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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

Why don't we just do a show on Zoom? When do you dial? Here are the days I dial. Good. Do it all on Zoom. Yeah. Well, they got to get on the video. And I'm like, hey, they're independent contractors. And that was the other thing, teaching people, stop trying to treat people that are independent contractors like they're your employees. They're not your employees.

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

And just because you had an office and they came in, they are now at home. If they decide to dial four hours a day, two hours a day, recruit more people. The answer is always new blood. So stop beating them down for what you're not doing. And good self-assessment on your part where you're like, hey, dude, like I was just not as engaged. So it kind of starts moving sideways. Yeah.

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

And just because you had an office and they came in, they are now at home. If they decide to dial four hours a day, two hours a day, recruit more people. The answer is always new blood. So stop beating them down for what you're not doing. And good self-assessment on your part where you're like, hey, dude, like I was just not as engaged. So it kind of starts moving sideways. Yeah.

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

And just because you had an office and they came in, they are now at home. If they decide to dial four hours a day, two hours a day, recruit more people. The answer is always new blood. So stop beating them down for what you're not doing. And good self-assessment on your part where you're like, hey, dude, like I was just not as engaged. So it kind of starts moving sideways. Yeah.

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

So are you engaged, bro? So we have a lot of support virtually. And what's happening now, I'd say over the last probably six months, Now we have people opening offices again because a lot of the people themselves miss the culture. They miss it. And I'm like, dude, you guys want to do it. I had a grand opening in Tampa last week. I'm going to Denver next week, Kentucky the week after that.

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

So are you engaged, bro? So we have a lot of support virtually. And what's happening now, I'd say over the last probably six months, Now we have people opening offices again because a lot of the people themselves miss the culture. They miss it. And I'm like, dude, you guys want to do it. I had a grand opening in Tampa last week. I'm going to Denver next week, Kentucky the week after that.

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

So are you engaged, bro? So we have a lot of support virtually. And what's happening now, I'd say over the last probably six months, Now we have people opening offices again because a lot of the people themselves miss the culture. They miss it. And I'm like, dude, you guys want to do it. I had a grand opening in Tampa last week. I'm going to Denver next week, Kentucky the week after that.

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

So I'll fly in. I'm going to speak to an hour, get them all fired up, see their new office. But it's their office, and they decide to have it because they want to be in person. Yeah.

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

So I'll fly in. I'm going to speak to an hour, get them all fired up, see their new office. But it's their office, and they decide to have it because they want to be in person. Yeah.

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

So I'll fly in. I'm going to speak to an hour, get them all fired up, see their new office. But it's their office, and they decide to have it because they want to be in person. Yeah.

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

What are you doing? Pre-COVID? Oh, dude. It was the wild, wild west. And we were growing so much. I'm like, okay, you know what? That's going to run me $35 a month. Cool. Yeah, do it. How many agents? Yeah, it was easy. I'm like, we have 12 offices. I couldn't, I couldn't even keep up. We had too many people. So I'm like, okay, you know what? That's going to charge you three grand a month.

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

What are you doing? Pre-COVID? Oh, dude. It was the wild, wild west. And we were growing so much. I'm like, okay, you know what? That's going to run me $35 a month. Cool. Yeah, do it. How many agents? Yeah, it was easy. I'm like, we have 12 offices. I couldn't, I couldn't even keep up. We had too many people. So I'm like, okay, you know what? That's going to charge you three grand a month.

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

What are you doing? Pre-COVID? Oh, dude. It was the wild, wild west. And we were growing so much. I'm like, okay, you know what? That's going to run me $35 a month. Cool. Yeah, do it. How many agents? Yeah, it was easy. I'm like, we have 12 offices. I couldn't, I couldn't even keep up. We had too many people. So I'm like, okay, you know what? That's going to charge you three grand a month.

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

There's 36 covers the whole deal. Boom. It's triple now. Here's how we get it. Boom. And I said, I don't want to make any money, but I don't want to lose any money either. I'm like, I don't care if I make any money, I don't want to lose any money. So we didn't even have to now post COVID. Yeah. I'm like, dude, you better get all this stuff. And we've gotten people to take a breath. I didn't need.

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

There's 36 covers the whole deal. Boom. It's triple now. Here's how we get it. Boom. And I said, I don't want to make any money, but I don't want to lose any money either. I'm like, I don't care if I make any money, I don't want to lose any money. So we didn't even have to now post COVID. Yeah. I'm like, dude, you better get all this stuff. And we've gotten people to take a breath. I didn't need.

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

There's 36 covers the whole deal. Boom. It's triple now. Here's how we get it. Boom. And I said, I don't want to make any money, but I don't want to lose any money either. I'm like, I don't care if I make any money, I don't want to lose any money. So we didn't even have to now post COVID. Yeah. I'm like, dude, you better get all this stuff. And we've gotten people to take a breath. I didn't need.

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

Some of the space I have is like, oh, my God. Like, we didn't need it. It's great. It's got a gym, a cafeteria, penthouse, bar up top. That's outstanding. So now it's like, how much does that cost you? Don't commit. We don't do long-term leases. Because you don't know what's going to happen with the business. So these guys will call me, and I'll be like, dude, you can find something.

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

Some of the space I have is like, oh, my God. Like, we didn't need it. It's great. It's got a gym, a cafeteria, penthouse, bar up top. That's outstanding. So now it's like, how much does that cost you? Don't commit. We don't do long-term leases. Because you don't know what's going to happen with the business. So these guys will call me, and I'll be like, dude, you can find something.

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

Some of the space I have is like, oh, my God. Like, we didn't need it. It's great. It's got a gym, a cafeteria, penthouse, bar up top. That's outstanding. So now it's like, how much does that cost you? Don't commit. We don't do long-term leases. Because you don't know what's going to happen with the business. So these guys will call me, and I'll be like, dude, you can find something.

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

You don't need to sign a five. You don't need to do that. Like, take a breath. Relax.