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  • Thrown Into the Worst Storm of My Life

    People sometimes ask me how I stayed calm during high-pressure investigations, catastrophe management, or major leadership decisions. The truth is: that calm was forged in one of the harshest seasons of my life. When I stepped into the insurance field, I didn’t enter it gradually. I went straight into one of the most overwhelming situations…

  • My First Love Was EMS

    If you strip away every title I’ve ever held, every job, every investigation, every leadership role you’ll find one constant at the core of who I am: service. And that started in EMS. After graduating from Bergman and completing my time in the military, I went straight into the medical field. I worked full-time in…

  • The Day Everything Changed

    There’s a day in my life I’ll never forget because it forced a pivot that shaped everything that came after. Back when I was working full-time in EMS, my wife and I had just signed papers on new property. We were excited, planning our future, doing what most folks do when they believe the ground…

  • Who I Am & Where I Come From

    I’ve been tied to this county for as long as I’ve been breathing. Technically, I was born in Kansas City but that chapter was short. My parents moved back home to Bergman, Arkansas, and that’s where I grew up. I graduated from Bergman, walked the same halls this community built, and I’ve been rooted here…