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Coffee House Catch Up: 'Maintaining a beginner’s mind' - with Sean Harper, Co-founder & CEO, Kin Insurance

Coffee House Catch Up: 'Maintaining a beginner’s mind' - with Sean Harper, Co-founder & CEO, Kin Insurance

FromThe Insurance Coffee House


Coffee House Catch Up: 'Maintaining a beginner’s mind' - with Sean Harper, Co-founder & CEO, Kin Insurance

FromThe Insurance Coffee House

ratings:
Length:
34 minutes
Released:
Feb 9, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

"We really take it seriously that the person with the most information is making the decision, so we don't have a whole lot of ‘Oh let me go ask my boss’", says Sean. The self-confessed nerd and entrepreneur shares how his background as a management consultant exposed him to a lot of business problems and gain the confidence in solving them.Sean talks through his journey of co-founding Kin, a fully-licensed home insurance technology company that provides affordable coverage to homeowners in catastrophe-prone regions.Headquartered in Chicago, he shares the core values that Kin offers its growing team and emphasises that the hard things are where the value is created. “We give people an opportunity to practise their craft”Sean encourages us to maintain a ‘beginner's mind’. “Take nothing for granted, think about every problem from a blank sheet of paper.”Connect with Sean on LinkedIn or find out more about KinThis episode of the Insurance Coffee House Podcast was first published on 5 October 2021Podcast hosted by Nick Hoadley, CEO, Insurance Search, the Executive Search Consultancy for growing Insurance and Insurtech businesses across the globe.To discuss identifying & attracting the very best talent to your team or being a podcast guest, reach out to Nick via nick.hoadley@insurance-search.com or connect on LinkedInCopyright Insurance Search 2023 – All Rights Reserved.    
Released:
Feb 9, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

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The weekly Insurance Coffee House Podcast series is the place where you’ll be inspired by some of the most successful insurance business leaders on the planet. With each guest asked the same set of ten questions you’ll understand the recurring patterns and traits that make them successful. Covering morning routines, favourite success quotes and how they overcame their largest setbacks, they’ll give a personal insight in to what it takes to be a successful insurance business leader. This podcast will suit senior executives from inside the insurance industry and ambitious insurance business leaders of the future, giving you practical management tips and advice to help you achieve your career ambitions. The show is hosted by Nick Hoadley, CEO of leading international insurance executive search firm, Insurance Search. If you would like to contact Nick about the podcast or to discuss any executive search assignments, please email info@insurance-search.co.uk or call (+44) 203 9488 501