Insurance Coffee House Podcast with Tom Schmitt, Skyward Specialty Insurance

“Cultures are not just based on what we measure and how we reward, but they're based on storytelling. A culture is really just ‘what do we care about and equally what do we not care about’”, says Tom Schmitt, Chief People & Administrative Officer, Skyward Specialty Insurance

“We don't care about bureaucracy, we don't care about hierarchy, we don't care about titles. We do care about creating an empowered organization, where everybody can bring their true authentic self to work.”

Hear Tom talk to Nick Hoadley about:

• empowering people to practise their craft
• rebranding under the vision of CEO, Andrew Robinson
• the journey to the first successful IPO of 2023
• team incentive systems and employee stock options
• Skyward’s approach to hiring exceptional talent
• encouraging applicants to know that interviews are a two-way process

“I always encourage candidates to interview us and understand if this is the right environment. We give candidates an opportunity to meet a number of different people and ask the same question to different people and see if they get the same answer.”

“Education, skills, competency, that's table stakes. Character, drive, work ethic and never ever giving up is what wins the day. And that's what we look for in candidates.”

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