Carliza Gonzalez

Carliza recently re-entered the insurance industry and issued $32, 682 in May! Continue reading to learn more about her journey with FFL:

Q: When did you originally start working in the industry and when did you start working with FFL?
A: I got my insurance license in 2010 but decided to stay at home for a while after I had my second child. Soon afterwards, I started working at a corporate job as a manager until I decided to get back into insurance in the Fall of 2020.

Q: What made you want to get back into the insurance industry?
A: I was tired of having my income capped and I wanted to have a better work/life balance for my kids. I would typically only get around 2 weeks off per year.

Q: Did you start off on a part time or full time basis?
A: I started off on a part time basis in December and only issued around $2,000. Then I spoke with Eric and he advised that I needed to start issuing more if I was going to quit my job. In January and even more so after our convention was when I started producing at a high level consistently.

Q: What was the learning curve like for you since you had prior insurance experience?
A: I still felt like I had to relearn everything and forget about how things used to be in the past. I was accustomed to doing only paper apps whereas now we do everything electronically with new carriers. It took me a while to really become confident in what I was doing and I still second guess myself after a bad day or week. When that I happens I just try to remind myself of what I used to make at my old job compared to what I can make here. That keeps me grounded and allows me to focus on securing a great future for my children.

Q:You’re building an agency as well, how have you been managing that with maintaining your high production?
A: There has to be a lot of sacrifice when it comes to balancing building, selling, and family time. I know that If I want to grow I can’t just focus on myself. But in order to be able to invest into staff I need to maintain my production at a certain level. I don’t take any days off until I hit my sales goals. So even though I have the ability to set my own schedule I’ve been increasing my activity every month in order to achieve my goals.

Q: What’s your goal for 2021?
A: I only have one manager currently and I’d like to help a lot more get to that level. I have many women on my team and I want them all to become successful with building a team. We work in a male dominated industry and women tend to have a lot of responsibilities at home, so I just want to empower them and see them win. I just try to focus on being an example and helping them to grow in any way that I can.

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