
David Shotts
Vice President
Ascend Insurance Brokerage
Chicago, IL USA
“You’re not going to accomplish anything without a little risk. Anyone who’s ever done anything started by rolling the dice.”
Ascend Insurance Brokerage
Chicago, IL USA
“You’re not going to accomplish anything without a little risk. Anyone who’s ever done anything started by rolling the dice.”
Vice President
I develop risk management plans for clients & advocate for them to insurance companies.
Not to sound corny, but every day I wake up is a great day. I love what I do. I love to bring new clients on. I spend a lot of time talking to existing clients and working with my team to problem solve. I love when we get to compete against huge multinational firms and (hopefully) beat them. That's always fun.
Here's the first step for high school students
Get an understanding of a professional field you would like to go into. Go after it, find a mentor through networking and don't listen to people who say "you can't do that" or "it's not done that way".
"I don't know if this is what I want to do for the rest of my life."
Think you know the world of insurance?