Taking the ‘offshore’ route
State Farm’s Zachary takes the road less traveled on the way to being an insurance agent
by Lynn Lofton
Published: August 28,2011
Becoming a State Farm insurance agent was not a route that was a straight road for Jeff Zachary. This second-generation agent began his working life as a petroleum engineer after graduating from Mississippi State University in 1985. However, getting that first engineering job was not without challenges. “When I graduated from college, the price of [...]
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