Maria Ferrante-Schepis
MBA, CLU
NJ, USAuthor | Innovator | Speaker
Maria Ferrante-Schepis is managing principal of Insurance and Financial Services Innovation at Maddock Douglas, Inc., an innovation consultancy focused on helping large brands bring new ideas to market.
After more than 20 years as an executive in the insurance and financial services industry, Maria joined the Maddock Douglas team to focus on the opportunities for innovation in the insurance and financial services industry, recognizing the significant public and government demand for change. Her mission is to enable like-minded executives to proactively shape their own change versus having it shaped for them.
Maria's most recent industry experience was as vice president and chief marketing officer at Guardian, a New York-based Fortune 300 company specializing in insurance and investments. Prior to that, Maria was vice president of marketing at Prudential in Newark, New Jersey, and a spokesperson for the company's studies in behavioral finance and retirement issues.
Maria holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Marketing and a Master of Business Administration in Management from Hofstra University.
She is a frequent speaker at insurance industry events and is a regular contributor to magazines and forums such as National Underwriter Life & Health and AM Best's Review. Her book "Flirting With the Uninterested: Innovating in a 'Sold, Not Bought' Category" is available on amazon.com. Maria's blog address is www.flirtingwiththeuninterested.com.
Author | Innovator | Speaker
Maria Ferrante-Schepis is managing principal of Insurance and Financial Services Innovation at Maddock Douglas, Inc., an innovation consultancy focused on helping large brands bring new ideas to market.
After more than 20 years as an executive in the insurance and financial services industry, Maria joined the Maddock Douglas team to focus on the opportunities for innovation in the insurance and financial services industry, recognizing the significant public and government demand for change. Her mission is to enable like-minded executives to proactively shape their own change versus having it shaped for them.
Maria's most recent industry experience was as vice president and chief marketing officer at Guardian, a New York-based Fortune 300 company specializing in insurance and investments. Prior to that, Maria was vice president of marketing at Prudential in Newark, New Jersey, and a spokesperson for the company's studies in behavioral finance and retirement issues.
Maria holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Marketing and a Master of Business Administration in Management from Hofstra University.
She is a frequent speaker at insurance industry events and is a regular contributor to magazines and forums such as National Underwriter Life & Health and AM Best's Review. Her book "Flirting With the Uninterested: Innovating in a 'Sold, Not Bought' Category" is available on amazon.com. Maria's blog address is www.flirtingwiththeuninterested.com.
Flirting With the Uninterested: Innovating in a "Sold, Not Bought" Category
The insurance industry is ripe for reinvention. Flirting with the Uninterested is our contribution to help leaders like you begin innovating in a "sold, not bought" category.
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