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What's in this episode:
David Carothers wrote $475,000 in commissions his first year producing commercial — zero experience, zero prior clients. In this episode, David Carothers joins Michael and Courtney Weaver on The Insurance Buzz to reveal the niche strategy, underwriter playbook, and qualifying framework that made it happen.

Michael Weaver and David Carothers cover the three-to-five prospect niche method, how to build an organic lead pipeline from free public data, and the mindset that separates producers who build massive commercial books from the ones who stay stuck. If you're serious about commercial, this is the episode.

[00:00] The number one rule of commercial insurance
[02:00] How to identify your three to five ideal commercial prospects
[04:00] What you actually need to know before your first commercial appt.
[07:00] The self-belief problem that kills more producers
[09:00] Why you should go to every loss control visit and audit
[10:00] How David Carothers built his first-year book around one carrier's appetite
[12:00] The free public data strategy that generated $475K
[15:00] The one question to ask your underwriter that no other agent is asking
[17:00] Three qualifying questions to ask before working any commercial account
[20:00] Why producers don't understand their hourly rate and what it costs them
[23:00] What is actually hard about commercial and how to push through it
[29:00] A $45M flooring company and why David Carothers walked away
[36:00] The conference room visualization used before every new business appt.
[38:00] How to connect with David Carothers at killingcommercial.com

Connect with David Carothers:
🌐 Website: killingcommercial.com
💼 LinkedIn: David Carothers
▶️ YouTube: Killing Commercial

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