Insurance, You Indemnify Me

“Insurance, You Indemnify Me" - With Shawn Michael Walker(SVP at Premier Group Insurance, A Top 50 Insurance agency in the US, doubling in size every three years.)What to expect on the POD cast: Come for the funny, lively, real conversations. Stay for the insurance content you are dying for. The stories will be hilarious, the content will help you grow as an industry professional, no matter if you are a senior leader at a carrier, or a brand new Captive or independent agent. On this podcast you will hear interviews from three different Segments: First and foremost, AGENTS. How are they and what are they doing to provide “So Much More to their clients and Carriers”. Their funniest stories. And More. Second, the Carriers. Senior leaders, Local leaders. Carriers have deep bench strength in their knowledge vault. How they do “So Much More” for the Agents... We’ll introduce you to their side of the equation, in a way you have not seen yet. Third, Insurance vendors. #Insuretech. CRMs, lead providers, All things that we should consider as agents and carriers to make life better for the Independent Distribution channel. These are going to be no nonsense interviews on what the product does, why it is worth it, etc. I’ll push them to know what makes their Tech or angle better than the next tech company.I’ll try to get one done a week. Come back for more, and share the shiz out of these shows! If we interview your agent friends, show him some love by sharing! Make him/her/other accepted pronouns, famous. Contact me for show ideas or Interviewees. ShawnW@pgiagents.com***Disclaimer: This content is intended for informational purposes only. Nothing stated in this content is intended to modify, change or adjust coverage to any insurance policy you have or may obtain from an insurance carrier now or in the future. This content is not intended to be relied on as legal or medical advice. While a good faith effort has been made to verify the claims in this content, we make no guarantee that this content is free from all mistakes or errors. Copyright © 2021 Premier Group Insurance, Inc. All rights reserved.

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Insurance, You Indemnify Me

Insurance, You Indemnify Me: Season 2 Ep.12 Charles McDade, McDade Insurance Brokerage Group LLC.

July 19, 2022 • Premier • Season 2 • Episode 12

Charles McDade is the owner of McDade Insurance Brokerage Group LLC, in Houston, Texas. Before joining PGI he sharpened his insurance ax with State Farm and Liberty Mutual. In March 2020 Charles started his independent agency with PGI, and despite the curveball of covid, Charles has absolutely thrived in his new IA world. The focus of building an Independent Brokerage was simple, McDade Insurance Brokerage Group, LLC would be “Insurance Driven to Serve”.

Charles' self-monikers are "PGI's 3rd funniest agent," or "The Denny's of insurance agents." No matter what title Mr. McDade is embarking on himself at the current moment, you certainly won't want to miss his hilarity in this episode.

If you don't have time for the whole episode, here are some conversation timestamps.

Timestamps:
1:10 - How much business do you get from the content you post on social?
3:00 - I started in 2010 as a captive agent.
10:15 - Who is Charles Mcdade?
12:25 - Do you think football prepared you for being an agent?
17:55 - How do you find talent in your agency?
18:45 - Harry Styles is so hot right now!
27:00 - Best Presenters from Soup Live Event?
29:35 - Just really great advice for life from Charles!
41:50 - How are you educating clients on what's happening in insurance today?
51:00 - Are you good at social media, or are you just good at creating content?
58:30 - How did Liberty Mutual prepare you as an agent?
1:02:30 - Funniest Insurance story ever?
1:07:30 - Favorite carriers?
1:13:00 - Tech stack?
1:18:00 - What would you tell younger Charles?

Honorable Mentions:
Houston
Paylocity
Texas
Soup Live
Facebook
Bardominuim
Hurricane Ike
State Farm
Liberty Mutual
Spencer Langthorn
Harry Styles
Cortlyn Vacek
Chris Paradiso
“Be the Last Agent Standing”
Malia Rodgers
Ron Wadley
Brian Blair
Jack Jamison
Casi Akins
Liberty Mutual
Openly
Safeco
CJ Hutsenpiller
Matt Hahn
Canopy