Margeaux shares with us about her interesting insurance career, her tech startups, and a cool taxi ride in a helicopter in NYC.

Episode Highlights:

• Margeaux shares her journey from managing insurance agencies to concentrating on the technological aspects of the industry and developing processes and procedures. (6:13)

• Margeaux discusses the significance of analytics and operations when directing an insurance agency, particularly at specific stages. (12:09)

• Margeaux explains that Irys, an upcoming Agency Management System, is designed to assist agencies in forming stable ecosystems and maintaining client relationships. (23:35)

• Margeaux discusses Irys's ideal target audience, which includes agencies that prioritize relationships and organic growth, and those committed to using technology to achieve their objectives. (32:04)

• Margeaux mentions that firms unwilling to embrace technology are being acquired by those that do. (42:00)

• Margeaux shares her experience writing about InsurTech for Forbes over the past year. (54:13)

  
  

Key Quotes:

• “I love the way our system operates. I can't wait for people to see it.” - Margeaux Giles

• “If you have that same mentality of how you want to grow your business, and how you want to maintain and then how you want to use technology, if that's your jam, we're like, number one. ” - Margeaux Giles

• “You don't have to overhaul everything to embrace technology in your agency. The mentality is everything has to change right now, all at once if I want to embrace technology. And, we're saying that that's not the case, but it's a mentality, it's a mental block that needs to be overcome.” - Margeaux Giles

  
  

Resources Mentioned:

• Margeaux Giles LinkedIn

• Irys Insurtech

• GoGiles

• Reach out to Dave Jackson

• Independent Agency Owners Alliance | IAOA