Training & Certification

New hire to power user.
Faster than AEP can find you.

Onboarding hours included in every plan, a video library that maps to the actual Smart Agent record types, live workshops every Tuesday and Thursday, and the Smart Agent Certified Admin program for the folks who run your platform.

Onboarding

Live, hands-on onboarding hours — included in every plan.

4hrs included

Month-to-Month & Small Agency

Start Smart

  • Org provisioning & user setup
  • Importing your existing book of business
  • Live walkthrough of every record type
  • Calendar & email sync (Outlook / Gmail)

16hrs technical expert

Enterprise · 10+ licenses

Enterprise

  • Admin set-up & agent training
  • Custom reports, fields, workflow rules
  • Profile-level page layouts
  • FMO downline configuration
  • Quarterly release priority — Level 1

Need more time? Additional support is $50/hour — billed only as you use it. See full pricing →

Self-Serve Library

42 courses. Recorded by the people who built the platform.

Your "Start Smart" path · 3 of 12 courses donePicking up where you left off: Configuring Carrier Sync · Lesson 4
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12:18
For AgentsModule 1 · Quick Start

Welcome to Smart Agent: a 12-minute tour of every screen you'll use today.

Home, Accounts, Contacts, Policies, Insurance Products. The five tabs that hold 95% of your workflow — and the keyboard shortcuts that make them fast.

✓ Completed
18:42
For AgentsModule 2 · Daily Workflow

Creating a Household, adding Contacts, and linking a Policy — the workflow we teach every agent on day one.

Walk through a real Medicare household scenario. Record types, required fields, the difference between an Account and a Contact, and why the model matters.

✓ Completed
24:05
For AdminsModule 3 · Configuration

Configuring Carrier Sync: connecting your first carrier feed, mapping fields, and verifying reconciliation.

Four-part walkthrough of the Carrier Sync setup wizard. Authentication, field mapping for accounts & policies, status reconciliation, and the verification report.

✓ Completed
9:50
For AgentsModule 2 · Daily Workflow

Scope of Appointment in 10 minutes: digital SOA, timestamps, and the audit-ready record trail.

Why SOA matters under CMS rules, how Smart Agent captures it, where it lives on the Policy record, and the one-click report that exports an SOA packet for any audit window.

▶ Continue
31:14
For AdminsModule 4 · Automations

Setting up the "Contact Turning 65" flow: the automation that pays for the platform.

Step-by-step on the record-triggered flow. DOB threshold logic, email template customization, follow-up cadence, and how to tune it for your states' regulations.

▶ Start lesson
42:30
Power UserModule 7 · Advanced Reporting

Building a custom dashboard for AEP: pending policies, T-65 leads, and SOAs expiring this week.

From a blank canvas to a six-panel dashboard. Report types, filter logic, dynamic date ranges, charts vs. tables, and sharing rules so your whole agency sees the same numbers.

▶ Start lesson
26:18
For AdminsModule 5 · Commissions

Commission Module setup: split scenarios, expected-vs-actual reports, and statement uploads.

Configure the three most common split types — full-cycle, renewal-only, and override-on-downline. Plus how to upload your first carrier commission statement.

▶ Start lesson
14:08
For AgentsModule 6 · Telephony

Click-to-call & the SMS automation that stopped our follow-ups from aging out.

RingCentral integration, dispositions on the Policy record, the SMS template library, and the one automation that reminds prospects 24 hours before their scheduled callback.

▶ Start lesson
19:46
For AdminsModule 5 · Compliance

MFA & security setup: Salesforce Authenticator, CyberFin monitoring, audit log retention.

Walk through enabling MFA across your org, configuring CyberFin alerts, and setting up the retention rules for SOA, call recordings, and email activity.

▶ Start lesson
38:02
Power UserModule 8 · Flow Builder

Writing your first Flow: from "this should be automatic" to a record-triggered flow in 40 minutes.

A pragmatic intro to Salesforce Flow Builder, scoped to Smart Agent objects. Screen flows, record-triggered flows, scheduled flows, and platform-event flows — when to use which.

▶ Start lesson
11:54
For AgentsModule 9 · Group / ICHRA

Group + Employee policies for ICHRA: enrolling an employer roster without spreadsheets.

The Group → Employee record-type model, how the reimbursement structure maps, and the dashboard panel that keeps your employer renewals on the books year over year.

▶ Start lesson
22:11
For AdminsModule 10 · Page Layouts

Custom page layouts by record type & profile: tailoring the form for Agents, Admins, and downline.

How to expose different fields to Individual vs. Business contacts, hide carrier-only fields from agents, and create a streamlined Quick Edit layout for AEP volume.

▶ Start lesson

Showing 12 of 42 courses · Browse the full library →

Live This Month

Two live sessions every week. Bring your questions.

14Oct2:00 PM CT
AEP Day-One Workshop: the workflow we ship our top agencies

Lead segmentation, dialer cadence, SOA hand-off, and the four reports to run every morning between Oct 15 and Dec 7.

Todd Zuerlein
Todd ZuerleinSales Manager
Waitlist only118 / 100
16Oct11:00 AM CT
Admin Office Hours: live Q&A on configuration, permissions, and Flow Builder

Bring your half-finished automations and broken page layouts. We'll fix them on screen. No question too small.

Greg Sotebeer
Greg SotebeerPresident
62 / 100open seats
21Oct1:00 PM CT
Commission Module deep-dive: agent splits, statement uploads, and recoupment

For Controllers and back-office staff. We'll model three split scenarios live, upload a real carrier statement, and walk through expected-vs-actual recovery.

Heather Schulz
Heather SchulzController
41 / 100open seats
23Oct11:00 AM CT
Email campaigns & renewal nurture inside Smart Agent

Mailchimp integration, branded templates, automated renewal reminders, and the cross-sell trigger every agency should have running before the new year.

Jennifer Beck
Jennifer BeckDirector of Marketing
28 / 100open seats
28Oct2:00 PM CT
Founder's Hour: ask Bob anything about the product, the company, the roadmap

Monthly open conversation with our CEO. Roadmap commitments, what we're hearing from FMOs, what we're not building (and why). Recording shared after.

Bob Schmaltz
Bob SchmaltzCEO & Founder
14 / 100open seats
30Oct11:00 AM CT
Operations Office Hours: workflow, data quality, & reporting hygiene for agencies past 10 seats

Hosted by our COO. For ops leads at growing agencies — how to keep data clean, reports trustworthy, and your team running on shared dashboards.

John Oberst
John OberstChief Operating Officer
53 / 100open seats

Certification

Become a Smart Agent Certified Admin. Run the platform like you built it.

Smart Agent
Certified
Admin

The credential agencies hire for.

Twelve courses, a hands-on lab in your sandbox, and a 90-minute proctored exam. Pass once — recertify every two years. Listed on your LinkedIn, our partner directory, and the Smart Agent admin community.

284Admins certified
~16 hrsTotal study time
FreeFor current customers
Start the certification trackView sample exam →

Resources

Read the docs. Open the PDF. Or just ask in Slack.

Not a customer yet?
Start with a sandbox.

Every 30-day trial includes the full course library, your first onboarding session, and a dedicated lead to make sure your team gets to "we use this every day" before the trial ends.

612.867.4665 · todd.zuerlein@smartagentcrm.com