Experience

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  North Risk Partners

  • United States
  • Insurance
  • 300 - 400 Employee

  • SVP - Personal Lines

    • Jan 2020 - Present

  • Sales Director

    • 2019 - Present

    North Risk Partners specializes in strategic insurance solutions for businesses and individuals. We are committed to helping clients face risk head-on with right-fit insurance coverage and attention to opportunities for preventing avoidable losses. We have 130+ insurance advisors operating out of 32 locations in 5 states that can provide solutions for your specific needs (personal, commercial and employee benefits).

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  D1OL

  • Senior Advisor

    • 2017 - Present

    D1OL’s vision is clear, to be the singular intelligent (AI) all in one Sports Technology “turnkey cloud solution” (TCS) smartplatform. Systems, methods, algorithms, and 25+ years of R+D etc. that can’t be replicated. D1OL is building a singular recognizable platform for Athletes, Fans, Users, and Enterprise Users “worldwide” so they can actually build/invest in themselves on a “sports specific” platform, interact on a “positive” platform, become owners of the next generation, and monetize their Name, Image, Likeness, and Brand in scale (when eligible) through the aggregation of their D1OL Official Solution™ (DOS).

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  American Family Insurance

  • United States
  • Insurance
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Agency Business Consultant

    • 2018 - 2019

    Advanced business consulting to both evolving and large agency owners for American Family Insurance. Provides insight and expertise on planning, executing and running a successful business. Drive consistent growth for the Twin Cities through effective and efficient operations. Acts as a liaison for agency business owners by sharing insight to the corporation on their challenges and needs for continued growth. The TC sales team has generated $472+ million in annual sales premium.

  • Sales District Leader

    • 2003 - 2018

    Our district is located across the metro area of Minneapolis/St. Paul and consists of 34 agent offices. The sales team has consistently exceeded sales production targets by annually producing $96 million in revenue. We sell multi-line products to help protect our customers, including life, commercial, property and casualty insurance. We continue to maintain a high level of overall Customer Satisfaction.

  • Regional Sales Trainer

    • 2002 - 2003

    As part of a team of sales trainers that covered northwest region for American Family Insurance, I was primarily involved in training agency business owners. Working with new and veteran agents, we trained core product knowledge, sales skills, business operations, retention and customer satisfaction just to name a few. One important responsibility was individual training/coaching of the new tenured agents throughout the Dakotas along with coordinating meetings during the year. This involved teaching agent hires in all aspects of running an effective American Family insurance agency. Conducting the roll out of new products and systems to the sales field was an additional task of this position.

  • Business Owner - Agent

    • 2001 - 2002

    Gained experience running an efficient and profitable business. Learned to manage employees and budgets while achieving sales targets. As an agent, we exceeded expectations by qualifying for All American awards through multi-line and Life Insurance sales.

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  The University of South Dakota

  • Assistant Football coach - Offensive Coordinator

    • 1999 - 2001

    Responsible for all aspects of coordinating an offense for a NCAA football program. As camp director helped create of one of the largest summer football camps in the midwest. We developed a summer team camp that grew to 1,100+ campers and raised money for our annual football budget.

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  Olivet Nazarene University

  • Assistant Football coach - Offensive / Recruiting Coordinator

    • 1996 - 1998

    Coordinated the top offense in the country and played for the NAIA national championship. Developed a recruiting strategy and coordinated on campus visits for prospective student athletes. Directed fundraising with local businesses which increased the annual football budget.

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  Purdue University

  • Assistant Football coach - Tight Ends

    • 1994 - 1995

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  Northern Arizona University

  • Assistant Football coach - Running Backs

    • 1992 - 1993