Her Story: Meet The New Big ‘I’ Chair
Angela Ripley, president of VW Brown Insurance in Columbia, Maryland, brings two decades of agency leadership, eight acquisitions and a passion for mentorship and inclusion to the role of Big “I” chair.

Angela Ripley, president of VW Brown Insurance in Columbia, Maryland, brings two decades of agency leadership, eight acquisitions and a passion for mentorship and inclusion to the role of Big “I” chair.
“It takes a lot of work to do this job,” says young agent Yuliya Karpov. “This profession provides an opportunity to find harmony, to learn about yourself and what you need, then reflect and adjust accordingly.”
“The core value of lending a helping hand and never being too busy to help a producer … is everything I want in a mentor, especially as a guy that didn’t go to school for insurance,” says young agent Jackson Doyle.
Workplace mental health and wellness impacts all aspects of a business: performance, culture, retention and the bottom line.
While more than 2 in 3 (69%) say the insurance industry is a great place to work and 4 out of 5 (81%) say they are satisfied with their job, high rates of burnout are threatening to dampen job satisfaction, according to Liberty Mutual and Safeco.
Consider these five strategies if stress and burnout is forcing you to consider selling your agency.
As the co-founder of Project 55, a nonprofit launched in January, Brenden Corr is committed to reshaping how mental health is addressed in workplaces.
Employees who feel their careers are not growing and developing are less likely to be motivated to do their best work and are therefore more likely to be dissatisfied with their jobs and to leave.
In this bonus episode of Agency Nation Radio, Avery Moore, Brock Elliott, and Lisa Lemanski discuss how to maintain a positive culture during the hard market.
This myth-busting episode of Agency Nation Radio offers insights, challenges stereotypes and offers practical strategies for the intersection of parenthood and professional growth.