Rainmaker: "....a person who brings in new business, also, a person whose influence can initiate progress or ensure success...."
David E. Estrada
Founder & Managing Director
David E Estrada, as the founder of Rainmaker Advisory, is dedicated to helping insurance agencies generate results in growth and profitability through programs including producer coaching and development, agency growth and strategic initiatives, procurement of vendor solutions and strategic product alignments, and sourcing sell-side acquisitions and book purchases for clients. David has over 25 years of experience in the retail insurance brokerage industry. His impressive achievements in roles ranging from sole proprietor to producer to senior management of both local and national firms, have granted him a deep understanding of the skill set necessary for success in a wide range of areas including P&L management, operational best practices, acquisitions and integrations, recruitment, sales management, development of successful strategic sales initiatives and driving individual sales achievements.
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Founder & Managing Director
David E Estrada, as the founder of Rainmaker Advisory, is dedicated to helping insurance agencies generate results in growth and profitability through programs including producer coaching and development, agency growth and strategic initiatives, procurement of vendor solutions and strategic product alignments, and sourcing sell-side acquisitions and book purchases for clients. David has over 25 years of experience in the retail insurance brokerage industry. His impressive achievements in roles ranging from sole proprietor to producer to senior management of both local and national firms, have granted him a deep understanding of the skill set necessary for success in a wide range of areas including P&L management, operational best practices, acquisitions and integrations, recruitment, sales management, development of successful strategic sales initiatives and driving individual sales achievements.
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Robert Levin
Director
Robert brings and extraordinary talent to Rainmaker clients. Long considered one of the top telemarketing, social media, and drip campaign experts
nationally, he has joined our Board to provide knowledge and thought leadership to Rainmaker clients who wish to use these mechanisms in order to
foster better new business results. Robert has led organizations in pioneering new and innovative telemarketing campaigns, social media campaigns
and drip campaigns utilizing iContact and other technologies, to help them increase exposure, familiarity with services and value propositions within
local, regional or national markets, and most importantly new business generation. His approach of learning an organization's value proposition,
shaping it into a 'unique value proposition'(USP) and marketing that value proposition to a focused and targeted audience, have generated successes
for our clients and constituency nationwide.
Contact Robert
Director
Robert brings and extraordinary talent to Rainmaker clients. Long considered one of the top telemarketing, social media, and drip campaign experts
nationally, he has joined our Board to provide knowledge and thought leadership to Rainmaker clients who wish to use these mechanisms in order to
foster better new business results. Robert has led organizations in pioneering new and innovative telemarketing campaigns, social media campaigns
and drip campaigns utilizing iContact and other technologies, to help them increase exposure, familiarity with services and value propositions within
local, regional or national markets, and most importantly new business generation. His approach of learning an organization's value proposition,
shaping it into a 'unique value proposition'(USP) and marketing that value proposition to a focused and targeted audience, have generated successes
for our clients and constituency nationwide.
Contact Robert
Maria Slippen
Director
Maria is a nationally recognized Public Relations and Media specialist with the expertise to effectively coordinate communications efforts with a design
toward maximizing results. Maria's programs begin with a strategic analysis of those efforts that will most benefit the client's needs, which may include
press communications, media outreach, media tours, event planning, advertising campaigns and social media elements. She is skilled in creating
opportunities for producers, practice leaders and agency owners to serve as expert sources in relevant business articles and industry trade publications.
Maria is the go-to resource for designing PR campaigns for clients interested in promoting their agencies, announcing key hires or new capabilities and
resources offered to an agency's clientele. This type of proactive approach ultimately leads to an increase in business development through enhanced
presence and stature within an agency's local business community.
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Director
Maria is a nationally recognized Public Relations and Media specialist with the expertise to effectively coordinate communications efforts with a design
toward maximizing results. Maria's programs begin with a strategic analysis of those efforts that will most benefit the client's needs, which may include
press communications, media outreach, media tours, event planning, advertising campaigns and social media elements. She is skilled in creating
opportunities for producers, practice leaders and agency owners to serve as expert sources in relevant business articles and industry trade publications.
Maria is the go-to resource for designing PR campaigns for clients interested in promoting their agencies, announcing key hires or new capabilities and
resources offered to an agency's clientele. This type of proactive approach ultimately leads to an increase in business development through enhanced
presence and stature within an agency's local business community.
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George C Fraser III
Director
George is responsible for assisting our agency clients in developing large and complex life insurance cases within their existing property casualty,
employee benefits or VIP personal lines portfolios. He also provides consultation to agencies on how to add a wealth management practice group,
advises on sales management issues, assists with the development of new business sales initiatives, and is a great resource for those agencies
who do not have an inhouse life insurance practitioner yet wish to take advantage of opportunities which exist within their book of business.
George is also responsible for the distribution of QuickLife, a vendor solution offered by Rainmaker, to elite financial service professionals
across the country. George has over 35 years of industry experience and is the former National President of GAMA, and former Chairman of the
Board of AMTC. George has also served on the Research Agency Group of LIMRA and is one of the most highly respected insurance professionals nationally.
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Director
George is responsible for assisting our agency clients in developing large and complex life insurance cases within their existing property casualty,
employee benefits or VIP personal lines portfolios. He also provides consultation to agencies on how to add a wealth management practice group,
advises on sales management issues, assists with the development of new business sales initiatives, and is a great resource for those agencies
who do not have an inhouse life insurance practitioner yet wish to take advantage of opportunities which exist within their book of business.
George is also responsible for the distribution of QuickLife, a vendor solution offered by Rainmaker, to elite financial service professionals
across the country. George has over 35 years of industry experience and is the former National President of GAMA, and former Chairman of the
Board of AMTC. George has also served on the Research Agency Group of LIMRA and is one of the most highly respected insurance professionals nationally.
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Amanda Colby, MBA
Associate Director
Amanda Colby's role is to guide our Campaign Management Suite of services and to work with our clients on the development and successful execution of their e-mail marketing and social media programs. Amanda has a long history of working with insurance professionals across the country in providing education, professional development, webinar hosting, content generation, branding and marketing services, and social media consulting services. Amanda received her MBA in 2008, and is an active contributor to the Insurance Community Center and University.
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Associate Director
Amanda Colby's role is to guide our Campaign Management Suite of services and to work with our clients on the development and successful execution of their e-mail marketing and social media programs. Amanda has a long history of working with insurance professionals across the country in providing education, professional development, webinar hosting, content generation, branding and marketing services, and social media consulting services. Amanda received her MBA in 2008, and is an active contributor to the Insurance Community Center and University.
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