Episode Details

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