About this episode

Daniel Lackey shares his journey from high school dropout to successful entrepreneur in the public adjusting and general contracting industries.

Daniel Lackey dropped out of high school, worked the oil fields in North Dakota, and was homeless at 18. Today he owns CMD Claim Consultants, a public adjusting firm he scaled to almost 2 million dollars, and he just launched a general contracting company, RCF and Associates, with his father-in-law. In this episode we get into how he built his own firm in six months by giving an experienced adjuster 20% of everything he signed just for advisory help, why he believes starting your own firm is not rocket science, what is actually happening in the claims industry right now, how he uses authentic, unscripted content to build trust before he ever walks into a client's home, and his subscription model idea for general contractors. We also talk about his upbringing, becoming a father, competing in boxing and jiu jitsu, and his long-term plan to build a portfolio of businesses instead of staying trapped as the operator. Topics covered: - Starting a public adjusting firm from scratch, and the 20% advisory deal that made it work - Why most PAs never learn the back end of a claim, and how that gap becomes an opportunity - What is changing in the insurance industry right now, and why…

People in this episode

Guest: Daniel Lackey

Topics covered

• public adjusting
• entrepreneurship
• insurance industry
• general contracting
• authentic content
• business portfolio

Keywords

• high school dropout
• business success
• insurance claims
• subscription model
• authentic marketing
• entrepreneurial journey

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: CMD Claim Consultants, RCF and Associates

Places: North Dakota

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