In this episode of Power Women In Insurance, Teresa Kitchens sits down with Ossiea Lake. Ossiea Lake is a realtor and an insurance agent at Assured Connections Insurance that focuses her business on serving the community first. Episode Highlights: Ossiea explains that she has been in sales for nearly 20 years, beginning as a real estate agent before going on to insurance. (1:43) Ossiea shares what sparked her interest in the insurance industry. (2:53) According to Ossiea, Assured Connection Insurance started first by selling auto insurance and has grown from there. (9:17) Ossiea explains how she met the person who opened the door for her to numbers to the carriers. (10:57) Ossiea believes that real estate and insurance are strongly tied. (14:30) Ossiea explains why she switched from branding real estate and insurance to branding her identity. (17:03) Ossiea discusses how making connections and actively listening can help solve business problems. (21:57) Ossiea mentions that she is still learning time management and that her dyslexic son has taught her how to look at things from different perspectives. (29:57) Ossiea explains how she takes care of her mental health as a single mother. (34:46) Key Quotes: “I was at my bottom. And I said, I will not let this be who I am. And I will not let this situation deter me to where I'm supposed to go. So that gave so much fire.” - Ossiea Lake “I'm going to the business and I started allowing the business to come to me because I have something unique.” - Ossiea Lake “Only thing that I knew was, I'm a mother. And whatever it takes, as a mother, we're going to win.” - Ossiea Lake Resources Mentioned: Ossiea Lake LinkedIn Assured Connections Insurance Contact Teresa Kitchens Sterling Insurance Group

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