Commercial Lines Producer and Strategic Partner •
Perkins-McKenzie Insurance Agency
Mikie Mahtook knows what it means to start another chapter. After helping LSU win the 2009 College World Series and going on to play Major League Baseball, he traded the ballpark for a business built on relationships.
At Perkins-McKenzie Insurance Agency, the former ballplayer has helped move the firm from Baton Rouge’s ninth-largest independent insurance agency to its sixth largest, developing business, expanding relationships and shaping growth strategy.
One of his most meaningful achievements reaches children beyond the ballpark. In 2014, he founded the Mikie Mahtook Foundation in memory of his father, who died young from heart disease.
The foundation funded EatMoveGrow’s Heart Challenge Course, a gym-sized obstacle course that brings hands-on heart health education to rural elementary schools. Mahtook also coaches and mentors younger athletes, helping them develop confidence and leadership alongside their skills.
Something my colleagues might be surprised to learn: “I have a YouTube show and podcast called ‘Mik’d Up.’ It gives me an excuse to keep talking sports, interview interesting people and pretend I still have a career in sports media.”
