Agency Nation Radio - Insurance Marketing, Sales and Technology Podcast
1) Hiring Smart: How Independent Agencies Can Compete for Talent
On this episode of Agency Nation Radio, Jennifer Becker, Big āIā executive director of research and education, is joined by Claudia St. John, founder and CEO of The Workplace Advisors. During the ...Show More
2) Agency Leadership in the Age of AI: Kicking Off the ACT 2026 Tech Trends Report
In this special kickoff episode tied to the release of the ā2026 Big āIā Agents Council for Technology Tech Trends Report,ā Kasey Connors, executive director of the Big āIā Agents Council for Technolo...Show More
3) Captaining an Independent Agency in Alaska With Susan Erickson
On this episode of Agency Nation Radio, we meet Susan Erickson, owner of P-W Insurance in Petersburg, Alaska. Before leading her agency, Susan Erickson spent seven years working as a deckhand on h...Show More
4) Why Hire An Intern: Students Share Their Insurance Industry Experiences
On this episode of Agency Nation Radio, we feature an installment from Investās āWhy Hire an Internā series. Host Johanna Holling, volunteer relations program manager at Invest, chats with three ...Show More
5) Tools For Success With Will Canterbury
On this episode of Agency Nation Radio, we meet Will Canterbury, owner of The South Insurance Agency in Nolensville, Tennessee. At 17, Canterbury launched his own lawn care business serving notabl...Show More
6) Independent Agent Magazine Reviews the Biggest Stories of 2025
This end-of-year episode of Agency Nation Radio is brought to you by the editors of Independent Agent magazine. Will Jones, editor-in-chief, hosts the discussion and is joined by Olivia Overman, conte...Show More
7) Agency, Career and Coastal Growth With Kelley Carter
On this episode of Agency Nation Radio, we chat with Kelley Carter, president of Choice Insurance Agency, Member of Choice Financial Group in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Carter kicked off her career...Show More
8) Legal System Abuse: Rising Costs for Insurance
On this episode of Agency Nation Radio, host Nathan Riedel, Big āIā senior vice president of federal government affairs, is joined by Jeff Beck, senior vice president of government and regulatory affa...Show More
9) Finding a Balance Between Work, Family and the Big 'I' With Dallas Ross
On this episode of Agency Nation Radio, we chat with Dallas Ross, agent at Timmco Insurance. Like many others, Ross was born into the insurance industry and always knew the industry was where she...Show More
10) Exploring AI: Optimizing AI Usage
This episode of Agency Nation Radio is the fourth and final episode in a special series about artificial intelligence (AI) brought to you by the Big āIā Agents Council for Technologyās (ACT) AI workgr...Show More