Social Media Insurance Producer

Ashley Johnson Phone: 303-***-**** Castle Rock, CO 80108

Ashley.Johnson12583@g

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DIRECTOR OF SALES, COMMUNITY RELATIONS, & FINANCE. LICENSED LIFE, HEALTH & ACCIDENT INSURANCE PRODUCER

Licensed Life, Accident and Health Insurance Producer in Colorado and other states.

Persuasive communicator; excellent interpersonal, communication and relationship-building skills. Listen attentively, communicate persuasively and follow through diligently. Use question-based selling skills to identify opportunities, overcome objections, build relationships and turn cold canvassing into sales.

Dedicated Sales, Marketing, & Community Relations Professional and Speaker with a unique ability to influence and build rapport with key target audience, and a personal passion to educate and promote awareness within the community about unique and life-enhancing services.

Professionally trained Johnson & Johnson Sales Representative with proven success in promoting complex pharmaceuticals to healthcare specialists in highly competitive markets. Skilled in territory planning and management, professional presentation, and all aspects of the sales cycle.

Certified Professional Life Coach, committed to helping others integrate their mind, body and physical wellness.

Entrepreneur with experience in marketing, social media, advertising, publicto relations, financial/administrative services, event management, life coaching, and B2B/B2C sales.

Proficient in Internet research, QuickBooks Enterprise, Salesforce, Zoho and other CRM software, Google Suite, PowerPoint, Excel and all social media platforms. Sales Skills:

− Account Acquisition & Retention

− Cold Calling & Telephone Sales

− Territory Management & Customer Support

− Customer Relationship Management

− B2B and B2C Sales

− Lead Qualification & Generation

Experience

AFORTUS FINANCIAL LLC – Remote in Castle Rock, CO

March 2024 – Present

Financial Representative / Retirement Strategist:

CO, NM, IA, TX, MI, & WA State Licensed Life insurance producer. Building a solid business with 1,000+ customer base within 4 months. Utilizing lead generation, prospecting, and other marketing techniques to schedule appointments with target audience.

Present 1st appointments over phone, using a Financial Needs Analysis Excel spreadsheet to determine customer’s financial retirement situation.

Selling Indexed Universal Life and Indexed Annuities with various carriers. Contracted with Fidelity & Guarantee to sell and issue most policies. NORTHWESTERN MUTUTAL – Denver Tech Center, CO

September 2023 – February 2024

Financial Advisor Trainee:

Completed Extensive 3-4 month Financial Advisor Trainee program with Northwestern Mutual Held a part-time contract until the end of training through February 2024 in order to gain a full-time contract and agency owner

Successfully completed A.D. Banker’s Life, Accident and Health preparation and training course, and became Licensed in November 2023 as a Colorado Life, Accident and Health Insurance Producer. Completed Long Term Care 8 hour online course to become appointed as a Colorado LTC Insurance Producer.

Currently studying to complete and take the SIE exam. WEALTH ACCELERATORS GLOBAL LLC - Castle Rock, CO

August 2021 to December 2021

Sales Consultant/Closer:

Wealth Accelerators offers Long-term Automation Investment models for passive income for life. E-commerce platforms such as Amazon's 3rd Party seller program, Facebook Marketplace, and Walmart. Other investment opportunities are YouTube Shorts, and Trucking. My responsibilities are to close potential business partners on one or multiple investment opportunities through pre-booked calls via Facebook or Instagram advertisements. It is a self-paced, and self-guided position, where I receive 10% of any investment I personally enroll. 100% commission based position.

LONETREE MEDICAL DONATION LLC, - LoneTree, CO

Nov 2018 – May 2020

Director of Community Relations

Serving as the Director and point of contact for all Colorado marketing efforts for LoneTree Medical Donation, a local Colorado whole body donation program for medical research and education. Developing relationships and educational opportunities for healthcare and industry professionals as well as the general community on the benefits of LoneTree Medical Donation’s no-cost program, all while strengthening community awareness about end-of-life donation opportunities.

Assist and collaborate with team executives to ensure strategic marketing plan and all company projects are designed and executed systematically and efficiently to ensure organizational growth and expansion.

Implemented grassroots marketing efforts by coordinating local trade shows, quarterly hospice promotional visits, funeral home educational development, and other public relations efforts such as appropriately answering community and client emails and social media posts to increase whole body donation support and brand awareness.

Actively pursue public speaking engagements; presented and educated thousands of individuals about whole body donation for medical research and educatio JUNIPER VILLAGE/SPEARLY CENTER - Denver, CO

Director of Marketing

Served the nursing home, Spearly Center of Juniper Village, as the point of contact for all marketing and sales duties to excel and ensure full capacity of nursing home rooms. Establishing relationships with key professionals within Denver area hospitals for bed referral was key to the success of Spearly’s ability to maximize profits and fill beds for patients with Medicaid and VA benefits

Successfully maintained nursing homes bed-fill, close to full capacity for four months

Established relationships to ensure referral of Medicaid patients from Denver area hospitals such as the VA, St Joseph’s Hospital, Presbyterian St. Lukes Hospital, Aurora Medical Center and the University of CO Hospital

SCIENCE CARE - Aurora, CO

Community Relations Specialist

Served as the point of contact for Colorado and national marketing efforts for Science Care, a nationwide whole body donation program for medical research and education. Developed relationships and educated healthcare and industry professionals as well as the general community on the benefits of Science Care’s program all while strengthening community awareness about end-of-life donation opportunities.

Successfully carried out the 2009 Strategic Marketing plan to grow the donor rate in Colorado and nationally by maintaining and building upon Science Care’s grassroots marketing campaign.

Implemented grassroots marketing efforts by coordinating local and national trade shows, quarterly hospice promotional visits, funeral home educational development, online social media marketing and other public relations efforts such as press releases, articles and answers to community emails to increase donor awareness.

Actively pursued public speaking engagements; presented and educated thousands of individuals about whole body donation for medical research and education.

Coordinated advertising for Science Care ad placement in Colorado, California and Arizona for specific target audience.

Committee member for the Colorado Gerontological Society’s annual “Salute to Seniors” trade show to develop the most successful senior event in Colorado. INNOVUS DENTAL - Denver, CO

Client Relations Specialist

Served as the Director of Customer Relations for dental practice accounts at Colorado Dental Health Centers of America. Developed PR strategies to secure business relationships while initiating research and development for future expansion of Innovus Dental.

Significantly enhanced company image by developing a “Key Customer Focus” program.

Received extensive training around the Innovus Dental accounting model including financial reporting, banking, account payables, account receivables, and vendor management.

Liaison between Innovus Dental and Co DHCA senior management for special marketing projects.

Created strategic Innovus Dental public relations and sales plan; initiated business and website development for company expansion in the dental accounting services market.

Served as interim Account Payables representative when needed PRICARA / JOHNSON & JOHNSON - Denver, CO

Sales Representative

Marketed and promoted pharmaceuticals to gastroenterologists, ENTs, pharmacists, and primary care and internal medicine physicians in the Denver northeast territory.

Received highly regarded sales training under the “Creating Customer Value” model for the following products: Aciphex, Levaquin, and Ultram ER.

Implemented “Key Customer Focus” principles to build and maintain superior customer relations; provided valuable service to each customer while ensuring ultimate market share growth.

Moved up within the prestigious “President’s Circle” Ranking, from 169 to 120 by November of 2006.

Substantially increased market share for Aciphex and Levaquin during tenure.

Identified / recruited highly respected medical experts within the sales territory to be corporate speakers and promote products for the United Healthcare formulary changes and the Great West Healthcare win of 2007.

Developed territory business plans and strategic marketing strategies to enhance market share and strengthen customer relationships.

WARREN COWAN AND ASSOCIATES WARREN - Los Angeles, CA Intern / Junior Publicist

Compiled press clippings; conducted extensive online research for potential clients; wrote and edited client biographies / pitch letters; mass-mailed press kits; and promoted clients at radio stations, magazines, and television shows to secure press. Performed essential daily administrative duties at this prestigious PR firm.

Created press kits for major film and television personalities, including Eva Longoria, Desperate Housewives; John O’Hurley, Dancing with the Stars; Will Estes, Fox drama Reunion; and other celebrities, such as Russell Mitchell and Shawn Nelson.

Functioned as publicist at Fox TCA’s red carpet premiere for Will Estes’s fall season television drama, Reunion; secured promotional press coverage for many radio, print, and television outlets.

Secured press for client Will Estes’s magazine appearances, Fall 2005; created Fact Sheets for new clients, including actor Michael Paga

EDUCATION & LICENSING

NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL

LICENSED LIFE INSURANCE PRODUCER

LICENSED ACCIDENT & HEALTH INSURANCE PRODUCER

November 2023 – Denver Tech Center. CO

TRANSFORMATION ACADEMY

Certified Professional Life Coach 2021

UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO, DENVER

Bachelor of Arts in Communications – 3.9 GPA

Certificate in Public Relations

Minor in Sociology

Summa Cum Laude

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