I started off in Insurance almost 20 years ago. My parents were agents, and as a child, I got pushed into child labor. Okay, not really...but it seemed like it at the time. They paid me (with food and games), and I started the process of learning the "ins and outs" of the insurance business. I started off filing, doing paperwork, cleaning - or to put it another way, grunt work. Which was okay with me, because when I wanted a break I would fall asleep on the floor, and take a nap. Man, I wish I could go back to those days...sometimes.
Anyway, I started reading booklets, policies, bulletins - anything I could get my hands on. Insurance was fascinating stuff to me. And as I got older and started understanding a lot more, my responsibilities became bigger. By the time I was in high school, I was office manager for my parents. It was fun, and very interesting. I also started bouncing around other jobs as well, working at the Ballpark In Arlington and an international battery company, among other things. I used those experiences to really focus on how to supervise and run a business. I figured combining all my job experiences together would be great "on-the-job-training" for me.
I went to college and graduated in 3 and a 1/2 years, majoring in Business Management. I decided, after another year with my parents, that I wanted to learn more than they could teach me. So in 2001, I became an insurance adjuster, specializing in complex, litigated claims. More specifically - MOLD claims!
Life was great. I was learning, getting paid decent money, and helping others. Problem was, as I worked the claims, I realized most of the lawsuits and issues associated with my claims were due to agents not doing an adequate job. I knew how to be a good agent. I had seen it done for nearly 15 years at the time. So I decided to "change the world" - or, at least the people I came in contact with. Hey, you got to start somewhere.
One thing I have tried to do is run my business as though my clients were family. I feel I have a very good relationship to all my clients, even the ones I do not know that well, personally. And I treat each client like they are cared for, and appreciated - because they are. My business is only as good as my relationship with my clients. And I truly appreciate everyone.