Sean Meaike

Well, you know, Gary, I think it was how I was raised. My mother raised me and my brother. My mother struggled financially, and she somehow thinks that that made her less of a parent, which is weird to me because it made her more of a parent in my eyes with what she did as a single mom. And I think I got to see a lot of dysfunction on both sides of my family. And I think I was blessed by that.

Well, you know, Gary, I think it was how I was raised. My mother raised me and my brother. My mother struggled financially, and she somehow thinks that that made her less of a parent, which is weird to me because it made her more of a parent in my eyes with what she did as a single mom. And I think I got to see a lot of dysfunction on both sides of my family. And I think I was blessed by that.

You know, substance abuse was a big problem. It was some violence. It was just, you know, so I think I went to college to play baseball and I was a business major and I was sitting in my economics class. Never forget, the professor went on to be a president of one of the universities in Connecticut. And I pulled her aside after my class and I said, you know, can I ask you a question?

You know, substance abuse was a big problem. It was some violence. It was just, you know, so I think I went to college to play baseball and I was a business major and I was sitting in my economics class. Never forget, the professor went on to be a president of one of the universities in Connecticut. And I pulled her aside after my class and I said, you know, can I ask you a question?

She said, yeah. I said, none of the professors here are actually businessmen or businesswomen. You're just teachers. I don't mean just teach like it's not at all, but like you're teaching me on things you haven't done. And what I loved about her answer was she was transparent.

She said, yeah. I said, none of the professors here are actually businessmen or businesswomen. You're just teachers. I don't mean just teach like it's not at all, but like you're teaching me on things you haven't done. And what I loved about her answer was she was transparent.

And she said, if that's important to you, Sean, then you need to find a major where the folks that are teaching there live in it. And I say, can you recommend one for me? She said, social work. And so, you know, I didn't switch majors right away. I took a couple of social work classes and I'm like, God, I love this. Like it was what I want to do. But God is great.

And she said, if that's important to you, Sean, then you need to find a major where the folks that are teaching there live in it. And I say, can you recommend one for me? She said, social work. And so, you know, I didn't switch majors right away. I took a couple of social work classes and I'm like, God, I love this. Like it was what I want to do. But God is great.

And a buddy of mine called me and said, hey, come to the department show in the family's and work with abused and neglected children. And I was like, all right. I went interviewed and I spent 14 years there, man. It was probably the most gratifying job I've ever had in my life. It was definitely tough, but it was gratifying. So that's what led me there.

And a buddy of mine called me and said, hey, come to the department show in the family's and work with abused and neglected children. And I was like, all right. I went interviewed and I spent 14 years there, man. It was probably the most gratifying job I've ever had in my life. It was definitely tough, but it was gratifying. So that's what led me there.

And I think I had I didn't want to see women be in violent relationships. I didn't want to see kids abused. I don't want to see any kids or women hurt for that matter. But I'd lived a lot of that. So I think I could relate to some of the kids. I did a lot of the stupid things. The 15, 16 year old boys I was working with were doing they were angry and violent. I really loved my job.

And I think I had I didn't want to see women be in violent relationships. I didn't want to see kids abused. I don't want to see any kids or women hurt for that matter. But I'd lived a lot of that. So I think I could relate to some of the kids. I did a lot of the stupid things. The 15, 16 year old boys I was working with were doing they were angry and violent. I really loved my job.

That's how I got there, though.

That's how I got there, though.

Yeah. Well, selling life insurance is social work. That was the thing for me when a guy named Jim Godwin introduced me to the business. I said, what do we do? And he said, we call people up and we protect them and their families. I'm like, well, I do that over here. And he said, yeah, but you don't make enough money to live the life you want to live for you and your kids. And he was right.

Yeah. Well, selling life insurance is social work. That was the thing for me when a guy named Jim Godwin introduced me to the business. I said, what do we do? And he said, we call people up and we protect them and their families. I'm like, well, I do that over here. And he said, yeah, but you don't make enough money to live the life you want to live for you and your kids. And he was right.

It struck me. I was like, OK, cool. But I really want to do things that are making a difference to money. We'll come. I want to make a difference. And I'll never forget. I was selling life insurance part time about two and a half months. And I went to a home in Worregan, Connecticut. Lady's name was Lisa. Never forget it. And she answered the door and she said, you won't be able to help me.

It struck me. I was like, OK, cool. But I really want to do things that are making a difference to money. We'll come. I want to make a difference. And I'll never forget. I was selling life insurance part time about two and a half months. And I went to a home in Worregan, Connecticut. Lady's name was Lisa. Never forget it. And she answered the door and she said, you won't be able to help me.

And I said, why not? And she said, because I have stage three or four pancreatic cancer, like I'm dying. And she said, can you help me? And I said, no, I didn't have any graded products that time. I like had you. I couldn't get her insurance. Now, I'm not going to lie to anybody about anything. I was like, ma'am, I won't be able to. She was in her early 30s and her husband came around the corner.

And I said, why not? And she said, because I have stage three or four pancreatic cancer, like I'm dying. And she said, can you help me? And I said, no, I didn't have any graded products that time. I like had you. I couldn't get her insurance. Now, I'm not going to lie to anybody about anything. I was like, ma'am, I won't be able to. She was in her early 30s and her husband came around the corner.