Zach Mefferd on Entrepreneurship and the Independent Insurance Agency

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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...





Episode Highlights:


Ryan explains why streaming is interesting and important.
(5:18)

Zach mentions how he became interested in car racing.
(14:07)

Zach shares his thoughts on having a business partner.
(28:10)

Zach shares why boundaries are vital.
(43:53)

Zach mentions one of the things they do when hiring people.
(47:27)

Zach explains the four things that people must do to run a
business. (52:02)

Zach shares what made him move to Salesforce.
(56:55)

Zach mentions his favorite features of Salesforce.
(58:34)

Zach explains what ZipBonds is all about and why agents
should be interested in it. (1:05:46)






Key Quotes:


“I 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.” - Zach Mefferd

“Stop 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.” - Zach Mefferd

“We 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.” - Zach
Mefferd






Resources Mentioned:


Zach Mefferd, CIC LinkedIn

Zach Mefferd, CIC Twitter

ZipBonds

Coverage Direct

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