Neşe Yasa Akay - Business Made Personal

“I just accepted that I was different and stopped trying to fit in so much.”

As a child of Turkish migrants, growing up, Neşe Yasa Akay faced two choices. Either to continue her education and keep learning or to get married.

Neşe chose the former, and when explaining her decision, she says that for her, “the driver really becomes well, I need to be independent, I need to be able to do things without relying on anyone else. The saying knowledge is power absolutely resonated with me."

Neşe Yasa Akay, Executive Manager of Strategy & Culture at Community Broker Network, is a respected insurance leader advancing innovation, strengthening broker capability and shaping long-term strategic growth.

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Meet the host: Mark Silveira

B.Bus (Ins), Cert Mgt

Mark Silveira is an experienced Presenter, Master of Ceremonies and an insurance professional with over 40 years in the business. His understanding of the insurance landscape enables him to ask the pertinent questions of podcast guests to assist those listening to learn from and advance their own careers.

Business Background:

• Managing Director of The Lionheart Group – consulting service to the financial services sector
• Head of Sales – TravelCard real-time travel insurance
• General Manager – Coveright Insurance Brokers
• National Marketing Director – Steamatic disaster restoration and recovery
• Chief Executive Officer – AFMA IAAA insurance authorised representative group
• General Manager – Steadfast insurance broking group