Welcome back to Denim Rivet – this episode is the podcast’s first employee spotlight, highlighting our Customer Experience Manager, Adam Christophersen. You may remember him from Season 4 Episode 1 where Adam and Charlie Turri discussed Denim’s growth over the summer and Denim Summit 2018. Adam talks about all things customer experience in stud ...…

Welcome to the first Denim Rivet podcast episode of 2019! To start the New Year, we're heading back to Denim Summit 2018 to hear from Denim's CEO, Gregory Bailey. In the "Denim Outlook," Gregory is interviewed by Tiffany Tauschek, chief strategy officer at the Greater Des Moines Partnership. Through the conversation, Gregory shares Denim's poin ...…

Today's guest is Troy Vosseller — cofounder of gener8tor, the force behind the OnRamp Insurance Accelerator and the OnRamp Conference Series. Troy updates us on a few exciting OnRamp announcements, including relocating the OnRamp Insurance Conference to Minneapolis in 2019. He also shares a fun story about how his entrepreneurial journey starte ...…

Denise Garth, senior vice president of strategic marketing, industry relations and innovation at Majesco, is back on Denim Rivet. She’s a top 50 Insurtech Influencer – and on today’s episode, she shares her thoughts on the shift to digital insurance 2.0. Our conversation covers the digital divide and how it’s changed since she was last on the s ...…

Allan Egbert, co-founder of Ask Kodiak, was last on the show in December 2015. He was just getting ready to announce general availability of the Ask Kodiak platform. On this episode, Allan gives an update on what his team has been working since then, as well as how they’ve grown and what he’s learned along the way. 3 Years Back When Allan was l ...…

Denim Summit 2018 sold out — but if you didn’t manage to make it in, don’t sweat it. Over the coming months, we will be delivering some of the content that was shared at the event through Denim Rivet. This episode features a fireside chat with Lori Bochner, vice president of marketing at Sammons Financial Group; Miguel Edwards, CIO, Life & Heal ...…

Gregory Bailey provides an overview of what more than 100 insurance, financial services, technology, and innovation leaders will experience at Denim Summit 2018, taking place October 24 and 25 in Des Moines. He gives a sneak peek into the Denim Outlook, which is Denim's annual point of view on the future of marketing and consumer engagement in ...…

Joining us on this episode of Denim Rivet is Jason Andrew, co-founder and CEO of Limelight Health, and Charlie Turri, Denim’s CTO. And, a Denim Rivet first, this episode is hosted by Tim Laehn, Denim’s director of content. Jason and Charlie provide their thoughts on APIs and how both Limelight Health and Denim are using them as a competitive ad ...…

Welcome to Season 4 of Denim Rivet, financial services' leading technology podcast! We have a host of exciting updates coming your way this season, including a brand new studio, a refreshed format, and new guests who will offer leading perspectives on the fintech and insurtech landscape. To kick this season off, Gregory sits down with two other ...…

Welcome to the final Denim Rivet episode of Season 3! To close out this season, Denim’s CTO Charlie Turri provides insight on some of the things Denim is focused on. He also shares his experience transitioning from leading IT at a big insurance company to joining a tech startup. Following that conversation, Tim Laehn, Denim’s director of market ...…

We just wrapped up another successful Global Insurance Symposium (GIS), just down the street from Denim's headquarters in Des Moines, Iowa. Today's guest is Dr. Robin Kiera, a keynote speaker at this year's GIS. Denim's CEO and Founder Gregory Bailey caught up with Robin just as he stepped off the stage to discuss some highlights from his prese ...…

On this episode of the Denim Rivet, we’re tackling a major issue on the minds of businesses and consumers: cyber security. Our guest, Ryan Apgar, is senior vice president of cyber management and a professional liability co-practice leader at Socius Insurance in San Francisco. He shares the cyber trends, challenges, and opportunities he sees in ...…

What happens when you mix an “actuarial geek” with a Silicon Valley entrepreneur? Insert Erik Wenzel, a fellow of the Society of Actuaries and a top 50 insurtech influencer based out of Chicago. Erik tells how he found his passion for insurtech and how he’s using LinkedIn to drive discussion around how actuaries should embrace insurtech. He bel ...…

On this episode, Gregory sits down with Ilya Bodner, founder of Bold Penguin, an insurtech startup company helping businesses, agents, and carriers streamline the commercial insurance experience. Ilya shares his unique story about immigrating to the United States, starting his career as an insurance agent, and becoming a startup founder. Ilya e ...…

Kay Godfredsen is back on Denim Rivet, this time as Iowa's First Deputy Commissioner of Insurance. She also serves as the co-chair of the Global Insurance Symposium (GIS) and shares some exciting updates coming to this year's event, April 24-26 in Des Moines. Kay has her finger on the pulse of innovation taking place in insurtech and shares her ...…

Returning to the Denim Rivet studio for the third time is Nick Gerhart, now Chief Administrative Officer for Farm Bureau Financial Services. Nick shares details of his transition from Iowa's Insurance Commissioner to his current role. These positions have given Nick a unique perspective on the intersection of regulation and insurtech. He provid ...…

On this episode, Gregory Bailey sits down with Stacey Brown, Lead Organizer at InsurTech Hartford. Stacey shares how InsurTech Hartford is disrupting the industry from the insurance capital of the world. He gives a real-life story about a customer service experience with his carrier and how he believes insurtech can inspire the solutions to the ...…

Returning to the Denim Rivet studio is Brian Hemesath, managing director of the Global Insurance Accelerator (GIA). Brian introduces you to the GIA's 2018 cohort, just announced this month. These eight companies have built innovative products and business models incorporating artificial intelligence, gamification, portals, apps, IoT devices, an ...…

Welcome to the first Denim Rivet podcast episode of 2018! You’ll noticed we’ve revamped the podcast’s music to better fit the fun and energetic conversations we feature on the show. To start off the New Year, we’re heading back to Denim Summit 2017 to hear a presentation from Denim’s CEO and Co-Founder, Gregory Bailey. In the “Denim Outlook,” G ...…

On this episode of Denim Rivet, Gregory discusses the latest technology insights with leaders from two Des Moines-based insurtech startup companies: Gain Compliance and Denim itself. Jason Jones, Founder and CTO at Gain Compliance, talks about the shift happening to the economics of software delivery because of cloud and software as a service ( ...…

On this episode, Gregory is joined by Nate Isaacson, director of social media for Guardian Life Insurance Company. The two discuss the future of digital and social media marketing in the insurance and financial services industry. They cover tools and technologies being used to connect with Millennials, Guardian’s engagement with the Denim platf ...…

In this episode, you’ll get glimpse into Denim Summit 2017, held on October 26 in Des Moines, Iowa. This Insurtech Fireside Chat features thought-provoking insights from Farron Blanc, VP, Innovation Studio at RGAx; Chip Bacciocco, CEO of TrustedChoice.com; and Gregory Bailey, CEO and cofounder of Denim. The trio discuss insurtech's influence on ...…

Denise Garth, senior vice president of strategic marketing at Majesco, came to Des Moines recently not only to be our guest on Denim Rivet, but also to take the stage at Denim Summit 2017. On today’s episode, she shares her take on the insurtech ecosystem, its history, and how co-creation and collaboration are critical components of the future. ...…

On this episode of Denim Rivet, we are joined by Ann Dieleman. Ann is owner of Ann Dieleman Consulting, where she helps companies grow and adapt to changing market conditions. We’ve brought her on the show to discuss her thoughts on leadership and insurtech, her experience in the industry, and why she attended the inaugural Denim Summit on Octo ...…

For today’s episode of the Denim Rivet podcast, we took to the streets - of InsureTech Connect 2017, held October 2-4 at Caesars Palace Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. This year’s conference welcomed more than 3,800 attendees from insurtech startups, insurance carriers, investors and regulatory agencies. We recorded brief interviews with ...…

On today’s episode of the Denim Rivet podcast, we’re joined by Mark Breading. Mark is the Chief Researcher and a Partner at Strategy Meets Action. He has worked in the insurance and technology sphere for over 30 years, spending a lot of his career at IBM. As a Global Insurance Strategist, Mark worked with all kinds of insurance companies across ...…

Welcome to Season 3 of of the Denim® Rivet podcast. In our first episode of the new season, you’ll notice a few format changes to streamline the podcast and change up the flow of conversation with our guests. We’re poised to deliver another season of conversations focused on insurtech, innovation and marketing, but delivered in a new way. Thank ...…

To round off Season 2 of Denim Rivet we have Jay Byers, CEO at the Greater Des Moines Partnership on the line. Jay is focused on Des Moines’ regional economic and community organization which serves central Iowa. With over 6,000 members and 23 affiliate chambers of commerce, Jay has worked for the Partnership since 2005. In the last seven years ...…

With a mother from Canada and a father from New Zealand, Geoffrey Keast caught the traveling bug at an early age. He’s lived and worked everywhere from New Zealand and Boston, to London, Nigeria, and Vancouver. He has been involved in B2B enterprise companies and entered in through the world of secure documentation. It was there he saw how digi ...…

In this week’s episode, we've turned the tables on Denim Rivet. Brian Hemesath, Managing Director of the Global Insurance Accelerator (GIA), interviews the CEO & Co-Founder of Denim and the founder and host of this podcast, Gregory Bailey. On today's show, Brian guides the conversation as Gregory shares his journey through his more than two dec ...…

The Denim Rivet is back with another special edition episode! This time we’ve recorded in front of a live studio audience full of insurance industry executives at the 2017 TransUnion Insurance Summit in downtown Chicago. In this episode, we're joined by Jeff Reynolds, VP of Insurance Product Development, and Robin Wagner, Senior VP of Internati ...…

Denim Rivet is back this week with Jim Gardner, co-founder and CEO of ViewSpection from Tucson, Arizona. Jim and ViewSpection participated in the 2017 edition of the Global Insurance Accelerator (GIA) in Des Moines. And get this – Jim first reached out to Denim Rivet host, Gregory Bailey and the GIA after listening to the Denim Rivet podcast! V ...…

On today’s episode of Denim Rivet, we’re talking social media and social selling with the founder and CEO of Assist You Today, Robert Knop. Believe it or not, Robert started his long road to the financial services industry with a fine arts degree. After a bold move to California, buying half of an advertising agency he worked for, then ending u ...…

In this special edition episode of Denim Rivet, we welcome the co-chairs of the 2017 Global Insurance Symposium. Laura Beebe and Kay Godfredsen join us for an exciting discussion and provide all the details you'll need for this year's fourth annual symposium. Join us April 25 – 27, 2017, in downtown Des Moines! When you register, use the promo ...…

On today's episode of Denim Rivet, we continue our conversation with Mike Schreurs, Chairman and Chief Strategist of Strategic America. Our conversation with Mike was so, riveting, we decided to break the interview into two parts. If you've not yet listened to the first part of our interview, please be sure to check it out. In part two of our i ...…

After a mid-season break, we’re back on Denim Rivet with Mike Schreurs, Chairman and Chief Strategist of Strategic America. Our conversation with Mike was so, riveting, we’ve decided to break the interview into two parts. Mike’s journey into marketing and advertising started out in television behind a camera. He ended up as a director, then sel ...…

On today’s episode, we welcome back Brian Hemesath, Managing Director of the Global Insurance Accelerator. Brian is here with a rundown of the GIA’s 2017 cohort--namely six startups that, under mentorship from multiple volunteer mentors, are aiming to put a large dent in the insuretech ecosystem. The six startups just arrived in Des Moines this ...…

On this episode of Denim Rivet, Gregory talks insurance innovation and insurtech with special guest, Paul Tyler, Chief Marketing Officer of Phoenix Life Insurance Company in Hartford, CT. Paul has been monitoring the pulse of the insurtech ecosystem and its intersection with innovation and marketing strategy. He’s here today to share his though ...…

On today's episode of Denim Rivet, we're joined by a repeat guest and friend of Gregory's, that's Iowa Insurance Commissioner, Nick Gerhart. Shortly after recording this episode, Nick announced his resignation and that he would not seek another term as Commissioner. We at Denim™ wish Nick and his family all the best as they continue creating th ...…

In this episode of Denim Rivet, our guest is on a mission to reinvent small business insurance. I’m referring to none other than Kevin Kerridge – Executive Vice President of small business insurance at Hiscox USA. Now in his 20th year at Hiscox, Kevin Kerridge started an online direct to consumer business in the UK during the Dot Com bubble. In ...…

By now, our listeners should know that we announced the launch of our insuretech startup, Denim™ at the InsureTech Connect Conference on October 5th in Las Vegas, Nevada. The conference was co-founded by a past guest of our show. That season one guest is back on today's episode for an exclusive recap. He is Caribou Honig, Caribou is a founding ...…

When it comes to the topic of insurance social media, no one knows more than Terry Golesworthy. In today’s episode of Denim Rivet we sit down for our full interview with Terry Golesworthy, President of The Customer Respect Group. Terry has been with the CRG for 12 years and for the last six years, he has been researching how insurers interact w ...…

Most listeners of the Denim Rivet podcast for the last year would not have known that a technology company called Denim was being built by show creator and host, Gregory Bailey. Now, after more than a year of building Denim in “stealth,” Bailey is back with season two of the podcast to make a very public announcement regarding his own insurtech ...…

In this episode of Denim Rivet, Gregory Bailey provides an update on the report he authored several months ago called Six Insurance Industry Predictions for 2016. In addition, Gregory discusses his recent trip to speak at the Swiss Re Next Generation Insurance Customer conference in Zurich, Switzerland. Finally, Gregory is joined by a surprise ...…

In this episode of Denim Rivet, co-hosts Gregory Bailey and Justin Brady are joined by serial entrepreneur Wayne Slavin, co-founder and CEO of Sure. Wayne has experience as an entrepreneur, as a product visionary for multiple internet startups and even helped launch the Nook division of Barnes & Noble. As for his current startup, Sure is pionee ...…

In this episode of Denim Rivet, we discuss digital disruption, today's connected consumers, removing friction from the buyer's journey and the context in which consumers expect to engage insurance companies. Gregory Bailey and Justin Brady co-host for this first of its kind discussion with a preeminent Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) in the insur ...…

This episode of Denim Rivet features an alum of the 2015 cohort of the Global Insurance Accelerator in Des Moines, Iowa. Chris Augeri is the founder of Omaha, Nebraska, based Drive Spotter. Chris walks us through how his startup pivoted more than once and changed from a hardware focused startup to a cloud-based software solution. This episode a ...…

This episode of Denim Rivet features an alum of the second cohort of the Global Insurance Accelerator in Des Moines, Iowa. Rohit Rajan and Gokul Sudarsana are co-founders of San Francisco based Isaac Re. Isaac Re is an online marketplace connecting insurance companies with capital markets. For insurers, it means on-demand capital at a lower cos ...…

This episode of Denim Rivet features Chad Nitschke, Co-Founder & CEO of Insure.VC. Gregory (also a partner in Insure.VC) and Chad have a wide-ranging conversation you won't want to miss. Insure.VC is a seed/venture fund, comprised of a group of operator angels that is helping build the future of insurance. Insure.VC provides capital, domain exp ...…

This episode of Denim Rivet features our first overseas guest. From nearly 9000 miles away, we're pleased to be joined by Chris Bayley from Sydney, Australia. Chris is the co-founder of Cover Genius which is the parent company of RentalCover.com. Chris has extensive experience as a startup founder and has been a thought leader and public presen ...…