In this episode of The Power Producers Podcast, David Carothers and co-host Kyle Houck interviews Teresa Kitchens, Owner and Agent at Sterling Insurance Group and host of the Power Women In Insurance podcast, and Denisse Bravo, Owner and Vice President at Bravo Insurance Solutions. Teresa and Denisse discuss how they got into the insurance business and how they built their insurance agency. They also share their knowledge and expertise in the insurance world and the IAOA subgroup they have created.
Episode Highlights:
David introduces Teresa Kitchens and Denisse Bravo. (1:33)
Denisse shares her background and her career in the insurance industry. (2:25)
Teresa shares her background and her career in the insurance industry. (8:57)
Teresa shares that as an advisor, they’re educating, teaching, and they’re capable of connecting with everyone, wherever they are. (11:47)
What does Denisse’s agency look like, and what kind of business does she write? (14:33)
David thinks that if you’re a P&C agent and calling on business owners, you should have the buy-sell agreement conversation with them, immediately. (19:55)
Denisse believes that they have some kind of a mass exodus, on the life and health side. (23:09)
What does Teresa’s agency look like? (23:51)
Teresa shares that she started a podcast called Power Women In Insurance. (35:38)
What were the biggest challenges that Teresa and Denisse faced, and no holds barred? (38:09)
Teresa mentions that sometimes, people take different advantages of a woman than they do, from a man. (54:14)
Teresa shares a short background about their group. (57:30)
Teresa thinks that positivity is one of the overall resounding things that their group is bringing to the table. (58:14)
At this moment, how many members do Teresa and Denisse have in their group? (58:30)
Denisse shares one thing that she loves about the women of IAOA is that they're not pulling punches. (1:00:07)
Teresa shares that they need to make sure that everybody feels like they have a voice, and make everybody feel that their contribution is essential. (1:04:05)
Tweetable Quotes:
“I loved being a teacher, I loved being a stay at home mom, and I love insurance. It's really weird, but I got in on the back door and you know, I've been able to have a lot of fun in the process.” - Teresa Kitchens
“I'm going to hit that first question that you asked, what is the biggest problem? Okay, women are expected to work like they don't have children, and mothers are supposed to act like they don't work. In a nutshell, that's what the difference is.” - Denisse Bravo
Resources Mentioned:
David Carothers LinkedIn
Kyle Houck LinkedIn
Florida Risk Partners
The Extra 2 Minutes
Teresa Kitchens LinkedIn
Sterling Insurance Group
Denisse Bravo LinkedIn
Bravo Insurance Solutions
Power Women In Insurance Podcast
The Women Of IAOA Facebook Group
Insurance Agency Owners Alliance
