Today, we welcome a true multi-hyphenate guest – Toby Brazwell, who is a district leader, musician, author, and empowerment coach. Toby joins the show to explore how emotional intelligence and mindset shape performance, why building your “personal board of advisors” is a game-changer for insurance professionals, and dig into the powerful idea that every interaction is an interview. 

Here’s what we’ll cover in this episode:

(00:57 ) Introducing Toby Brazwell: mindset, music, leadership and impact

(05:16 ) Connecting creativity, music and business

(11:13 ) Emotional intelligence and tuning into frequencies

(14:12 ) Coaching mindset and cultivating EQ in sales teams

(18:14 ) Reframing failure – you either win or learn

(20:00 ) Learning from adversity: Everest and Tom Brady

(22:24 ) Unlocking potential and building your Friendship Incorporated

(27:05 ) Writing ‘The Empowerment Chords’ and finding your power

(30:14 ) Are top insurance agents born or trained?

(34:02 ) The power of systems in sales performance

(35:38 ) Coaching underperformers – stick, carrot or conversation?

(41:32 ) Habit shifts: treat every interaction like an interview

(45:30 ) From insurance to city council: purpose-driven leadership

(50:10 ) Top takeaways and final thoughts

Links mentioned in this episode:

Connect with Toby Brazwell on LinkedIn

The Empowerment Chords – Book

The E-Myth Revisted – Book

Fortune article on Tom Brady

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