Why stories beat pitches, why showing up still matters, and what this series is about.
Eric 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.
What We Talk About:
- Criminal justice major to insurance salesman
- The 93-year-old woman and the bell story
- Why face-to-face still matters (and why it's not enough anymore)
- Pagers, Blackberries, and the quarantine pivot
- The buggy whip salesman problem
- NIL, college sports, and what it means to stay relevant
Chapters:
- 00:14 – What this show is and how conversations work
- 01:00 – Mitch's path into insurance
- 08:27 – Podcasting as a way to connect
- 13:00 – Old school meets new school
- 21:30 – Adjusting how you reach people
- 23:45 – Pagers, payphones, and quarters
- 26:00 – Blackberry, Gateway, and what happens when you don't evolve
- 28:00 – The buggy whip salesman
- 30:00 – Mitch's grandfather sold matches
- 31:30 – MC Hammer selling records out of his trunk
- 32:01 – NIL and financial literacy
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About This Podcast and Series
The Long Game is a series under Entrepreneur Perspectives. Produced by
QuietLoud Studios — a modern media network and a KazSource brand.
What is Entrepreneur Perspectives?
Entrepreneur Perspectives is a podcast about leaders think right now. No prep. No rehearsed answers. Just real conversations about what’s on their mind when the mic goes on.
Hosted by Eric Kasimov, founder of KazSource and creator of QuietLoud Studios, the show features founders, creatives, operators, and curious minds — all sharing what they’re working through, building toward, or rethinking in real time.
I’m Eric, and I ask people what they’re seeing from where they stand — in this moment.