42: #InsuranceAgents: The Person Behind the Professional - Meet Andrew Freeman with Farmers Insurance | The Hive Five

Today on the Person Behind the Professional, we are glad to have on [Andrew Freeman](https://app.britebee.com/agents/andrew_freeman_102), a Farmers Insurance agent in Waxahachie, Texas. Before insurance, he has a background in finance and banking, and worked specifically with auto lending. Wanting something that gave him more time to spend with family, he decided to start his Farmers Insurance agency in March 2018.

In this episode, Andrew talks about his agency and how it is truly a family-run company. He and his wife both work in the agent, his sister-in-law helps with marketing, and his in-laws work for him and bring their decades of insurance experience. Discussing this journey, he details some struggles that can occur when working with family and how he and his family have overcome them. One secret: extensive communication.

Andrew also talks about how his unique experience in banking and financial lending has transitioned into insurance. Many people don’t know what they’re doing when it comes to financial lending, so he found himself educating people and helping them meet their needs. This experience and skillset transitioned over to insurance where he continues to educate and help clients meet their needs. Transitioning over to insurance, Andrew talks about the struggles of starting a business for the first time and how to overcome those challenges, while still growing and providing for his family.

Lastly, Andrew discusses how he handles time management and why he believes that stress management is very important, especially for entrepreneurs. Personally, Andrew uses breathing and focusing on the present when quelling fears or stress. Starting a business or being an entrepreneur comes with a lot of risk and responsibility, so he talks about how you can cope with the stress and fear associated with those journeys.

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Andrew’s 5 Key Takeaways

1. Always be giving.

2. Put gratitude first in everything.

3. Take time to be present.

4. Thoughts and assumptions aren’t facts.

5. Your fears do not define you.

Check out Andrew's BriteBee Profile: [https://app.britebee.com/agents/andrew_freeman_102](https://app.britebee.com/agents/andrew_freeman_102)

Check out Andrew's Website: [https://agents.farmers.com/tx/waxahachie/andrew-freeman?Source_Indicator=AP&SourceID=AMPL001L002](https://agents.farmers.com/tx/waxahachie/andrew-freeman?Source_Indicator=AP&SourceID=AMPL001L002)

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Today on the Person Behind the Professional, we are glad to have on Andrew Freeman, a Farmers Insurance agent in Waxahachie, Texas. Before insurance, he has a background in finance and banking, and worked specifically with auto lending. Wanting something that gave him more time to spend with family, he decided to start his Farmers Insurance agency in March 2018.

In this episode, Andrew talks about his agency and how it is truly a family-run company. He and his wife both work in the agent, his sister-in-law helps with marketing, and his in-laws work for him and bring their decades of insurance experience. Discussing this journey, he details some struggles that can occur when working with family and how he and his family have overcome them. One secret: extensive communication.

Andrew also talks about how his unique experience in banking and financial lending has transitioned into insurance. Many people don’t know what they’re doing when it comes to financial lending, so he found himself educating people and helping them meet their needs. This experience and skillset transitioned over to insurance where he continues to educate and help clients meet their needs. Transitioning over to insurance, Andrew talks about the struggles of starting a business for the first time and how to overcome those challenges, while still growing and providing for his family.

Lastly, Andrew discusses how he handles time management and why he believes that stress management is very important, especially for entrepreneurs. Personally, Andrew uses breathing and focusing on the present when quelling fears or stress. Starting a business or being an entrepreneur comes with a lot of risk and responsibility, so he talks about how you can cope with the stress and fear associated with those journeys.

Thanks for listening to this episode with Andrew Freeman! Please subscribe and leave us a review so we can continue improving the value that we provide to you!

Andrew’s 5 Key Takeaways

Always be giving.

Put gratitude first in everything.

Take time to be present.

Thoughts and assumptions aren’t facts.

Your fears do not define you.

Check out Andrew's BriteBee Profile: https://app.britebee.com/agents/andrewfreeman102

Check out Andrew's Website: https://agents.farmers.com/tx/waxahachie/andrew-freeman?Source_Indicator=AP&SourceID=AMPL001L002

Find BriteBee here: https://www.britebee.com/

BriteBee's Social Media:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/britebee/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/BriteBeeCo?lang=en

FaceBook: https://www.facebook.com/BriteBeeCo/

Blog: https://www.britebee.com/blog/