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Mara Dorne

👤 Speaker
327 total appearances

Appearances Over Time

Podcast Appearances

The Level Up Podcast w/ Paul Alex
The Hidden Side of Health Insurance Sales — And How Mara Dorne Became the Industry’s Outlier

So, you know, I come from South Florida, so I'm born and raised here.

The Level Up Podcast w/ Paul Alex
The Hidden Side of Health Insurance Sales — And How Mara Dorne Became the Industry’s Outlier

Well, not here, but a little bit further north.

The Level Up Podcast w/ Paul Alex
The Hidden Side of Health Insurance Sales — And How Mara Dorne Became the Industry’s Outlier

And, you know, my trajectory is I was supposed to be a lawyer.

The Level Up Podcast w/ Paul Alex
The Hidden Side of Health Insurance Sales — And How Mara Dorne Became the Industry’s Outlier

That's kind of what I thought I was going to do.

The Level Up Podcast w/ Paul Alex
The Hidden Side of Health Insurance Sales — And How Mara Dorne Became the Industry’s Outlier

I have both a master's degree and an undergraduate degree in criminal justice.

The Level Up Podcast w/ Paul Alex
The Hidden Side of Health Insurance Sales — And How Mara Dorne Became the Industry’s Outlier

So I thought I was going to be like Aaron Brockovich, who ever remembers who that is.

The Level Up Podcast w/ Paul Alex
The Hidden Side of Health Insurance Sales — And How Mara Dorne Became the Industry’s Outlier

But that's what I thought I was going to do.

The Level Up Podcast w/ Paul Alex
The Hidden Side of Health Insurance Sales — And How Mara Dorne Became the Industry’s Outlier

We do, we do.

The Level Up Podcast w/ Paul Alex
The Hidden Side of Health Insurance Sales — And How Mara Dorne Became the Industry’s Outlier

Okay, just making sure.

The Level Up Podcast w/ Paul Alex
The Hidden Side of Health Insurance Sales — And How Mara Dorne Became the Industry’s Outlier

So that's where I was headed.

The Level Up Podcast w/ Paul Alex
The Hidden Side of Health Insurance Sales — And How Mara Dorne Became the Industry’s Outlier

And unfortunately, in 2008, when I graduated, the economy had plummeted.

The Level Up Podcast w/ Paul Alex
The Hidden Side of Health Insurance Sales — And How Mara Dorne Became the Industry’s Outlier

And at that time, I was already newly married.

The Level Up Podcast w/ Paul Alex
The Hidden Side of Health Insurance Sales — And How Mara Dorne Became the Industry’s Outlier

I had my first child.

The Level Up Podcast w/ Paul Alex
The Hidden Side of Health Insurance Sales — And How Mara Dorne Became the Industry’s Outlier

And we were desolate.

The Level Up Podcast w/ Paul Alex
The Hidden Side of Health Insurance Sales — And How Mara Dorne Became the Industry’s Outlier

We lost everything.

The Level Up Podcast w/ Paul Alex
The Hidden Side of Health Insurance Sales — And How Mara Dorne Became the Industry’s Outlier

We lost six businesses, six months.

The Level Up Podcast w/ Paul Alex
The Hidden Side of Health Insurance Sales — And How Mara Dorne Became the Industry’s Outlier

We lost the house, the car, the Rolexes.

The Level Up Podcast w/ Paul Alex
The Hidden Side of Health Insurance Sales — And How Mara Dorne Became the Industry’s Outlier

I mean, you name it, quick like that.

The Level Up Podcast w/ Paul Alex
The Hidden Side of Health Insurance Sales — And How Mara Dorne Became the Industry’s Outlier

But at that point, we were very young.

The Level Up Podcast w/ Paul Alex
The Hidden Side of Health Insurance Sales — And How Mara Dorne Became the Industry’s Outlier

I was 25 years old at that point.