This month, our CEO, Jay Judas, sits down with Julie Pinkerton, CLU®, ChFC®, LUTCF®, CEO, EVOZEN. The pair talk about Julie’s journey through the life insurance business, her exciting new venture and how it can help the industry, photography and the Hallmark Channel. Read the interview in full below:

JAY: Julie, you are one of those rare individuals who I never bother to ask someone in our industry if they know you – I just assume they do. You have an incredible reputation as being a hard worker, calm and friendly and highly ethical. This month, I wanted to sit down with you because after a long career working for life insurance companies, you have launched your own venture, a company called Evozen. In fact, I don’t think I’m off by calling Evozen a technology company.

While I have started a few companies that have leveraged technology, I’ve never taken quite the jump you have to create a business which uses technology to improve connections in our industry. What is Evozen, how did it come to be and where is it headed?