Austin Bolding

Austin grew up on a family farming operation in Northwest Tennessee working alongside his grandfather. After attending The University of Tennessee at Martin he went right back to his roots. Farming after college allowed Austin to gain knowledge in the day-to-day operations and management, as well as the importance of utilizing marketing and insurance. While serving a local crop insurance agency for nearly three years, he discovered farmers were in need of property and casualty, as well as life and health insurance. Fast forwarding to 2018 Austin partnered with John McConnell to form Bolding-McConnell Insurance.

Now their team insures more than just farmers, expanding into the commercial business side as well as individual insurance. Austin has serviced multiple states from South Dakota to Mississippi over his insurance career while continuing to seek out others to help with managing their risk. While the insurance world continues to evolve, Austin and John continue to look for new avenues to better serve their clients.

Along with supporting several charitable foundations, Austin and is wife, Mallory are actively involved in Woodland Mills First Baptist Church. They enjoy spending time on the farm with their daughter, Emma Kate.

John McConnell

John is an experienced and dedicated insurance professional who has been in the industry for over 20 years. In that time, John has worked with groups and individuals across several states. John has helped numerous companies implement employee benefits packages, business continuation plans and key man policies all while building lasting relationships with Superintendents, CEO’s and staff members from various companies.

As the insurance world continues to evolve, John has carefully crafted an agency that is able to keep up with the rapid change of pace. Through John’s intentional efforts to provide service through the talented team of service professionals he has constructed, his company has seen growth year after year.

John presents the unique ability to manage multiple projects and navigate through the complex challenges that clients face.

John is a past president of Murray Life Underwriters and a member of National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors.

John and his wife Heather exhibit passion for their community by supporting numerous organizations, volunteering through charitable organizations and being active in the church. Along with their 2 children, Cora and Lyndon, the family enjoys being outdoors, all things soccer, travelling to new places and spending time with friends.

Beth Gupton 

Account Specialist

Beth joined the McConnell Insurance team in 2015. Since she joined our team she has went above and beyond by aiding her colleagues in overseeing the daily operation of both personal and commercial lines. Beth excels daily in her job and we believe that customer service is her strong suit. She continues to build relationships with our current and potential clients through managing both personal and commercial lines. She prides herself in growing relationships with our clients and her customer service skills improve daily. Beth holds a national certificate as a Certified Insurance Service Representative as well as a license in both property and casualty insurance in the state of Kentucky and a notary public. Beth and her husband enjoy traveling and site seeing while on vacation.

Judy Snyder 

Commercial Lines Specialist and Benefits Coordinator

Judy has been in the insurance circuit for over 30 years. Specializing in commercial lines of business and employee benefits, Judy works directly with several school districts in various counties helping to insure them with both property and liability coverage. Judy is consistently assisting employers with budget guidelines to save premium dollars while offering her clients maximum coverage benefits. Judy is reliable, resourceful and intuitive to the individual needs of her clients. Serving as specialist in her field, Judy is a highly valued employee who is an exceptional listener and a dependable agent. After receiving numerous recognitions for her specialty in client services, her passion is clear in taking care of and serving others.

Active in her church leading and serving others, she and her husband Jerry also love to enjoy the great outdoors with their grandchildren.