Viewpoints

Bobbie Collies is the chief insurance officer at Coterie Insurance and a passionate servant leader who loves to help drive strategy and execution.

Fribourg’s experience working in a cybersecurity distributor startup firm led to the creation of BlueZone Cyber Solutions, which combines expertise in both insurance and cybersecurity.

Karnina Szymanski leads all aspects of customer experience for Bold Penguin. Her personal and professional mission is to elevate the next generation of leaders within the insurance industry.

As the chief solutions officer of Kite Technology Group, Jason Gobbel is an expert at one thing: helping small to midsized businesses take advantage of technology.

Despite being unimpressed by the software on offer when he first joined the independent agency channel, Ryan has relished the opportunity to constantly innovate and improve agency technology and processes.

Blackwell is responsible for Applied Systems’ strategic growth business units, including Ivans, EZLynx and Applied Pay, as well as Applied’s corporate financial functions.

Butler leads the strategy for Vertafore’s connective products for commercial and personal lines, identifies market hurdles and establishes go-to-market plans to ensure launch readiness and success.

Margeaux Giles is CEO of Irys Cloud, providing a new generation of insurance management software focused on customer relationships, and has more than 15 years of experience in the insurance and finance space.

Across more than 25 years in the insurance industry, Chris Cline has established himself as an industry resource for topics such as perpetuation, agency culture, marketing and sales, data and analytics, technology, and more.

Carl Maerz, COO of ClientCircle, is all about brotherly love and the ’90s.