Carrie’s Road To YALI

Follow me to YALIby Carrie Shaw9/6 at 2:47pm: I'm 6 hours from Grand Rapids and YALI 2023. Pulled over to do some client service on the way. How do you, as a young agent, service your clients uniquely?UPDATE 9/6 at 5:07pm: Fun fact: it's 45 minutes faster to go through Canada to travel to Grand Rapids. I opted to stay in the U.S. and was slowed down by an RV fire on highway 90 in Ohio. Who can tell me what part of an RV policy would cover that incident?UPDATE 9/6 at 6:37pm: Welcome to Michigan! Third and final state for the day. UPDATE 9/7 at 7:52am: Big I Michigan…

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It’s back to school season so let’s talk Project InVEST

It's back to school season so let's talk Project InVEST. How can we as an industry encourage high school and college students to check out how awesome insurance is? Let's face it- most of us ended up in insurance by accident- so they can too! Planting the seed can start with one interaction. Looking to impact your community? Approach your local high schools or teacher friends and see how your industry experience can add value to their curriculum! Insurance is an incredible opportunity for students to explore and no college degree is needed! I travel around the state talking to students about my career and how…

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