Episode 135: The Business of Being AFLAC

Episode 135 originally broadcast on January 05, 2008

The School of Business for January 5, 2008

Russ and John present curriculum worth paying attention to. Includes: BusinessMakers Quote of the Week - a bit of a "mash up" quote from an anonymous source; This Week in Business History presents depression week; Navigating Business Jargon - buzzwords and technospeak to be used outside the home; and Dumbest Moments in Business History - Sun Technologies is outsmarted by a Princeton Student and a pricing oversight by 3Com.

Lance Osborne of Aflac

Russ interviews Aflac's Vice President of Field Force Development. Osborne explains Aflac's innovative and highly successful distribution system of independent contractors/entrepreneurs and other sales support professionals. Osborne describes how they market products to other small business owners and how the company keeps its independent contractors rewarded and motivated.

Flashback - Paul S. Amos II: The Aflac Duck?

Flashback to August 2006 and a visit with the COO of Aflac and grandson of the founder of this very successful supplemental insurance company. Paul Amos tells about growing up with the family insurance business in Georgia, and explains the risky decision to use the Aflac duck in an effort to establish the brand.