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Check out our new Podcast, SILA Speaks. SILA will be hosting a monthly podcast talking about what’s going on at SILA, hear from great guests that work with Securities and Insurance and get updates on how you can be more involved with all that SILA is doing.

SILA Speaks


    • Jan 11, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 37m AVG DURATION
    • 38 EPISODES


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    Episode 27 – NASAA and SILA

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2023 15:41


    Happy New Year from the SILASPeaks Team! Allister and Guest Host, Margie Webber are here to kick off the new year by interviewing Natasha Hurt,…

    Episode 26 – Reflections from 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2022 15:41


    As 2022 comes to a close and we look forward to a new year, the SILA Speaks team reflects back on the great advice that…

    Episode 25 – Diana Capes and Mary Ellen Hammack

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2022 29:22


    A new SILASpeaks podcast is now available featuring what attendees can expect at the upcoming 2022 SILA National Education Conference in Seattle, Washington on October…

    Episode 25 – Diana Capes and Mary Ellen Hammack

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2022 29:22


    A new SILASpeaks podcast is now available featuring what attendees can expect at the upcoming 2022 SILA National Education Conference in Seattle, Washington on October…

    Episode 24 – Todd Rosenfeld, Securities Training Corporation

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2022 43:21


    Join Allister and Diana as they have a great talk with Todd Rosenfeld, the Chief Learning Officer at Securities Training Corporation. Learn about his 40+…

    Episode 24 – Todd Rosenfeld, Securities Training Corporation

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2022 43:21


    Join Allister and Diana as they have a great talk with Todd Rosenfeld, the Chief Learning Officer at Securities Training Corporation. Learn about his 40+…

    Episode 23 – John Schobel, RegED

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2022 45:28


    Join Allister and Diana as they learn about John Schobel, CEO of RegED and his journey from the art world into the insurance and securities…

    Episode 23 – John Schobel, RegED

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2022 45:28


    Join Allister and Diana as they learn about John Schobel, CEO of RegED and his journey from the art world into the insurance and securities…

    Episode 22 – Paula Sisneros, Pearson VUE

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2022 39:59


    Tune in to hear Diana and Allister catch up with Paula Sisneros, Vice President of Regulatory Client Program Management at Pearson VUE. Learn about Paula’s…

    Episode 22 – Paula Sisneros, Pearson VUE

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2022 39:59


    Tune in to hear Diana and Allister catch up with Paula Sisneros, Vice President of Regulatory Client Program Management at Pearson VUE. Learn about Paula’s…

    Episode 21 – Sherri Coleman, SILA President

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2022 35:03


    This month, Diana and Allister catch up with Sherri Coleman, SILA President and Licensing Manager at Nationwide. Tune in to hear about her journey with…

    Episode 21 – Sherri Coleman, SILA President

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2022 35:03


    This month, Diana and Allister catch up with Sherri Coleman, SILA President and Licensing Manager at Nationwide. Tune in to hear about her journey with…

    Episode 20 – Reflections from 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2022 19:03


    As 2021 comes to a close and we start kicking off the new year, the SILA Speaks team is reflecting back on the great advice…

    Episode 20 – Reflections from 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2022 19:03


    As 2021 comes to a close and we start kicking off the new year, the SILA Speaks team is reflecting back on the great advice…

    Episode 19 – Bryan Stevens, Wyoming Department of Insurance

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2021 40:11


    This month’s guest speaker is Bryan Stevens, Licensing Supervisor, Wyoming Department of Insurance. Learn about Bryan’s path into the industry, and how they’ve been coping with all the…

    Episode 19 – Bryan Stevens, Wyoming Department of Insurance

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2021 40:11


    This month’s guest speaker is Bryan Stevens, Licensing Supervisor, Wyoming Department of Insurance. Learn about Bryan’s path into the industry, and how they’ve been coping with all the…

    Episode 18 – Kathy Halverson, Farmers Insurance

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2021 40:57


    This month’s guest speaker is Kathy Halverson, Claims User Resource Manager at Farmers Insurance and current SILA Board President. Find out about Kathy’s journey in…

    Episode 18 – Kathy Halverson, Farmers Insurance

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2021 40:57


    This month’s guest speaker is Kathy Halverson, Claims User Resource Manager at Farmers Insurance and current SILA Board President. Find out about Kathy’s journey in…

    Episode 17 – Jimmy Gunn, Alabama Dept. of Insurance

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2021 51:18


    This month’s guest speaker is Jimmy Gunn, Deputy Commissioner at the Alabama Department of Insurance. Hear all about Jimmy's amazing experiences and his journey in…

    Episode 17 – Jimmy Gunn, Alabama Dept. of Insurance

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2021 51:18


    This month’s guest speaker is Jimmy Gunn, Deputy Commissioner at the Alabama Department of Insurance. Hear all about Jimmy's amazing experiences and his journey in…

    Episode 16 – Laurie Wolf, NIPR

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2021 42:05


    This month’s guest speaker is Laurie Wolf, Deputy Director at NIPR. Listen to this month’s episode to find out about Laurie’s experiences and journey in…

    Episode 16 – Laurie Wolf, NIPR

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2021 42:05


    This month’s guest speaker is Laurie Wolf, Deputy Director at NIPR. Listen to this month’s episode to find out about Laurie’s experiences and journey in…

    Episode 15 – Lesli Leakey, SILA Foundation

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2021 36:14


    This month’s guest speaker is Lesli Leakey, Government Account Manager at Vertafore and President of the SILA Foundation. Listen to this month’s episode to hear…

    Episode 14 – Steve Lawrence, Assured Partners

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2021 37:20


    Guest speaker Steve Lawrence, Vice President of Licensing at Assured Partners. Tune in to learn about Steve’s journey in the industry, his experiences with his…Continue readingEpisode 14 – Steve Lawrence, Assured Partners

    Episode 13 – Bon Idziak, Accurate

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2021 49:21


    We are kicking off the 2021 SILA Speaks series with guest speaker Bon Idziak, Chief Compliance and Government Relations Officer at Accurate. Tune in to…Continue readingEpisode 13 – Bon Idziak, Accurate

    Episode 12 – Regulator, Jeff Baughman

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2020 37:33


    We are excited to announce that this month’s guest speaker is our very first Regulator Guest, Jeff Baughman from the Washington State Office of the…Continue readingEpisode 12 – Regulator, Jeff Baughman

    Episode 11 – Diana Capes, SILA

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2020 36:53


    Celebrating our 1st year of the podcast, we are excited to announce that this month’s guest speaker is Diana Capes, Executive Director of SILA. Listen…Continue readingEpisode 11 – Diana Capes, SILA

    Episode 10 – Fred Karlinsky, Greenberg Traurig

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2020 50:40


    Join Diana and Allister as they speak with Fred Karlinsky, Global Co-Chair of Greenberg Traurig Insurance Regulatory and Transactions Practice Group.  Fred, Diana and Allister…Continue readingEpisode 10 – Fred Karlinsky, Greenberg Traurig

    Episode 9 – Nikki Brown, Team Lead at Asurion

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2020 41:42


    Join us for our conversation with Nikki Brown, Team Lead at Asurion, as we discuss herexperience in the industry, her roles in SILA and the benefits…Continue readingEpisode 9 – Nikki Brown, Team Lead at Asurion

    Episode 8 – Michael Blackshear, Ryan Specialty Group

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2020 43:56


    Join us for our conversation with Michael Blackshear, Global Chief Compliance Officer with Ryan Specialty Group, where we discuss how compliance effects the insurance industry…Continue readingEpisode 8 – Michael Blackshear, Ryan Specialty Group

    Episode 7 – Barb Gavitt, SILA President-elect

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2019 43:56


    Barb Gavitt of A.D. Banker and SILA President-elect shares her knowledge about Insurance licensing education and her experiences in the industry. Barb also talks about…Continue readingEpisode 7 – Barb Gavitt, SILA President-elect

    Episode 6 – Blockchain

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2019 47:12


    Jeff Lehman of Nationwide and Patrick Schmid of the Institutes RiskStream Collaborative explain Blockchain and how they are using it to advance the insurance industry!…Continue readingEpisode 6 – Blockchain

    Episode 5 – Arleen Taveras

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2019 46:29


    Listen in as Allister and Diana give you an update on all things SILA, recorded live from the SILA National Education Conference in San Diego.…Continue readingEpisode 5 – Arleen Taveras

    Episode 4 – Tracy Sloan, SILA President

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2019 33:06


    Tracy Sloan, SILA President, talks about her experiences, SILA and the upcoming conference. Tune in to learn about some of the great sessions and workshops…Continue readingEpisode 4 – Tracy Sloan, SILA President

    Episode 3 – Sherri Coleman, SILA Foundation

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2019 34:41


    Sherri Coleman – SILA Foundation President talks about the foundation, its service and role in the Securities and Insurance Industry. 

    Episode 2 – Catching up with Karen Stakem Hornig of NIPR

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2019 47:53


    SILA Speaks’ guest speaker Karen Stakem Hornig of NIPR shares her experiences, valuable information about NIPR and her perspective on the industry. Also, tune in…Continue readingEpisode 2 – Catching up with Karen Stakem Hornig of NIPR

    Episode 1 – Kickoff our First Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2019 33:31


    Introducing SILA Speaks Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2019 2:22


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