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3 weeks ago | 
leadersedge.com | Chris Hann |Zach Ewell
Leader's Edge Trailer Bonus Episode 190 Season 1 Personal Lines with Michael Blackshear A conversation with Ryan Specialty’s chief compliance and privacy officer and head of diversity, equity, and inclusion. In this episode, Michael Blackshear discusses how growing up in New York City shaped him, how his consistent pursuit of education informs his role, and finding out that his father was an undercover detective.
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3 weeks ago | 
leadersedge.com | Chris Hann |Zach Ewell
Lifestyle Personal Lines the April 2025 issue Q You are a Brooklynite. A Born, raised, and I still claim!Tell me about growing up in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. THE BLACKSHEAR FILE Favorite Vacation Spot: Bermuda (“I spent my 50th birthday in Paris.
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1 month ago | 
leadersedge.com | Chris Hann |Zach Ewell
Leader's Edge Trailer Bonus Episode 187 Season 1 Personal Lines with Sarah Friend A conversation with the president of The Partners Group. In this episode, Sarah Friend shares how and why she started her own podcast, the importance of community in retaining young professionals, and her philosophy on leadership.
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1 month ago | 
leadersedge.com | Chris Hann |Zach Ewell
Lifestyle Personal Lines the March 2025 issue Q You have a podcast called “At the Core with Sarah Friend,” in which you interview other women business leaders. How did “At the Core” come to be? A Way back before my insurance career started, I really wanted to be the next Katie Couric. I always had this heart for storytelling, for breaking down big, complex topics into simpler ideas that people could really grab hold of and do something with.
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2 months ago | 
leadersedge.com | Chris Hann |Zach Ewell
Leader's Edge Trailer Bonus Episode 184 Season 1 Personal Lines with Benjamin Verlingue In this episode we meet Benjamin Verlingue, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Adelaide Group. Verlingue shares his story of becoming the 4th generation to run his family’s insurance business. He discusses what changes he wants to see during his time of leadership, and differences and misconceptions between U.S. and France.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
leadersedge.com | Chris Hann |Zach Ewell
Lifestyle Personal Lines the Jan/Feb 2025 issue Q Tell me about growing up in Quimper, France A Quimper is a charming small town in western France, near the Atlantic Ocean, with a population of about 70,000. Growing up there was a wonderful experience. Although I’m not much of a sailor, having the opportunity to go out on a boat or do some fishing was always enjoyable.
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Dec 2, 2024 | 
rai.onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Chris Hann
Letter New Humanism: A reply to Tim Ingold 40(5) First published: 03 December 2024 No abstract is available for this article.
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Dec 2, 2024 | 
leadersedge.com | Chris Hann |Zach Ewell
Lifestyle Personal Lines the December 2024 issue Q You have been with The Council for 30 years and the magazine since its beginning. What was it like to start a magazine from the ground up with founding editor Rick Pullen? A My first assignment was to grow the meetings database for our circulation. So, I contacted every member about the magazine and asked who at their location should receive it.
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Oct 31, 2024 | 
leadersedge.com | Chris Hann |Zach Ewell
Lifestyle Personal Lines the November 2024 issue Q You’re a fourth-generation owner of your family’s business. Do you feel any added pressure to keep this successful business successful? A Absolutely. My dad and my uncle, who are the third generation, were absolutely revered, not just in the insurance industry but in our local community. My dad was always my biggest mentor. He told me, “Put your own stamp on this and make it your own.” So I did exactly that.
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Oct 28, 2024 | 
leadersedge.com | Chris Hann |Zach Ewell
Cutter shares her story of becoming the 4th generation to run her family’s insurance business. She also discusses the importance of company culture and hard work. Dottie Chalmers Cutter: It’s okay to to show, you know, empathy to other people and to be vulnerable. I feel like I’m starting to really make my mark and changing the culture with becoming this culture of recognition. And then at the same time, I really started to work hard on just developing people and developing talent.
