To me, 4.5% is not really exciting or should it be to any true sales organization.

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Many agencies are blindly following the 4.5% model.

• Most agency owners don't even know their following the 4.5% model - They have no growth model
• For every $1,000,000 of revenue, what happens at 4.5%
  
  • After 5 years = $1,246,182
  • After 10 years = $1,552,969
  • Just a little more than $55,000 of grow per year
• For every $1,000,000 of revenue, what happens at 9%
  
  • After 5 years = $1,538,624
  • After 10 = $2,367,364
  • Growth per year $136,737
• For every $1,000,000 of revenue, what happens at 13.5%
  • After 5 years = $1,883,559
  • After 10 years = $3,547,796
  • Growth per year $254,780
• There's a difference between wanting to grow your business and planning to grow your business
• Your either a CRAP Magnet or a Results Magnet
• Don't be ITB (I'm Too Busy) to Get Better

The author

Roger Sitkins, CEO of Sitkins...

The key core commitments of great agency leaders

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Leader - One who achieves consistently great results

• Execution beats talent every time
• Don't complain about that which you allow
• Change the game - focus on becoming a true risk advisor
• Master the mundane - Do the basics better than your competitors
• Create a culture of accountability
• Embrace technology
• Embrace relationships & the client experience
• Use and understand the power of the 80/20 Rule

The author

Roger Sitkins, CEO of Sitkins Group, Inc., is the nation’s number-one “Agency Results Coach.” He established The Sitkins Network™, a territorial exclusive network of high-performing agencies, and The Better Way Agency, a web-based training program that shows agency owners ways to make significant improvements in all areas of the agency. To learn more, please visit www.sitkins.com and follow us...

You've been asking for it, and now Brent Kelly's podcast, The Agent Leader, is back!

What can you expect from these new episodes? Brent will be discussing from the heart things he's learning, dealing with, and situations and stories from agencies that he's currently working with. 

In this episode, Brent shares a bit about:

• How to become your Best Version Possible and avoid regrets, not just in your business, but also your personal life.
• Adding value to others
• The greatest challenge of leadership

About the Author

Brent Kelly is an executive coach, speaker, and trainer for The Sitkins Group where he helps independent insurance agencies Sell More, Retain More and Earn More. Learn more about the Sitkins Network here.

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At one of our CEO programs earlier last year, Brent Kelly, our vice president, asked me what it takes for an agency to be the best it can be. But it was what he asked me next that changed how we approach everything we do and has become the catalyst for massive, rapid improvements for everyone who attends our life-changing events, including our CEO, Sales Leadership, Producer, and Account Manager programs.

His question: “If you were having a conversation from your heart, using your almost 40 years of coaching the highest performing agencies and producers, what would your message be about becoming the best version possible (BVP) of yourself and your agency?”

This is important for agency owners, of course. But I also believe it’s something all of us as individuals should be asking ourselves. I can tell you it’s had a major impact on me personally, as well as everyone we’ve shared it with.

After Brent first asked me that question, I literally could not...

What I would I do if I were your CEO

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The top ten rules that would provide the foundation for all of the growth and success of an agency.

1. Differentiate or die
2. Focus on the Four R's (Results, Relationships, Retention, Referrals)
3. Know Your 80/20
4. Never allow profitable Producers to subsidize unprofitable Producers
5. Filling prospect pipelines
6. Emphasize the importance of relationships
7. Relentless preparation
8. Define the overall client experience
9. Become a true learning organization
10. Focus on the Four C's (Clients, Colleagues, Community, Carriers)

For the complete list of 25 rules, click here.

The author

Roger Sitkins, CEO of Sitkins Group, Inc., is the nation’s number-one “Agency Results Coach.” He established The Sitkins Network™, a territorial exclusive network of high-performing agencies, and The Better Way Agency, a web-based training program that shows...

Answering these essential questions can become a business plan for your agency.

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• Why and how should my agency complete an Annual Review and Risk Survey on all of our A&B Clients?
• What are our Points of Differentiation?
• How do we ensure that all of our A&B Clients receive an Annual Services Calendar and Stewardship Report?
• How will we maximize our Contingency Income?
• How do we create an Operating Profit of at least 33%?
• How will we perpetuate Books of Business?

The author

Roger Sitkins, CEO of Sitkins Group, Inc., is the nation’s number-one “Agency Results Coach.” He established The Sitkins Network™, a territorial exclusive network of high-performing agencies, and The Better Way Agency, a web-based training program that shows agency owners ways to make significant improvements in all areas of the agency. To learn more, please visit ...

HOW TO HOLD YOURSELF AND YOUR PRODUCERS ACCOUNTABLE

We’ve been doing a lot of research and improving our programs that address what creates great producers and what it takes to cultivate million-dollar producers. It seems that every agency and most producers want to increase their sales. At least that’s what they say. However, the recurring disconnect between what they say and what they do reminds me of one of my favorite Kenny Chesney songs: Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven. Of course, “nobody wants to go now.”

If you ask the average agency and producer how they’re going to increase their sales, their typical response is: “I’m going to sell more insurance.” Well, duh, I get that. But the question remains: How are you going to do that?

I’m sure you’ve seen the TV commercials for a certain credit card that end with: “What’s in your wallet?” My question to agency owners and producers: “What’s in...

“Good is the enemy of great. And one of the key reasons we have so little that becomes great.” Jim Collins

Why do some independent insurance agencies hunger for never-ending improvement and growth while others simple settle for good enough? 

It’s a question that we ask ourselves all the time at the Sitkins Group.  Our mission is to help independent insurance agencies become the best possible version of themselves and live a life with no regrets.

In our recent live and online trainings to our Sitkins Network members, we have consistently asked the participants to stop postponing their greatness to ensure that they maximize their full potential. 

I think too many agencies sell themselves short of their true potential.  In large part, because this is truly a great business model.  If you give a solid effort, do a decent job in sales, and give your clients average service, you can still make a nice living.  In fact, a much nicer living...