Dave Whichard is the president of Velocity Life Insurance Agency. He has 20-plus years of experience in the industry, helping agents achieve success. The agency is the fastest-growing Life Insurance agency in Family First Life. Dave considers his business success by living, eating, breathing, sleeping the business, and doing everything to help agents win. Despite that, he stays positive and serves the agents that work with him. Dave is also a family man with a wife, kids, and grandkids.

Dave Whichard’s Inspiration

Dave received his inspiration from Shawn Meaike, the president of Family First Life, who is a fierce advocate for his agents and agencies. His passion and purpose lead Dave to set high goals and achieve them. Dave attended the first FFL convention in 2020, which changed his life. Dave wishes to create an opportunity, as he received at the convention, for his agents and agencies to experience it too. He considers this a chance to know what he has accomplished and what to set out to achieve. Dave’s family also strongly influences his dedication and yearning always to win. His family has been through it all, and he will always be ‘all in’ when supporting them.

Dave Whichard’s Advice to Entrepreneurs

Dave advises someone who wants to succeed as an entrepreneur to go all in. He believes that if you don’t jump, you won’t ever see what you are capable of. When Dave started with FFL, he took a leap of faith, and he knew it would be hard and seem impossible at times, but he has been able to feel that fear and do it anyway. Dave considers critics of success or failures to be some of the best inspirations through the challenges. According to Dave, the key to success is having that Lazer beam intensity regarding your goals and growth. Dave will always find his way. He is relentless in pursuing his goals and learns from setbacks, making him more assertive in his resolve.

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