This New Insurance Agent Made $27,000 His First Month! (Cody Askins & Derek Thrasher)

The Power Players Podcast · Oct 14, 2025 · 30m

In this episode, I sit down with Derek Thrasher, a former GM of a bar who completely transformed his life when he decided to get into insurance sales. After years in the hospitality industry, Derek wanted more — more freedom, more opportunity, and more income.Within just two weeks of becoming a life insurance agent, he wrote $16,000 in AP. By the end of his first month, he made over $27,000, and in his first 8 months, he earned an incredible $400,000 in commissions.In this interview, Derek shares the mindset that helped him win fast, how he learned the business from scratch, and what every…