Jerri Hemsworth, CEO of Newman Grace Marketing, interviews Melissa Phillip-Himes, President of Phillipp & Associates Insurance Services. Melissa shares her story of how she came to be part of the insurance industry and what she has learned in starting her own boutique insurance company. What is a boutique insurance company? What are some of the obstacles she has faced in this industry? Why did she leave the RC car world and does she plan on making a return to it? Listen to how Melissa got her start.

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How She Got Her Start is a podcast devoted to the stories of women business owners and women executives. Listening to their stories, their challenges and their successes is meant to inspire other women while they maneuver the world of business. Whether they are attorneys, accountants, marketing and public relation execs, or IT specialists, every woman has a unique journey with shared threads of commonality. Hearing how we are a community of common goals and dreams hopefully inspires those on the journey with us and those coming after us.

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