The Insurance Dudes©

The Insurance Dudes: Craig Pretzinger and Jason Feltman
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Real talk - we ran our agencies blind for YEARS. No idea what our contact rates were, our quote-rates, our close rates. We were just grinding, blaming the leads when things didn't work. Sound familiar? Here's what changed everything for us: we started tracking the right metrics: leading metrics. Simple, but game-changing. Once we could see our funnel, we 5x'd our production without working more hours. Now we help hundreds of agents do the same - track the right KPIs, optimize what's broken, and finally take control. If we can do it, so can you. This is The Insurance Dudes©.

  1. APR 24

    Why Your Team Isn’t Closing And How to Fix It with Rhiannon Ward

    Rhiannon Ward, owner of Phipps Insurance Agency, is building more than just a business, she’s creating impact by giving back to her community through the Allstate Foundation Helping Hands grant. In this episode, we break down why most teams don’t fail because of people, they fail because of systems. From fixing messy onboarding to setting clear expectations and using data instead of emotion, Rhiannon shares what actually moves the needle in sales performance. If you’ve ever felt stuck blaming leads, team members, or results, this conversation will shift your perspective and show you what really needs to change. Join the elite ranks of P&C agents. Sign up for Agent Elite today and get exclusive resources to grow your agency! 🔗 https://www.skool.com/agentelite Grab our newly released book at a discount! https://ln.run/02VKz The Insurance Dudes Weekly 5-Min Read Tips, Tricks, and Wizardry for Everything Your Agency Touches Subscribe for a treasure trove of knowledge, and never miss out on a golden nugget again! Our newsletter is the map to the hidden gems of insurance mastery. Subscribe Here Ready to Unearth the Goldmine of Internet Leads? Unlock the Alchemy of Turning Internet Leads into Gold with "Internet Lead Secrets" Dive into the strategies that transformed us into the Midas of the insurance world, writing over 10mm in annualized auto premiums amidst global chaos. Grab your copy before it vanishes! Check It Out Before It’s Gone! Teledudes Telefunnel™ Agency Growth System On-Demand Masterclass: The Treasure Map to Lead Mastery Step into our world where leads are never cold, and revenue streams flow like rivers of gold. Register now and discover the X marks the spot of agency growth. Register And Dominate! Is Your Agency a Sleeping Giant or Just Sleeping? FREE Agency Growth Diagnosis with Jonathan Cuevas Don’t let your agency be a ship lost at sea. Book your growth call now and let Jonathan, the captain who steered Jason's team to $250k a month, navigate you to the treasure island of your business goals. Get your growth plan, tailored just for you. It's time to wake the giant within. Book My Agency Growth Call Now Dive into an episode where entertainment and enlightenment collide, and walk away with a toolbox that even Feynman would envy. The Insurance Dudes are on a mission: making the complicated uncomplicated, and having a blast along the way. Are you in? #LEGO

    1h 5m

  2. APR 17

    Mastering Sales, Technology & Business Success with Michelle O’Connor

    We had the pleasure of sitting down with Michelle O’Connor, a seasoned insurance professional with over 25 years of experience, to talk about the ins and outs of growing a successful business. From mastering follow-ups and building consistent sales processes to leveraging technology and AI to better serve clients, Michelle shares practical insights that any entrepreneur or agent can apply. In this episode, she opens up about managing teams, implementing structure without losing flexibility, and creating systems that make business easier and more efficient. Join the elite ranks of P&C agents. Sign up for Agent Elite today and get exclusive resources to grow your agency! 🔗 https://www.skool.com/agentelite Grab our newly released book at a discount! https://ln.run/02VKz The Insurance Dudes Weekly 5-Min Read Tips, Tricks, and Wizardry for Everything Your Agency Touches Subscribe for a treasure trove of knowledge, and never miss out on a golden nugget again! Our newsletter is the map to the hidden gems of insurance mastery. Subscribe Here Ready to Unearth the Goldmine of Internet Leads? Unlock the Alchemy of Turning Internet Leads into Gold with "Internet Lead Secrets" Dive into the strategies that transformed us into Midas of the insurance world, writing over 10mm in annualized auto premium amidst global chaos. Grab your copy before it vanishes! Check It Out Before It’s Gone! Teledudes Telefunnel™ Agency Growth System On-Demand Masterclass: The Treasure Map to Lead Mastery Step into our world where leads are never cold, and revenue streams flow like rivers of gold. Register now and discover the X marks the spot of agency growth. Register And Dominate! Is Your Agency a Sleeping Giant or Just Sleeping? FREE Agency Growth Diagnosis with Jonathan Cuevas Don’t let your agency be a ship lost at sea. Book your growth call now and let Jonathan, the captain who steered Jason's team to $250k a month, navigate you to the treasure island of your business goals. Get your growth plan, tailored just for you. It's time to wake the giant within. Book My Agency Growth Call Now Dive into an episode where entertainment and enlightenment collide, and walk away with a toolbox that even Feynman would envy. The Insurance Dudes are on a mission: making the complicated uncomplicated, and having a blast along the way. Are you in? #LEGO

    1h 6m

  3. APR 10

    The Skills No One Teaches, But Everyone Needs With Laurie Moroco

    Laurie Moroco is a leadership coach and speaker who helps women build confidence, communicate powerfully, and make bold decisions, because extraordinary lives begin with the courage to take action. In this episode, we unpack the real skills behind successful communication, emotional intelligence, leadership, and execution. From miscommunication in everyday conversations to leading teams, handling conflict, and creating a strong culture, this discussion highlights what truly makes the difference. We also explore why overthinking holds people back, how leaders can model behavior instead of just talking about it, and why mastering people, not just strategy, is the key to long-term growth. If you’re looking to communicate better, lead stronger, and take action with more clarity, this episode will shift how you approach both business and life. Join the elite ranks of P&C agents. Sign up for Agent Elite today and get exclusive resources to grow your agency! 🔗 https://www.skool.com/agentelite Grab our newly released book at a discount! https://ln.run/02VKz The Insurance Dudes Weekly 5-Min Read Tips, Tricks, and Wizardry for Everything Your Agency Touches Subscribe for a treasure trove of knowledge, and never miss out on a golden nugget again! Our newsletter is the map to the hidden gems of insurance mastery. Subscribe Here Ready to Unearth the Goldmine of Internet Leads? Unlock the Alchemy of Turning Internet Leads into Gold with "Internet Lead Secrets" Dive into the strategies that transformed us into the Midas of the insurance world, writing over 10mm in annualized auto premiums amidst global chaos. Grab your copy before it vanishes! Check It Out Before It’s Gone! Teledudes Telefunnel™ Agency Growth System On-Demand Masterclass: The Treasure Map to Lead Mastery Step into our world where leads are never cold, and revenue streams flow like rivers of gold. Register now and discover the X marks the spot of agency growth. Register And Dominate! Is Your Agency a Sleeping Giant or Just Sleeping? FREE Agency Growth Diagnosis with Jonathan Cuevas Don’t let your agency be a ship lost at sea. Book your growth call now and let Jonathan, the captain who steered Jason's team to $250k a month, navigate you to the treasure island of your business goals. Get your growth plan, tailored just for you. It's time to wake the giant within. Book My Agency Growth Call Now Dive into an episode where entertainment and enlightenment collide, and walk away with a toolbox that even Feynman would envy. The Insurance Dudes are on a mission: making the complicated uncomplicated, and having a blast along the way. Are you in? #LEGO

    43 min

  4. APR 3

    What Drives Business Growth in the Real World With Bill Snow

    Bill Snow, mergers & acquisitions professional and author of Mergers & Acquisitions For Dummies, shares practical insights on business, marketing, and deal-making. In this episode, we break down what really matters, why execution beats overthinking, how marketing is simply creating opportunities to sell, what valuation actually means in real-world deals, and why building value attracts opportunities instead of chasing them. A no-fluff conversation on business, growth, and making smarter moves. Join the elite ranks of P&C agents. Sign up for Agent Elite today and get exclusive resources to grow your agency! 🔗 https://www.skool.com/agentelite Grab our newly released book at a discount! https://ln.run/02VKz The Insurance Dudes Weekly 5-Min Read Tips, Tricks, and Wizardry for Everything Your Agency Touches Subscribe for a treasure trove of knowledge, and never miss out on a golden nugget again! Our newsletter is the map to the hidden gems of insurance mastery. Subscribe Here Ready to Unearth the Goldmine of Internet Leads? Unlock the Alchemy of Turning Internet Leads into Gold with "Internet Lead Secrets" Dive into the strategies that transformed us into the Midas of the insurance world, writing over 10mm in annualized auto premiums amidst global chaos. Grab your copy before it vanishes! Check It Out Before It’s Gone! Teledudes Telefunnel™ Agency Growth System On-Demand Masterclass: The Treasure Map to Lead Mastery Step into our world where leads are never cold, and revenue streams flow like rivers of gold. Register now and discover the X marks the spot of agency growth. Register And Dominate! Is Your Agency a Sleeping Giant or Just Sleeping? FREE Agency Growth Diagnosis with Jonathan Cuevas Don’t let your agency be a ship lost at sea. Book your growth call now and let Jonathan, the captain who steered Jason's team to $250k a month, navigate you to the treasure island of your business goals. Get your growth plan, tailored just for you. It's time to wake the giant within. Book My Agency Growth Call Now Dive into an episode where entertainment and enlightenment collide, and walk away with a toolbox that even Feynman would envy. The Insurance Dudes are on a mission: making the complicated uncomplicated, and having a blast along the way. Are you in? #LEGO

    52 min

  5. MAR 27

    Execution, Niches & AI in Business With Kirk Chester

    We’re honored to sit down with Kirk Chester, Principal Broker at Grit Insurance Group. He shares practical insights on building and scaling a business. Specializing in blue-collar industries across multiple states, Kirk focuses on tailored solutions that help businesses manage risk and grow sustainably. In this episode, the conversation explores the importance of execution over overthinking, the power of going niche to stand out, and how AI is changing the way businesses operate. It also touches on leadership, hiring, and building systems that support long-term growth. Join the elite ranks of P&C agents. Sign up for Agent Elite today and get exclusive resources to grow your agency! 🔗 https://www.skool.com/agentelite Grab our newly released book at a discount! https://ln.run/02VKz The Insurance Dudes Weekly 5-Min Read Tips, Tricks, and Wizardry for Everything Your Agency Touches Subscribe for a treasure trove of knowledge, and never miss out on a golden nugget again! Our newsletter is the map to the hidden gems of insurance mastery. Subscribe Here Ready to Unearth the Goldmine of Internet Leads? Unlock the Alchemy of Turning Internet Leads into Gold with "Internet Lead Secrets" Dive into the strategies that transformed us into the Midas of the insurance world, writing over 10mm in annualized auto premium amidst global chaos. Grab your copy before it vanishes! Check It Out Before It’s Gone! Teledudes Telefunnel™ Agency Growth System On-Demand Masterclass: The Treasure Map to Lead Mastery Step into our world where leads are never cold, and revenue streams flow like rivers of gold. Register now and discover the X marks the spot of agency growth. Register And Dominate! Is Your Agency a Sleeping Giant or Just Sleeping? FREE Agency Growth Diagnosis with Jonathan Cuevas Don’t let your agency be a ship lost at sea. Book your growth call now and let Jonathan, the captain who steered Jason's team to $250k a month, navigate you to the treasure island of your business goals. Get your growth plan, tailored just for you. It's time to wake the giant within. Book My Agency Growth Call Now Dive into an episode where entertainment and enlightenment collide, and walk away with a toolbox that even Feynman would envy. The Insurance Dudes are on a mission: making the complicated uncomplicated, and having a blast along the way. Are you in? #LEGO

    48 min

  6. MAR 20

    Building a High-Performance Team with Beau Vincent

    Beau Vincent, an insurance agency owner, leadership coach, speaker, and host of ‘The Conviction of a Leader’ podcast, joins the conversation to share the leadership mindset behind building a high-performing business. After growing Vincent Family Insurance from 300 to nearly 13,000 policies, Beau now helps business owners scale with a stronger culture, clearer leadership, and better systems. In this episode, the discussion explores what it really takes to build great teams, set higher standards, develop people, and create a culture where performance and accountability thrive. It’s a practical conversation on leadership, growth, and building businesses that last. Join the elite ranks of P&C agents. Sign up for Agent Elite today and get exclusive resources to grow your agency! 🔗 https://www.skool.com/agentelite Grab our newly released book at a discount! https://ln.run/02VKz The Insurance Dudes Weekly 5-Min Read Tips, Tricks, and Wizardry for Everything Your Agency Touches Subscribe to a treasure trove of knowledge and never miss a golden nugget again! Our newsletter is the map to the hidden gems of insurance mastery. Subscribe Here Ready to Unearth the Goldmine of Internet Leads? Unlock the Alchemy of Turning Internet Leads into Gold with "Internet Lead Secrets" Dive into the strategies that transformed us into the Midas of the insurance world, writing over 10mm in annualized auto premiums amidst global chaos. Grab your copy before it vanishes! Check It Out Before It’s Gone! Teledudes Telefunnel™ Agency Growth System On-Demand Masterclass: The Treasure Map to Lead Mastery Step into our world where leads are never cold, and revenue streams flow like rivers of gold. Register now and discover the X marks the spot of agency growth. Register And Dominate! Is Your Agency a Sleeping Giant or Just Sleeping? FREE Agency Growth Diagnosis with Jonathan Cuevas Don’t let your agency be a ship lost at sea. Book your growth call now and let Jonathan, the captain who steered Jason's team to $250k a month, navigate you to the treasure island of your business goals. Get your growth plan, tailored just for you. It's time to wake the giant within. Book My Agency Growth Call Now Dive into an episode where entertainment and enlightenment collide, and walk away with a toolbox that even Feynman would envy. The Insurance Dudes are on a mission: making the complicated uncomplicated, and having a blast along the way. Are you in? #LEGO

    58 min

  7. MAR 13

    The Modern Insurance Sales System: Cold Email, Data & Automation with Dean Bowen

    In this episode, we sit down with Dean Bowen from Patriotic Insurance Group. He shares how he transitioned from blue-collar work into insurance and built a modern prospecting system using cold email, automation, and data. In this episode, he discusses producer development, why selling to friends and family isn’t a sustainable strategy, and how younger agents can build credibility and win commercial clients in today’s insurance market. Join the elite ranks of P&C agents. Sign up for Agent Elite today and get exclusive resources to grow your agency! 🔗 https://www.skool.com/agentelite Grab our newly released book at a discount! https://ln.run/02VKz The Insurance Dudes Weekly 5-Min Read Tips, Tricks, and Wizardry for Everything Your Agency Touches Subscribe for a treasure trove of knowledge, and never miss out on a golden nugget again! Our newsletter is the map to the hidden gems of insurance mastery. Subscribe Here Ready to Unearth the Goldmine of Internet Leads? Unlock the Alchemy of Turning Internet Leads into Gold with "Internet Lead Secrets" Dive into the strategies that transformed us into the Midas of the insurance world, writing over 10mm in annualized auto premiums amidst global chaos. Grab your copy before it vanishes! Check It Out Before It’s Gone! Teledudes Telefunnel™ Agency Growth System On-Demand Masterclass: The Treasure Map to Lead Mastery Step into our world where leads are never cold, and revenue streams flow like rivers of gold. Register now and discover the X marks the spot of agency growth. Register And Dominate! Is Your Agency a Sleeping Giant or Just Sleeping? FREE Agency Growth Diagnosis with Jonathan Cuevas Don’t let your agency be a ship lost at sea. Book your growth call now and let Jonathan, the captain who steered Jason's team to $250k a month, navigate you to the treasure island of your business goals. Get your growth plan, tailored just for you. It's time to wake the giant within. Book My Agency Growth Call Now Dive into an episode where entertainment and enlightenment collide, and walk away with a toolbox that even Feynman would envy. The Insurance Dudes are on a mission: making the complicated uncomplicated, and having a blast along the way. Are you in? #LEGO

    59 min

  8. MAR 6

    Breaking Fear-Based Cultures in Business with Brendan Keegan

    Brendan Keegan, a 6-time CEO and bestselling author known for scaling companies through transformational growth, shares insights on leadership, career development, and building resilient teams in a changing workplace. The conversation explores how mindset, presence, and mentorship influence professional success, why embracing failure fuels innovation, and how simplifying complexity creates room for better thinking and progress. From early leadership experiences to guiding large-scale organizations, the discussion highlights practical perspectives on overcoming self-doubt, supporting emerging talent, and fostering environments where growth can thrive. Join the elite ranks of P&C agents. Sign up for Agent Elite today and get exclusive resources to grow your agency! 🔗 https://www.skool.com/agentelite Grab our newly released book at a discount! https://ln.run/02VKz The Insurance Dudes Weekly 5-Min Read Tips, Tricks, and Wizardry for Everything Your Agency Touches Subscribe for a treasure trove of knowledge, and never miss out on a golden nugget again! Our newsletter is the map to the hidden gems of insurance mastery. Subscribe Here Ready to Unearth the Goldmine of Internet Leads? Unlock the Alchemy of Turning Internet Leads into Gold with "Internet Lead Secrets" Dive into the strategies that transformed us into the Midas of the insurance world, writing over 10mm in annualized auto premiums amidst global chaos. Grab your copy before it vanishes! Check It Out Before It’s Gone! Teledudes Telefunnel™ Agency Growth System On-Demand Masterclass: The Treasure Map to Lead Mastery Step into our world where leads are never cold, and revenue streams flow like rivers of gold. Register now and discover the X marks the spot of agency growth. Register And Dominate! Is Your Agency a Sleeping Giant or Just Sleeping? FREE Agency Growth Diagnosis with Jonathan Cuevas Don’t let your agency be a ship lost at sea. Book your growth call now and let Jonathan, the captain who steered Jason's team to $250k a month, navigate you to the treasure island of your business goals. Get your growth plan, tailored just for you. It's time to wake the giant within. Book My Agency Growth Call Now Dive into an episode where entertainment and enlightenment collide, and walk away with a toolbox that even Feynman would envy. The Insurance Dudes are on a mission: making the complicated uncomplicated, and having a blast along the way. Are you in? #LEGO

    45 min
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Real talk - we ran our agencies blind for YEARS. No idea what our contact rates were, our quote-rates, our close rates. We were just grinding, blaming the leads when things didn't work. Sound familiar? Here's what changed everything for us: we started tracking the right metrics: leading metrics. Simple, but game-changing. Once we could see our funnel, we 5x'd our production without working more hours. Now we help hundreds of agents do the same - track the right KPIs, optimize what's broken, and finally take control. If we can do it, so can you. This is The Insurance Dudes©.

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  • Creator
    The Insurance Dudes: Craig Pretzinger and Jason Feltman
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2026
  • Episodes
    794
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © The Insurance Dudes: Craig Pretzinger and Jason Feltman
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