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Dec 2023
21m 43s

Benjamin Goldfien, VP of Insurance Opera...

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Tony chats with Benjamin Goldfien, VP of Insurance Operations at Sayata, the easiest place for wholesale insurance brokers to place business insurance for small commercial risks. They were originally featured in PIR Ep. 343 and today we do an update, and we chat about Benjamin's career and how he ended up at Sayata.

Benjamin Goldfien: https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjamingoldfiencpcu/
Sayata: https://www.sayata.com/

Video Version: https://youtu.be/CYYb0YM3mCQ

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