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Shawn Meaike

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Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
From Adversity to Triumph: Shawn Meaike’s Journey to Building a Billion-Dollar Insurance Empire

like outside of McDonald's grocery store job was going to the job site, meeting these guys, taking a truckload of four by fours, going to people's apartments, screwing the four by fours, two of them to their door. If they were delinquent on rent, I mean, I, you can't do it. Shouldn't do it. It's all awful. But, but think about this. I never forget going like, what are we doing?

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
From Adversity to Triumph: Shawn Meaike’s Journey to Building a Billion-Dollar Insurance Empire

like outside of McDonald's grocery store job was going to the job site, meeting these guys, taking a truckload of four by fours, going to people's apartments, screwing the four by fours, two of them to their door. If they were delinquent on rent, I mean, I, you can't do it. Shouldn't do it. It's all awful. But, but think about this. I never forget going like, what are we doing?

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
From Adversity to Triumph: Shawn Meaike’s Journey to Building a Billion-Dollar Insurance Empire

And I remember that one of the ladies, her and her husband, they called the police and the husband came, the police came out. We're there. And I'm like, dude, are y'all sure this is legal? Like, I mean, I use coke and shit, and I do dumb shit, and I beat guys up, and they hit me.

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
From Adversity to Triumph: Shawn Meaike’s Journey to Building a Billion-Dollar Insurance Empire

And I remember that one of the ladies, her and her husband, they called the police and the husband came, the police came out. We're there. And I'm like, dude, are y'all sure this is legal? Like, I mean, I use coke and shit, and I do dumb shit, and I beat guys up, and they hit me.

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
From Adversity to Triumph: Shawn Meaike’s Journey to Building a Billion-Dollar Insurance Empire

And I remember that one of the ladies, her and her husband, they called the police and the husband came, the police came out. We're there. And I'm like, dude, are y'all sure this is legal? Like, I mean, I use coke and shit, and I do dumb shit, and I beat guys up, and they hit me.

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
From Adversity to Triumph: Shawn Meaike’s Journey to Building a Billion-Dollar Insurance Empire

This is going to be it. What if there's a fire or something? And I'll never forget the cop saying to the guy, did you pay your rent? And he goes, well, he goes, sir, I'm just asking. I'm going to get and remove the 4x4. It's a safety hazard. Did you pay your rent? No, I suggest you pay. But I think for me, what people have to understand is the psychology behind most people.

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
From Adversity to Triumph: Shawn Meaike’s Journey to Building a Billion-Dollar Insurance Empire

This is going to be it. What if there's a fire or something? And I'll never forget the cop saying to the guy, did you pay your rent? And he goes, well, he goes, sir, I'm just asking. I'm going to get and remove the 4x4. It's a safety hazard. Did you pay your rent? No, I suggest you pay. But I think for me, what people have to understand is the psychology behind most people.

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
From Adversity to Triumph: Shawn Meaike’s Journey to Building a Billion-Dollar Insurance Empire

This is going to be it. What if there's a fire or something? And I'll never forget the cop saying to the guy, did you pay your rent? And he goes, well, he goes, sir, I'm just asking. I'm going to get and remove the 4x4. It's a safety hazard. Did you pay your rent? No, I suggest you pay. But I think for me, what people have to understand is the psychology behind most people.

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
From Adversity to Triumph: Shawn Meaike’s Journey to Building a Billion-Dollar Insurance Empire

I mean, it's cowardly for me not to pay you if I owe you money. I'm a coward if I do that. If I owe you money and I don't pay you, I'm a coward. Cowards are cowards consistently. Cowards are cowards consistently. You know, men that beat up women don't go fight men. They're cowards. So I was like, dude, all we got to do is ask them enough questions. They're going to back down.

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
From Adversity to Triumph: Shawn Meaike’s Journey to Building a Billion-Dollar Insurance Empire

I mean, it's cowardly for me not to pay you if I owe you money. I'm a coward if I do that. If I owe you money and I don't pay you, I'm a coward. Cowards are cowards consistently. Cowards are cowards consistently. You know, men that beat up women don't go fight men. They're cowards. So I was like, dude, all we got to do is ask them enough questions. They're going to back down.

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
From Adversity to Triumph: Shawn Meaike’s Journey to Building a Billion-Dollar Insurance Empire

I mean, it's cowardly for me not to pay you if I owe you money. I'm a coward if I do that. If I owe you money and I don't pay you, I'm a coward. Cowards are cowards consistently. Cowards are cowards consistently. You know, men that beat up women don't go fight men. They're cowards. So I was like, dude, all we got to do is ask them enough questions. They're going to back down.

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
From Adversity to Triumph: Shawn Meaike’s Journey to Building a Billion-Dollar Insurance Empire

So real estate was really, you know, and I had a lot of really good tenants and people we had for a long time.

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
From Adversity to Triumph: Shawn Meaike’s Journey to Building a Billion-Dollar Insurance Empire

So real estate was really, you know, and I had a lot of really good tenants and people we had for a long time.

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
From Adversity to Triumph: Shawn Meaike’s Journey to Building a Billion-Dollar Insurance Empire

So real estate was really, you know, and I had a lot of really good tenants and people we had for a long time.

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
From Adversity to Triumph: Shawn Meaike’s Journey to Building a Billion-Dollar Insurance Empire

Dude, I worked there for like a day.

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
From Adversity to Triumph: Shawn Meaike’s Journey to Building a Billion-Dollar Insurance Empire

Dude, I worked there for like a day.

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
From Adversity to Triumph: Shawn Meaike’s Journey to Building a Billion-Dollar Insurance Empire

Dude, I worked there for like a day.

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
From Adversity to Triumph: Shawn Meaike’s Journey to Building a Billion-Dollar Insurance Empire

Kind of like that.

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
From Adversity to Triumph: Shawn Meaike’s Journey to Building a Billion-Dollar Insurance Empire

Kind of like that.

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
From Adversity to Triumph: Shawn Meaike’s Journey to Building a Billion-Dollar Insurance Empire

Kind of like that.