Ron had been working in insurance during the summers at the agency owned by his father, Atwood Pitcher, and uncle. After graduating with a business degree, he went to work full-time in that agency. Ron worked with his dad and uncle for five years but felt constrained and decided he needed to step out on his own. He went to work for another agency, then another, and then another agency. Yes, that's right, he went through three agencies in rather short order, as a result of sudden acquisitions and other bizarre twists, leaving Ron frustrated and jobless.

Ron decided to set up shop on his own, found an agency in walking distance that had desk space. He rented a small corner of the office and started making cold calls. And then fate gave him one more right upside the head. That office was closed due to centralization and Ron was officeless, broke and in debt. And, needless to say, somewhere beyond frustration.

Fate seemed to be saying something to Ron, but he refused to listen. He was determined to succeed in the insurance business. As he notes, "My dad got me into this business and I knew it was a great business to be in. I also knew there was no easy road to success."

Learn more about Ron Pitcher here,

http://roughnotes.com/rnmagazine/1998/may98/05p12.htm

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