Cheri Martinen is a fourth-generation insurance professional, agency leader, author, and advocate for insurance education. With a background in marketing, she began her career helping insurance agencies build stronger customer relationships through consistent outreach, campaigns, and modern communication strategies. Cheri later joined her family’s agency, Bancorp Insurance, where she became licensed in property and casualty as well as life and health insurance. She has helped grow the business through a marketing-led approach while developing expertise in specialized coverage for wildland firefighting contractors, water utilities, and general contractors.

Now part of OneDigital, Cheri continues to support business owners with broader risk-management, employee benefits, HR, and retirement-planning resources. She is passionate about making insurance more approachable, inspiring new professionals to enter the field, and helping people understand the real-world value of thoughtful coverage. A frequent speaker and industry educator, Cheri shares practical insights on agency ownership, marketing, career development, and the evolving role of technology in insurance… all because she got a license!

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Email: cheri@cherimartinen.com

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