RHS 110 - Zach Mefferd on Entrepreneurship and the Independent Insurance Agency

Published: Aug. 5, 2021, 9 a.m.

b"In this episode of The Ryan Hanley Show, Ryan Hanley interviews Zach Mefferd, CIC, Co-Founder of Coverage Direct and ZipBonds. Zach joins the show for an exclusive, first-ever podcast interview. In their conversation, they discuss where Zach developed his entrepreneurial spirit and how he's cultivated that spirit to found multiple successful companies within the independent insurance industry. Don't miss this episode...\\n\\nEpisode Highlights:\\n\\nRyan explains why streaming is interesting and important. (5:18)\\n\\n\\nZach mentions how he became interested in car racing. (14:07)\\n\\n\\nZach shares his thoughts on having a business partner. (28:10)\\n\\n\\nZach shares why boundaries are vital. (43:53)\\n\\n\\nZach mentions one of the things they do when hiring people. (47:27)\\n\\n\\nZach explains the four things that people must do to run a business. (52:02)\\n\\n\\nZach shares what made him move to Salesforce. (56:55)\\n\\n\\nZach mentions his favorite features of Salesforce. (58:34)\\n\\n\\nZach explains what ZipBonds is all about and why agents should be interested in it. (1:05:46)\\n\\n\\n\\nKey Quotes:\\n\\n\\u201cI don't have a problem with people, as long as we're on the same playing field to do it. They should be able to appreciate and enjoy their success.\\u201d - Zach Mefferd\\n\\n\\u201cStop trying to make everything perfect before you go move. Make a step, do something. It can be done. It is going to be difficult. But, stop trying to have everything perfectly laid out before you start.\\u201d - Zach Mefferd\\n\\n\\u201cWe move fast, we break things, we fix them, we find out how we can improve when we move on. We don't dwell on what didn't go. We just focus on what we can learn from, then move on.\\u201d - Zach Mefferd\\n\\n\\nResources Mentioned:\\n\\nZach Mefferd, CIC LinkedIn\\n\\nZach Mefferd, CIC Twitter\\n\\nZipBonds\\n\\nCoverage Direct\\n\\nReach out to Ryan Hanley\\n\\n\\n\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices"