04/30/2025
Yesterday we heard from the one and only- Your Friendly Neighborhood Insurance Man!
🔸How or why did you get into insurance?
🔹Honestly I fell into the insurance industry. I left Dallas to move to East Texas with my girlfriend, and was looking at transitioning into a sales role. Never done sales before but I had friends who were in it and enjoyed what they did. At the same time, I still wanted to help people. So really I was hoping to land something in pharmaceutical or equipment sales. God had a different plan and put the opportunity of insurance sales right in front of me.
🔸What's your favorite part about your industry?
🔹I love hearing from my clients how thankful they are to have saved money or how their dire medical situation all worked out because their insurance plan took great care of their medical claims. When someone calls me up and they say they’ve been desperately looking for something affordable and feel like giving up because they haven’t found it and I surprise them with savings beyond what they though was possible, that feels good.
🔸What's your favorite part about your clients?
🔹That they’re not all the same. They come from all industries and walks of life. I love that I can help each of them equally. Doesn’t matter if they don’t make a lot of money, or if they’re just in between jobs, haven’t had coverage in a while or recently lost it, they can all be helped.
🔸What is the one inclusion every policy holder should have?
🔹Out of pocket maximum. If you’re not sure what that is, it’s simple. It’s the most you’ll have to spend in a calendar year to be covered 100% for medical bills. You’d like to think, all insurance has that or they “told me I’d be covered”, in reality there are so many plans out that don’t have that in the policy, and unfortunately for a lot of folks that find this out after a major claim. If you don’t know if your plan has this, we should talk!
🔸What is the biggest savings you remember doing for a client? (Estimated)
🔹It was over $2600/month… I was dumbfounded when they told me they were paying over $4000/month for an employer sponsored BCBS plan.
🔸What inspires you?
🔹I get up every day, wanting to make my mark on this world, specifically leave behind a legacy of people who are changing the world for the better. I want to be remembered not for just selling a lot of insurance policies, but impacting my clients for the better, building successful careers for my agents so their families lives would be changed, and the community I built my business in to thrive. Might seem cliche or cheesy, but I want people to see my YFNIM brand and the first thing they think, is they do good things for us here in East Texas, oh and they help us save money and get better health insurance.
🔸And finally, why are you part of the BRIM network?
🔹I’m there for the relationships. I love having a group of people who I know intimately, that I trust, and who also do amazing work in their respected industries. They are individuals that I can count on every time to help me, my friends, my family and my clients with their needs.
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