HR and Staffing

Workplace mental health and wellness impacts all aspects of a business: performance, culture, retention and the bottom line.

Consider these five strategies if stress and burnout is forcing you to consider selling your agency.

Gonyo worked every role in an independent agency—from the front desk to producing—before starting her own agency at 32 years old with “minimal money in a tiny little office,” she says. Today, Blue Line Insurance has four branches and 15 employees, 14 of whom are women.

Tax planning increases an agency’s profitability without sacrificing critical assets like laying off staff or downgrading software.

Gonyo has worked every role in an independent agency—from working the front desk to producing—before starting her own agency at 32 years old with “minimal money in a tiny little office,” she says. Today, Blue Line Insurance has four branches and 15 employees, 14 of whom are women.

A thriving team can be the key to a smooth and successful transition during an acquisition, engaging with new leadership and contributing to the long-term success of the business.

A desire to keep her family’s fourth-generation agency family-owned drew Megan Carroll into the business. 2/12/2025 5:00:00 AM

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.

When Beth DeLaForest, president and owner of Aspire Insurance Group in Hudson, Wisconsin, launched the agency in 2014, she knew she had the chance to set an intentional culture—one that was different from those she’d previously experienced. DeLaForest’s insurance journey started when she moved out at 18 and needed to pay rent while in college…