What if the fastest way to grow your agency wasn’t hiring more people, but removing friction?

In this episode of The Rodney Mattos Show, Rodney Mattos Sr. sits down with Andy Neary to break down how artificial intelligence is quietly transforming independent insurance agencies and why those who embrace it early are building a massive competitive advantage.

This isn’t an AI hype episode. It’s a real-world, operator-to-operator conversation about how agencies are moving from 30% to 50%+ EBITDA by redesigning how work actually moves through their business.

Rodney shares how Apeironix was born inside Triforta as an internal solution to eliminate manual work, reduce errors, and restore momentum across renewals, policy verification, commissions, and submissions. What started as a fix for internal pain points has evolved into an automation layer helping agencies compress workflows that once took hours into minutes, without replacing people.

You’ll hear how independent agencies can:

• Reach 50% EBITDA without adding headcount
• Eliminate repetitive admin work that drains teams
• Create operational predictability buyers and private equity reward
• Turn automation into a valuation multiplier, not just a cost saver
• Use AI to amplify their best people, not replace them

Rodney also explains the Mirror Effect, the async automation breakthrough behind Apeironix, and why motion, not effort, is now the true measure of progress.

If you’re an agency owner thinking about scale, sustainability, or exit and you’re tired of grinding harder for thinner margins, this episode will change how you think about AI, operations, and enterprise value.

Episode Highlights

• Why automation is now existential for agencies
• The math behind EBITDA expansion with AI
• How efficiency directly drives valuation
• The Mirror Effect: AI that mirrors human judgment
• Why automating between systems matters more than tools

Learn More & Connect

Explore Apeironix and the automation layer built specifically for insurance agencies:👉 https://apeironix.com

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