Curtis Barton Built a $2B Brokerage From Zero Clients. Most Owners Get This Wrong.
Curtis Barton wanted to be a lawyer. His dad told him he didn't like reading enough. So he helped his dad start an insurance agency with zero clients and did whatever needed doing, including taking out the trash.
Years later he bought the agency, reinvested his own commissions into it, and nearly tripled it. Then, instead of selling, he merged seven agencies to form Alkeme Insurance Services. Nearly 100 transactions later, Alkeme has 1,500 people.
Curtis tells Stan and Dom why most agency owners are running lifestyle businesses, why organic growth fuels everything, how freeing up account…
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