{"id":1754,"date":"2016-05-25T15:59:34","date_gmt":"2016-05-25T20:59:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/silveuscropins.com\/?p=1754"},"modified":"2024-07-01T08:58:51","modified_gmt":"2024-07-01T12:58:51","slug":"meet-team-brad-westrate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/silveuscropins.com\/meet-team-brad-westrate\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the Team: Brad Westrate"},"content":{"rendered":"
Where is your hometown and did you grow up around farming?<\/strong><\/p>\n I\u2019m originally from Kalamazoo, Michigan, and I grew up in a family with a long history in large-scale greenhouse production.\u00a0 My dad and three uncles are all still in the greenhouse business and ship product all over the eastern half of the United States. In college, I met Erin Silveus, who would later become my wife.\u00a0 Once we married, we moved to Warsaw, Indiana where we now reside.<\/p>\n What are your clients asking you about today?<\/strong><\/p>\n My clients want me to keep them informed about the trajectory of the stock market so they can make the best possible decisions regarding their investments.<\/p>\n What is your approach to customer service?<\/strong><\/p>\n I am fundamentally people-first and understand that it is the producer\u2019s goals and concerns for their operation that must drive our risk strategy.\u00a0 Agriculture is an emotional and high-risk industry.\u00a0 I am available to all my producers at any time because when an issue is important to them, it is important to me.<\/p>\n How long have you been working at SIG and what do you like best about your job?<\/strong><\/p>\n In 2011, after multiple years working in information technology and analysis, I was approached by Scott<\/a>, Cameron<\/a> and Tyler Silveus<\/a> about joining the family business. The first few years that I spent with Silveus were actually being a part of the team that designed, coded and built much of the software that all Silveus agents use for their risk management decisions. After demonstrating a deep understanding of strengths and weaknesses of the wide spectrum of risk management policies and products, I transitioned into an agent role and have been in this position for three years.<\/p>\n What are you most excited about?<\/strong><\/p>\n When it comes to work, I am a numbers guy at heart, and my favorite opportunity is to help my client find opportunities that can benefit them. Our industry is rife with stagnation and I find myself with so many opportunities to help producers with new ideas and perspectives that no one has shared before. Outside of work, I\u2019m excited to see my two-year-old son when I pull up the driveway at the end of the day. My son is thrilled to go outside and play with me every day when I get home and I love spending time with him.<\/p>\n What is one fun fact about yourself your co-workers don\u2019t know?<\/strong><\/p>\n I\u2019ve brewed my own beer for several years now. I love sharing it with friends and watching them enjoy it!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6253,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[38,31],"tags":[87,40,28],"class_list":["post-1754","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-meet-the-team","category-silveus-insurance-group","tag-brad-westrate","tag-meet-the-team","tag-silveus-insurance-group"],"yoast_head":"\n