Leaders Blog

IFAPAC turns 58 on August 18th! All 2024 contributors are invited to celebrate our standard-setting, industry-leading PAC's birthday a few days early on Thursday, August 15th at 4 pm Eastern. During the event, IFAPAC will raffle off birthday gifts to three lucky IFAPAC contributors. The gifts are $100 Visa Gift Card, $100 for Starbucks, and $100 for Dunkin Donuts gift cards.   

Reminder that the next "Wake Up Wednesday" with Marques Ogden will happen next Wednesday, July 10th at 9 am eastern. Wake Up Wednesday is a motivational hour with Marques who is not just a member, but one of our keynote speakers at this upcoming Apex at the Arizona Biltmore September 19-21, 2024. Once a month the NAIFA early birds get together to talk about mindset with Marques leading us through key points to help us optimize our time, efforts, and self-talk so that we can do more and be more. This great new member-to-member program is guaranteed to get you going and ensure that you don't get comfortable with being comfortable! 

Last week, NAIFA-Missouri's Membership Chair, Jennifer Hodges hosted NAIFA's first P&C Study Group. This Member-to-Member Program was designed primarily for members in the P&C space but is open to all members to participate and contribute. The study group will meet once a month to review case studies, hold discussions, and uncover ways to leverage NAIFA to build your business.

We have started to see some movement in the chapters with our Summer Membership Challenge! Our first results will officially be posted on Monday, but you can also catch up each week in the Leaders Blog! Help your State chapter win cash prizes to be put back into your programs and membership development.  We are a word-of-mouth society and your referrals are our future members, so let's get out the invites to those financial service professionals (attorneys, agents, advisors, loan officers, financial coaches, and accountants) that you know who are good candidates for NAIFA membership. Make sure they use your name and you will be rewarded! 

Big shout out to NAIFA-Illinois Executive Director, Sara Decatoire, CAE, IOM for leveraging an opportunity in her state this month! NAIFA Coach, Walter Bond will come to select cities this summer to offer his Shark Mindset Sales System to financial service professionals. When Sara heard that Walter was offering two workshops in the Chicago area, she decided to take it a step further and filed for CEs in Illinois, adding extra value to the attendees. Workshop sessions are open to members and nonmembers. There will be a table set up with information about joining NAIFA available. Sara, along with other NAIFA members will attend the events to answer any questions and sign up new members to NAIFA. We are #NAIFAproud that Sara took the initiative to make this into a real win-win!