Daniel Seong, owner of Great Park Insurance in Irvine, CA tells about his trek across the ocean from Korea at 5 years old, his hard times and his better times. Daniel shares about his family, his time as a Marine, his early career years, his explosion into the insurance industry as an agency owner and his personal journey in life.
Episode Highlights:
Daniel discusses his experience in the Marines and how it taught him leadership, structure, and the importance of no excuses. He also shares how it helps him in achieving his sales goals. (7:02)
Daniel shares the importance of hard work and dedication in starting a business. (17:09)
Daniel explains how Great Park Insurance segments its employees based on their roles and responsibilities, with some employees focusing solely on sales or service, while others do both. (37:05)
Daniel shares how Great Park Insurance creates content using just an iPhone, the importance of social media, and how it is here to stay. (45:45)
Daniel gives a sneak peek into his presentation at the IAOA conference, which will cover his agency's journey from zero to success, the importance of intentionality, and becoming the highest-rated insurance agency in the country on Yelp. (48:16)
Key Quotes:
“Anytime you start a business or anytime you start something new, you’ve got to kill yourself. You got to give it your all for the first five years…I was completely focused. I never looked left, I never looked right. I mean, I had people depending on me, so every time I came home, that was enough motivation when those kids would look at me.” - Daniel Seong
“When you look good, you feel good. When you feel good, you perform good.” - Daniel Seong
“I lead with my failures. I flunked first grade, I filed bankruptcy, welfare, food stamps, I mean, I've been through it all. But when I share that with people, you see this guard just coming down and say, “Damn Daniel, I'm just going through that right now”…so they just relate to you.” - Daniel Seong
Resources Mentioned:
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