• Home
  • |
  • Blog
  • |
  • 1771:Christopher Stone has been able to overcome many disadvantages and obstacles in his life…

Christopher Stone-

Christopher Stone has been able to overcome many disadvantages and obstacles in his life by daring to imagine and investing in the power of belief. Born on May 26th, 1981 in Oakville Missouri, Chris’s parents divorced soon after his birth, which forced his Mother to move her two sons to their grandparent’s farm in Hillsboro, Missouri. He was ultimately raised in the country by his Mom who worked two full-time jobs just to afford the trailer they grew up in. Growing up as a latchkey kid, Chris spent a lot of time by himself and learned the power of imagination. Not fitting into his rough rural surroundings, he ended up dropping out of school before the end of the 9th grade and moved to Affton, Missouri to pursue work and better opportunities in life. Believing he was uneducated and having no money for college, he worked a lot of mundane jobs from sweeping shop floors to detailing cars at local body shops. Extensive time in physically demanding roles taught him the meaning of hard work and gave him the motivation to think even bigger. To make his next move up, Chris went back and finished his G.E.D at 22 years old and went on to Ranken Technical College to earn auto body certifications. Not long after becoming an auto technician he couldn’t help but notice the lack of positive mindsets within the industry and the limited potential for growth. It seemed to be a stagnate field. Having learned a lot about himself and looking for more, Chris made a move into the pipe trades as a union sprinkler fitter installing fire protection. This career promised higher wages, greater earning potential, and the stability of a highly skilled trade. Unfortunately, that promise was mostly hollow. Through his 5-year apprenticeship, he was laid off multiple times along with most of his fellow tradesmen. This meant repeatedly losing his health insurance and exhausting his unemployment benefits. It was time for another big decision. The decision was to either stick it out and hope for the best with the union or to take a chance on himself, power up that imagination, and become self-employed.

So, he left the pseudo-security of the trades behind and started mowing lawns and detailing cars to build up some savings. In very short order, Chris had accumulated $20,000. In 2012, he used that money to launch No Excuse Fitness (a mobile personal training company). To supplement that endeavor, he also started part-time selling insurance. Both of those adventures ended up paying off and in 2014 he expanded his presence in the insurance industry by launching an independent insurance brand called The Blue-Collar Broker. Setting record numbers in sales and having over 200 insurance carrier contracts, he was able to gain a seat at the table with fortune 500 CEO’s and large-scale mortgage companies and eventually become their go-to insurance expert. In 2016, Chris graduated from Dale Carnegie University has a high Impact Presenter to fuel his speaking career. He also started his own business brokerage which buys and sells businesses between 1- 25 million. In addition to these accomplishments and ongoing projects, in 2017 Chris merged his business ventures with e3 wealth and also started the Humble Beginnings podcast with his close friend Speaker and author Michael Patrick Burke, together they share stories of uncommon perseverance.  Chris also believes very strongly in giving back. He serves and raises money for multiple charities.

Email: chris@thebluecollarbroker.com

Website. http://www.thebluecollarbroker.com

Listen to another #12minconvo

Related Posts

374:Tanya Lynn Thomas for 25 years has had the thrill of coaching people

Tanya Lynn Thomas- Tanya Lynn Thomas: For the past 25 years, I’ve had the thrill of coaching people from: all walks of life, entrepreneurs, corporate leaders and CEO’s, in strategic professional and life planning. I use a dynamic collaborative approach used to facilitate conscious growth and transformation. I help my clients prioritize and realize their

Read More

Shane Jacob: on Finding Faith and Freedom Through Stable Living /Ep 4181

About Shane JacobMeet Shane Jacob. Shane’s feelings of inadequacy as a young adult led to drinking alcohol to excess on a regular basis. His excessive drinking led to a tragic DUI accident which led to incarnation. The cycle continued… He failed in business, failed in marriages, destroyed relationships, was overweight 40+ pounds,… …and was so

Read More

Blandine Jean-Paul: Embracing the Chaos: A #12minconvo on Career Transitions, Personal Growth, and Finding Your Passion in the Cannabis Industry. /Ep 3212

About Blandine Jean-PaulBlandine Jean-Paul is an accomplished marketing executive, adjunct professor, and board director, with a career spanning some of the world’s most iconic brands. From Diageo’s global spirits portfolio (Smirnoff, Johnnie Walker, Baileys) to Heineken, Red Stripe, Guinness, Hasbro, and ESPN, Blandine has built a reputation for driving growth through consumer insights, innovative strategies,

Read More

212: Twelve Minute Convos w/ Laura McGregor

Laura McGregor- CommissionCrowd’s three Founders – Laura McGregor, Ryan Mattock and Alistair Robinson – decided that it was time to move the commission based sales industry out of the dark ages and set out on a challenging mission to save company Principals and independent sales agents time, resources, stress and money by building simple, awesome

Read More

Engel Jones

I am a podcaster who has now had over 2900 recorded podcast conversations, plus 349 live interviews in 12 weeks, while driving through the 48 states of the US plus the eastern and western side of Canada.