{"id":238177,"date":"2021-02-11T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-02-11T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trustedchoice.onlineworkbook.com\/wordpress\/applied-systems-ezlynx\/"},"modified":"2021-11-05T19:03:54","modified_gmt":"2021-11-05T19:03:54","slug":"applied-systems-ezlynx","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.staging.trustedchoice.cloud\/advantage\/podcast\/applied-systems-ezlynx\/","title":{"rendered":"Applied Acquires EZLynx: CEOs Share Backstory and Vision"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none;\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/17915630\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/backward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/ffffff\/\" width=\"100%\" height=\"90\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" title=\"IA Advantage Podcast Player\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Thousands of independent agents were surprised by this big news last month. The backstory behind this important merger of two leading IA tech providers is as interesting as the plan for moving forward.<\/p>\n<p>In this episode, Applied CEO Taylor Rhodes and EZLynx CEO Nag Rao share some history and their shared and optimistic vision for the future.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For more information:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www1.appliedsystems.com\/en-us\/news\/press-releases\/2021\/applied-systems-to-acquire-ezlynx\/?utm_campaign=&amp;utm_medium=Web&amp;utm_source=Announcement-Bar&amp;utm_content=Press-Release&amp;utm_term=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-new-window=\"true\">Press Release: Applied Systems to Acquire EZLynx<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www1.appliedsystems.com\/en-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-new-window=\"true\">Learn more about Applied<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ezlynx.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-new-window=\"true\">Learn more about EZLynx<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.staging.trustedchoice.cloud\/advantage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-new-window=\"true\">Become a Recommended Agent on TrustedChoice.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thousands of independent agents were surprised by this big news last month. 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