David Shotts

About David

• Attended the University of North Texas, where he earned a degree in marketing.
• While in college, he played in a band and toured the country playing shows.
• During this time, he worked part time for a private security company and, after graduating from college, he decided to make that his career.
• Says that he started to doubt his choice of career in his late twenties—asked himself, “Is this what I want to do with the rest of my life?”
• As luck would have it, due to his knowledge of the entertainment security sector, he was recruited into the insurance industry by his broker.
• Says the transition into the insurance industry was difficult because he had no idea what the industry was all about and he had to learn everything from scratch.
• He is now a vice president at Ascend Insurance Brokerage, an entertainment industry insurance broker, where he specializes in insuring major music festivals.
• Says he feels fortunate that his love of music has become so intertwined with his professional career.