Ηundreds of professionals from Greece and Cyprus, prestigious speakers from Greece, Cyprus, Lebanon, Israel, USA and South Africa, as well as the pervasive spirit of volunteering. The MDRT Day at Thessaloniki on 19th January 2018 left its mark.
(The text below is the translated article of aagora.gr that supported the event)
The number of participants exceeded all expectations (430, of which 150 were from Cyprus). Large range and ages and experience of participants. Οlder people who have been “rubbed” for years to test sales techniques and strengths (why they want this profession), to compete in enthusiasm and interest among young men and women with little professional experience. Furthermore, people with a 30-year course behind them in other professional minorities who started a new career in the insurance market to be there looking for the same or more enthusiasm and zeal for what would differentiate them as professionals.
Honorable MDRT members, who have spoken to very large audiences at both MDRT annual meetings and elsewhere, participated in this year’s MDRT Day: Sunny Lee from USA, Kobus Kleyn from South Africa, Vanessa Bucklin, Naji Haddad and Yossi Manor have been able to delve enthusiastically with the content of their speeches, attendees, their ideas and practices, transferring them a bit of their knowledge and experience. For the value of financial management, personal branding, new technologies, the mission of the insurance consultant and the role that MDRT can play in its upgrading as a professional and as a human being.
Equally interesting were the speeches by the Greek and Cypriot speakers: Kyriakos Chatzistefanou, Panagiotis Leledakis, Akis Angelakis, Giannis Chatzakis, Kostas Vassiliou, Manousos Maropakis, Karolos Markouizos, Valentina Kordi. They provided useful information on the MDRT and the criteria to join it. Moreover, they talked about internet marketing and ways to overcome the pitfalls of mind. They have also shown the value of financial planning and sales techniques, the necessity of having a business plan, the importance of following a code of conduct, and defeating procrastination.
The culmination of all these is the submission by members of the Organization and aspirants of their experience of participating in MDRT’s annual conferences – the benefits they have gained, the ideas they have listened to and successfully implemented in their work, but mainly the feeling. It was there to convey this climate Nikos Stavrinidis, 15 years member, Grigoris Patrikios, 1 year aspirant, Maria Nicolaou, 8 years member, Dimitris Arsenopoulos, 2 years member, Nikos Mettouris, Giorgos Lytras, 1 year aspirant, Lia Kolokytha, 2 year member, Thomas Pourlidas, 1 year aspirant, 1 year aspirant, 1 year aspirant, Stavroula Epitropaki, 13 years member, under the coordination of Karolos Markouizos, 14 years of membership, and Lampros Apostoliotis, 18 years of membership.
The highlight of the meeting was the appearance in the end of the event of the keynote speaker, Voula Patoulidou. The Olympic Champion of Barcelona moved, urged, transmitted a little of the power of her soul to the participants to break their own dams and achieve their own goals!
It is worth to mention that in the spirit of volunteerism that advocates the MDRT, the guests from aboard experienced the greek hospitality, as the members of MDRT Hellas ensured guided tours at Acropolis, Delphi, Meteora and Thessaloniki.
Many thanks to the media which also support and write for the event: InsuranceDaily and Underwriter.
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