Selling Life Insurance: From Winging It to Winning, Sydney's Breakthrough Sales Process

If you've ever felt like you're "winging it" on the phone, this episode is for you.

In this Life Insurance Academy Podcast interview, Sydney Deshotel shares her journey from serving/bartending and working in a hospital to becoming a top-producing independent agent—and how everything changed when she discovered what most agents are missing: a repeatable sales process.

Sydney opens up about:

• Walking into her first bootcamp feeling nervous, intimidated, and behind

• The "aha" moment when she learned to focus on who the client is protecting + why they filled out the form

• Why selling off "personality" alone is exhausting—and how structure creates confidence

• How community, daily training, and live dials help agents stop feeling alone and start thriving

• Her heart for helping new agents (especially women) find a culture that's healthy, supportive, and built to develop people
  
  

If you're a newer agent, rebuilding, or ready to stop guessing and start improving your consistency—this conversation will hit home.

Connect with Sydney:

• Instagram: sydney_deshotel

• Facebook: Sydney Kate Deshotel
  
  

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