Tag: Core Values

Episode 277: People Come First

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Our next segment highlighting agents who have graced the cover of Rough Notes Magazine features our very own Mike Stromsoe. Andrea Watt, Program Director of UPP Programs, takes the reins and puts Mike in the hot seat to share the core values and strategies that propelled his agency to success.

Together, they explore Mike’s journey to being recognized for building an insurance agency grounded in core values and driven by a strong focus on people. From hilarious team-building moments like silly string battles and reindeer hoops, to embracing technology and streamlined processes that skyrocketed client service and referrals, Mike shares the secrets that caught Rough Notes’ attention and helped shape his thriving agency. They also discuss how this recognition amplified their approach to growing a business that puts “people first.” The duo wraps up by previewing the upcoming UPP Grand Mastermind event in Phoenix, Arizona—an exclusive gathering of top insurance agents focused on business growth and personal freedom.

Highlights:

  • Prioritizing recruitment and creating a supportive culture are essential for success.
  • Streamlining processes to enhance efficiency and client satisfaction.
  • Leveraging advanced IT and RPAs to improve service delivery and operations.
  • Focusing on the top 20% of clients who generate 80% of revenue.
  • Utilizing creative promotional materials and personalized campaigns.
  • Maintaining frequent touchpoints to stay top-of-mind with clients.
  • Applying insights from diverse sectors for growth and innovation.
  • Strategies for balancing business growth with personal life.
  • Ensuring team members uphold the agency’s esteemed reputation.
  • Leveraging personal and professional networks for business opportunities.

Until next time, get out there and make a difference, be unstoppable, and leave no regrets!

Mike Stromsoe
The Unstoppable Profit Producer
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Episode 246: Your Core Values Define Your Agency

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Have you defined your core values for your agency?

Delving into the crucial role of core values in businesses, particularly agency businesses. I cannot stress enough that core values shape an organization’s culture and identity, influencing everything from hiring decisions to conflict resolution. Through insightful examples and practical tips, I reveal the significance of living and embodying core values within a team, while emphasizing the impact of core values on brand perception and community engagement.

Join us as I explore the 3-step process of defining and integrating core values, and how they contribute to creating a better business culture and leadership.

Highlights:

  • Core values in business for personal and professional success.
  • How core values shape discipline, rewards, and training in the insurance agency business. Time and effort are needed to develop, share, and implement core values.
  • Foundation for an organization’s future success and should be more than just words on a wall.
  • Ownership, core values, personal & organizational level, attitudes & behaviors, impact organization.
  • Consistently reinforced through praise, recognition, and discipline.
  • Start with brainstorming, then narrow down core values in a 1-on-1 session.

Until next time, get out there and make a difference, be unstoppable, and leave no regrets!

Mike Stromsoe
The Unstoppable Profit Producer
Call 800-770-9984

Email: [email protected]

Website: http://unstoppableprofitproducer.com/

Virtual Events: http://www.uppfaststart.com/

Podcast: http://unstoppableprofitpodcast.com

If you want to learn more about our Coaching & Mastermind Programs and how they can help you grow your agency business, schedule your private Agency Growth Session with Mike Stromsoe Now (click here)!

Episode 230: Unified Patriots in Your Business

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Do you know the importance of patriotism in your company? Today Joel McKinley and I delve into the concept of patriotism and how it can be applied in the business world. We’ll explore the power of finding like-minded individuals who will fight for a cause, the importance of defining core values, and the impact of building strong teams within the Unstoppable Nation. We’ll also share personal stories of connection, discuss the true motivators behind fighting for a cause, and offer valuable insights for attracting and recruiting the right individuals for your insurance agency business. So sit back, relax, and get ready to unlock the secrets of creating a unified and purpose-driven business.

Be sure to check out our upcoming 2023 Be Unstoppable Bootcamp, October 19-21, 2023 www.beunstoppablebootcamp.com

Highlights:

  • Soldiers fight for love, not hate. It’s about unity and love for their team and organization.
  • Importance of designing effective interview questions.
  • The importance of unifying purpose and mission for success.
  • Connecting with people is crucial in the insurance agency business, especially during difficult times. Serving people at a high level is important.

Until next time, get out there and make a difference, be unstoppable, and leave no regrets!

Mike Stromsoe
The Unstoppable Profit Producer
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Website: http://unstoppableprofitproducer.com/

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Podcast: http://unstoppableprofitpodcast.com

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Episode 206: WHY You Do It

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“If you don’t know why you do what you do, how can other people, including your team,  possibly decide to follow you or join your team?”

This week we are exploring the process of discovering and refining your core values, which are essential and timeless guiding principles that define your culture and attract people to your organization. By understanding and embracing why we do what we do, we can better serve our clients, inspire our teams, and ultimately, make a positive impact on people’s lives.

Highlights:

  • Look at what everybody else is doing and do the opposite.
  • People don’t buy what you do. They buy, why you do it.
  • Your Core Values are a small set of essential and timeless guiding principles and define your work culture.
  • Discover some quick steps to create or refine your core values
  • Communicate the core values to the rest of the organization. This will involve planning, practicing, and a clarity of message.
  • I share a strategy I recently implemented on how to have people on the team reflect on UPPs core values.

 

Until next time, get out there and make a difference, be unstoppable, and leave no regrets!

Mike Stromsoe
The Unstoppable Profit Producer
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Website: http://unstoppableprofitproducer.com/

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Episode 184: The 3 Cs of Your Agency Success

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Your Culture and Correct Communication are the fundamentals that are needed in order to have a successful agency.  Joel joins me to talk about these 3 Cs and uncover the nine modules that UPP has developed to help you bring these fundamentals to the forefront of your agency.

Highlights:

  • Core values are the heartbeat of your business. They define who you are, what you stand for, and what you won’t stand for.
  • You have to use caution that you are not over communicating causing message burnout.
  • Culture is the key to building a customer focused culture.
  • What are you doing it as an agency owner, to share the value of independent learning with your team?
  • Design your interview questions in the manner that can get the right people into your culture.
  • Motivation is external but you should be doing it in a way that increases their own internal drive.
  • You set the bar for what’s acceptable and what’s not acceptable. Your team is always watching how you hold yourself and others accountable.
  • We highlight some books that the avid learner and leader should check out to build your agency culture.

 

Until next time, get out there and make a difference, be unstoppable, and leave no regrets!

Mike Stromsoe
The Unstoppable Profit Producer
Call 800-770-9984
Website: http://unstoppableprofitproducer.com/

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Podcast: http://unstoppableprofitpodcast.com

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Episode 182: The Vault Revealed

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Back by popular demand, Joel joins me again this time for a share and tell session about things going on inside of the UPP circles.  Listen as we talk about onboarding, leadership, culture and designing your ideal client.  And if that is not enough, we are going to share a secret that we have never publicly disclosed before!

Highlights:

  • At the interviewing table is where the war for marketplace talent is won.
  • It’s leadership not “like”ership. You team will like you when you do what’s right for them and the agency.
  • Culture is the invisible architecture of your business.
  • If you can’t repeat your KPIs at any moment, then you are not paying enough attention to them.
  • You can multitask but you cannot multi focus.
  • Who are you going to promote to if you don’t know who you’re sending it out to?
  • After you bring in a new client, you should welcome them like nobody else’s business.
  • What does UPP have to that is specifically designed for you to make you stand out from everyone else in the marketplace?

 

Until next time, get out there and make a difference, be unstoppable, and leave no regrets!

 

Mike Stromsoe
The Unstoppable Profit Producer
Call 800-770-9984
Website: http://unstoppableprofitproducer.com/

Virtual Events: http://www.uppfaststart.com/

Email [email protected]

Podcast: http://unstoppableprofitpodcast.com

Virtual Training: http://uppfaststart.com

In Person Training: http://beunstoppablebootcamp.com

 

Episode 175: Where There Is NO Vision, People Perish with Anthea Mumby

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Why is having a vision so important? Why should you invest any time in setting the vision for your agency?

This week I am joined by Anthea Mumby, the Founder of Dream Team Consulting.  Join us in our conversation about the need for any business to have a vision in order to be compelling and have the ability to move your team and your agency forward in order to achieve the goals you have. Learn how to identify your core values, create your vision, and implement it within your agency.

Highlights:

  • To start creating your vision, don’t physically start it in the agency. Instead, find a space to reflect on your values without distractions.
  • It takes time to come up with the right core values to support the vision of an organization.
  • When you have the framework then is the time to bring the team for their insights.
  • Sit down with the team once a month, and just look at where you are at with a vision and get their feedback and perspective.
  • Not all your team members are going to align with your vision. If they are not coachable, then it may be that another agency is a better fit for them.
  • Celebrate the wins to make an impact on the culture within the agency.
  • Discover how to manage when workplace chaos veers off the path of the vision.

 

About our Guest:

Anthea Mumby, B.A.

Working in and owning a family business for over 40 years, years, Anthea Mumby has a passion for helping family businesses Ride the Waves of Business successfully.

Over the decades of her family business ownership, she led her company to specialize in the Design Professional insurance niche, created and executed an inspiring Vision, managed a team of 15, and navigated the sale of her seven-figure business.

https://www.dreamteamconsulting.ca/

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https://www.facebook.com/dreamteamconsultingcanada

https://www.instagram.com/dreamteamconsulting/

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWX8ptAPG5NQRTJFimTDmrQ

 

Until next time, get out there and make a difference, be unstoppable, and leave no regrets!

 

Mike Stromsoe
The Unstoppable Profit Producer
Call 800-770-9984

Website: http://unstoppableprofitproducer.com/

Virtual Events: http://www.uppfaststart.com/

Email [email protected]

Podcast: http://unstoppableprofitpodcast.com

Virtual Training: http://uppfaststart.com

In Person Training: http://beunstoppablebootcamp.com

Episode 164: A Culture of Ownership

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Cultural transformation.  The culture of your business is changing, and you need to meet it head-on to adapt and continue to grow your business.  In this episode, I will discuss some key ways to help you transform your business to get a Culture of Ownership with accountability and empowerment. You will also discover the eight characteristics of a culture of ownership

Key Takeaways:

  • Empowerment – You want everybody to be empowered to be able to act and operate and to make their decisions on their own without the intervention of anybody else as if they were an owner.
  • If you want an uptick in your growth, it starts with you.
  • Every business should have identified at its core what its values are.
  • You should have somewhere between three and seven identified core values.
  • There are 20 characteristics to incorporate into your beliefs to help build your core values
  • When you create a culture of ownership, you’ve got patriots, not mercenaries.
  • If you’re going to transform your culture, you’ve got to take steps to coach them, to lead them on why this is important
  • The eight characteristics of a culture of ownership are based on you having a plan that they can buy int

 

Until next time, get out there and make a difference, be unstoppable, and leave no regrets!

 

Mike Stromsoe
The Unstoppable Profit Producer
Call 800-770-9984
Website: http://unstoppableprofitproducer.com/
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Episode 139: Check Your Scoreboard (Encore)

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Numbers don’t lie!  In any business, you need to know your numbers.  What are your attraction and retention rates?  Are you meeting the expectations of your goals?  Today I am going to share my journey to use our numbers to create our scoreboards as well as how it relates to the core values of our agency.

Highlights:

  • The “Reinvent and Learn a Lesson” cycle for success
  • Set up regular meetings with your leadership to discuss your weekly measurables
  • Determining your Policy per New Client Count
  • Grow your team and ensure everybody knows the core values
  • Developing scorecards for different divisions, how it works and the incentives behind it

 

Until next time, get out there and make a difference, be unstoppable, and leave no regrets!

Mike Stromsoe
The Unstoppable Profit Producer
Call 800-770-9984
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Episode 77: Check Your Scoreboard

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Numbers don’t lie!  In any business, you need to know your numbers.  What are your attraction and retention rates?  Are you meeting the expectations of your goals?  Today I am going to share my journey to use our numbers to create our scoreboards as well as how it relates to the core values of our agency.

Highlights:

  • The “Reinvent and Learn a Lesson” cycle for success
  • Set up regular meetings with your leadership to discuss your weekly measurables
  • Determining your Policy per New Client Count
  • Grow your team and ensure everybody knows the core values
  • Developing scorecards for different divisions, how it works and the incentives behind it

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