The Insurance Dudes are on a mission to find the best insurance agentsaround the country to find out how they are creating some of the top agencies. But they do not stop there, they also bring professionals from other industries for insights that can help agents take their agencies to the next level. The Insurance Dudes focus on your agency’s four pillars: Hiring, Training, Marketing and Motivation! We have to keep the sword sharp if we want our agencies to thrive. Insurance Dudes are leaders in their home, at their office and in their community. This podcast will keep you on track with like minded high performing agents while keeping entertained!About Jason and Craig:Both agents themselves, they both have scaled to around $10 million in premium.  After searching for years for a system to create predictability in their agencies, they developed the Telefunnel after their interviews with so many agents and business leaders.  Taking several years, tons of trial and error, and hundreds of thousands of dollars on lead spend, they’ve optimized their agencies and teams to write tons of premium, consistently, and nearly on autopilot!LEARN MORE BY Registering for TUESDAY’s LIVE CALL With The Insurance Dudes!Bio of Melissa:May 1, 2007 I founded Conner Family & Associates, LLC an Exclusive Allstate Insurance Agency located at 30 S Water St. Ste A. Henderson, NV 89015. Our second location is 270 E Horizon Dr Ste 107. Henderson, NV 89015. Our third location is 1500 W Sunset Rd Ste 150 Henderson, NV 89014. My mom, Elisa Conner, partnered with me in 2011. We offer insurance for everything that is important to you and your family. Together we share over 30 years of insurance experience in Nevada! We are your favorite Henderson family owned insurance agency! Stop in to meet us, anytime :-)In 2016 I authored an Amazon Best Seller "What Do You Mean It's Not Covered? A different perspective to understanding insurance." You can buy it on Amazon today!I am also a Licensed Real Estate Broker-Salesman. I can help you, your family and friends buy or sell a home in Nevada. I work hard and relentlessly to ensure all my customers are satisfied with this process.I'm a mother of 3 daughters. I am a graduate of UOP and I hold a Masters in Management. I have a Property and Casualty license, Life and Health license and Series 6 & 63 license.I do business in the entire state of Nevada, Utah and Washington at this time.Website:   http://www.allstate.com/connerfamilyLinkedin:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/connerfamilyFacebook: https://web.facebook.com/connerfamilyinsurance1/?_rdc=1&_rdr[Episode Transcript]Craig Pretzinger  00:00What would be your number one recommendation to anybody that's jumping in or any agent that may be struggling to make the biggest impact moving forward?Melissa Hudson  00:10That's such a good question.Craig Pretzinger  00:12Thank you.Melissa Hudson  00:13I think if I was just starting out, I would say don't give up because I can tell you there were probably times I thought about giving up. But yeah, it's easier said than done. Obviously, you need money. And you can't conti