Grant Johnson joins the podcast to share his valuable insights into the world of insurance and real estate. As the founder and principal agent at Varde Insurance Group, his passion for being a valuable insurance resource for his clients and partners revolves around one central purpose: to reach the most so he can help the most…

Grant is a connector of people, resources, ideas, and solutions. Drawing from his undergrad education in psychology and master’s in counseling, he started Varde Insurance Group as a way to provide home, auto, life, and commercial insurance to clients at the best rates available.

In this conversation, we dive into:

• What to look for when choosing insurance for investment properties.
• How insurance has changed over the past two years, and why policies are becoming more restrictive.
• The difference between low and high-risk insurance policies.
• The ways that the pandemic impacted inflation.
• Factors to consider when you have renters in a property that you own.

How does Grant add value to his clients, partners, and community? What are the benefits of taking a friendly consultative approach to insurance coverage? Click play now to see for yourself!

To learn more about Grant and Varde Insurance Group, click here now.

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In this episode, we connect with Alberto Ramos-Luz, a Research Officer in the Horticulture Development Department at Teagasc, based in Oak Park, Carlow, Ireland. Alberto is at the forefront of research aimed at advancing the apple-growing industry in Ireland. His work involves identifying apple varieties with the best market and agronomic traits and creating production protocols to ensure high yield, quality, and consistency…

Alberto has been working with and studying apple trees since 2006. His specialties lie in temperate fruit crops, including apples and pears, tree management, training systems, and evaluation of cultivars and rootstocks.

After earning his qualifications as a Technologist in Fruit Crops in 2010, Alberto went on to pursue a master's in Plant Production in 2012 and completed his Ph.D. in 2016. He then worked as a postdoctoral associate at UDESC, where he focused on cutting-edge research in crop load management, studied how apple and pear trees perform when grafted onto different rootstocks, and trained in various systems.

Hit play to hear Alberto’s insights on:

• The many different groups of horticulture.
• How pests impact apples and pears.
• The primary objectives of fruit breeding and genomics.
• What “apple scab” is, and how it is mitigated with scientific methods.
• The benefits of pruning crop trees.

You can find more information about Alberto and his work at Teagasc here!

Episode also available on Apple Podcast: http://apple.co/30PvU9C

In this episode, we are joined by Allan Dib, the founder of Lean Marketing and the bestselling author of The 1-Page Marketing Plan. Allan doesn’t come from a traditional marketing background, but after ten years of painful trial and error, he eventually mastered this skill on his own. Now, he brings his expertise to others with strategic marketing coaching, consulting, and training programs.

Allan has founded, scaled, and successfully developed multiple high-growth businesses across various industries, including IT, telecommunications, and marketing. Additionally, he has been a featured speaker at various events and conferences and is among the top 0.01 percent of nonfiction authors.

Jump in to learn about:

• How Allan’s early marketing attempts set him up for success.
• The power of using the right words to motivate people.
• Simple factors that marketers take for granted.
• Common excuses that hold people back from achieving their goals.
• The importance of using a multifaceted approach to marketing.

How do Allan and his team successfully automate, scale, and simplify marketing for their clients? What are the benefits of identifying the gaps in a business’s current sales, system, and team? Join Allan as he reveals proven strategies that drive rapid business growth, ensuring your company reaches its full potential.

To follow along with Allan and his work with Lean Marketing, click here now!

Episode also available on Apple Podcast: http://apple.co/30PvU9C