--- title: "Profiles in Risk – E90: Amy Waninger – Founder of Lead At Any Level and Author of Network Beyond Bias - InsNerds.com" description: This episode is sponsored by IA Path - Unlocking Your Adjusting Superpowers. Go to https://iapath.com Amy Waninger fell into insurance just like many of us (she needed a job). Also like us, she found the industry more compelling than the stereotype. Along the way, she discovered that having a strong, supporting network is the foundation for any --- [Insurance Nerds - Insuring Tomorrow ](https://insnerds.com/insights) # [Profiles in Risk – E90: Amy Waninger – Founder of Lead At Any Level and Author of Network Beyond Bias - InsNerds.com](https://insnerds.com/insights/profiles-in-risk-e90-amy-waninger-founder-of-lead-at-any-level-and-author-of-network-beyond-bias) Written by [Nicholas Lamparelli](https://insnerds.com/insights/author/nicholas-lamparelli) | Jun 17, 2018 4:00:00 AM # Profiles in Risk – E90: Amy Waninger – Founder of Lead At Any Level and Author of Network Beyond Bias by Nicholas Lamparelli Audio Player [https://www.buzzsprout.com/87086/729007-e90-amy-waninger-founder-of-lead-at-any-level-and-author-of-network-beyond-bias.mp3](https://www.buzzsprout.com/87086/729007-e90-amy-waninger-founder-of-lead-at-any-level-and-author-of-network-beyond-bias.mp3) 00:00 00:00 00:00 Use Up/Down Arrow keys to increase or decrease volume. *This episode is sponsored by **[IA Path](https://iapath.com/)** – Unlocking Your Adjusting Superpowers. Go to **[https://iapath.com](https://iapath.com/)*** Amy Waninger fell into insurance just like many of us (she needed a job). Also like us, she found the industry more compelling than the stereotype. Along the way, she discovered that having a strong, supporting network is the foundation for any successful career. Amy founded Lead at any Level to promote in-the-trenches leadership, diversity and inclusion, and career management through mentoring, public speaking engagements, and other offerings. She also wrote **[Network Beyond Bias, Making Diversity A Competitive Advantage in Your Career](https://amzn.to/2JXYw4Y)** to help us find those meaningful connections that can transform ourselves into who we want to be. **CONNECT WITH AMY WANINGER: ****[LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amycwaninger/](https://www.linkedin.com/in/amycwaninger/) **** [Twitter: https://twitter.com/AmyCWaninger](https://twitter.com/AmyCWaninger) ****[Lead At Any Level Home Page: https://leadatanylevel.com/](https://leadatanylevel.com/) **** ** **MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: [Santa Claus, Indiana: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Claus,_Indiana  ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Claus,_Indiana) [Deidre Wright: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deidrewright/](https://www.linkedin.com/in/deidrewright/)** [**Profiles in Risk With Deidre Wright: https://goo.gl/fKFyHq **](https://goo.gl/fKFyHq) **[National African Americans Insurance Association (NAAIA): ](https://www.naaia.org/)[https://www.naaia.org/ ](https://www.naaia.org/) ****[NAAIA Fall Conference: https://www.naaia.org/conference/ ](https://www.naaia.org/conference/)****[The Settlers of Catan: https://amzn.to/2th4BlY](https://amzn.to/2th4BlY)  ****BOOKS RECOMMENDED BY AMY: [Network Beyond Bias](https://amzn.to/2JXYw4Y) by [Amy Waninger](https://amzn.to/2lgwbfu): [https://amzn.to/2JXYw4Y](https://amzn.to/2JXYw4Y) [Love is the Killer App](https://amzn.to/2t5utSy) by [Tim Sanders](https://amzn.to/2JJhjF7): [https://amzn.to/2t5utSy](https://amzn.to/2t5utSy) [Blog2Book](https://amzn.to/2t2nFp4) by [Cathy Fyock](https://amzn.to/2t6uK7V): [https://amzn.to/2t2nFp4](https://amzn.to/2t2nFp4) [Blackboy](https://amzn.to/2JLrvNG) by [Richard Wright](https://amzn.to/2taBx0z): [https://amzn.to/2JLrvNG](https://amzn.to/2JLrvNG)** ** SUBSCRIBE AT: [Buzzsprout RSS: https://goo.gl/5K4X3Q](https://goo.gl/5K4X3Q)**** [Google Play: https://goo.gl/WMAvW4](https://goo.gl/WMAvW4)**** ****[iTunes: https://goo.gl/7SqwvP ](https://goo.gl/7SqwvP)****[Overcast: https://goo.gl/8b4cbD](https://goo.gl/8b4cbD)****[ Stitcher: https://goo.gl/DmE7Mi](https://goo.gl/DmE7Mi)** **[YouTube: https://goo.gl/1Turar](https://goo.gl/1Turar)** ### About Nicholas Lamparelli Nick Lamparelli is a 20+ year veteran of the insurance wars. 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