AN Radio: Young Agents on the Rise
Young independent agents discuss how they got their start in the industry, what excites them about its evolution and the valuable lessons they’ve learned from the mentors who have guided their growth.

Young independent agents discuss how they got their start in the industry, what excites them about its evolution and the valuable lessons they’ve learned from the mentors who have guided their growth.
Isler, assistant vice president and marketing analyst supervisor at McGriff Insurance Services in Birmingham, Alabama, isn’t one to shy away from an opportunity to help the independent agency channel.
“I came into this industry 20 years ago. After a year of being in the industry, I said to my wife, ‘I think I found that thing—the thing that I’m going to do for 30 years,'” said Emmanuel Osuyah, CEO, owner and principal of Alpha Direct Agency in New York
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Meet Jason Rodriguez, who is on a mission to make insurance not just a profession, but an opportunity for others through a franchising model.
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Christopher Sheely, owner of Christopher Sheely Agency in Atlanta, shares that his goal is to grow his staff by 400% in the next five years.
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.
Jana Foster, chair of the Big “I” national Young Agents Committee, sits down with Karen Bailo, commercial lines president at Progressive, to talk organizational culture, inclusion, and the importance of communication and supporting the personal developmen