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May 13, 2026
Content Corner: Fundamentals of Senior Finance
May 13, 2026
May 13, 2026
42 min
Don’t miss our brand-new series we’re calling Content Corner! Listen as we discuss the newest Content Library materials from Ritter Insurance Marketing - Fundamentals of Senior Finances. Keep listening for our conversation on recent internet trends and how to position them for your business marketing efforts.
Check Out the Fundamentals of Senior Finances from Ritter’s Content Library
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Resources:
Best Practices for Using Ritter’s Content Library
Content Library Homepage
Cooking For Beginners
Happy, Healthy Christmas
Mastering Medicare Insurance Coverage
Medicare Basics
Senior Travel Guides
Top Spooky Spots for Halloween
Travel Tips
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Apr 21, 2026
Apr 21, 2026
36 min
Did you know that Ritter offers turnkey content marketing materials for agents? Learn more about the Content Library: a free resource featuring compliant content created specifically for insurance agents to start, scale, and sustain digital marketing efforts.
Check out the Content Library for Insurance Agents!
Additional Resources:
Content Library: Cooking for Beginners ft. Jeff Snyder
Content Library: Mastering Medicare Insurance Coverage ft. Jeff Snyder
5 Spooky Stories for Halloween 👻
Holly Jolly Holiday Traditions
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Sarah on LinkedIn, Instagram, Threads, and Bluesky
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Apr 16, 2026
Apr 16, 2026
13 min
It's easy to feel isolated in the insurance industry. But if you talk with Dawn Myers, you'll quickly understand why she says isolation is just that, a feeling. And an optional one at that. She explains how connection, collaboration, and showing up changed everything for her.
Find Dawn Myers Online:
LinkedIn
Stay Paid: Relationships, Referrals & The Power of Partnerships
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Additional Resources:
5 Tips for New Insurance Agents
5 Tips for Seasoned Insurance Agents
Adding Spokes to Your Wheel ft. Robert Rothschild
Developing Power Habits ft. Dr. Noah St. John
How Storytelling Helps Agents Quickly Connect with Clients ft. Don Connelly
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Apr 8, 2026
Apr 8, 2026
43 min
Unlock the secret of cross-selling insurance without coming across as salesy, scared, or awkward! Demetri Simos (Vice President of GTL) and Dawn Myers (VP of Sales & Marketing Delaware Valley Brokerage Service) join the Agent Survival Guide to talk about cross-selling insurance products. Listen to learn strategies you can implement in your own insurance business!
Connect with Our Guests:
Dawn Myers on LinkedIn
Demetri Simos on LinkedIn
Resources:
🛞Adding Spokes to Your Wheel ft. Robert Rothschild
📧Connect with the Ritter Insurance Marketing Sales Team Near You!
🗣️How Storytelling Helps Agents Quickly Connect with Clients ft. Don Connelly
🌐Optimize Your Online Presence ft. Aaron Kassover
🤝Register with Ritter Insurance Marketing – the FMO that powers the Agent Survival Guide Podcast!
💻Ritter Insurance Marketing Events & Webinars
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Mar 25, 2026
Mar 25, 2026
32 min
Did you know that burnout doesn’t always look like slowing down or quitting? Sometimes, it’s hiding behind fantastic production. Dan Spitale talks about how to identify burnout and switch our sales focus from the ceiling to a more sustainable target.
Read the text version
Get the Book - C.O.A.C.H.: Raising the Floor
Follow Dan Spitale Online:
Official Website: https://www.rtfperformancecoaching.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/raisingthefloor/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dan-spitale-region219/
Resources:
5 Tips for New Insurance Agents
5 Tips for Seasoned Insurance Agents
Developing Power Habits ft. Dr. Noah St. John
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Dec 31, 2025
5 Tips for Seasoned Insurance Agents
Dec 31, 2025
Dec 31, 2025
14 min
In this episode, we’re tapping our past podcast guests for more advice. This time around, we asked what advice they would offer to more seasoned insurance agents.
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💌Send feedback, questions, and topic suggestions to ASGPodcast@Ritterim.com or call 1-717-562-7211 and leave a voicemail.
Resources:
Adding Spokes to Your Wheel ft. Robert Rothschild
Building the Foundation for Success ft. Roy Snarr
How to Build Intentional Value ft. Neil Reich
Leveling Up: From Chill Mode to Growth Mode ft. Christian Brindle
Operating From a People-First Mentality ft. Scott Zimmerman
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Sarah on LinkedIn, https://www.linkedin.com/in/sjrueppel/ Instagram, https://www.instagram.com/thesarahjrueppel/ and Threads, https://www.threads.net/@thesarahjrueppel
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Dec 29, 2025
5 Tips for New Insurance Agents
Dec 29, 2025
Dec 29, 2025
17 min
Just starting out in the insurance industry? There’s a lot to learn! We’ve compiled some tips from past podcast guests on the advice they would give to new insurance agents.
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Resources:
Building the Foundation for Success ft. Roy Snarr
How to Build Intentional Value ft. Neil Reich
Leveling Up: From Chill Mode to Growth Mode ft. Christian Brindle
Making Your Own Luck ft. Michael Krantz
Operating From a People-First Mentality ft. Scott Zimmerman
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Sarah on LinkedIn, https://www.linkedin.com/in/sjrueppel/ Instagram, https://www.instagram.com/thesarahjrueppel/ and Threads, https://www.threads.net/@thesarahjrueppel
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Dec 17, 2025
Holly Jolly Holiday Traditions
Dec 17, 2025
Dec 17, 2025
2hr 16 min
Join our merry elves as we celebrate the newest Content Library release: A Happy, Healthy Christmas! We talk content with a cup of holiday cheer and a heaping side of nostalgia.
Resources:
Content Library – A Happy, Health Christmas Packet
Ritter Insurance Marketing Content Library
YouTube Series – Cold Coffee & Stale Donuts
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Sarah on LinkedIn, https://www.linkedin.com/in/sjrueppel/ Instagram, https://www.instagram.com/thesarahjrueppel/ and Threads, https://www.threads.net/@thesarahjrueppel
Tina on LinkedIn, https://www.linkedin.com/in/tina-lamoreux-6384b7199/
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Dec 15, 2025
Holiday Gift Guide 2025
Dec 15, 2025
Dec 15, 2025
41 min
Sarah and Tina are back with another gift guide to help you survive holiday shopping! Listen as they chat about their favorite gifts to give and maybe one or two they’re hoping to receive this year.
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Mentioned in this episode:
Pinch Provisions
Quince
Uncommon Goods
Waxing Poetic
Other episodes you might like:
Celebrating 20 Years of Medicare AEPs & Growth: Looking Back at 2005
Holiday Toy Shopping Guide 2025
How Storytelling Helps Agents Quickly Connect with Clients ft. Don Connelly
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Tina on LinkedIn, https://www.linkedin.com/in/tina-lamoreux-6384b7199/
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Dec 8, 2025
Dec 8, 2025
38 min
Dr. Noah St. John joins Sarah to talk about his Freedom Lifestyle Formula, Power Habits, and other strategies he's written about over the years. Find out why Dr. Noah says that willpower doesn't help change habits and there's more to success than just mindset. Get ready to unlock your potential with his honest and actionable strategies.
Find Dr. Noah St. John Online:
Breakthrough With Noah
Facebook
Instagram
LinkedIn
Official Website
Power Habits®
The 7-Figure Life
The Book of Afformations™
YouTube
Resources:
How Insurance Agents Can Turn Anxiety into Fuel
How Storytelling Helps Agents Quickly Connect with Clients ft. Don Connelly
How to Build Intentional Value ft. Neil Reich
Optimize Your Online Presence ft. Aaron Kassover
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Sarah on LinkedIn, https://www.linkedin.com/in/sjrueppel/ Instagram, https://www.instagram.com/thesarahjrueppel/ and Threads, https://www.threads.net/@thesarahjrueppel
Tina on LinkedIn, https://www.linkedin.com/in/tina-lamoreux-6384b7199/
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Contact the Agent Survival Guide Podcast! Email us ASGPodcast@Ritterim.com or call 1-717-562-7211 and leave a voicemail.

Oct 31, 2025
5 Spooky Stories for Halloween 👻
Oct 31, 2025
Oct 31, 2025
45 min
No tricks, just a treat of an episode that miiiight leave you sleeping with the lights on tonight. Our staff volunteered to tell some spooky stories that line up with locations featured in our Content Library Top Spooky Spots series. We hope you enjoy it!
Content Library: The Top Spooky Spots for Halloween
Previous Content Library Interviews:
Content Library: Cooking for Beginners ft. Jeff Snyder
Content Library: Mastering Medicare Insurance Coverage ft. Jeff Snyder
Introducing a Content Marketing Solution for Insurance Agents
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Sarah on LinkedIn, https://www.linkedin.com/in/sjrueppel/ Instagram, https://www.instagram.com/thesarahjrueppel/ and Threads, https://www.threads.net/@thesarahjrueppel
Tina on LinkedIn, https://www.linkedin.com/in/tina-lamoreux-6384b7199/
Get Connected:
🤝Register with Ritter Insurance Marketing – the FMO that powers the Agent Survival Guide Podcast!
💌Send feedback, questions, and topic suggestions to ASGPodcast@Ritterim.com or call 1-717-562-7211 and leave a voicemail.
Not affiliated with or endorsed by Medicare or any government agency.

Oct 22, 2025
Oct 22, 2025
38 min
Jeff Snyder joins Sarah to chat about Ritter Insurance Marketing’s Content Library for insurance agents. Find out how to use non-insurance related content in your marketing efforts.
📚Browse Ritter Insurance Marketing’s Content Library for Insurance Agents
🤝Register with Ritter Insurance Marketing
Resources:
5 Insurance Marketing Tips to Help Agents Stand Out in a Crowd
5 Types of Content to Share on Social Media
Content Library: Master Medicare Insurance Coverage
Field Notes on Partner Marketing Resources
Field Notes on Digital Marketing Resources
Field Notes on Traditional Marketing Resources
Introducing a Content Marketing Solution for Insurance Agents
Reach out to Ritter’s Compliance Team
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Tina on LinkedIn, https://www.linkedin.com/in/tina-lamoreux-6384b7199/
Not affiliated with or endorsed by Medicare or any government agency.
Contact the Agent Survival Guide Podcast! Email us ASGPodcast@Ritterim.com or call 1-717-562-7211 and leave a voicemail.

Oct 8, 2025
Oct 8, 2025
28 min
Don Connelly joins Sarah to talk about the soft skill of storytelling. Learn more about this strategy and why it's so effective for insurance agents.
Find Don Connelly Online:
Blog
Facebook
LinkedIn
Longevity Planners
Official Website
X
YouTube
Resources:
How Client Retention Boosts Insurance Sales
How Relationship Marketing Can Make the Difference in Your Agency
Learning to Delight in the Limelight ft. Linda Ugelow
Operating From a People-First Mentality ft. Scott Zimmerman
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Tina on LinkedIn, https://www.linkedin.com/in/tina-lamoreux-6384b7199/
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Contact the Agent Survival Guide Podcast! Email us ASGPodcast@Ritterim.com or call 1-717-562-7211 and leave a voicemail.

Sep 29, 2025
Sep 29, 2025
29 min
Dr. Shannon Decker joins Sarah to talk about risk adjustment, the switch from V24 to V28 coding, and what recent changes mean for value-based care.
Find Shannon Decker Online:
LinkedIn
VBCOne Official Website
VBCOne on YouTube
Resources:
5 Things From the 2025 Budget Reconciliation Bill
How to Build Intentional Value ft. Neil Reich
Judge Grants Stay on Many 2025 ACA Final Rule Provisions
Judge Vacates HHS MA Commissions Lawsuit
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Sarah on LinkedIn, https://www.linkedin.com/in/sjrueppel/ Instagram, https://www.instagram.com/thesarahjrueppel/ and Threads, https://www.threads.net/@thesarahjrueppel
Tina on LinkedIn, https://www.linkedin.com/in/tina-lamoreux-6384b7199/
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Contact the Agent Survival Guide Podcast! Email us ASGPodcast@Ritterim.com or call 1-717-562-7211 and leave a voicemail.

Sep 23, 2025
Optimize Your Online Presence ft. Aaron Kassover
Sep 23, 2025
Sep 23, 2025
35 min
Aaron Kassover from AgentMethods joins Sarah to talk about the growing importance of a well-rounded online presence. Don’t miss his approach to creating a digital footprint that shows leads you’re an active insurance agent.
AgentMethods Official Website
Follow AgentMethods on Social!
AgentMethods on Facebook, https://www.facebook.com/AgentMethods AgentMethods on LinkedIn, https://www.linkedin.com/company/agentmethods-llc/ AgentMethods on Twitter, https://twitter.com/AgentMethods AgentMethods on YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/user/AgentMethods
Resources:
5 Marketing Podcasts to Follow
Content Library: Mastering Medicare Insurance Coverage ft. Jeff Snyder
How Relationship Marketing Can Make the Difference in Your Agency
Field Notes on Digital Marketing Resources
Field Notes on Partner Marketing Resources
Field Notes on Traditional Marketing Resources
Introducing a Content Marketing Solution for Insurance Agents
The ICHRA Opportunity for Agents ft. Lisa Marzolino & Danica Stover
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Sarah on LinkedIn, https://www.linkedin.com/in/sjrueppel/ Instagram, https://www.instagram.com/thesarahjrueppel/ and Threads, https://www.threads.net/@thesarahjrueppel
Tina on LinkedIn, https://www.linkedin.com/in/tina-lamoreux-6384b7199/
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Contact the Agent Survival Guide Podcast! Email us ASGPodcast@Ritterim.com or call 1-717-562-7211 and leave a voicemail.