Some people take a lifetime to build their career, some do it in a matter of months. In this fast-paced world, working smart is just as important as working hard, and millennials are realizing it. With a plethora of career options available to youngsters, it isn’t easy to find your calling. Having a mentor can make a world of a difference, just as it did for David Carpenter.
Carpenter credits his early success to his mentors who have guided him in the right direction and helped him become the person he is today. “I have great mentors that have shown me the way and how to build my career quickly and effectively. I wanted to build a sales force and take over the industry. I had the opportunity to partner with the number one agency in the company and it has been an amazing journey” said Carpenter.
David Edward Carpenter was born and brought up in Phoenix, Arizona. Carpenter went to Piedmont Virginia Community College and dropped out in a year. Very early in his life he got into network marketing and realized he was good at it. He worked his way to the top and became a platinum level distributor. In 2014, he led a team of 200, to millions of dollars in sales.
David witnessed many of his ventures fail, and thus he turned to his mentor once again, who urged him to explore the financial services industry. David realized that he could use his skills to sell something he believed in. “I wanted to help people. I believed in the product of protecting families and American Income Life Insurance had so much growth potential,” said Carpenter. So, in 2017 he got into the financial services industry. In a span of a few months, he outshined company veterans and steadily rose to the very top.
In just four months of starting out, Carpenter was promoted to upper management and in eight months he was the regional manager. With his guidance, his team made a whopping $289,000 income in 2017 and with that, Carpenter became the first employee in the history of the company to be promoted to the Board of Directors in such a short time.
Apart from finding personal success, he has also helped many other people succeed in their careers. He opened the company’s first office in Tempe, Arizona in 2018 which also won the office of the year. He also opened the El Paso office where he promoted over 50 managers. Thanks to Carpenter, the company witnessed a 236% growth from 2017 to 2018. Carpenter has also helped build the reputation of the company by leading his entire agency to win the agency of the year award.
David Carpenter has had a widely successful journey and none of it would have been possible, had he not received crucial assistance from his mentors. They helped him find his passion and in turn played a pivotal role in creating one of the most widely respected frontmen in the financial services industry today.
