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  **WEDNESday, SEPTEMBER 16 | 1:30pm - 2:00pm Et**

 

# The Monoline Exchange With Jerod Blakestad

**GUIDING BETTER UMBRELLA CONVERSATIONS**

 

### Register for the live Zoom session

###### NOT YOUR AVERAGE INSURANCE WEBINAR

## Wed., Sep. 16, 1:30pm - 2:00pm ET

If you've ever had a client ask, "Do I really need an umbrella?" and wished you had a better answer ready, this session is for you. 

### *Selling personal umbrella insurance doesn't have to feel like a hard sell.*

Join host, **Janessa Vanderheyden,** and special guest, **Jerod Blakestad**, Monoline co-founder and former agency owner, for a practical 30-minute session on how to have better umbrella conversations with clients.

You'll learn how to uncover what matters most, connect coverage to real client priorities, and confidently navigate common objections without defaulting to price. 

Learn from two people who know how to make insurance training surprisingly entertaining, and leave with practical ideas you can use right away.

 

### Live Q&A Will Follow

### Who Should Attend?

This session is designed for AEs, producers, and personal lines teams that are client facing. 

### Featured Speaker

### Your Host

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#### Jerod Blakestad

**Monoline Co-founder**

 Jerod Blakestad is a co-founder of Monoline and a longtime insurance leader with deep roots in the private client space. Before building OpenTrack and Monoline, Jerod was the owner of Blakestad Private Client. His firsthand experience advising clients, selling personal insurance, and navigating the conversations agents face every day is what makes him the perfect featured guest for this topic of The Monoline Exchange.

He brings that agency-side perspective and a practical, engaging approach that combines real-world experience, useful takeaways, and a presentation style that keeps things fun along the way.

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#### Janessa Vanderheyden

**Sr. Training and Partner Education Specialist at Monoline**

If you've ever had the pleasure of attending a training session led by Janessa Vanderheyden, you know you're in for a treat! Her engaging style and clear communication make even the most complex insurance topics approachable, practical, and dare we say, fun?

With more than a decade of experience at the underwriting desk, Janessa brings deep technical expertise and a practical understanding of how risk is evaluated in real-world scenarios. She helps agents navigate complexity with confidence, deepen their experience, and put that knowledge into practice.

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