Agent Boost Marketing Podcast

By Dan and Mike Hardle

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🚀🚀🚀 Welcome to the ultimate podcast for all you insurance aficionados out there – "The Agent Boost Podcast"! 🎙️ If you've ever wondered how to crack the code on marketing and sales tactics in the wild world of Medicare, health, and life insurance, & ACA well, you've just hit the jackpot. Hosted by Dan and Mike Hardle, they're sharing the most effective strategies to kill it in the insurance game. Dan is the founder and CEO of Agent Boost Marketing and his brother Mike is the President of Sales. Between them they have written thousands of policies with their own pen and taught and trained thousands of other agents. So, whether you're a newbie agent trying to crack the code, or a seasoned pro looking to up your game, "Agent Boost" has your back. They're dishing out pro tips on how to build killer marketing campaigns that actually work, reel in clients like a pro fisherman, and close deals with the finesse of a smooth-talking charmer. And don't worry, it's not just about work – these hosts know how to keep it fun. Expect some epic fails, hilarious stories from the insurance trenches, and even some wild "what not to do" moments that'll have you in stitches. Tune in every week as Dan and Mike bring in industry rockstars – think marketing mavens, sales wizards, and insurance moguls – for some candid conversations. They're diving deep into case studies that'll have you nodding like, "Yep, that's the game-changer I needed." Oh, and did we mention the Q&A sessions? Yep, you can shoot them your burning questions and watch them tackle it like pros. It's like having your own insurance sherpa, guiding you up the mountain of success. Whether you're listening during your daily commute, at the gym, or just chillin' on your couch, Agent Boost is here to make your insurance journey smoother than butter. Ready to level up your insurance game and dominate the medicare, health, and life insurance scene? Press play and let's rock this! 🎧 🔥 What You'll Discover: 🏥 Healthcare Exchange & ACA Mastery: We'll break down the art of selling insurance on the Healthcare Exchange and through the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Learn the insider secrets to navigating enrollment periods, understanding plan tiers, and presenting your clients with options that suit their needs and budgets. 👴👵 Unlocking Medicare Expertise: Ready to become a Medicare maestro? We're unraveling the complexities of Medicare insurance sales, from Part A to Part D. Tune in for strategies to decode the jargon, compare plans effectively, and guide your clients toward comprehensive coverage that fits their lifestyles. 💼 Life Insurance Brilliance: Life insurance isn't just a policy; it's peace of mind for your clients' loved ones. Join us as we delve into the world of life insurance, exploring term, whole, and universal options. Discover how to tailor your approach to different life stages and financial goals.

🚀🚀🚀 Welcome to the ultimate podcast for all you insurance aficionados out there – "The Agent Boost Podcast"! 🎙️ If you've ever wondered how to crack the code on marketing and sales tactics in the wild world of Medicare, health, and life insurance, & ACA well, you've just hit the jackpot.

Hosted by Dan and Mike Hardle, they're sharing the most effective strategies to kill it in the insurance game. Dan is the founder and CEO of Agent Boost Marketing and his brother Mike is the President of Sales. Between them they have written thousands of policies with their own pen and taught and trained thousands of other agents.

So, whether you're a newbie agent trying to crack the code, or a seasoned pro looking to up your game, "Agent Boost" has your back. They're dishing out pro tips on how to build killer marketing campaigns that actually work, reel in clients like a pro fisherman, and close deals with the finesse of a smooth-talking charmer.


Episode Date
Episode 119: How to Sell Your Agency with the AmeriLife Deal Team
Apr 01, 2026
Episode 118: Why You Should Be Selling Allstate featuring Mary Steele and Eric Almassy from Allstate Health Solutions
Mar 26, 2026
Episode 117: The Medicare Moms ft Carol Labrum, Owner of Clearpath Insurance Solutions
Mar 20, 2026
Episode 116: Is Healthcare Broken?
Mar 11, 2026
Episode 115: Medicare Under Fire featuring Sam Melamed
Mar 09, 2026
Episode 114: ACA 2027 Proposed Changes
Feb 23, 2026
Episode 113: Will AI Replace Agents?
Feb 10, 2026
Episode 112: Is Building an Agency Right for You
Feb 02, 2026
Episode 111: AEP Recap 2026
Jan 20, 2026
Episode 110: Proposed 2027 CMS Call Letter
Dec 05, 2025
Episode 109: Health Insurance Wasteland
Nov 24, 2025
Episode 108: Where are we headed as an Industry?
Nov 17, 2025
Episode 107: Why Has Health Insurance Become So Expensive?
Nov 10, 2025
Episode 106: Government Shutdown Impacts Open Enrollment & AEP Winners
Nov 05, 2025
Episode 105: Deep Dive on the Idaho DOI Cease & Desist
Oct 31, 2025
Episode 104: Government shutdown and ACA Subsidies
Oct 17, 2025
Episode 103: AEP Lets Go!
Sep 30, 2025
Episode 102: How To Be Successful this AEP & OE
Sep 15, 2025
Episode 101: AEP & OE Uncertainty
Sep 08, 2025
Episode 100: The End of Medicare Call Centers?
Aug 25, 2025
Episode 99: Agent Boost and SMA Partnership
Aug 13, 2025
Podcast Ep. 98: Upcoming ACA Changes & Updates
Aug 11, 2025
Episode 101: AEP & OE Uncertainty
Aug 04, 2025
Episode 97: Emerging AEP Landscape for 2026
Aug 01, 2025
Episode 96: Crafting Memorable Events with Richard Oleff
Jul 28, 2025
Episode 95: Agent Boost Joins AmeriLife & SMA
Jul 10, 2025
Episode 94: CMS Face to Face Meeting
Jul 01, 2025
Episode 93: RetireFlo with Dalton Miller
Jun 24, 2025
Episode 92: Walmart initiative 2025
Jun 13, 2025
Episode 91: Changes with ACA
Jun 09, 2025
Episode 90: How to be an Elite Agent
Jun 03, 2025
Episode 89: Medicare Doomsday?
May 19, 2025
Episode 88: Aetna Exits ACA and the DOJ Sues e-Telebrokers!
May 14, 2025
Episode 87: Are Agents Getting a Raise?
Apr 28, 2025
Episode 86: Advocating for Agents in the Medicare Market with Amanda Brewton
Apr 23, 2025
Episode 85: Medicare and ACA Insights from Policy Expert Grace Totman
Apr 21, 2025
Episode 84: Fighting for Fair Commissions –with HAFA's Ronnell Nolan
Apr 16, 2025
Episode 83: Medicarians Take-aways and 2026 Cms Final Rule!
Apr 14, 2025
Episode 82: State of Medicare Advantage with Sarah Elmer of Humana
Apr 11, 2025
Episode 81: HealthSherpa CEO thoughts on ACA, Medicare, & the Power of the Broker
Apr 09, 2025
Episode 80: Ideas for CMS & Thoughts on AI
Mar 31, 2025
Episode 79: Industry Insights with Thought Leader Sam Melamed CEO of NCD
Mar 18, 2025
Episode 78: SEP cliff? Advice for agency owners
Mar 10, 2025
Episode 77: From $1k a Month to Making 6 Figures! Todd's Success Story
Mar 03, 2025
Episode 76: The Future of FMO Commissions & Industry Updates
Feb 25, 2025
Episode 75: X Insurance with Founder & CEO Rick Lindsey
Feb 13, 2025
Episode 72: VBID going away?
Feb 04, 2025
Episode 74: How to be Productive All Year Long
Jan 27, 2025
Episode 73: Insurance Industry Headline Spark National Debate!
Jan 20, 2025
Episode 71: Best Practices and Advice from our Agent Success Managers
Dec 23, 2024
Episode 70: AEP is Done – Here’s How to Stay Ahead During OE and Lead Generation
Dec 16, 2024
Episode 69: Goal Planning and Best Practices for 2025
Dec 09, 2024
Episode 68: 2026 Medicare Call Letter Part 2
Dec 02, 2024
Episode 67: 2026 Medicare Call Letter Part 1
Nov 27, 2024
Episode 66: Bold Predictions for 2025
Nov 25, 2024
Episode 64: Future of Medicare and ACA Post Election
Nov 11, 2024
Episode 63: ACA Open Enrollment & Non-Commissionable Medicare Advantage Plans!
Nov 01, 2024
Podcast Ep. 62- Who's Winning AEP- - Gamification From Carriers
Oct 28, 2024
Episode 61: Floridaman! Why we expanded into Florida!
Oct 24, 2024
Episode 60: AEP First Impressions, Industry News, and ACA Updates!
Oct 08, 2024
Episode 59: AEP 2025 Kickoff and Updates to ACA
Sep 23, 2024
Episode 58: Texas Hold 'Em AEP, How To Win This Year
Sep 13, 2024
Episode 57: Non Commissionable Plans and How to be a great agent!
Sep 09, 2024
Episode 56: PDPocalypse! Commissions Going Away!
Aug 30, 2024
Episode 55: AEP "The Perfect Storm and Perfect Opportunity"
Aug 23, 2024
Episode 54: What Does an Actuary Do? With Healthcare Industry Star Jared Strock!
Aug 21, 2024
Episode 53: ACA State of the Industry with Adam Van Fossen of HealthSherpa
Aug 13, 2024
Episode 52: The Agent Boost Difference
Aug 09, 2024
Episode 51: More Updates on Part D, Commissions, and AEP Prep!
Aug 07, 2024
Episode 50: With Special Guest Demetri Simos from Guarantee Trust Life
Aug 07, 2024
Episode 49: With Special Guest Matt Rau from Devoted Health
Aug 07, 2024
Episode 48: National Carrier Rollouts, CMS Commission updates, and Part D updates
Jul 19, 2024
Episode 47: You and Your Clients are in Good Hands with Allstate!
Jul 19, 2024
Episode 46: We Beat Medicare! Supreme Court Rules on Key Legislation
Jul 09, 2024
Episode 45: Why Sunfire is the Market Leader in Electronic Enrollments
Jul 09, 2024
Episode 44: Top Industry Insider on Key Healthcare Challenges and Opportunities with Grace Totman of Captsone
Jul 01, 2024
Episode 43: Medicare Part D Changes & The Inflation Reduction Act
Jun 26, 2024
Episode 42: Zing Health! Talking Chronic Plans and Why Zing!
Jun 21, 2024
Episode 41: Ambetter Partner Event and Updates, ICHRA, Family Glitch and ACA Updates
Jun 21, 2024
Episode 40: MASSIVE DISRUPTION in the Medicare Space, Lawsuits Filed, and Chevron Doctrine
Jun 10, 2024
Episode 39: Devoted Health 2025 Rollout & Why Devoted is Great!
Jun 07, 2024
Episode 38: Why Cigna? ACA Talk with Sheila Prior
May 31, 2024
Episode 37: Medizues! The Origin Story and Why It Is the Best Medicare Advantage Retention Tool
May 24, 2024
Episode 36: Why AHIP Matters, MARX discussion, Section 1557 & Medicare Supplements
May 20, 2024
Episode 35: Private Equity’s Effect on the Health Industry & Modern Sales Best Practices
May 13, 2024
Episode 34: Assurance Goes Under & Walmart Closes its Health Clinics
May 06, 2024
Episode 33: FTC Bans Non Competes and Fraud in the ACA Space!
Apr 29, 2024
Episode 32: CMS Call Letter Deep Dive & Agent Compensation
Apr 15, 2024
Episode 31: Medicarians Recap & Industry Thoughts on the CMS Call Letter
Apr 12, 2024
Episode 30: Quit Your Job and Come Work With Me! With Rich Post
Apr 08, 2024
Episode 29: Understanding Contracting and Releases
Apr 04, 2024
Episode 28: How to Sell Advantage Plans to People on Supplements
Mar 22, 2024
Episode 27: The Importance Of Live Events and Training In The Insurance Industry
Mar 20, 2024
Episode 26: The Current State of Medicare and ACA Compliance
Mar 20, 2024
Episode 25: Recent Change Health Hack and Understanding SEPs
Mar 04, 2024
Episode 24: Critical Industry Updates
Feb 16, 2024
Episode 23: Retail Kiosks and Community Meetings as a Sales Opportunity with Shane Morris
Feb 13, 2024
Episode 22: Update on the HHS and CMS Call Letter
Feb 02, 2024
Episode 21: Value Based Care and What a Doctor Wishes Agents Knew!
Jan 29, 2024
Episode 20: 2023 Year in Review and Plans for 2024
Jan 18, 2024
Episode 19: The UHC Optum IESNP
Jan 18, 2024
Episode 18: End of AEP & The Importance of Starting the Year Strong
Jan 08, 2024
Episode 17: Leveraging Technology to Be Successful With Nicko Pickard
Dec 14, 2023
Episode 16: Starting a Successful Agency With Spencer Anderson
Dec 11, 2023
Episode 15: Why You Should Be Using HealthSherpa for ACA Enrollments
Dec 01, 2023
Episode 14: Staying up to date as a Field Agent with Bryan Smith
Nov 24, 2023
Episode 13: Reasons Why Agents Fail and How To Avoid Them
Nov 20, 2023
Episode 12: Analyzing the New HHS and CMS Call Letter
Nov 13, 2023
Episode 11: Selling Life Insurance with Jeff Gaston
Oct 30, 2023
Episode 10: AEP 2024 Initial Thoughts & Discussing Agent Commissions
Oct 23, 2023
Episode 9: Have You Heard About United's IE-SNP Plan with Jill Suranie of Optum
Oct 13, 2023
Episode 8: Medicare Tales with the Legend Nathan Hess
Oct 06, 2023
Episode 7: Converting From a Call Center to An Independent Agent with Sean Severts
Sep 29, 2023
Episode 6: ACA and Marketplace Health Insurance
Sep 22, 2023
Episode 5: What Kind of Agent are YOU?
Sep 18, 2023
Episode 4: The Secrets of Lead Generation with Aaron Allan
Sep 14, 2023
Episode 3: How FMOs Work and Explaining Releases
Sep 05, 2023
Episode 2: Old Agents vs Today's Agents
Sep 05, 2023
Episode 1: Preparing for AEP, Annual Enrollment Period 2024
Aug 31, 2023