Marcus Sheridan, The Sales Lion

IACON17 keynote speaker Marcus Sheridan, renowned for his brand The Sales Lion, is a powerful force in digital marketing and business. In fact, Forbes named Marcus one of 20 speakers you don't want to miss the opportunity to see." His presentation will talk about the ways the buyer has changed and how you can adjust to these changes. Get to know Marcus in the video below!

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Bobby Reagan, Reagan Consulting

Bobby Reagan's more than three decades of insurance industry experience has made him a true authority within the insurance industry. He has been a thought leader as evidenced by his creation of the IIABA Best Practices Study and consulting with many of the country’s most successful insurance agents and brokers. He has led strategic planning initiatives for agents and brokers, as well as leading industry associations and insurance carriers.He is also in consistent demand as a speaker and author, with speeches delivered to more than 100 insurance industry groups and associations, and articles published in the majority of the industry’s trade publications

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Ryan Hanley, TrustedChoice.com

Ryan is the SVP of Marketing at TrustedChoice.com and the managing editor of Agency Nation. As head of marketing for TrustedChoice.com, Ryan is responsible for directional leadership in the brand, message and voice of the organization in its work helping independent insurance agents capture new business through inbound lead generation.He has been teaching the business of inbound and content marketing since 2009 through writing, workshops and keynote speaking. Furthermore, Hanley help brands and businesses find their audience, tell their story and win the battle for attention online.

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Bryan Seely, Seely Security

Bryan Seely is a world famous cyber security expert, ethical hacker, author and former U.S. Marine. Seely is known for intercepting calls to the United States Secret Service and FBI by hacking Google Maps in early 2014, but rather than spending time in prison he was called a hero and moved on to bigger and better things. A few months later, he found an exploit in LinkedIn and helped the company resolve it.Seely has helped reveal a massive number of data breaches at several hundred major institutions which prevented the theft/loss of substantial amounts of money and information. He leads the security consulting, education and implementation division at Seely Security and sits on the MGT Capital Investments Hacker Advisory Board.

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Claudia St. John, Affinity HR Group

Claudia St. John is an author and HR professional with 20+ years' experience in human resources. Prior to forming Affinity HR Group, Claudia served as senior consultant for Mercer Human Resources Consulting, the nation’s top HR consulting firm, Vice President for People for POMCO Group, Manager of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association’s National Labor Office and Senior Policy Associate for the AFL-CIO.She is also an author of Transforming Teams - Tips for Improving Collaboration and Building Trust and a popular public speaker. Her professional passion is in teaching teams about behavioral styles, conflict resolution, and collaboration.

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Kelly Donahue-Piro, Agency Performance Partners

Kelly Donahue-Piro is the founder and president of Agency Performance Partners. She is a no-nonsense effectiveness expert who has helped hundreds of insurance agencies identify and capitalize on sustainable improvement opportunities. Over the past several years, Kelly has worked with small businesses across the country to build and implement successful programs to boost revenues, profits and efficiency.In 2014, she created Agency Performance Partners with a mission to “partner with insurance entrepreneurs who dream to take their business to the next level - and beyond - by relentlessly pursuing excellence in world-class service and sales strategies.”

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John Ammendola, Grange Insurance

John Ammendola oversees the future development and growth of Grange’s business. He joined Grange in 2010 as president of personal lines and later assumed additional responsibility for the commercial lines business as chief property & casualty officer. With more than 20 years of insurance experience, he previously held a variety of leadership positions with Kemper Insurance, Safeco Insurance and GEICO.

Mike LaRocco, State Auto Insurance Companies

Mike was named State Auto's President and CEO in May 2015. He has extensive experience in the property and casualty insurance industry, including roles at Progressive, GEICO, Safeco and Fireman’s Fund. In 2011, he began a startup effort that became AssureStart, a company that sells small business insurance online. Mike shares State Auto's deep and longstanding commitment to the independent agency system and is committed to upgrading State Auto's technology and becoming a faster and more innovative product provider.

Mike Lewis, MM, CIC, CLCS, Nationwide Insurance

Mike Lewis oversees the Independent Channel Sales operations for the Central Atlantic Regional Office encompassing Ohio, Maryland, Delaware, Washington DC, Kentucky and West Virginia

Jon Wade, United Fire Group

As a senior marketing representative for UFG Insurance, Jon Wade brings years of experience and expertise to UFG’s independent agency force in Ohio. Having owned his own agency and various positions with insurance carriers, including commercial lines underwriter and marketing manager/regional president, Jon understands his territory and the needs of his agents. He graduated from Bowling Green State University, with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree and insurance major.