P's & Q's Podcast by PerfectQuote

9. Daryl Hemeon, Director, Customer Solutions, Noyo

We are happy to showcase Daryl Hemeon, Director, Customer Solutions, at NOYO with our latest P's and Q's Podcast. Our host, Kevin Dawson, shares a beer and discusses with Daryl how NOYO is connecting enrollment platforms to carriers with real time benefits transactions. Crack open one of your favorites and sit back and listen!

8. Mark Rieder, Head of Innovation, NFP

In this episode of the P's & Q's Podcast by PerfectQuote, we share some pints and questions with Mark Rieder, Head of Innovation at NFP. We discuss how brokerages like NFP are working to implement technology with their teams after making aqcuisitions of smaller agencies to improve effeciencies. As well as how smaller agencies can make themselves more attractive as merger partners by utilizing technology to become more profitbale. Mark also shares with us what he believes the future of insurance technology will focus on in the world of artificial intellegence. About Mark [https://www.linkedin.com/in/mjr73/] Mark Rieder, Head of Innovation at NFP, is inspired by faith, family and fatherhood to lead his company by example. Mark is a noted authority on the technology that drives insurance and employee benefits, having written and spoken extensively on these subjects. About NFP [https://www.nfp.com/about-nfp/] NFP is a leading property and casualty broker, benefits consultant, wealth manager, and retirement plan advisor. We enable client success through specialized expertise, innovative technologies, and enduring relationships with highly rated insurers, vendors and financial institutions across the globe. With more than 7,000 employees around the world, we are experts, leaders and advocates, all coming together to work towards one goal: to help our clients solve problems. About PerfectQuote [https://perfectquote.io/]: PerfectQuote is a group insurance quoting platform that helps benefits brokers and general agents procure, analyze and sell benefits insurance faster, error-free, and without any need for data entry. PerfectQuote is cloud-based software used by Top-50 agencies, regional, local firms, and general agencies operating within the employee benefits industry. PerfectQuote is proud to call Austin, Texas home.

7. Alan Katz, Co-Founder NextAgency

In this episode of the P's & Q's Podcast by PerfectQuote, we share some pints and questions with Alan Katz, Co-Founder and CEO of NextAgency. We discuss how NextAgency is helping brokers build and manage their agencies more efficiently, and build more profitablely into their business. Leveraging the power of technology, more small to mid-sized agencies are able to tackle the changing market and spend more time taking care of their clients and less time dealing with busy work. We also talk about how NextAgency has helped their users work with PerfectQuote. About Alan [https://www.linkedin.com/in/alankatz44/] Alan served as SVP for Individual and Small Group Sales at WellPoint (now Anthem) and Chief Sales Officer at SeeChange Health. Alan entered the insurance industry in 1983 and is a past President of the National Associations of Health Underwriters (now NABIP). He received NABIP’s “Person of the Year” award in 2013. Alan was an attorney with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and Chief of Staff to California’s Lt. Governor. He has written and spoken extensively on sales, marketing, technology, and business planning. About NextAgency [https://nextagency.com/about-us/]: NextAgency’s Purpose: Help Brokers Win. The benefits world is changing. New legislation. New competitors. New responsibilities and expectations. Never has the market demanded as much from benefit brokers. Never has it demanded greater efficiency.That’s why we created NextAgency: to help you build the agency of your dreams. And that’s why we’re constantly enhancing NextAgency: to provide you with the tools you need to succeed. About PerfectQuote [https://perfectquote.io/]: PerfectQuote is a group insurance quoting platform that helps benefits brokers and general agents procure, analyze and sell benefits insurance faster, error-free, and without any need for data entry. PerfectQuote is cloud-based software used by Top-50 agencies, regional, local firms, and general agencies operating within the employee benefits industry. PerfectQuote is proud to call Austin, Texas home.

6. Nancy Giacolone, President at Olympic Crest Insurance

In this episode of the P's & Q's Podcast by PerfectQuote, we share some pints and questions with Nancy Giacolone, President of Olympic Crest Insurance and 2023 BenefitsPRO Broker of the Year. We discuss how she has evolved her agency to better serve her clients and their employees using technology and social media, what it takes to become an award winning broker, and how the insurance industry is evolving with technology. About Nancy: [https://www.linkedin.com/in/nancy-giacolone/] Nancy started Olympic Crest Insurance in 1995 as a boutique employee benefit focused agency and has continued to grow it ever since. With her extensive experience working with and for employers in the employee benefit area, her mission is to share her knowledges with as many employers as possible to transform their benefit package. Nancy has earned many industry awards and is a sought after speaker both within and outside of the industry. She is the host of her own podcast “Recipe for Success” which can be found on all major podcast platforms and YouTube. She is a life-long learner with a desire for constant improvement which is the key ingredient to her success. When not trying to revolutionize the benefits industry, she can be found spending time with her husband and three dogs or in the kitchen whipping up something fabulous. She is also a reader, lover of puzzles, Peloton, and a good laugh with friends and family. About PerfectQuote [https://perfectquote.io/]: PerfectQuote is a group insurance quoting platform that helps benefits brokers and general agents procure, analyze and sell benefits insurance faster, error-free, and without any need for data entry. PerfectQuote is cloud-based software used by Top-50 agencies, regional, local firms, and general agencies operating within the employee benefits industry. PerfectQuote is proud to call Austin, Texas home.

5. Jackie Hermes, Founder & CEO of Accelity Marketing

In this episode of the P's & Q's Podcast by PerfectQuote, we share some pints and questions with Jackie Hermes, Founder & CEO of Accleity Marketing. We discuss how insurance agencies should embrace marketing and technology to grow their businesses. Jackie shares insights into what changes she has seen take place in the insurance industry as she has worked with many InsurTech firms over the last decade, and how brokers and their clients have adapted to new technology. About Accelity: As a unique agency comprised of entrepreneurs (over half of us have side hustles or are former entrepreneurs!), we help growth-stage B2B software companies grow. From planning to execution, our team of growth-minded marketers has one goal: driving revenue growth for B2B businesses. Marketing isn’t a one-size-fits-all thing. From video marketing and sales enablement to highly targeted inbound campaigns, our talented team loves customizing strategies to best serve each company's unique growth goals. To learn more, visit accelitymarketing.com [https://accelitymarketing.com] or contact hello@accelitymarketing.com [https://accelitymarketing.com]. About PerfectQuote [https://perfectquote.io/]: PerfectQuote is a group insurance quoting platform that helps benefits brokers and general agents procure, analyze and sell benefits insurance faster, error-free, and without any need for data entry. PerfectQuote is cloud-based software used by Top-50 agencies, regional, local firms, and general agencies operating within the employee benefits industry. PerfectQuote is proud to call Austin, Texas home.