How Brent Built a One-Man Agency Doing $400K a Year in Firearms Niche

In this episode Trey and Micah talk with Brent Gilliland, Agency Principal at Clandestine Insurance Agency. Brent shares how he went from getting fired after his first year, to six years later, he's running a one-man agency clipping along at $400K in revenue, built entirely around a niche nobody else wanted to touch.In this episode:How Brent got fired after year one for chasing a nicheLanding with an outdoor rec agency and learning from program presidentsWhy relationships with underwriters matter more than almost anything elseBuilding a firearms-specific insurance program from scratchWhat it looks like to run (and start scaling) a one-man agencyAdvice for producers in their first 3-5 years who feel stuckThe rise of the "broker of one" and why solo producers don't need to give up 70-80% of their paycheck to an aggregatorIf you're a producer thinking about niching down, or wondering whether you can build something on your own without a big agency behind you, this one's worth the full watch.🎙️ Max Revenue Show — hosted by Trey Shields and Micah Salas👉 Subscribe for more conversations with agents and agency owners building real revenue in insurance.