Category: Management

Angela Johnson – Top Producer

Author Angela Johnson obtained a BA in Literature in 1996 and after working in mid-level management with a major phone company, started her career as a Farmers Insurance Agent in Friendswood, TX. Angela started a scratch agency in 2005 with zero sales or insurance experience and currently has approximately 5,000 policies in force. She has achieved multiple Achievement Clubs and honors, including being selected 3 times to Presidents Council which recognizes the top 1% of producers with Farmers Insurance. Angela has been honored to address her fellow Agents at many events, including many social media seminars around the United States and Antalya, Turkey. Angela is the co-Author of ‘Going Tradigital: Social Media Made Easy for Insurance Agents’.

http://www.ajohnsonins.com

Al Clark – Top Producer

Al built his insurance and financial services agency using his business principals, management expertise, people management skills and sales and marketing innovations to become a legend in the industry. He has many accomplishments over the past 37 years, both personally and professionally. Al is married to Shalyn Clark, who is also an outstanding State Farm agent. His son, Sloan, is a State Farm agent in Fort Worth, Texas and his daughter, Alison, is a defense attorney in Portland, Oregon. Al has made it happen in his agency with solid planning, high expectations, and the ability to attract staff members who are dedicated to providing excellent service to his clients. In 2008 he wrote “Al Clark’s Multi-Million Dollar Formula 4 Success – Secrets from the #1 State Farm Agent”.

http://www.alclark.net

Dave Jackson – Top Executive

Dave has over 37 years of insurance industry experience, including working with carriers, vendors and mostly as agency owner as both a captive agent and currently owns Jackson Insurance Group, an independent agency in Gilbert, Arizona. He is the founder of the IAOA (which stands for Insurance Agency Owners Alliance), which is an industry alliance of over 1,700 independent agency owners and is the fastest growing insurance industry group in the nation. Dave and his wife, Donna have 5 children, so far 2 grandchildren and enjoy travelling the world as much as possible.

The Insurance Agency Owners Alliance is just now planning its third annual conference in January, 2017 with over 250 agency owner members expected to be in attendance. This conference is a 2 day event packed with peer-to-peer presentations geared toward agency operations, marketing, automation and success.

http://www.iaoalliance.com

Laura Kerekes – Good HR is Risk Management!

Laura leads her company’s services delivery teams, including the company’s elite group of human resource experts and the team responsible for ongoing aggregation and analysis of HR knowledge.  Prior to joining ThinkHR, Laura held executive HR officer positions for large multi-national companies including AirTouch and Sygen as well as other companies in high tech, financial services and consumer products industries.  Laura holds an M.B.A. with honors in HR and organizational development from Golden Gate University, a B.S. in business administration with honors from The Ohio State University and an Executive Human Resources Management certification from Stanford University. She also holds an SPHR certification.  She grew up in Ashtabula, Ohio and now divides her time between homes in Atlanta, Georgia and the San Francisco Bay Area.

http://www.ThinkHR.com

Bart Baker – If an Elephant Sits on You, Are You Covered?

Know-How – If an Elephant Sits on You, Are You Covered? Bart Baker is one of the most dependable insurance brokers in the western United States, as designated by Goldline Research. He has served on Farmers Insurance Group’s President’s Council for nine consecutive years and is a Top of the Table qualifier of the Million Dollar Round Table. Bart is a highly sought-after speaker and trainer, and he was featured by Farmers in its national True Stories campaign. Bart co-owns BW Baker Insurance Service with his wife of thirty-seven years, Wendy. As an L.A. County firefighter, Bart witnessed firsthand the devastation that can occur in people’s lives without warning. Now retired from the fire department after twenty years of service, Bart continues to protect people and their assets by picking up where firefighting left off: with insurance. Bart and Wendy built their business and raised their three children in Malibu, California, where they still reside. They are generous supporters of the Boys & Girls Clubs of America, as well as the Lighthouse for Women & Children shelter program. He is the author of two insurance books: “If an Elephant Sits on You, Are You Covered?; How to Talk with Your Insurance Agent to be Properly Insured” and “The Breakthrough Insurance Agency; How to Multiply Your Income, Time and Fun” which is currently the #1 bestselling Business Insurance book on Amazon.

www.bwbaker.com

Find it on Amazon!

Troy Korsgaden – Power Position Your Agency, A Guide to Insurance Agency Success

Know-How – Power Position Your Agency, A Guide to Insurance Agency Success! Troy has won every production and quality service award offered by the Farmers Insurance Group, including the 2011 Commercial Agent of the Year Award. He has been a Farmers Insurance President’s Council member for 21 consecutive years, which is an elite honor accomplished by less than half of 1% of all 15,000+ Farmer’s agents within the U.S. Among his myriad of awards includes: First-ever agent recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award from Farmers Insurance; Perennial Million Dollar Round Table Qualifier, Three time recipient of Agent of the Year and Winner of the Small Business of the Year in Visalia, California. The Korsgaden-Jansma Insurance Agency is co-owned with sister Sharon Jansma. This dynamic brother and sister team strives to be the best insurance agency in Tulare, County. Troy is also an international insurance industry speaker, agent trainer and agency consultant, as well as the author of several insurance how-to books.

www.korsgaden.com

Sharon Welch-Blair – Top Producer

Vantage Point – New York Life Agency in Little Rock, Arkansas. Sharon began her career as an agent for New York Life in 1987. As a leading representative in the Arkansas General Office, she was honored in 1988 as the Rookie of the Year and Arkansas’ Outstanding New Agent of the Year. In the last 26 years, Sharon has been named New York Life’s Producer of the Year 10 times for the Arkansas General Office. She has been a Qualifying Council Member every eligible year and is a lifetime member of the Million Dollar Round Table. She received NAIFA’s National Quality Award honoring professionals for their ethics, service and production 21 times.

www.EmpireFinancialArchitects.com

Wally Douglas – Top Manager

Vantage Point – District Manager with Farmers Insurance in Sacramento, California. Wally is an award winning District Manager for Farmers Insurance in Sacramento, California. Wally’s combined experience as a producer, corporate executive and manager has given him the unique ability to select, develop, and mentor new producers to become successful. He grew up in the San Francisco Bay area and is a graduate of USC with a degree in Entrepreneurship.

www.farmersagent.com/wdouglas

Bob Herzog – Top Producer

Vantage Point – Farmers Insurance in Pleasanton, California. Bob has been the #1 Commercial Agency out of 16,000 producers with his company for the past 4 years. He is an award winning agent and member of Toppers Club for 32 years, Championship for 15 years and Presidents Council for 13 years. He began his agency in Pleasanton, California in 1979. A graduate of San Jose State University.

www.herzogins.com

Bruce Sackrison – Top Producer

Vantage Point – Sackrison Agency in Napa, California. Bruce Sackrison is an award winning independent insurance broker in Napa, California. His early insurance career was with AAA and more recently he earned recognition as a member of the Chairmans Council as one of the leading producers with Farmers Insurance. He is a graduate of the Santa Rosa Junior College and the private Southern California College. He resides in Napa with his wife and children.

www.sackrisoninsurance.com