Andy NearyI help insurance professionals turn brand awareness into business growth.

Here’s 👆 the difference between an insurance broker and a consultant.

30 Sept 2024 · 1 min

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YouTube video by Andy Neary contrasting an insurance broker with a consultant. The speaker argues that a consultant/advisor is the opposite of a transactional salesperson, highlighting emotional intelligence, storytelling, problem-solving, and genuine curiosity about a client’s business and long-term goals (three-to-five year objectives). The speaker emphasizes acting in the client’s best interest and avoiding quota-driven transactional approaches.

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How can you be a consultant, an advisor, you know, the antithesis of the transactional salesperson. So somebody who's got emotional intelligence, is good at storytelling, solving problems. Being super curious, I think, is one of the most important traits, is genuinely being curious about somebody's business, like, what's going on? What are you experiencing? What are your three to five year goals? How can I, or how can I if I can potentially help you accomplish those? So if you come into it with that transactional mindset of, hey, I've got to drive this much revenue and hit this quota, I think you're missing the mark. I think the best have that consultative advisory type DNA and be able to sort of attach from any outcomes, knowing that I have to do what's in the best interest of my clients and the prospects that they're pursuing. And that's how you ultimately stand out.