HR and Staffing

“I think that it’s really important to find a mentor or role model no matter what role you have in this industry,” says young agent Krista Kautz. “Not only am I being mentored, I’m also mentoring.”

“As far as Gen Z stereotypes, which is the category I’m in, I don’t agree with the thought that we all rely on technology to answer all our questions,” says young agent Seth McCallum. “I believe in talking to experienced people or picking up a book.”

“Everything’s changing every single day with the market and new endorsements,” says young agent Elaine Gascon. “For me, that’s what kept me here in insurance.”

Learn what this next generation of agents has to say about where the industry is headed—and how they fit into it.

​On this episode of Agency Nation Radio, hear from five young independent agents on how they found careers in insurance and why they fell in love with it.

On this episode of Agency Nation Radio, Carrie Shaw, account manager at Mirabito-Gresham Insurance in East Syracuse, New York, discusses networking, the joys of learning something new every day and attracting more young people to insurance.

“My educational background is in tech, so it’s been important for me to have an open mind and listen to my peers, especially people that have been in the industry for decades because they want you to succeed,” says independent agent Jesus Lopez. “Not bein

“We need to use social media platforms to debunk the myths about insurance and show how great the industry is,” says young agent Leah Robinson. “We really are a service industry at heart, and I think we need to show that more to people.”

“Giving younger folks the opportunity to share their experience will change the way people perceive the career path,” says Ashley Arikawa. “I was initially drawn to my current employer because of the company culture and had no prior knowledge of the indus