Power Women 2021: Brooke Brolo
Agency Owner
Brolo Insurance Group
What’s your secret to success?
I’ve made a lot of mistakes in my career from business planning, hiring the wrong employees, marketing plans that didn’t prove ROI and everything in between. But I’ve tried to learn from each mistake along the way and grow from it. Failing forward has been a huge part of my pathway to success.
What do you love best about what you do?
I love being in a business where I can help people. Some people think insurance is just something they “have to have,” but having the right protection can make or break you when the unexpected happens. My team and I take pride in giving solid advice and making insurance recommendations based on personalized needs when uncovering gaps and risk exposure.
How do you maintain a work/life balance?
What’s that? Ha! Just kidding, but it’s definitely a balancing act for sure! The best piece of advice I can provide is to “be where your feet are.” If you’re at work…be at work. If you’re with your family…be with your family. Also, know that you can have it all but maybe just not all in one day. Read Randy Zuckerberg’s book, Pick Three. It changed the way I look at work/life balance.
What obstacles have you had to overcome?
Starting out 13 years ago, I had no customers, no experience, very little capital and within six months I became pregnant with my first child. I had to pivot and evolve over the years to meet the needs of my growing agency and find ways to duplicate myself. The past two years have been the hardest obstacles. In 2019, my husband was diagnosed with a brain tumor about the same time we purchased another agency, so I had to quickly learn how to manage all three agencies alone while doubling my Mom duty while he recovered. Thankfully, my husband is fully recovered and back at the agency.
