of a cruise ship in Seattle On a personal note, I just want to say how much I love and appreciate both of my sisters. We are all so very similar and you can hopeful…

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