Megan Bell leads Falvey Insurance Group's marketing and communications and customer experience initiatives. She is also the co-chair of Falvey's Volunteerism & Philanthropy Committee and created the Women at the Helm speaker series in 2022.
Get to know the individuals that ignite the insurance industry as they answer our icebreaker questions.
Megan leads Falvey Insurance Group's marketing and communications and customer experience initiatives. She is the co-chair of Falvey's Volunteerism & Philanthropy Committee and created the Women at the Helm speaker series in 2022.
She is also the chair of the Board of Directors at the Insurance Marketing & Communications Association (IMCA), is co-chair of the IMCA Partnerships Committee, and was a 2019 recipient of the IMCA Rising Star award. Megan was recently named one of Insurance Business America's 2022 Elite Women. Megan earned her B.A. in English communications and Spanish from Emmanuel College in Boston in 2010.
Hey, thanks for joining us! What's new? Is there anything you're looking forward to at the moment?
IMCA Ignite 2023 in Nashville!
Music City—we'll see you there! If you could travel back in time to see a band play live, who would it be?
Is it too obvious to say The Beatles? Elvis in his early career would be a close second.
Two great choices. Which fictional character do you relate to the most? Eleanor Rigby, Lady Madonna, Lucy in the Sky?
Leslie Knope from “Parks and Recreation."
Can't fault her work ethic—and love for breakfast food. What do you do to unwind after a long day at work?
Immediately change into pajamas and hug my family.
And what about snacks? Obviously, Knope is a huge waffles fan. If you could eat one meal for the rest of your life, what would it be?
Gnocchi.
More importantly, it's pretty hot out right now, so what's your favorite ice cream flavor?
Cinnamon Buns from Ben & Jerry's.
Sounds like you're part of the way there to a movie night. What film have you watched the most times and will probably keep watching over and over again?
Halloween (1978).
Cinnamon ice cream and Halloween movies ... Dumb question: What's your favorite season?
Fall. In the Northeast, there's nothing like it.
That tracks. Do you have any pets?
Three cats. Muffin, Batman and Marshmallow.
Adorable. So, back to music, if you had to do karaoke, what song would you sing?
“The Sign" by Ace of Bass or “Your Love" by The Outfield.
Moving away from music, which website do you most often defer to when procrastinating?
Wordle.
Yeah, that game is bad news for marketing and communications nerds like us. Apart from talking to us at Agency Nation and the odd word game, what's one thing you can't say no to?
My husband and kids.
OK, a few more questions before we hang up and tackle today's Wordle. What is the most-used emoji on your phone?
Crying laughing face.
What's the best phrase or slang people use in your hometown or family?
“Wicked," as in “That's wicked crazy."
And last of all, if you could stop aging at any age, what age would it be?
35—I'm really happy here.
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