
What It Takes To Lead
A podcast about Mike Sterlacci's faith, family, friendships, and business lessons learned over 40+ years of selling insurance and building a growing multi million dollar insurance agency in the Dallas-Forth Worth area.
What It Takes To Lead
Applying the 4 Precepts in Business and in Life
Eric Hurt returns to the podcast for a discussion about Mike’s 4 precepts and how they are used in CoVerica for conflict resolution, effective communication, and the nexus of faith and decision-making. The whole cast weighs in with personal anecdotes and professional insights that have shaped their journey after learning and adopting the CoVerica Ethos.
Erik Hurt has 15 years of industry experience and takes pride in helping people protect the things that are important to them through a no-surprises approach to insurance. He’s a trusted advisor to his clients—from first-time home buyers to high-net-worth individuals—who appreciate his dependability and dedication to doing what’s right, no matter what.
Shares:
Leif: “Meditations” by Marcus Aurelius
Charlie: Dune Part II
Garrett: System Sunday Newsletter by Ben Meer
Erik: Good to Great by Jim Collins, Learn an instrument
Mike: “Dream Town” by David Baldacci
About the Show
What It Takes to Lead is a podcast about Mike Sterlacci’s faith, family, friendships, and business lessons learned over 40-plus years of selling insurance and building a rapid-growth multi-million dollar insurance agency in the Dallas-Fort Worth region.
Mike began his insurance career in 1979 as a captive agent at a major carrier. As CEO of CoVerica, Mike directed the company’s long-term vision. His focus on constant improvement has fueled the agency’s profit and revenue growth. Mike is passionate about making a difference and helping employees find fulfillment through their careers. As a mentor, he helps up-and-coming agents discover and apply their strengths to add real value to CoVerica and society at-large.
New episodes drop every-other-Thursday. Please drop us a line if you have a question or suggestion; you can reach us at podcast@coverica.com or via Twitter/X at @wittlpod. Finally, if you like the podcast, we encourage you to subscribe and leave us a review.