Hidden Gems: Meet Jaimee Davis

Today we’d like to introduce you to Jaimee Davis.

Hi Jaimee, so excited to have you with us today. What can you tell us about your story?
My childhood created many limitations and limiting beliefs that I felt held/hold me back. My parent’s addictions, the lack of stability, and losing my mother to cancer at the age of 12 left my father, who was 38 years old at the time, to raise 4 children by himself.

Then he brought another woman into my life who I hoped would be a mother to my brothers and me, but ended up having her own set of problems that contributed to my own limiting beliefs. The next years of my life were riddled with emotional and physical abuse as well as drug abuse by the people who were supposed to be my protectors and encouragers.

This upbringing created a challenge for me when I finally was able to break free from the chains of my childhood. I put myself through college and soon found a job as an office manager in a State Farm Agency, where I worked for 14 years. It was a blessing because the agent I worked under was a very patient and stable person in my life. Until today I did not realize how much I needed stable people in my life.

God also blessed my life with a boyfriend who also connected with me and loved me unconditionally. Unconditional love was new to me. In the past, I was only recognized if I did something that shined above the rest. This man, who is now my husband, never judged me based on my past but on who I am.

After 14 years of working in the State Farm Agency, I had a very empty feeling inside of my soul. I felt like there was more I just did not know what it was and needed direction in my life. I needed to feel the Holy Spirit in my life and took a year to Pray and read. I only read self-help books and the bible. I meditated and exercised each day in hopes that I would be led by the Holy Spirit.

That is when I was led to Allstate. I was looking for something that my talents to benefit God. Internally, I knew I needed to make a move but was so fearful of what that meant. I prayed and cried and although I went through the steps to move forward I was not fully committed. Insecurity overtook me and the what if’s of the world ravaged my mind.

Simultaneously, my husband got his real estate license and was able to sell some houses paying off the debt we had, putting us in a position to finally be able to breathe (the debt was the result of a different struggle and until now when I am writing this I did not realize how HE was preparing my family for the journey he was about to take us on).

So when God started leading me down the path of being an insurance agency owner I started to explore other avenues. When looking it was as if the doors just opened themselves towards Allstate. Honestly, I was not even sold on this path. I would have loved for a new path to open up that would afford my family a more stable life financially and would fill the void I was feeling inside my soul.

When I started looking into becoming an agency owner, it was only because I was lost and did not know where to look. Insurance is what I knew and it seemed like a mountain even to look for something to fill my void. When I was looking into being an agency owner, I looked at a few other companies, including State Farm, but it seemed like that avenue was closed every time I looked.

However, it felt like the doors opened up with no resistance when it came to Allstate. I was not a fan of Allstate being a State Farm employee, who is a huge rival of Allstate.

It was a very hard pill to swallow. I had a need to grow and wanted to have meaning and be fulfilled but was not wanting to do this because I was scared. It would have been so much easier just to find a job somewhere that could let me use my talents but I was unsure of what my talents were and are still not 100% clear on it.

Looking more into the Allstate opportunity it was going to be a lot of money for us. But somehow funds were there, I had to put a business plan together and present it to executives and had never even thought of being a business owner, but I did it. Even with all the praying and doors opening, I did not want to move forward but still moved forward. That is when I had a dream.

In my dream I remember saying I can’t do this, I’ll never make it (limited thinking from my childhood), and heard a voice say to me… You can and will make it if you have FAITH and you PRAY… but you are right… if you stop having faith or praying you will not make it. The next morning I woke up and called a friend to tell her about my dream. I was still not confident in my decision but she said to me how much more BLUNT can He get. You have to do this.

Can you believe even with all of the prayers, doors opening, and God leading I STILL was scared to move forward. I was driving one day and praying and crying and said… God, I am scared but if this is what you want me to do I will do it. I opened my office from scratch (not one client) with no revenue and put all that my family has on the line in April 2018.

I still have many days I struggle and feel incompetent and extremely fearful. However, God seems to always find a way to reach out to me to say keep on moving forward. He never promised it would be easy, He only promised I would succeed with Faith and Prayer.

I prayed to Him for a year to develop me. I wanted Him to show me the talents I was born with and strongly feel He is fulfilling my prayers. The story of King David always comes to my mind. David had to go through all he went through because God was molding him.

I realize being an agency owner may not or may only be part of my journey. Sometimes I still have trouble trusting in God’s plan for me. But luckily, He reels me back in with a client, a sermon, a youtube video, or even just through my thoughts. He continues to hold up his end of the bargain developing me.

I prayed to feel fulfilled in what I do, give me meaning, and grow my talents. I am learning to be thankful for the good and bad in my life. These past years, I have learned and am learning so much about who I am. Often you cannot see why things happen in your life until you look in the rearview mirror.

I thank God for bringing this opportunity my way as I truly feel he wants me to tell my story about my childhood one day. Had I never opened this agency I would have never gotten the opportunity to help others in the ways I am able to today. I am a work in progress but I am His work in progress.

Can you talk to us a bit about the challenges and lessons you’ve learned along the way? Looking back would you say it’s been easy or smooth in retrospect?
Along the way, there have been struggles finding employees and keeping them in my agency, and many corporate changes just when I feel I am understanding the prior change.

People voicing their opinions about me and my company. Working so much that my family has had to take a backseat to my business and its needs.

We’ve been impressed with Jaimee Davis Allstate, but for folks who might not be as familiar, what can you share with them about what you do and what sets you apart from others?
First and foremost, I am a mother and wife. I have been with my husband for 20 years and we have two beautiful children created with love. I have been in the insurance industry since May 2004 and opened up my own agency in April 2018 as a scratch agent. My office is big on education and accountability for our clients.

We are able to write many lines of insurance such as home, life, auto, retirement products, and much more. However, at the end of the day, it’s about making sure our clients understand their assets and exposure and how they can protect what they have worked so hard to provide for their families.

Allstate is a wonderful company because they truly are customer and neighborhood-focused. They encourage getting out into the community volunteering or financially supporting different organizations. They have a helping hands grant which gives money to organizations the agent volunteers or matching support money.

Accolades are given to Agents who excel in this area. The company itself strives to be environmentally responsible. There are so many ways Allstate tries to reach out to communities to better this world for all.

When deciding to do business with a company it is not always just price, you are giving that company money and need to know that they support the betterment of this world for all.

The crisis has affected us all in different ways. How has it affected you and any important lessons or epiphanies you can share with us?
COVID-19 taught me to slow down and refocus on my family. I believe it taught all of America to stop and look at what is really important in life.

It also taught me that you cannot live in fear. You have to LIVE. I was also able to prove that regardless, I as an agent will be there for my clients. No excuses.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://agents.allstate.com/jaimee-davis-spring-hill-tn.html?utm_source=NEXT&utm_medium=Google_website

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SheShee Photography