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. 1D AGO

    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

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. FEB 27

    Finding And Keeping The Best Agents with IDudes Mailbag

    How do you really know if someone will succeed as a producer before you hire them? In this Mailbag episode, we discuss the real traits that separate average producers from the ones who consistently perform, stay longer, and fit the culture. We dive into how DISC profiles, values, and sales strength attributes reveal far more than interviews ever could, why the classic “high D, high I” assumption can backfire, and how stability and alignment often matter more than raw personality. You’ll hear lessons learned from years of hiring, scaling agencies, and dealing with turnover plus how understanding how people think, communicate, and stay motivated can completely change the way you build a team. If you want fewer hiring mistakes, stronger culture, and producers who actually stick around, this episode gives you the framework to think differently about talent. 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

    19 min

  6. FEB 20

    From Hiring Nightmares to Hiring Heroes: The 5-Step Hiring System That Works with IDudes Mail Bag

    Hiring doesn’t have to feel like a gamble. In this Mailbag episode, we break down a simple 5-step hiring framework designed to remove guesswork, reduce unknowns, and help you consistently find the right people faster. We walk through why paid traffic creates a predictable candidate pipeline, how assessments help you see past interview “A-game,” why group interviews reveal real behavior, and how structured one-on-ones help you choose the best fit.  The conversation also dives into onboarding with clarity, defining success paths, setting activity standards, and focusing on behaviors instead of just results, so new hires know exactly what winning looks like from day one. If you’ve ever hired out of desperation, struggled with turnover, or felt like your hiring process is reactive instead of intentional, this episode gives you a practical roadmap to build a repeatable hiring system that actually works. 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

    29 min

  7. FEB 13

    Catastrophe Insurance, AI Reality & Underwriting Discipline with Terrence McLean

    In this episode, we explore the real mechanics behind catastrophe insurance, how underwriting discipline, reinsurance strategy, pricing cycles, and regulatory constraints shape the market more than hype or headlines. Featuring insights from SageSure Co-Founder, President & CEO Terrence McLean, who shares lessons from scaling a catastrophe-focused underwriting platform, maintaining carrier profitability, and navigating risk across volatile markets. A practical, operator-level discussion for agents, founders, and insurance leaders. The conversation breaks down where AI is genuinely useful in insurance operations, where it’s overrated, and why agent relationships and trust-based distribution still win. 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. FEB 6

    Outwork to Win: Leadership, Automation & Building Scalable Success Featuring Jack Wingate

    In this episode, we sit down with Jack Wingate, an experienced small business owner and strategic leader, to unpack what truly drives long-term success in today’s competitive business world. From outworking the competition and building disciplined systems to using automation without losing the human touch, Jack shares real-world insights that every entrepreneur and leader needs to hear. This conversation dives deep into leadership mindset, smart resource allocation, team productivity, business scalability, and why consistency and adaptability matter more than shortcuts. Whether you’re growing an agency, launching a startup, or leading a team, this episode will leave you with practical strategies and a renewed drive to build something meaningful. 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

    29 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
    790
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © The Insurance Dudes: Craig Pretzinger and Jason Feltman
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