E55: Power Ladies Panel

In this super-packed episode of Agency Freedom Podcast, James talks with five outstanding female agency principals from across the country. They cover a wide variety of topics and provide valuable insight and perspective on the state of the industry and how we can better foster growth in our teams and agencies. A special thanks to Vonda Copeland, Ciara Gravier, Whitney Ricci, Teresa Kitchens, and Ngozi Nnaji for joining us on this episode. Episode Highlights: Vonda, Ciara, Whitney, Teresa, and Ngozi share their background stories and what they love about the industry. (4:08) Vonda explains why she sees the female representation in the industry as a mother figure in terms of how they treat the business. (13:07) Ciara shares that as she grows, being more maternal is the challenge she aims to overcome. (17:54) Ngozi believes that having a female agency owner is the best of both worlds because of their resilience, power, influence, and sensitivity. (21:38) Ngozi believes that the industry needs to see that female owners are out there and bringing success to the industry. (26:04)  Teresa explains that women also can take the mission and the vision out into the world. (34:38) Ciara talks about CSRs in the industry, who are predominantly women, and showing them the opportunity of ownership and the possibility of becoming independent agents. (38:34) Vonda, Ciara, Whitney, Teresa, and Ngozi share their take on a tagline, "Insurance is Female." (44:07) Vonda and Teresa talk about how the female population goes about the word "we" in a healthy way. (53:36) Ngozi believes that labels matter for people to recognize and appreciate and allow people to create awareness. (1:01:42) Ngozi shares how she productively engages her clients. (1:13:15) Ciara explains how she engages her clients, most of whom speak Spanish. (1:17:18) Key Quotes: "We've got to get to the fact that we want to be accepted as that “we”, you know when we're talking, we want to be a part of that. And not, you know, that we're still t