IA Forward
Hosted by Tonya and Shane and Mike · Shane Tatum and Tonya Lied
5.0from 18 ratings
- 340
- Episodes
- 27
- Transcribed
- 18
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2022
- First episode
About IA Forward
IA Forward is your playbook for success as an insurance agent. Every week, Shane Tatum, Tonya Lied, and Mike Boesl tackle the real challenges insurance agents face, from growing a profitable book of business and building a stronger team to marketing, leadership, carrier relationships, industry changes, and the decisions that come with owning and running an agency. No corporate talking points. No textbook advice. Just honest conversations, practical strategies, a few strong opinions, and lessons you can actually use in your agency. Whether you’re building your first book, growing an established agency, or trying to figure out what’s next, IA Forward is about helping you think bigger, lead better, and build a business you actually want to own. Learn more at www.integrapartnernetwork.com
- Publisher
- Shane Tatum and Tonya Lied
- Category
- business · business · business
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 18 Feb 2022
- Latest episode
- 6 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
27 of 340 episodes have a transcript.
6 Oct 2026
We're Headed Toward a Soft Market. Now What?
29 Sept 2026
The Problem With "Let Me Get You A Quote"
25 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Fast Forward: If You’re Not Talking With Your Clients, Who Is?
Inside a recent episode
Fast Forward: If You’re Not Talking With Your Clients, Who Is?
Published 25 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] At least over the last decade, and it's getting more amplified with, of course, AI and just what you can automate that the agents who do not embrace an improved customer experience, improved automation. It's just going to show up like it's going to register on the consumer's mind more and more and more. And those agents that are embracing it and creating a customer experience environment where. the customer at least feels in some way like you know who they are, right? It doesn't mean you have to go to dinner and be best friends with every single one of your clients, but it does mean that you need to have systems in place and concepts in place that make them feel appreciated, make them feel like, hey, I'm here, you're there, I'm here for you, whatever those processes look like, and I feel like we have to move beyond the carrier will take care of that for them. […]
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See plansWho has been a guest on IA Forward
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- Campbell Bagshaw
- Mitzi Fox
- Robby Jabour
- Emma Tatum
Reach and audience
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 5.0 / 5
- 11 ratings
- Spotify
- 5.0 / 5
- 7 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 63 / 100
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- Quality
- 98
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 71
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Questions about IA Forward
Who hosts IA Forward?
Tonya and Shane and Mike host the show. Published by Shane Tatum and Tonya Lied.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes daily, based on its RSS feed.
Does IA Forward take guests?
Yes. Guests have been identified in episode analyses.
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