Before / After

This week we’d like to highlight Executive Council Member Brent Abernathy! Brent has been able to transition from being a professional athlete to having a successful career in the insurance industry.

Prior to getting into insurance, Brent had spent his entire life playing baseball at an elite level. He played for teams like the Toronto Blue Jays and Tampa Bay Devil Rays. He even won an Olympic gold medal in 2000 with the U.S team. Over the course of his 13 year career his income ranged anywhere from $10,000-$250,000. Baseball was his career but also his passion in life at that time.

In 2009 his career was ended by a serious knee injury which forced him to look into new opportunities. A relative introduced him to the insurance industry and the rest was history. His agency FFL Gulf Coast issued close to 60 million in 2020! Brent is also in the process of bringing on more staff to be able to see massive growth this year.

Some people may have found it hard to leave the game that they loved. Not only was Brent able to walk away from baseball, but he was able to transfer his drive, hard work, and determination into a highly successful insurance career with FFL. We know that this is still only the beginning for Brent and FFL Gulf Coast, and we can’t wait to see what records they shatter this year.

What’s your story?

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For this week’s throwback we’d like to highlight Senior Board Member and Integrity Partner Marc Meade!

Marc has had quite the journey over the past 20 years. In 2003 he graduated from Johnson & Wales Culinary Arts school with the intention of becoming a chef. He started his career as a line cook working 50 hours a week and getting paid just $12 per hour.

A few years later he decided to leave the industry in pursuit of better opportunities. He entered the mortgage industry and became a Mortgage Loan Officer. He was able to work slightly less hours and make around $100,000 a year, but the work felt unethical and he didn’t like that his earning potential was capped.

After continued searching, Marc found the insurance industry and eventually became one of FFL’s leading top agents. Since then he’s been able to build a massive agency that just issued $2,356,444 in November and was one of the first few agents to become an Integrity Partner!

Sometimes the career path that you’ve chosen for yourself doesn’t align with the challenges that life presents. Marc’s unrelenting work ethic and ability to embrace change was fundamental in creating the life that he’s now able to live.

Are YOU willing to fight that hard for your future?

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The average insurance agent salary in 2020 is $51,458, because of this a lot of agents decide to leave the industry altogether. In spite of making far less then the national average, Jack Yiu was the type of agent that was determined to find success. 

In 2008 Jack was working at a different IMO and making around $20,000 a year. Low compensation, lack of quality leads, and sparse training made it impossible for him to reach his full potential. Years later he found FFL and in just 6 years he’s qualified for the Hall of Fame 3X and has an agency that has issued $7,372,867 YTD.

Jack’s journey is a testament to what perseverance combined with the right opportunity can amount to.

Are YOU taking advantage of the opportunity?

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For this week’s throwback we’d like to highlight Board Member Eric Anthony Sr! Eric has had quite the journey over the past 20 years. Prior to finding FFL Eric was managing a motorsport retail business. He was able to make around $80,000 a year but he also had to work 80 hours a week to reach that yearly income. 

Once he started working with FFL he was able to move out of CT and build his agency across the country, dominating in states like Texas and Florida. His agency FFL Nation has grown more than 52% this year and he is on his way to becoming an Integrity Partner! He’s even been able to hire his son Eric Anthony Jr. who is starting to get out into the field!

We love to see agents create the life they want with FFL. Eric is now working less than 80 hours a week while still being able to have more flexibility, financial security, and control over his life.

What will the next 20 years look like for you?

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Executive Vice President Mike Shroades is no stranger to hard work. Prior to getting started with Family First Life, Mike was accustomed to working 3 different jobs at a time. He worked for the Department of Commerce monitoring various departments, owned and operated a live auction business, and owned a recyclable scrap metal business.  

Now Mike is leading from the front with his own personal production while also building a quickly growing agency that just had their biggest production month with $808,269.

Working his 3 previous jobs paid him $80,000 for the year and now he’s been able to far surpass that and have more time for his family.

Mike’s success is a testament to “work smarter not harder.”

What type of life are you creating?

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Here at FFL, we believe in being able to provide high income opportunities to all people regardless of prior work history or insurance knowledge. You don’t have to have a financial background, college degree, or even a lot of capital to be able to build wealth for your family. Integrity Partner and Chairman Council Member Paul Mcclain is one of our favorite examples of this.

Just a year before getting his life insurance license Paul was working as a septic tank pumper making only $10,477 a year. 13 years later he’s an Integrity partner and has built an agency that is breaking multiple FFL records. With $9,754,715 issued in October, FFL West Coast has issued more in a single month than any other agency in FFL history. They’ve also grown over 91% since January and we don’t see them slowing down anytime soon.

Paul’s vision, hard work, and absolute refusal of complacency is a blueprint to success that any FFL agent can duplicate.

What are you waiting for?

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In less than 4 years Board Member Ivan Vedrov has become a 3x Hall of Famer who has personally issued $410,842 YTD. His agency volume has grown over 98% since Jan. 2020 and has issued $8,857,815 YTD. With those kinds of achievements one might assume that success came easy to Ivan but his story is a lot more interesting than that. 

Ivan is originally from Chelyabinsk, Russia and after graduating from college he decided to move to the states. Prior to finding a home at FFL Ivan held over 20 different jobs. He drove for Uber, delivered pizzas, valeted at hospitals, did janitorial work, sold cable door to door, and he even ran a boardwalk costume business. When he did find the financial industry his corporate job only paid him a salary of $30,000 a year. Now he makes more than that in just a single month.

Ivan’s relentless ambition and determination to create a better life for him and his family is an inspiration to us all. 

What life are you creating right now?

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In 2008 Evelyn and Sac were both working outside of the insurance industry. Evelyn was working as an HR manager making around $75,000 per year, and Sac was working as an account manager making around $150,000. Even though their salaries weren’t low Sac wanted to be able to work in an industry where his income potential wouldn’t be capped and he didn’t have to work 50 hours per week. Evelyn was also interested in other opportunities because she wanted to be able to be her own boss and build an empire alongside her husband.

13 years later they found FFL and the rest is history. Evelyn finished 2020 as a 1st time hall of famer, and Sac’s agency building helped qualify them as Vice Presidents! When they’re not helping families with insurance they also spend their time pastoring to their congregation at “The Gathering at the Garden Church”.

The financial abundance that FFL can provide is one of the reasons why people work here. But the financial freedom and flexibility to be uncapped and spend more of your time doing the things that you love in life is equally desirable to many. We’re so excited for Evelyn and Sac’s success and we look forward to watching them grow and prosper.

Is your potential capped?

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When agents meet Executive Vice President Domonique Rodgers, they often assume that he’s been working in the financial industry for years. What many don’t know is that Domonique Rodgers never had a job prior to getting into the insurance industry.

Domonique was a full time student at North Carolina State and played outfield for their division 1 baseball team. His initial goal was to play in the major leagues until life re-directed him to an insurance agent opportunity. Years later he’s quickly approaching board member status by leading an agency that has grown over 108% just this past year and has issued $6,727,127 YTD.

Domonique is the perfect example of not needing prior work history to experience success with the FFL model.

What will success look like for you in ten years?

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Most agents here at FFL only know the Andrew Taylor on the right. The Senior Council Member of FFL USA, one of FFL’s largest and quickest growing agencies. What many don’t know is that Andrew had a very different background prior to getting into the insurance industry.

Andrew was working at a grocery store as a bagger making $7.50 an hour. He then became an agent, worked his way into the Hall of Fame issuing $400,000 a year, and now his agency’s on track to issue pay 50 million in 2020. Best of all, Andrew has a passion for helping his fellow agents reach the same level of success. He now has 20 VPs in his organization and we expect that number to double in 2021.

Andrew is a prime example of what consistent hard work and selfless leadership can amount to.

What will success look like for you in ten years?

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