Alexis Vaughn 

Senior Director of Agency Marketing, Cowbell Cyber

Alexis joined Cowbell Cyber in 2021 where she leads agency engagement efforts, such as building loyalty and marketing engagement programs, developing association relationships, agency training, and more. Alexis is also the Producer and Host of “The Cowbell Factors” Podcast, a show created for agents/broker and policyholders, to help bridge the gap between the cybersecurity and cyber insurance industries, which gives listeners a better understanding of the cyber insurance marketplace, through weekly interviews with insurance and cybersecurity industry leaders.

 

 

 

 

Carey Wallace

CEO and Founder, Agency Focus

Carey has worked in the insurance industry for the past 12 years focused on helping agencies leverage data and make informed business decisions. She has spent her entire career in finance working with small businesses on mergers & acquisitions and startups. She has worked with over 175 agencies helping them understand their agency’s value and leverage that knowledge to best plan for their future. Carey has focused on providing business consulting services to ensure that agencies have the information and support needed to successfully perpetuate their agencies to the next generation.

 

 

 

 

David Carothers

Principal, Florida Risk Partners

David is the Principal of Florida Risk Partners, LLC. He is also the Principal of Game Changers Marketing, LLC, Catalyst Funding Solutions, LLC, The Founder of Killing Commercial Insurance Training, Host of The Power Producers Podcast, and Creator/Producer of The Protégé. David is also the international best-selling author of The Extra 2 Minutes: How spending an extra 2 minutes on nearly anything in your sales career will take you from good to best in class!

 

 

 

 

 

Eric Moberg

Founder and CEO, The Moberg Group

Eric has an extensive insurance background that spans five decades. Eric's career has included management and executive positions with insurance companies, vendors providing services to the insurance industry, as a successful agency owner, and currently as President/CEO of The Moberg Group, Inc. Since 1993 The Moberg Group (TMG) has performed E&O Risk Management Audits, Agency Operations, Sales and Management Training and Automation Seminars on an international level for over 2,000 Independent Agencies.

 

 

 

 

Sheldon Snodgrass

Founder and CEO, The Steady Sales Group

Sheldon is a sales coach helping to ignite sales confidence, comfort, and success through his business The Steady Sales Group. Sheldon has coached hundreds of insurance agencies and thousands of CSR’s in collaboration with others, dozens of national and regional carriers, state associations, and industry partners. His wisdom on sales and human behavior is proven to boost the profit and pleasure insurance professions get from work while delivering more value to their customers.

 

 

 

 

          

 

 

              

 

 

             

   

 

 

                                                                                     

1752 Club Golf Tournament

The Georgia 1752 Club will be hosting the Annual John Carson Memorial Golf Tournament at CONNECT Fall Expo on October 19th. This year's event will benefit Insure The Cure. Questions about the golf tournament? Visit the Georgia 1752 Club website or email Connor Jones (cjones@berkleyaspire.com)

Southbridge Golf Club 

11:30am   Opening Reception Begins & Lunch is Served

 1:00pm    Shotgun Start

Thursday Night Out: Savannah Smiles

The CONNECT Fall Expo will have a reserved area at the famous dueling pianos bar, Savannah Smiles, Thursday night after our reception. Cover charge will be reduced to $6 (cash) $7 (card). This reserved section will open around 8:30pm. Additionally, IIAG has coordinated a late ferry for the expo group making trips back to the hotel until midnight.

Savannah Belles Ferry

The Savannah Belles Ferry is available to transport you from the hotel to Savannah's historic River Street. Click Here to view Ferry Schedule. Uber, Lyft, and Taxis are also available. IIAG has coordinated extended hours with the Savannah Belles Ferry to provide transportation back to the Westin until midnight on Thursday.

"Frequently Asked Questions: Commercial Producer Sales"  (1 Hour CE Ethics)

            with David Carothers, Florida Risk Partners

Wondering how you can take your sales career from good to best in class? Join David for a FAQ featuring some of the top questions on how to tackle the challenges of being a commercial insurance producer.

 

"Agency Value and Perpetuation"  (1 Hour CE P-C)

           with Carey Wallace, Agency Focus

Did you know 89% of agency owners do NOT know their Fair Market Value? Understanding your agency's value can help you leverage this knowledge to plan for your agency, and grow and compete in the changing insurance marketplace. Having a perpetuation plan for your agency is one of the most important investments you can make in your agency. It will protect you, your customers, your staff as well as your family. It is critically important for your agency to document your plan, regardless of where you are in your agency lifecycle.

 

"Coach's Corner: CSR and Account Manager Best Practices"  (1 Hour CE Ethics)

          with Sheldon Snodgrass, Steady Sales Group

Designed for Owners, Principles and Managers, this highly interactive group coaching session will reignite any professional development goals you have for yourself or your team that may be stalled, stuck or fizzling. Join master coach, J. Sheldon Snodgrass in this professionally facilitated coach-the-coach session that combines pioneering work in the field of positive psychology with group interactivity. Leave with a clear action plan to accelerate the attainment of any goal you want for yourself or your staff.

Sheldon is hosting our CSR Sales Master Class starting on November 2, click here to learn more.