Power Producers Podcast

David Carothers

Booking Overview

This is an interview-led sales and commercial insurance show featuring agency leaders, insurance technology founders, and recognized specialists in leadership, prospecting, and relationship building. Credible candidates include commercial insurance executives, agency-growth experts, insurtech founders, sales coaches, and authors or speakers with practical relationship-building expertise; booking difficulty is medium because guests generally need established expertise and relevant industry experience, but not necessarily broad celebrity status.

Metrics

Episodes: 772

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.9/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Unknown

Location: USA

YouTube: 2.1k subscribers

Instagram: 1.5k followers

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

david@floridariskpartners.com

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Host

David Carothers - Insurance agency owner and sales professional focused on commercial insurance, producer development, agency growth, and sales strategy.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium

Typical Credentials:

Commercial insurance leaders, agency-growth practitioners, insurtech founders, sales and leadership coaches, and authors or speakers with practical expertise relevant to producers and agency owners.

Required Achievements:

Founded or led an insurance, insurtech, or business-growth organization, Developed recognized expertise in sales, leadership, prospecting, data, or relationship building, Published a book or established a professional speaking or coaching practice

Recent Guest Discussions

Matt Kistler - Recruiting And Retaining Producers, Agency Culture, Accountability, And Producer Development.

James Geyer - Data-driven Insurance Agency Management, Reporting, Profitability, Workflows, Automation, And Agency Valuation.

Kasey D'Amato - Leadership Skills, Emotional Intelligence, Decision-making, Imposter Syndrome, Mentorship, And Agency Culture.

Rob Gifford - Ai-enabled Prospecting, Data Intelligence, Pipeline Management, And Commercial Insurance Sales Strategy.

Patrick Galvin - Relationship Building, Referrals, Networking, Emotional Intelligence, Communication, And Maintaining Human Connection In An Ai-driven Business Environment.

Recent Topics

Commercial Insurance, Sales, Agency Management, Prospecting, Leadership

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on

Power Producers Podcast

Stop Selling Insurance. Start Creating Alignment with Guffy Wright

September 09, 2026

In this session, David Carothers sits down with Guffy Wright of The Mahoney Group to discuss what separates transactional insurance producers from true middle-market advisors. The conversation centers on understanding what a buyer actually values, aligning your expertise with where their business is going, and moving beyond the traditional insurance conversation of price, coverage, and service. Guffy shares examples from his real estate practice showing how solving operational and financial p...

Stop Replacing People and Start Developing Them with Ashley Napier

September 02, 2026

In this episode of the Power Producers Podcast, David Carothers is joined by Ashley Napier of Solomon for a conversation about recruiting, developing, and retaining talent in an insurance industry increasingly obsessed with artificial intelligence. Ashley explains that development cannot stop after hiring. Agencies need intentional onboarding, clearly defined expectations, and a progression where leaders demonstrate the work, perform it alongside the employee, allow the employee to take the ...

Stop Recruiting Producers. Start Building the Right Culture with Matt Kistler

August 26, 2026

In this episode of the Power Producers Podcast, David Carothers and Matt Kistler of ForgePoint Growth Partners discuss how agencies can recruit, develop, and retain high-performing producers. They explore David’s strategy of recruiting proven B2B salespeople from outside insurance, the importance of intentionally building agency culture, and Matt’s “blueberry” philosophy of identifying and replicating successful producer behaviors. The conversation also tackles accountability for veteran pro...

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