Agency Nation Meets

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.

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

Nancy Germond, Big “I” executive director of risk management and education, is a second-generation insurance professional who has written scores of risk-management articles and a book on workers compensation.

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.

Mindi Zissman is the president of Zissman Media, a business-to-business content firm specializing in the risk, insurance and compliance industries.

Max Revenue is half man, half meme, 100% producer and the co-founder of Max Revenue.

Carey Wallace, an entrepreneur at heart, is the founder of Agency Focus, an independent insurance agency consulting company.

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.

Rod Hughes is president and principal of Kimball Hughes Public Relations and has consulted with Fortune 500 corporations, startups and nonprofits alike.