Kyle O'Neill is president, CEO and Founder of O'Neill & Co. Insurance Group, has a lot of chutzpah. With just a little more than three years experience in the insurance business, this 28-year old actually believes he can start his own independent insurance agency from scratch with no customers, no agency/company appointments, no staff and no financing.
Guess what: After meeting with Kyle, pictured below, at his office in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., and talking with him, I also believe he can — and will be very successful and build his agency into a large organization just the way he visualizes it. And that's because Kyle has a unique insight not only into the agency business, but also into what it will take to be successful.
Kyle contacted me after reading one of my columns to introduce himself and ask for some advice from a seasoned veteran as he had just started his own agency. Within a few minutes of speaking with him, I realized that he was something special. I recognized many of the start-up issues he was facing and was immediately impressed with his planning and strategy. I was in the same situation more than five decades ago.
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