{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Entrepreneur Perspectives","title":"The Long Game: Meet Mitch Long","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2014,"description":"Why stories beat pitches, why showing up still matters, and what this series is about.\nEric Kasimov sits down with Mitch Long to kick off The Long Game. Mitch has been in the insurance business for over 30 years. He started with a pager and a roll of quarters. He built his book by showing up every Tuesday until people just started handing him the business. Now he's here to have conversations with business owners about how they got where they are — the real version, not the LinkedIn version.\nWhat We Talk About:\nCriminal justice major to insurance salesman\nThe 93-year-old woman and the bell story\nWhy face-to-face still matters (and why it's not enough anymore)\nPagers, Blackberries, and the quarantine pivot\nThe buggy whip salesman problem\nNIL, college sports, and what it means to stay relevant\nChapters:\n00:14 – What this show is and how conversations work\n01:00 – Mitch's path into insurance\n08:27 – Podcasting as a way to connect\n13:00 – Old school meets new school\n21:30 – Adjusting how you reach people\n23:45 – Pagers, payphones, and quarters\n26:00 – Blackberry, Gateway, and what happens when you don't evolve\n28:00 – The buggy whip salesman\n30:00 – Mitch's grandfather sold matches\n31:30 – MC Hammer selling records out of his trunk\n32:01 – NIL and financial literacy\nConnect with Mitch Long\nLinkedIn | KazInsurance\nMore from the KazSource Network\nAmbient Influence in Content — KazCM\nThe Benefits and Issues of NIL — SportsEpreneur\nIs College Still Worth It? — Entrepreneur Perspectives\nAbout This Podcast and Series\nThe Long Game is a series under Entrepreneur Perspectives. Produced by QuietLoud Studios — a modern media network and a KazSource brand.\nGet in touch with Eric Kasimov:\nX | LinkedIn\nCredits:\nMusic by Jess & Ricky — SoundCloud","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/RizKZ_m8P3ZnqlIJwmf46U798gyzwpAkOUj0f9XRzjM/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9lNzEy/YjgwODhmZjU4NGNk/NzI0OWRiNDEzYTE0/ODkwMS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}