Suzilla: Family Business Podcast

The White-Collar Ax is coming.

America hates the middleman. As Insurance Agents, we get accused of being middleman by people not understanding roles and value in an attempt to save money. Even insurance companies flirt with the destruction of the agency force. Similarly, we see that coming to the office workers.

We have manufacturing laying off people and it won’t be from the floors. People working remotely and the struggle to return to the office. Michael Burry from the Big Short put out a warning to office workers. Is this a change in the big resignation? What are you doing to secure your income stream? On this week’s Suzilla. The White-Collar Ax is coming.

Roe v. Wade & the Supreme Court, there is more there.

Being in insurance we follow the laws. Being in Health Insurance for the last decade it is unavoidable to not have to talk about the change of laws in the United States. We are big on providing people with as much access to healthcare and medical information as possible. We do this by inviting Planned Parenthood and other organizations that are information forward and inclusive. 

 

If you want to look at the direction one group is taking American then look at closely at Rick Scott's 12 Point Plan to Rescue America, The Texas Republican Platform and the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization and hopefully more Americans will realize what is at stake. Everyone should be worried about the Justices that are fine with handing out political instead of just legal decisions.

 

Yes, Roe v Wade was overturned along with nearly 50 years of law. 22 states have already had in place restrictions and bans further dividing the nation. Hopefully, this is the opportunity that the majority of Americans will stand up and be heard because your Rights and America is at stake. 

If a thing is worth doing, it’s worth doing badly.

From Wenatchee’s Enrollment Center, Suzie Health Solutions. It’s a concept that we are working with from G.K. Chesterton. We have it in our industry, some insurance is better than no insurance. Brené Brown: “What's worth doing even if I fail?” It’s the journey and not the destination. In our quest for perfection, we often miss small joys or not go for something bigger. Today on Suzilla, If a thing is worth doing then it’s worth doing badly. 

Are you staying when you shouldn’t?

Should I stay or should I go now? If I stay, there will be trouble. If I go, there will be double.  

Gas Prices. Inflation, Bull Markets, Stock Markets, What does it mean for following your dreams in 2022? Should I stick with a corporate job or do a start up? 

Matt tends to find opportunities in areas that are not popular. We made the move into Insurance during a financial crash. He literally as left jobs during crashes to build out. Now he started building out again and happen to glance to his left and right and see the reasons that he is building again. 

We are not financial advisors so if you don't have one then get one. This is a time that we are on the move making serious financial changes in our lives. 

Who wins when you stick in your lane and don’t talk politics?

We have been doing insurance for more than a decade. We support our customers. If we just sold and not advised then we could not talk about the laws as insurance is a law driven industry. We would also be poor salesmen because our customers would be blind to changes in their  insurance. 

We have some trials going on tonight that has one news group scared that they will not be covering them on prime time. Should a business have a political sign? We are going to talk about the importance of talking politics. Whether it be at the dinner table, in a business, in public, etc.  

 

Who wins when people don’t know what is occurring around them? How do we get better? WE are talking why it is important to talk politics on this week's Suzilla.

Launching a Sucess

It takes two great skills on being a leader and a supporter. How do you take that great idea and bring it to the next level? How about your kid, how do you improve their chance for success? We have had a few launches over the years and have assisted with several other ventures. We are even preparing for the next big launch in Central Washington for insurance.

The Rainbow in the Room, being an LGBTQ advocate is important.

We are going to talk about the rainbow in the room. We have been supporting Gay rights over a decade as a business. Pride month is around the corner and Gay marriage rights was one of the first things that Matt had to come out of the closet about. You can be a business and a decent human being. We are going to talk about preparing for the Wenatchee Pride Festival which is coming up June 18^th.  We set up a custom site for the LGBTQ community with some bonus information. Finding a cause can be expensive however it is something that you should not ignore.

Stop over grilling your life and find fulfillment and joy.

We ask about budget's alot and a surprising amount of people do not have one. It's critical because when selecting a health insurance plan if you can't pay for it then it makes no sense to recommend it. 

Is your life being burnt up by how you are living it? Is everything a swipe right, flash of dopamine high? Are you able to budget, enjoy long term relationships? We watched a Simon Sinek interview talking about millennials and saw some very relevant trends with our self and business. Let’s talk about creating joy.

We are going to work on focusing more on the journey and the process in order to work on relationships and joy. 

The Return from Insurance Soup Live

Howdy from Suzie Health Solutions, the full service enrollment center in Wenatchee, WA.

Suzie has returned from a massive insurance convention called Insurance Soup Live. It’s from an online group of 42,000 Insurance Agents. There was amazing speakers and a ton of information. Today we are going to talk about what she learned.

Some of the topics are:  the rule of 72; The importance of Referral partners; Competence verses warmth; the importance of Automation; Search Engine Optimizations. 

It was a ton of information packed into just two days with some of the industry leaders. It is important to do these quality events and have processes in place that you are not buried. 

 

Thanks to Michael McCormick, Taylor Dobbie, Brian Blair, Ron Wadley, Matthew Hahn, CJ Hutsenpiller, Malia Rogers and all the good energy to put together an event like Soup Live!

We need to bring Boss back.

After being our own boss for almost a decade by running an insurance agency. We are going to talk about Boss. Not just the stereotypes today, we are going to get into the past displays. Have you ever been asked who died and left you in charge and had an answer? How to never be in the “Joe or Jane is no longer employed by the corporation.” How to get affiliated with your emotional and financial wellbeing. We are going to get into being the Boss.