Darren Sugiyama, nationally known author and business consultant has disclosed the secrets of his insurance industry success. His story will amuse and inspire you to take your company to the next level. Proven results...every time!

"Living Outside The Cubicle truly is The Ultimate Success Guide For The Aspiring Entrepreneur. If you've ever dreamed of accomplishing greatness, and building your own business, this book lays down the blueprint of how to achieve massive success in both business, and life in general.Written by multi-talented entrepreneur Darren Sugiyama, this book clarifies, directs and inspires all who dream of one day becoming a successful entrepreneur. Darren not only shares his secrets on what has made him successful, but also teaches you his step-by-step process of business development, goal setting, marketing, branding, leadership, and confidence building.Never before has there been a book that has fully encompassed each step of becoming a successful entrepreneur, where you can say to yourself, "Now I know EXACTLY what I need to do!" This book will literally change your business life forever"--Amazon.com.

Vincent is a 27-year old aspiring entrepreneur with big dreams. But after going through a devastating divorce, he finds himself emotionally drained, lacking confidence and dead broke. However, a chance encounter with The Icon (a billionaire business mogul) results in a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to change the direction of his life, forever. Vincent becomes the newest protege of The Icon, and is offered an internship at the most powerful wealth management firm in Beverly Hills. The Icon becomes his business mentor, his father-figure and his best friend. The Icon Effect is both an inspirational story and an aspirational story about the power of faith, belief and second chances. You will undoubtedly find yourself rooting for Vincent the underdog as he discovers the magic of having a true mentor.

Advanced praise for 10 Steps to Success- '.outstanding, insightful and very timely for the newer agent. It also serves as a reminder to the veteran agent as well. Your ideas are easily understood and should be accepted by those who read the book. This should help many " -David Carter, sales director, Midland East American Family Insurance Group Learn how to be a successful insurance agent with the simple techniques in 10 Steps to Success. Author Daniel S. Fowler utilizes his thirty years of experience in the insurance business to illustrate how to work smarter rather than harder toward building a successful insurance agency. Fowler's unique information applies to almost any business and will give you the tips you need to achieve your goals, including: Building relationships Marketing and business plans Listening to yourself and your clients The importance of good employees With 10 Steps to Success, Fowler shows you how to provide not only the service people expect, but also the service people don't expect.

Do you know that starting an insurance agency is probably one of the best business ideas? Do you want to know . . . How some startups created billion-dollar-plus, insurance-based companies in the last 5-10 years? The secrets behind building a multimillion-dollar insurance agency? How to scale up an insurance agency profitably? How to cut through the noise in the market and differentiate your business? How to leverage technology to rise above (be seen and heard) the myriad of agencies around you and compete with both local and online agencies? How to build a team which carries your mindset to take care of clients and grow your business?If you are interested in learning about these topics, then you are at the right place. You can either spend years/thousands of dollars figuring things out for yourself or read this book and get wisdom from successful agents and thought leaders at top insurance agencies. I have interviewed Chris Paradiso, Mike Stomsoe, Mark Vitali, Ryan Hanley, Ryan Deeds, Kelly Donahue-Piro, Joe and Gina Clevenger, Nick Lamparelli, Tony Canas, C.J.Nolan, and dozens of other thought leaders and collated their wisdom in this book. This book will provide you a playbook which you can use to start, build, and scale up an insurance agency.

In this engaging and easy-to-read book, follow along with fictional insurance agency owner, Jim Wakefield, as he fights to keep his struggling small business afloat. Slowly and surely, he discovers not only how to find more customers, but also how to retain them for the long-term through loyalty-generating marketing initiatives. During his year of eventual marketing mastery, Jim and his team bond closely as they overcome significant odds to reach a point of growth and sustainability. For clarity, the authors step in at the end of each chapter to provide further explanation and free valuable resources to help you attain the same success as Jim in your own hometown insurance agency...or any other business. The discoveries of fictional agency owner, Jim, and his team are factual and footnoted, and matching results from his activities can be found in hundreds of individual successes that Agency Marketing Machine has helped to produce for clients.

There is more to selling insurance than writing policies. When done right, you can build a successful business that affords you a lifestyle most people only dream about. Why try to figure it out on your own when you can learn from someone who has already been there and done that? Jeff Hastings knows insurance, and he knows how to build a profitable business. Since starting as a file clerk with Farmers Insurance Group in 1985, Jeff has built an extraordinary business, consistently receiving top awards, including District Manager of the Year in 2005. He and the agents in his district have achieved phenomenal success, and now he shares the keys to their success with you. Many of the business tools you will need are included such as licensing guidelines, a business plan, employment contracts, an employee handbook, business forms and more. If you are serious about building your own insurance agency, So You Want to Be an Insurance Agent gives you a complete system to develop, manage and grow your business.

The best all-around book ever written about the insurance business or any business for that matter. Do you often feel like you are: > Playing catch-up? > Reacting to most days rather than managing them? > Struggling with team communication and cooperation? > Moving from one marketing strategy to another with little success? > Do you want to learn how to: > Grow the agency faster? > Improve team morale? > Reduce employee turnover? > Implement better team training? > Motivate a passionate and caring team? > Build a skilled and reliable team? > Pass the one month off test?