Andrew Mellen Related Seminars and Products

Speaker, Coach, Author

Andrew Mellen – The Most Organized Man in America

Andrew Mellen is a keynote speaker, coach, productivity and organizational expert, and the #1 best-selling author of Unstuff Your Life! and The Most Organized Man in America’s Guide to Moving.

Andrew has helped over 100,000 people and businesses worldwide to remove physical and time clutter so they regain time for the things that matter.

He likes to say, ‘Give me 2 hours once and I’ll give you an hour back every day for the rest of your life.’

A sought-after authority on productivity and organizing, Andrew's addressed audiences from TEDx, YPO, and Dwell on Design to The Great British Business Show, Seattle Interactive, ICF Converge, and BlogHer.

Corporate clients include the NY Mets baseball franchise, American Express, NetApp, Genentech, Goldman Sachs, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Nationwide Insurance, Time, Inc., and the US Depts. of Education and Homeland Security.

The media has dubbed Andrew “The Most Organized Man in America.”

He has written for and/or appeared everywhere from The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times and Fast Company to CBS Sunday Morning, HGTV and NPR.

He hosts the popular podcast, Unstuff America! On iTunes.

 He leads workshops and speaks internationally while maintaining a private practice coaching clients ranging from Fortune 100 companies, trade associations and non-profits to CEOs, HNW individuals, award-winning filmmakers and authors, as well as overwhelmed entrepreneurs and solopreneurs everywhere.

Andrew is a member of the Experts Collective and serves on the faculty of the New York Open Center in New York City. He speaks frequently on the intersection of spirituality and organization at Omega Institute, San Francisco Zen Center, Tassajara, All Saints Church, JCC Manhattan and the Center for Spiritual Enlightenment, among others.

Previously, Andrew was an award-winning playwright, actor, producer and director and the former Artistic Director of Alice B. Theater (Seattle), DC Arts Center (Washington, DC) and Shuttle Theater Company (New York).

Find him on the web at andrewmellen.com

Cheryl Koch, CPCU, CIC, ARM, AAI, API, AAM, AIM, AIS, ARP, AINS, ACSR, AFIS Related Seminars and Products

Cheryl Koch has been in the insurance industry for a very, very long time.  Now, you might think that makes her old, however, old is merely a state of mind.  Over the years, Cheryl has served in nearly every capacity in an Independent Agency, having been an Account Manager, Producer and Agency Owner.  She now devotes her time to agency management consulting and training and speaking at industry functions throughout the country.  She is the President and CEO of Agency Management Resource Group located in Liincoln, California.  Cheryl consults on marketing and sales, sales management, agency operations, automation, and strategic planning.

Cheryl is also a devotee of lifelong learning and has earned a number of insurance industry professional designations:  CPCU (Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter), CIC (Certified Insurance Counselor), ARM (Associate in Risk Management), AAI (Accredited Adviser in Insurance), API (Associate in Personal Insurance), AAM (Associate in Automation Management), AIM (Associate in Management), AIS (Associate in Insurance Services), ARP (Associate in Research and Planning), Associate in General Insurance (AINS), ACSR (Accredited Customer Service Representative), MLIS (Management Liability Insurance Specialist) and AFIS (Agribusiness and Farm Insurance Specialist).  It is the last designation, AFIS, of which she is most proud, having created it along with the late Dr. Emmett J. Vaughan.  Some would say that Cheryl is a real insurance nerd, and she would not disagree.

Cheryl has a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from UCLA and an MBA from Sacramento State University, where she served as a faculty member in their Risk Management and Insurance program for many years.  She has also served as President of the Sacramento Chapter of CPCU and was on the CPCU Society’s Board of Governors for three years.

Cheryl serves as a volunteer member of the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America Virtual University “Ask An Expert” panel.  She is also a member of the Society of Insurance Trainers and Educators (SITE) and the Society of CPCU.

When she’s not busy with her insurance activities, Cheryl enjoys spending time at baseball games, and has been to nearly every major league ballpark.  She is a lifelong Chicago Cubs fan, which should explain a lot about her. 

Richard Lund, JD Related Seminars and Products

Vice President, Senior Underwriter

Swiss Re Corporate Solutions

Richard Lund is a Senior Underwriter in the Independent Insurance Agents Errors and Omissions Program (IIP) of Swiss Re.  Richard is responsible for underwriting E&O business in Iowa, Tennessee and Texas.  In addition to his underwriting duties, Richard is the E&O Risk Management Coordinator and oversees loss control and risk management for the IIP. He works closely with the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers Association (IIABA) both nationally and with the individual state IIABA associations to develop, implement and promote ongoing risk management efforts for independent insurance agents.   He has also authored numerous insurance agents E&O articles and presented loss control and risk management seminars, webinars and podcasts across the United States.

Richard has been with Swiss Re since its acquisition of GE Insurance Solutions in June 2006.  He originally began with Employers Reinsurance Company (ERC) in 1992 as a claims counsel in the IIP claims department and continued there until 2001 when he went to work for the National Association of Insurance Commissioners.  As an attorney in the general counsel’s office he handled legislative research and drafting, contract negotiations, and human resource issues. Richard returned to the former GE Insurance Solutions in 2003 in his current role. 

Prior to joining ERC, Richard was a trial attorney in Independence, Missouri for several years, practicing primarily in areas involving insurance law.

He received his Juris Doctorate from the University of Missouri-Kansas City, where he also received his bachelor’s degree in business administration.