---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001726978-22-000051"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "GSHD"
cik: "0001726978"
company_name: "Goosehead Insurance, Inc."
filed_at: "2022-04-05T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-26T09:29:56.426545+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Goosehead Insurance COO Michael Colby takes health-related leave; CEO reassumes duties

## Summary
- COO Michael Colby taking leave of absence effective March 31, 2022 for health reasons.
- Chairman and CEO Mark Jones will assume Colby's duties; no compensation change for Jones.
- Company expects no negative impact on 2022 operations from the leave.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001726978-22-000051
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: GSHD
- cik: 0001726978
- company_name: Goosehead Insurance, Inc.
- filed_at: 2022-04-05T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1726978/000172697822000051/0001726978-22-000051-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1726978/000172697822000051/gshd-20220331.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001726978-22-000051
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001726978-22-000051.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001726978-22-000051.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Michael C. Colby changed role as President and Chief Operating Officer at Goosehead Insurance, Inc..
  - Action: taking a leave of absence
  - Role: President and Chief Operating Officer
  source text: On March 31, 2022, Goosehead Insurance, Inc. was notified that Michael C. Colby, its President and Chief Operating Officer, would be taking a leave of absence for health reasons effective immediately.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1726978/000172697822000051/0001726978-22-000051-index.htm

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