"I was making someone else a lot of money. I was making good money, but the amount of money I was making someone else was considerably more."

That realization changed everything for Allen Hudson. ⚖️

In episode 4 of Elevate the Hustle, Stan and Dom sit down with Allen Hudson, founder of Community Risk Advisors. Allen was running a $65 billion insurance program when he realized the corporate ladder had a ceiling—and he didn't own any of it. So he walked.

Allen breaks down:

• Why "Jane and John Doe Insurance Agency, Inc." is dead, and what replaces it
• The shocking reason his first US-based hire quit after 3 months
• How he's scaling by having senior team members build and train their own teams
• Why specialization is the only path forward for agencies trying to compete
• His advice for both brand-new agents and 25-year veterans who've been doing it the same way forever

Plus: Why Red Robin became his go-to meal, how he got banned from almost every bar at UMD, and why entrepreneurship dropped his golf handicap from 6 to 11.

If you've been waiting for the "right time" to go independent, this episode will make you rethink everything.

Real talk, real stories, and occasionally real bad language.

If you're an insurance agency owner or entrepreneur who wants straight talk and stories from the trenches, hit play.

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