--- title: "Hey #Insurance – There’s a lot we can learn from a kid who fell in love with paint. You own the brand, but you no longer own the message! - InsNerds.com" description: "Hey #Insurance – There’s a lot we can learn from a kid who fell in love with paint. You own the brand, but you no longer own the message! by Antonio Canas" --- [Insurance Nerds - Insuring Tomorrow ](https://insnerds.com/insights) # [Hey #Insurance – There’s a lot we can learn from a kid who fell in love with paint. You own the brand, but you no longer own the message! - InsNerds.com](https://insnerds.com/insights/hey-insurance-theres-a-lot-we-can-learn-from-a-kid-who-fell-in-love-with-paint-you-own-the-brand-but-you-no-longer-own-the-message) Written by [Antonio Canas](https://insnerds.com/insights/author/antonio-canas) | Nov 30, 2020 5:00:00 AM # Hey #Insurance – There’s a lot we can learn from a kid who fell in love with paint. You own the brand, but you no longer own the message! by Antonio Canas ### 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. - - - ##### [ 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 36 - Writing Your Own Recommendation Letters](https://insnerds.com/hey-insurance-ep-36-writing-your-own-recommendation-letters/) - [Hey #Insurance, Let’s Talk About Authenticity](https://insnerds.com/hey-insurance-lets-talk-about-authenticity/)   - [Hey #Insurance, Ep 20 - The Three Insurance Nerds’ Books](https://insnerds.com/hey-insurance-ep-20-the-three-insurance-nerds-books/) [**Share](https://www.linkedin.com/cws/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Finsnerds.com%2Fhey-insurance-theres-a-lot-we-can-learn-from-a-kid-who-fell-in-love-with-paint-you-own-the-brand-but-you-no-longer-own-the-message%2F%3Futm_source%3Dlinkedin%26utm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_campaign%3DSocialWarfare) [**Tweet](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Hey+%23Insurance+-+There%27s+a+lot+we+can+learn+from+a+kid+who+fell+in+love+with+paint.+You+own+the+brand%2C+but+you+no+longer+own+the+message%21&url=https%3A%2F%2Finsnerds.com%2Fhey-insurance-theres-a-lot-we-can-learn-from-a-kid-who-fell-in-love-with-paint-you-own-the-brand-but-you-no-longer-own-the-message%2F%3Futm_source%3Dtwitter%26utm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_campaign%3DSocialWarfare&via=InsNerds) [**Share](https://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Finsnerds.com%2Fhey-insurance-theres-a-lot-we-can-learn-from-a-kid-who-fell-in-love-with-paint-you-own-the-brand-but-you-no-longer-own-the-message%2F%3Futm_source%3Dfacebook%26utm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_campaign%3DSocialWarfare) [**Reddit](https://www.reddit.com/submit?url=https%3A%2F%2Finsnerds.com%2Fhey-insurance-theres-a-lot-we-can-learn-from-a-kid-who-fell-in-love-with-paint-you-own-the-brand-but-you-no-longer-own-the-message%2F%3Futm_source%3Dreddit%26utm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_campaign%3DSocialWarfare) [**Email](mailto:?subject=Hey%20%23Insurance%20-%20There%27s%20a%20lot%20we%20can%20learn%20from%20a%20kid%20who%20fell%20in%20love%20with%20paint.%20You%20own%20the%20brand%2C%20but%20you%20no%20longer%20own%20the%20message%21&body=%0D%0A%0D%0ARead%20More%20Here:%20%20https%3A%2F%2Finsnerds.com%2Fhey-insurance-theres-a-lot-we-can-learn-from-a-kid-who-fell-in-love-with-paint-you-own-the-brand-but-you-no-longer-own-the-message%2F%3Futm_source%3Demail%26utm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_campaign%3DSocialWarfare) Categories [Hey #Insurance](https://insnerds.com/category/hey-insurance/), [Video](https://insnerds.com/category/video/) [PIR – Ep 216 Colby Tunick, CEO at Refocus AI – Increase your sales by 60%!](https://insnerds.com/pir-ep-216-colby-tunick-ceo-at-refocus-ai-increase-your-sales-by-60/) [Hey #Insurance – Ep 80 – Carrier side vs agency/brokerage side careers](https://insnerds.com/hey-insurance-ep-80-carrier-side-vs-agency-brokerage-side-careers/) [View full post](https://insnerds.com/insights/hey-insurance-theres-a-lot-we-can-learn-from-a-kid-who-fell-in-love-with-paint-you-own-the-brand-but-you-no-longer-own-the-message) ```json { "@context" : "http://schema.org", "@type" : "BlogPosting", "author" : { "@type" : "Person", "name" : "Antonio Canas" }, "dateModified" : "2025-01-03T01:23:45.380Z", "datePublished" : "2020-11-30T05:00:00Z", "headline" : "Hey #Insurance – There’s a lot we can learn from a kid who fell in love with paint. 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