Quick Qs with Casey Watkins, Co-Founder of Quility and Symmetry Financial Group
During a recent live interview on The Ripple Model Instagram , we learned a few interesting facts about Quility Co-Founder Casey Watkins, including his desert-island soundtrack and what he’s most proud of. Keep reading below!??
About The Ripple Model?
Quility is a people-first company, and that people-first mission has been evident from day one. Almost 11 years ago, Casey Watkins and Brandon Ellison founded Symmetry Financial Group in a spare bedroom. Fast forward to 2023, and Quility (the parent company of Symmetry Financial Group) now supports more than 5,400 agents and 215+ corporate staff nationwide.??
One important part of Quility and Symmetry’s culture is The Ripple Model, an initiative that combines data and heart to support people at work and to serve our communities.??
By way of the Ripple, we’re excited to share more about the people who make Quility special, the company core values, leaders and innovators at Quility, and how we’re making the world a better place (with life insurance!)??
Quick Qs with Casey:??
If you could have dinner with one person, who would it be and why???
My great grandfather. I would like to understand the ripple effects of how my grandfather was raised and how that upbringing affected him and then my father and then me. For anyone with grandparents who are still alive, make time to spend time with them and hear their stories.?
What has been one of your greatest lessons or challenges over the last 12-13 years of building Symmetry and now Quility??
Learning to be uncomfortable. Learning to enjoy being wrong. Most people, when they find out they're wrong, would say that they feel embarrassed or that they took a hit on the ego. But 10 minutes before you found out you were wrong, you thought you were right. So, the punchline is that being wrong feels exactly like being right. I was mind blown by that thought. I've also learned to approach life a little more softly, to have curiosity before confidence.??
领英推荐
What does it mean for Casey Watkins to thrive???
It means I am moving forward. I am progressing in my personal growth, self-development, relationships, business and health. I have that feeling of moving forward and, along the way, continuing to be more resilient.?
If you were stuck on a desert island with one band or musician to listen to, who would it be???
I’d have to consult with Brandon (Ellison) on this one. He’s more obsessed with music than I am. I love music and would love to have a soundtrack to my life. I’d say Mark Knopfler; you have the Dire Straits stuff, the Chet Atkins fingerpicking which I enjoy, the soundtracks that he’s done… and I saw Mark Knopfler with Brandon when he opened for Bob Dylan in Texas. That was awesome.?
I am motivated by: Freedom.?
I am afraid of: Letting people down.??
I am proud of: Our company. I am proud of everyone in the company, from the sales world to so many people behind the scenes. The emotion that is always the strongest for me is being proud of what we’ve done.???
--?
Learn more about The Ripple Model at quility.com/ripple . ?
Insurance Professional at Symmetry Financial Group
1 年I love how genuine this company actually is. Most claim to be but are something entirely different. I knew when I first came across this opportunity it was special. And special doesn't always have to mean dollar signs. I think what makes this company so special is the fact that relationships do matter first. Not everyone can live up to that statement, but SFG definitely can.
We are continually building an insurance agency pushing past the limits of “This is how we’ve always done it.”
1 年Incredible insight, being right and wrong feels the same if you think of it properly. Incredibly happy to be in business with these amazing people.
I mentor and develop leaders by sharing the wealth of opportunity and helping protect families and their financial futures.
1 年So proud to know you and honored to be able to call you a friend