--- title: "Hey #Insurance – Ep 108 – Why and how to make introductions - InsNerds.com" description: "Hey #Insurance, let's talk about how and why you should make introductions! #Career #Networking. Your network is your net worth, or more accurately, your network becomes your net worth. But you must water it first." image: https://insnerds.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Super-Tony-100x100-Jan-03-2025-01-03-08-3430-AM.jpg --- 1 min read # Hey #Insurance – Ep 108 – Why and how to make introductions [ Antonio Canas ](https://insnerds.com/insights/author/antonio-canas) : Jan 23, 2021 12:00:00 AM [Career](https://insnerds.com/insights/tag/career) [Early Career](https://insnerds.com/insights/tag/early-career) [Video](https://insnerds.com/insights/tag/video) [Hey #Insurance](https://insnerds.com/insights/tag/hey-insurance) ![Hey #Insurance – Ep 108 – Why and how to make introductions](https://insnerds.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Super-Tony-100x100-Jan-03-2025-01-03-08-3430-AM.jpg) Hey [#Insurance](https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/insurance), let’s talk about how and why you should make introductions! [#Career](https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/career) [#Networking](https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/networking). Your network is your net worth, or more accurately, your network becomes your net worth. But you must water it first. ![](https://insnerds.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Super-Tony-100x100-Jan-03-2025-01-03-08-3430-AM.jpg?width=100&height=100&name=Super-Tony-100x100-Jan-03-2025-01-03-08-3430-AM.jpg) ![](https://insnerds.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Super-Tony-100x100-Jan-03-2025-01-03-08-3430-AM.jpg?width=100&height=100&name=Super-Tony-100x100-Jan-03-2025-01-03-08-3430-AM.jpg) ### About Antonio Canas Tony started in insurance in 2009 and immediately became a designation addict and shortly thereafter a proud insurance nerd. He has worked in claims, underwriting, finance and sales management, at 4 carriers, 6 cities and 5 states. Tony is passionate about insurance, technology and especially helping the insurance industry figure out how to retain and engage the younger generation of insurance professionals. Tony is a co-founder of InsNerds.com and a passionate speaker. - [![](https://insnerds.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/twitter-Jan-03-2025-01-03-08-6059-AM.png) ![](https://insnerds.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/twitter-Jan-03-2025-01-03-08-6059-AM.png) ](https://twitter.com/TonyCanas4) - [![](https://insnerds.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/facebook-Jan-03-2025-01-03-08-9496-AM.png) ![](https://insnerds.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/facebook-Jan-03-2025-01-03-08-9496-AM.png) ](https://www.facebook.com/askwwtd) - [![](https://insnerds.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/linkedin-Jan-03-2025-01-03-10-8430-AM.png) ![](https://insnerds.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/linkedin-Jan-03-2025-01-03-10-8430-AM.png) ](https://www.linkedin.com/in/tonycanas) ![](https://insnerds.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Super-Tony-150x150-Jan-03-2025-01-03-08-1138-AM.jpg?width=150&height=150&name=Super-Tony-150x150-Jan-03-2025-01-03-08-1138-AM.jpg) ##### [ Antonio Canas](https://insnerds.com/author/tony-canas/) + posts Tony started in insurance in 2009 and immediately became a designation addict and shortly thereafter a proud insurance nerd. He has worked in claims, underwriting, finance and sales management, at 4 carriers, 6 cities and 5 states. Tony is passionate about insurance, technology and especially helping the insurance industry figure out how to retain and engage the younger generation of insurance professionals. Tony is a co-founder of InsNerds.com and a passionate speaker. ### Related Posts - [Hey #Insurance, Ep 20 - The Three Insurance Nerds’ Books](https://insnerds.com/hey-insurance-ep-20-the-three-insurance-nerds-books/) - [Hey Insurance - Ep 37 - Why Your Agency Should Strive to Be More Inclusive](https://insnerds.com/hey-insurance-ep-37-why-your-agency-should-strive-to-be-more-inclusive/) - [Hey #Insurance - Ep 93 - Incentives](https://insnerds.com/hey-insurance-ep-93-incentives/) Hey #insurance, let's talk about Incentives. People do what you pay them for. 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