The Success Paradigm

Mike Sheely is the Field Senior Vice President of Allstate Insurance Co., Florida Region; celebrating 37 years with Allstate in October 2020.

He is responsible for over $2BB in Allstate P&L, and $1.5BB Brokerage, and is the President and CEO of Castle Key Insurance Company.

Mike began his career as a Supervisor Trainee in Charlotte, NC in 1983. He has worked in Operations, Human Resources, Finance, Underwriting, Marketing and Sales.

He received his Bachelor of Science degrees in Marine Science and Geology from the University of SC, and had dreams of being the next Jacques Cousteau - yet somehow ended up in insurance.

Mike serves on the Board of Directors for the Florida Chamber of Commerce, he's a member of the First United Methodist Church in St. Petersburg, and is a life longer learner from books and podcasts.

Mike's married way over his head to Susan Pasky Sheely, and his identical twin sons currently living in Destin Florida & Atlanta Georgia.

Mike Sheely is an optimist by nature and servant leader by choice.

This is his story.

Lorie Clements is a Certified EOS Implementer, running a full implementer practice serving approximately 30 clients from a wide variety of industries at any time.

Her passion is helping clients get the results they want, while fostering team health and having some fun along the way. Known for her informal, but involved style, she challenges leadership teams and individuals to execute the tools, own the disciplines, and achieve the results required to live a fully engaged life at work and at home. She used the EOS tools as a key leader in multiple businesses before launching her EOS practice, giving her first hand experience of all perspectives.

Lorie has led companies from start-ups, and P/E backed firms to turnarounds and growth stage companies across 9 industries and 7 countries. Before founding Springboard Solutions, Lorie served as President of a Texas wide services company, COO of an innovative Healthcare IT company, CFO securing investment capital for solar energy power plants, and in Vice President roles for business development, sales and marketing, for both small and large companies, domestically and abroad.

Lorie holds an MBA from Rice University and a BBA of Finance from the University of Texas in Austin. She was named a "40 Under 40" in 2013 and a Woman To Watch in 2016, both by the Houston Business Journal. Lorie lives in Houston, Texas with her husband Joey and three daughters.

Jericho Brown is author of the The Tradition (Copper Canyon 2019), for which he won the 2020 Pulitzer Prize. He is the recipient of fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation, the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard, and the National Endowment for the Arts, and he is the winner of the Whiting Award.

Brown's first book, Please (New Issues 2008), won the American Book Award. His second book, The New Testament (Copper Canyon 2014), won the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award. His third collection, The Tradition won the Paterson Poetry Prize and was a finalist for the National Book Award and the National Book Critics Circle Award.

His poems have appeared in The Bennington Review, Buzzfeed, Fence, jubilat, The New Republic, The New York Times, The New Yorker, The Paris Review, TIME magazine, and several volumes of The Best American Poetry. He is the director of the Creative Writing Program and a professor at Emory University.

https://www.jerichobrown.com/ https://blueflowerarts.com/artist/jericho-brown/ https://www.instagram.com/jerichobrown1/

Bill White is widely recognized as one of our nations most respected advocate for the nation's military and veteran families. He has raised over $2 billion to support our fallen and injured heroes, and more than $3 billion for private equity, real estate, and hedge funds. He is twice the recipient of the Meritorious Public Service Award for extraordinary service from the US Coast Guard and for Outstanding Support from the US Navy.

Bill was the CEO of the Intrepid Museum in NYC for almost 20 years, and is one of the founders of the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund. He is currently the CEO of Constellations Group in Atlanta, GA.

He's also co-authored the book, Intrepid: The Epic Story of America's Most Legendary Warship.

This is his story.

Ximena Duque is a well known actress and social media influencer in the Latino community. For over 15 years she was an exclusive actress for Telemundo. Recently, she has entered the world of entrepreneurship; and with only seven months in the MLM business, she's already earned her title as Executive Director at MONAT.

This is her story.

Laura Harris has been in the insurance business for 35 years, and an exclusive Allstate agency owner and successful business speaker for more than 20 years. At the start of her business career, she was told that she was never going to make it because she was no good at sales. Now, she is known as 'The Queen of Processes'

This is her story!

Jay Adkins is a mentor, speaker, author, and the proud owner and Founder of ProVest Insurance Group. He has six exclusive Allstate agencies in three regions of the United States - FL, NC, and TX.

As Co-founder and President of one of the largest sales training platforms, Agency Sales Academy, Jay has led a bright and continuously evolving career; winning him many awards including Inner Circle, Chairman's, Financial Leader, Leaders-Forum, and President's Conference Awards.

This is his story.

Greg Gray is the Founder and President of Renaissance Unlimited, Inc. - a professional and personal leadership firm based in Atlanta, Georgia, and is one of the most sought after speakers on the speaking and training circuit today. His keynotes, seminars and workshops have electrified and empowered tens of thousands of people in more than 400 cities all across America, the Caribbean, Europe, and the Pacific Rim. Greg's blend of humor and real world, practical ideas on leadership, service, and relationship building are receiving rave reviews from clients that run the gamut of Industries and Associations all over the country.

This is his story.