# Writing the Stories We Carry: Leadership, Legacy, and a Lifetime of Dad-isms with Susan L. Combs (E194)

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Published: 2026-01-28T08:00:00+00:00
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Send us Fan Mail In today’s episode, I’m chatting with Susan L. Combs. Susan is the President of Combs & Company, a full-service insurance brokerage firm based in New York City. She started the company at just 26 years old with a drive to “do more, do better.” A self-described Missouri girl in a New York world, Susan draws on the lessons of her Midwestern upbringing and more than two decades in NYC in her book, Pancakes for Roger. The insights in these pages come from family, friends, col...

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