Last night as I was leaving Union Station on the Go Train (heading westbound to Port Credit), something very scary occurred to me… I realized I had left my purse back at Union Station. As I started to panic I noticed there was a Go Employee in our Car, before I could say anything, she acknowledge my situation, helped me calm down and immediately called Union Station to let them know where I had left my purse. I asked her…

Yesterday the TSG crew attended the North York Harvest Food Bank to volunteer our time to sort non-perishible food items.  We spent 2 months collecting items in our office, so Kathy thought it would be a great idea for us not only to collect the items, but to go to the food bank and actually see where the food was going, and how it was distributed to the people in need.  Santo Lupo from the North York Harvest took us on…

We normally would put up a Bryan video today, but instead we thought we would put up a video that can not only help motivate you, but inspire you, make you tear up and put things into perspective. It’s important to our President and CEO, Neil Shepherd-  that his staff understand that there is more to life than money, fame and fast cars (seems to be a big focus for many these days). There are so many things to be…

We will be hosting a great Halloween party on Thursday October 27th at Kneads & Harvest in Burlington, ON. Come one come all, lot’s of prizes, food, live music and more. To experience the best in insurance…check us out!!

It was a fun ride to Neil’s surprise party last week. Bryan, although goofy at times, has some cool and innovative tips to share. We hope you had a great Birthday Neil, you deserve it! To experience the best in insurance…check us out!

Yesterday was Neil’s birthday and the staff really felt it was important to do something nice for our boss for once, since he’s always so generous with us throughout the year.  Now Neil isn’t the type of guy that likes a fuss made over him so I knew that if I told him we wanted to take him out for dinner to celebrate his birthday, he would thank me but politely decline.  In order for this to go over, it had…

My early years are all but lost to me; my earlier memory is that of my brother at the tender age of four being attacked by a blue-footed booby, a bird found in the part of Texas in which I am claiming to have grown up. Beyond that, I recall little else. My mother sold the family home when I was a teen and I rode on horseback south to the Mexico border and crossed the river into the wild…

Today is an exciting one for us at TSG! We launched our dance studio microsite and email campaign.  We have offered insurance for Dance Studios for a while now however Neil recently reviewed the coverage and rating we were provided and re-negotiated a great package with our insurance partner, Economical Insurance.  We now offer coverage for studios that is un-matched by any of our competitors, at an excellent price! We know that enrolment for the fall is starting soon (if not already) and it’s…

A new employee just joined our team this week, and as I’ve been spending some time training him today it got me thinking about why people choose to get into insurance. What is the motivator? There’s a long standing joke in the industry that you are either born into insurance or you fall into it by accident.  In my case, it was an accident. When I think back to 1994 (ok yes, it was a LONG time ago!), the reason I…

We have recently begun our search for new talent to add to the already growing TSG Family and I must admit it is proving to be a very daunting task. Let me start by saying that insurance has never been considered a “sexy” business. No one grows up thinking “I want to be an insurance broker someday!” I would venture a guess that at least 60% of people currently working within the insurance industry are 2nd, 3rd and even 4th…

One of the biggest questions we have been asked recently is whether we are just an “online brokerage”? The answer is NO! The Shepherd Group is a traditional insurance brokerage that has opened its eyes to the needs of our clientele. Don’t get us wrong – we are traditional with a full complement of “live” insurance experts; but the world is changing and we are leading this charge of change… Well, in insurance anyway… Our client demographic has been changing…

  This last year has been a waiting game.  I have been anxiously anticipating the arrival of my newest family member. On March 27th, 2011 at 12:34 am, Willy was born to the broodmare At A Country. This wonderful colt is by the beautifully bred stallion, Silent Name who is owned by Adena Springs. Breeding is such a game of chance.  I had studied local stallions that I felt were compatible to my mare but could not come to a consensus,…

A big welcome to all of our clients, existing and new.  If you’re reading this blog then you’ve found our new website. If you’ve spent a little bit looking around, you’re probably asking yourself, “What the heck’s going on here? What happened to the Shepherd Messier Group? And, more importantly, who is that guy in the bunny suit?!?” Well we don’t know who the guy in the bunny suit is either, but we do know it’s clear he likes to…