Adjunct Advisors, LLC

Founder & Consultant

Bound & Determined℠ is a podcast supporting women in the insurance industry. Learn more about the podcast at www.adjunctadvisors.com/bound

Podcast Host | Bound & Determined℠

Webb Insurance Group (Lake Forest IL)

Leveraging 20 years of industry experience, and the lessons learned in growing my own small business, I worked with fellow entrepreneurs and small business owners to help them shift from confusion to confidence in navigating the nuances of business insurance. Clients worked with me through one-on-one coaching or attended an engaging workshop that I facilitated.

Independent Senior Advisor

Byrne, Byrne and Company

Senior Account Executive, Property & Casualty

Great American Insurance

Territory Manager, Underwriting, Specialty Human Services

The Cincinnati Insurance Companies

Senior Regional Director, Sales & Marketing

Grange Insurance

Commercial Lines Underwriter

Westfield Group/Westfield Insurance

Production Underwriter

Founder + Consultant | Insurance Sales + Leadership + Organizational Change | Bound & Determined℠🎙 Host | #digitalnomad

At the intersection of personal and professional development lies the squishy, sometimes uncomfortable midpoint - and it's here, as a consultant in the insurance industry, where you can find me. 

It's here where: 
We’re as likely to talk about insurance rate increases as we are to talk about confidence.
We’re as likely to talk about production goals as we are to talk about imposter syndrome. 
We’re as likely to talk about marketing plans as we are to talk about burnout.
We’re as likely to talk about non-renewals as we are to talk about boundaries.

If your experience is like mine, spaces like those I create - for real, relevant conversation - didn't always exist in our industry. 

So as you consider the ways you'll develop yourself and those around you, know that I believe you deserve a better option – one that supports your whole being and is fueled by experience and creativity and humor and so much truth.

It isn’t just my perspective gleaned over 25 years working as an underwriter or leader or producer in the insurance industry that influences the work I do with individuals and organizations today - it’s all of the experiences I've collected in my 45 years of life – and the experience we all have simply being human. You know I love to talk about it! 

The project-based paid consulting work I do today includes: 
- Workshop facilitation for insurance carrier, technology, and agency sales teams, with a focus on the hard market
- Design and production of insurance industry-specific women’s sales and leadership events
- Professional speaking for insurance industry events and conferences, including keynotes and panel moderation
- Facilitation of strategic leadership off-sites and retreats
- Private and small group coaching for sales, executive/leadership, and underwriting professionals
- Industry-specific research and writing for publication through print and online mediums

Looking for inspiration and support right now? Read the regular column I write, Let's Lead, for Rough Notes Magazine, or have a listen to the podcast I host, Bound & Determined℠, featuring the stories of women working in the insurance industry. 

Core Values: Respect | Courage | Service | Integrity

Meg McKeen

Dr. Barbara Provost, EdD, MS Ed, MBM

Purse Strings

Founder

PurseStrings.co

Gain and retain clients? I've created the solution for financial professionals. More than you realize, it depends on how you relate to women. Not only are they half the market, they are loyal--and provide more referrals than any other client! But it all depends on how you engage them, speak with them and build the relationship. As a professional educator and adviser to the World Bank, I've spent three decades steeped in the financial services business. Let me be your guide to greater sales, engagement, retention and referrals from women through our special course, a Purse Strings exclusive. Get out of the hustle of chasing and retain clients and tap into great retention and referrals! 

Visit www.pursestrings.co for more information.

Mothers Trust Foundation

Board Member

Women In Insurance & Financial Services

The CARA Group, Inc.

Senior Consultant

Provost Consulting, Inc.

Provost Consulting, Inc. is a small but mighty consulting firm in Grayslake, Illinois.  We specialize in education design, development, facilitation, talent development, change management and professional and small business coaching.

If you are in need of developing your employees, assessing your daily operations, documenting your processes or coaching on how to grow your business - give us a call!   847-404-4580. Or visit www.bprovost.com

Education Design, Development and Facilitation | Talent Development | Small Business Coaching

Learn more at bprovost.com

President/Owner

Roosevelt University

Courses:
Organizational Change Management
Organizational Communications I and II
Power and Influence in Organizations

Adjunct Professor

Prairie Crossing Charter School

As a volunteer effort I dedicate my time as a Board Member of the Prairie Crossing Charter School Board.  Prairie Crossing Charter School is a child-centered community of learners. We use an ecological, integrated, experiential approach to learning, which utilizes unique environmental and community resources. We develop students who demonstrate environmental stewardship and responsible, global citizenship.   My contributions also include Chair of the HR committee and co-chair of the Excellence in Academic committee.

Allstate Insurance

Managed large scale projects in the areas of education design, development, facilitation and implementation.  Facilitated large scale change management initiatives.

Educational Program Manager

Dr. Barb Provost | Founder, Purse Strings LLC | Strategic Advisor | Advocate for Women’s Financial Power

As Founder of Purse Strings, I lead a results-driven organization dedicated to transforming how financial professionals engage the female market. In partnership with my daughter, we operate as a high-performing, strategic mother-daughter team — combining deep industry expertise with innovative marketing and educational design to drive measurable business outcomes.

Women control the majority of household wealth and make key financial decisions — yet too many are still underserved by an industry that hasn’t kept up. Purse Strings changes that. We provide financial professionals with the training, resources, and promotional platform they need to reach, engage, and earn the female dollar — with credibility, consistency, and care.

We work with firms of all sizes to expand their market share and deliver exceptional value to women clients. Whether you’re looking to elevate your brand, deepen your impact, or position yourself as the go-to advisor for women, we can help you get there.

📩 Let’s talk — connect here on LinkedIn or visit www.pursestrings.co to explore partnership opportunities.

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Meg McKeen

Dr. Barbara Provost, EdD, MS Ed, MBM

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