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Shawn Meaike

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623 total appearances

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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

I don't even know what the rogue IMO means, but I couldn't get out of my mind. So we were talking later, I was waiting at the baggage claim, and he's like, dude, what was that all about? I'm like, we just wanted everybody to know we were doing something different. And you're starting an established industry.

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

If you ain't got a difference, you ain't got an edge, you ain't got a better value prop, you're screwed.

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

If you ain't got a difference, you ain't got an edge, you ain't got a better value prop, you're screwed.

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

If you ain't got a difference, you ain't got an edge, you ain't got a better value prop, you're screwed.

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

A hundred percent. And also, dude, I sold. I think, you know, one of the reasons you've probably been really successful is, dude, you sold. We do. I think it's hard for men and women that want to launch something and be the sales manager, leader. It's hard, dude, because they don't know what you're going through. They don't know what it's like to drive three hours to list an appointment.

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

A hundred percent. And also, dude, I sold. I think, you know, one of the reasons you've probably been really successful is, dude, you sold. We do. I think it's hard for men and women that want to launch something and be the sales manager, leader. It's hard, dude, because they don't know what you're going through. They don't know what it's like to drive three hours to list an appointment.

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

A hundred percent. And also, dude, I sold. I think, you know, one of the reasons you've probably been really successful is, dude, you sold. We do. I think it's hard for men and women that want to launch something and be the sales manager, leader. It's hard, dude, because they don't know what you're going through. They don't know what it's like to drive three hours to list an appointment.

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

They don't know what it's like to go to somebody's house and get porched where you're going to meet with them, sell life insurance. And they're inside going like, and it's funny. So when I started, I would do stuff that people thought was crazy. I got to go to your house and we had an appointment. I knock on door. I could hear you and your wife inside. And I'm like, well, we booked an appointment.

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

They don't know what it's like to go to somebody's house and get porched where you're going to meet with them, sell life insurance. And they're inside going like, and it's funny. So when I started, I would do stuff that people thought was crazy. I got to go to your house and we had an appointment. I knock on door. I could hear you and your wife inside. And I'm like, well, we booked an appointment.

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

They don't know what it's like to go to somebody's house and get porched where you're going to meet with them, sell life insurance. And they're inside going like, and it's funny. So when I started, I would do stuff that people thought was crazy. I got to go to your house and we had an appointment. I knock on door. I could hear you and your wife inside. And I'm like, well, we booked an appointment.

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

I bought your lead. So I would just text you. I'd be like, hey, John, listen, Sean, Mike, I'm here for our appointment. I can hear you all inside. I'm going to call 911. I'm obviously concerned for your safety. And I would do that. I'm like, I'm concerned for your safety. I don't know if it's a home invasion or something happened, but I can hear you all. I'm assuming you're in danger.

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

I bought your lead. So I would just text you. I'd be like, hey, John, listen, Sean, Mike, I'm here for our appointment. I can hear you all inside. I'm going to call 911. I'm obviously concerned for your safety. And I would do that. I'm like, I'm concerned for your safety. I don't know if it's a home invasion or something happened, but I can hear you all. I'm assuming you're in danger.

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

I bought your lead. So I would just text you. I'd be like, hey, John, listen, Sean, Mike, I'm here for our appointment. I can hear you all inside. I'm going to call 911. I'm obviously concerned for your safety. And I would do that. I'm like, I'm concerned for your safety. I don't know if it's a home invasion or something happened, but I can hear you all. I'm assuming you're in danger.

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

And they would open the door. And somebody would be like, dude, what did you do? I'm like, I got in the house. I sold him life insurance. Like, what are you talking about? But also part of me was like, if you don't respect your time, why would anybody else? Yeah, no kidding. And I ain't wasting my time, bro.

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

And they would open the door. And somebody would be like, dude, what did you do? I'm like, I got in the house. I sold him life insurance. Like, what are you talking about? But also part of me was like, if you don't respect your time, why would anybody else? Yeah, no kidding. And I ain't wasting my time, bro.

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

And they would open the door. And somebody would be like, dude, what did you do? I'm like, I got in the house. I sold him life insurance. Like, what are you talking about? But also part of me was like, if you don't respect your time, why would anybody else? Yeah, no kidding. And I ain't wasting my time, bro.

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

You better believe it, dude.

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

You better believe it, dude.

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

You better believe it, dude.

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

So here's the funny thing. It's an interesting story. We did when we started. So we had our own mail warehouse that we worked with. that I had to deal with that guy, and it was pretty much our mail warehouse. As leads evolve, YouTube, IVR, all the stuff we did in social media, we did a lot of it. And then probably three years ago, it got to a point where I was like, wait a minute.