Blythe Donovan Breaks Through New Producer Fears To ROCK Her First Two Years In The Industry!

Meet Blythe Donovan, a senior producer/ sales team lead at MVP out of Oklahoma. She is also a joyful speaker, life coach, writer, and mom who has a passion for spreading joy and taking care of people in business and life. In this episode of The Power Women in Insurance, Blythe shares her insurance journey which started 2 years ago after being a serial entrepreneur for many years. She explains how she has cultivated referral partnerships and formed long-term business and personal relationships in the insurance industry. Listen in to learn the importance of being a servant leader who supports and builds their staff, which later translates to a successful business. Top Takeaways: - The importance of having a community that supports unity over the internal and external competition. - The value of servant leadership and creating a relationship between the business and its staff. - The importance of being open to trying new things and having relationship-building conversations to keep business afloat during a crisis. - Learning not to focus on what you don’t know and keep your eyes on what you do know. “To build a business the right way is to build it based on relationships, and your relationships start with the people that work for you.”- Blythe [42:20] Key Moments:  [2:08] Blythe explains how being a single mom and lover of entrepreneurship influenced her to join insurance at MVP.  [5:43] How she has mastered helping people with their struggles and in turn forming referral partnerships.  [11:00] The importance of building a business that pours into its employees and finds value in what they have to offer.  [19:04] How having support from everyone and finding referral partnerships helped Blythe become successful in insurance sales.  [23:21] She explains how her boss Joan helped raise her by ‘wing manning’ her to other people which builds her sales strength.  [27:01] How they managed a successful marketing event during COVID to help keep the business successful.  [31:09] Learn to think outside the box to help build long-term relationships in your business.  [34:16] Blythe advises young insurance agents to focus on helping people and growing personally and businesswise.  [37:57] She also advises agency owners to support their staff to help grow their business. Relevant Links: Email: [email protected] FB: https://www.facebook.com/InsureMVP/ Connect With Teresa! Sterling Insurance Group's Website: https://www.sterlinginsnow.com Teresa's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/teresa.comerkitchens Sterling Insurance Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sterlinginsurancegrouptx/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sterlinginsurancegroup/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sterlinginsurancetx