The Ryan Hanley Show

The Ryan Hanley Show

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Through interviews, stories, and research, Ryan Hanley examines how insurance professionals reach peak performance in life and business. Why subscribe to The Ryan Hanley Show? CURIOSITY. I’m curious about how people get better at the business of insurance. I’m curious about how people find meaning in their life. I’m curious about how people overcome obstacles (most notably the ones they put in front of themselves). I’m curious about life, our planet, aliens, drugs, money, government, and a million other things and over the course of the life of this podcast, we're going to try and examine them all. If you’re curious too, then you're in the right place.

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Ryan Hanley

In this episode of The Ryan Hanley Show, Ryan Hanley interviews Cameron Tolman, MBA, Director of Business Development at Podium. Cameron joins the podcast to discuss exactly what Podium is and does, as well as how independent insurance agents can bridge the gap to digital transformation. This is an episode you don’t want to miss…

Episode Highlights:

  • Cameron gives a short background on Podium. (7:31)
  • Cameron shares their modern customer journey. (9:54)
  • Cameron mentions why having brick and mortar is great for visibility. (14:12)
  • Cameron shares the beauty of working from home. (18:31)
  • Cameron mentions how Podium is trying to help businesses. (19:23)
  • Cameron shares the ability to grow at scale. (26:18)
  • Cameron gives a piece of advice to the listeners. (30:51)
  • Cameron shares how many businesses are utilizing Podium. (41:30)

Key Quotes:

  • “We expect convenience. And, we expect to make well-informed quick decisions, and to be able to get what we want as quickly as possible. So, Podium’s vision and goal is to modernize the way that local businesses are seen, chosen, and connected to their customers.” – Cameron Tolman
  • “It’s time for evolution. And that’s what’s been fun for me… handling and working in this industry, is helping business owners who’ve been here for a while, understand that that the next phase is not really that intimidating.” – Cameron Tolman
  • “When we talk about scaling a business, technology is a tool, it’s a resource, it’s multiplying great people into having the capacity to do five acts of what they’re able to do with email or with a phone call.” – Cameron Tolman

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