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CEO Aubie Knight, along with other staff at the Independent Insurance Agents of North Carolina, welcome a variety of guests into the office for insurance-centric exchanges. Their enthusiastic style helps listeners gain inspiring insight into the insurance industry of today.

Is a Recession Coming? 06/20/2024

Is a Recession Coming? Noted economist and retired NCSU business professor Dr. Michael Walden offers up his insights on the state of the current global, national and state economies, and provides an assessment of what key factors in the financial markets you should watch in the coming months to determine the likelihood of a recession in late 2024. He also talks about what the continued population growth and increasing internationalization of our state's business community means for the state, and why he's calling this current economic era the 'Anxious Age.' /episode/index/show/iianc/id/31826077

Great Political Stories 06/06/2024

Great Political Stories IIANC's Joe Stewart chats with his lobbying colleague Brian Lewis, owner of the governmental affairs firm New Frame, and co-host with his business partner Skye David of the podcast Do Politics Better. The conversation covers the state of politics today, some of the highlights of the more than 1,000 editions of Do Politics Better that have been aired, and a few great stories from their collective years working in NC politics. /episode/index/show/iianc/id/31629522

Educating the Future: Insights on North Carolina's K-12 Education 05/08/2024

Educating the Future: Insights on North Carolina's K-12 Education Brenda Berg, President and CEO of , joins IIANC lobbyist Joe Stewart to talk about the state of K-12 public education in North Carolina, and offer some insights on creative and innovative things North Carolina can do to make sure our public schools are preparing our young people for the jobs of the 21st Century economy. /episode/index/show/iianc/id/31200532

All About Those Voter Attitudes 04/25/2024

All About Those Voter Attitudes Dr. David McLennan, a political science professor and Director of the , joins IIANC lobbyist Joe Stewart for a conversation on voter attitudes - both nationally and here in North Carolina - on public policy issues and candidates at this point in the 2024 election season. /episode/index/show/iianc/id/30987358

HOA Statutes & Insurance Insights 04/02/2024

HOA Statutes & Insurance Insights We're back for 2024! This edition of IIANC Radio features a conversation with , President of Law Firm Carolinas, which has the largest community association legal practice in the Carolinas. Jim talks with IIANC lobbyist Joe Stewart about North Carolina's unique statutes regarding HOAs and condos, as well insights on the insurance-related issues that have been discussed and debated in recent months at the NC General Assembly. /episode/index/show/iianc/id/30645913

Joe talks with... Teddy Roosevelt?! 09/18/2023

Joe talks with... Teddy Roosevelt?! This year, IIANC celebrates our 125th Anniversary (Happy Quasquicentennial!). To commemorate that event, contributors to IIANC Action / iPAC / InsurPAC are invited to a dinner at the Briggs Hardware Building in Raleigh (the site of the organizational meeting in 1898 of Alexander Webb and 33 other agents from across the state) on October 12th that will feature a keynote address from the 26th President of the United States, Theodore ‘Teddy’ Roosevelt (courtesy of actor-historian Peyton Dixon). President Roosevelt took time recently to chat with IIANC lobbyist Joe Stewart. For information on the October 12th event, click . /episode/index/show/iianc/id/28042170

Inside NC Politics with Lucille Sherman 06/19/2023

Inside NC Politics with Lucille Sherman Meet Lucille Sherman, reporter for Axios RALEIGH, a daily e-mail newsletter that covers everything going on in North Carolina's capital city including the legislature and state government. Lucille started her career as a print journalist before migrating to this electronic outlet, and talks with IIANC Vice President of Governmental Affairs Joe Stewart about what it's like being a digital reporter covering politics and politicians in North Carolina. /episode/index/show/iianc/id/27195255

A Deluge of Flood Information. 05/25/2023

A Deluge of Flood Information. This edition of IIANC Radio features Lisa Sharrard of Choice Flood Insurance in Wilmington for a conversation about flood insurance. In her career, Lisa has served as Chair of the Association of State Floodplain Managers (ASFPM), and was South Carolina Flood Mitigation Coordinator, managing the Community Assistance Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) Grant Program, and was a Project Manager for FEMA’s Risk MAP (Mapping, Assessment & Planning) with the SC Department of Natural Resources, and served on a number of FEMA committees including the CRS Task Force and testified before Congress. /episode/index/show/iianc/id/26948373

NC Economics with the TBJ 04/17/2023

NC Economics with the TBJ This installment of IIANC Radio features a conversation with Sougata Mukherjee, Editor in Chief of the Triangle Business Journal, on the current state of North Carolina's economic climate, and how the next generation of business leaders differ from their older counterparts, and what news publications like the TBJ are doing to reach younger readers (check it out at ). /episode/index/show/iianc/id/26541819

A Chat with Bobby Salmon 03/30/2023

A Chat with Bobby Salmon IIANC CEO, Aubie Knight, sits down with IIANC's National Director, Bobby Salmon, to discuss Bobby's plans for the future in terms of being involved on the IIABA National Board of Directors. /episode/index/show/iianc/id/26237997

How to be YOU on stage. 03/20/2023

How to be YOU on stage. For this installment of IIANC Radio, Joe Stewart chats with Denise Ryan, author and professional speaker, on what makers for a great presentation whether you are just chatting with folks or making a speech to an audience of thousands! /episode/index/show/iianc/id/25880250

IIABA InsurTech Summit: Aubie & Jason Liu 03/08/2023

IIABA InsurTech Summit: Aubie & Jason Liu Aubie sits down with Jason Liu, CEO of Zywave, at IIABA's inaugural InsurTech Summit that was held in Savannah on January 20th. /episode/index/show/iianc/id/25965846

IIABA InsurTech Summit: Aubie & Jackson Cromer 02/27/2023

IIABA InsurTech Summit: Aubie & Jackson Cromer Aubie sits down with Jackson Cromer, President of BondExchange, at IIABA's inaugural InsurTech Summit that was held in Savannah on January 20th. /episode/index/show/iianc/id/25880196

IIABA InsurTech Summit: Aubie & Adam Kiefer 02/13/2023

IIABA InsurTech Summit: Aubie & Adam Kiefer Aubie sits down with Adam Kiefer, CEO and Co-Founder of Talage Insurance, at IIABA's inaugural InsurTech Summit that was held in Savannah on January 20th. /episode/index/show/iianc/id/25880103

IIABA InsurTech Summit: Aubie & Steve Anderson 02/01/2023

IIABA InsurTech Summit: Aubie & Steve Anderson Aubie sits down with Catalyit co-founder and CEO, Steve Anderson, at IIABA's inaugural InsurTech Summit that was held in Savannah on January 20th. Want to hear more from Steve? Don't miss IIANC's Tech Summit on February 7th - grab your seat at today! /episode/index/show/iianc/id/25799271

What's the latest with health insurance? 01/03/2023

What's the latest with health insurance? This installment of IIANC Radio features David Smith of eBen Concepts, who is a member of the IIANC Governmental Affairs Committee and chair of the General Assembly Action Committee for the NC Association of Health Underwriters. IIANC lobbyist Joe Stewart and David talk about the current state of the health insurance marketplace in North Carolina, and take a look ahead to the health care related issues likely to be discussed and debated during the 2023 Session of the NC General Assembly. /episode/index/show/iianc/id/25492563

Teens behind the wheel... Yikes?! 11/29/2022

Teens behind the wheel... Yikes?! This installment of IIANC Radio features Natalie O’Brien, Senior Research Associate with the UNC Highway Safety Research Center, chatting with Joe Stewart about teen drivers, and how to keep them safe when they get behind the wheel (spoiler alert – research show crashes are more often due to inexperience than recklessness among young motorists). /episode/index/show/iianc/id/25164963

Midterm enthusiasm? 10/25/2022

Midterm enthusiasm? In this episode we chat with Dr. David McLennan, Political Science professor and director of the Meredith College Polling Program in Raleigh. Dr. McLennan discusses the results from the on voter attitudes about the candidates and what issues are motivating them to actually turn out and cast their ballot as we enter into the final weeks before Election Day. He also shares findings from this survey that show Generation Z voters may not be quite as ‘woke’ as once thought! /episode/index/show/iianc/id/24793644

November is Coming 09/20/2022

November is Coming In this edition of IIANC Radio, Joe Stewart chats with WRAL-TV reporter Travis Fain on the latest insights of key races in the 2022 election, the state of national and state politics, and how to make sure you are getting the best, most objective news on politics and public policy issues. /episode/index/show/iianc/id/24430800

All things transportation... 08/04/2022

All things transportation... VP for Governmental Affairs Joe Stewart talks with IIANC member Senator Vickie Sawyer (Chair of the Transportation Committee in the NC Senate) about the challenges faced maintaining the second largest state-maintained highway system in the US, to ensure food can get to tables, goods can get to market, and North Carolinians can get to work! /episode/index/show/iianc/id/23957142

Meet Number Six! 06/23/2022

Meet Number Six! IIANC lobbyist Joe Stewart chats with Rep. John Bradford (R-Mecklenburg, House District 98) who recently become the 6th IIANC member of our legislative 'Agent Caucus.' John launched an independent agency within his business portfolio and decided to join IIANC after a conversation with Joe and IIANC Membership Coordinator Jill Lewis. Rep. Bradford talks about his background and experience as an entrepreneur, his perspective on tax policy as the Senior Chair of the House Finance Committee, and what he thinks it will take to preserve and enhance North Carolina's positive economic landscape. /episode/index/show/iianc/id/23518814

Build Your Brand with Social Media 06/07/2022

Build Your Brand with Social Media On this installment of IIANC Radio, Joe Stewart talks with Kait Park who does social media analytics and research for NP Strategy, the firm IIANC works with on the three public safety campaigns. Kait offers some insights on how best to use social media to build your brand and get your message out (and check out the recent videos IIANC had NP Strategy produce to help our members in their use of social media.) /episode/index/show/iianc/id/23353769

Part 2: Business Opportunity in the Multicultural Market 05/23/2022

Part 2: Business Opportunity in the Multicultural Market In this special edition of IIANC Radio, we are giving you part two of Jelani Fenton's session that was presented at the Agency Leaders Executive Retreat in Asheville. Jelani and Aubie discuss the industry's "talent gap" and its impact on the independent agency market, recruiting the next generation of diverse talent, and much more. /episode/index/show/iianc/id/23201177

Part 1: Business Opportunity in the Multicultural Market 05/11/2022

Part 1: Business Opportunity in the Multicultural Market In this special edition of IIANC Radio, we are giving you part one of session that was presented at the Agency Leaders Executive Retreat in Asheville. Jelani and Aubie discuss the industry's "talent gap" and its impact on the independent agency market, recruiting the next generation of diverse talent, and much more. Stay tuned for part two! /episode/index/show/iianc/id/23080169

There's a Flood Insurance Guru? 03/23/2022

There's a Flood Insurance Guru? IIANC's Aubie Knight and Joe Stewart chat with Chris Greene, the Flood Insurance Guru, about his work to educate consumers, interested constituencies like realtors and mortgage lenders, as well as elected officials and other public policy makers on how flood coverage works and what's needed to ensure people are properly protecting themselves from this peril. /episode/index/show/iianc/id/22544357

Early preview of 2022 elections 03/10/2022

Early preview of 2022 elections On this installment of IIANC Radio, Joe Stewart talks about the 2022 elections and issues of interest to business leaders with journalist Colin Campbell who covers the intersection of business and state politics for and is editor of their daily e-newsletter, NC Tribune. /episode/index/show/iianc/id/22404002

To poll or not to poll... that is the question. 02/18/2022

To poll or not to poll... that is the question. Joining IIANC lobbyist Joe Stewart for this edition of IIANC Radio is Dr. David McLennan, political science professor and Director of the Meredith College Polling Program in Raleigh. Joe and Dr. McLennan talk about how polling works, what pollsters have done in recent years to ensure polling is an accurate reflection of public opinion, and discuss how current voter attitudes are likely to impact the 2022 elections. /episode/index/show/iianc/id/22179776

Happy New Year! 01/14/2022

Happy New Year! This installment of IIANC Radio features Aubie Knight and Joe Stewart chatting about what happened in 2021, and what's on the agenda for 2022, in terms of events and programs, and politics and public policy, that's of interest to IIANC members. /episode/index/show/iianc/id/21777530

How the Force Can Save the World 12/03/2021

How the Force Can Save the World IIANC lobbyist Joe Stewart chats with Stephen Kent, author of the recently-published book, How the Force Can Save the World: Lessons on Life, Liberty and Happiness from a Galaxy Far, Far Away. Listen and you will learn, young Jedi, on how core principles of the Star Wars franchise, HOPE, CHOICE, HUMILITY, EMPATHY, REDEMPTION, BALANCE and rejecting FEAR, can be your roadmap for a happier life! /episode/index/show/iianc/id/21370175

A Strong Roof Will Cover You... 10/14/2021

A Strong Roof Will Cover You... On this installment of IIANC Radio, Aubie and Joe chat with Gina Hardy, CEO of the NCIUA and NCJUA, about the state of North Carolina's coastal residual market mechanism, and the push to encourage homeowners on the coast to put stronger roofs on their houses. /episode/index/show/iianc/id/20820380

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