The best advice I ever got (and what I did with it)

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The best advice I ever got (and what I did with it)

Jan 23 2023

The best advice I ever got (and what I did with it)

Greg Gagne and John Nichols use personal storytelling to share the most helpful advice they've been given, how they implemented it and the impact it had in their personal, professional and public lives. This advice includes “my race, my pace,” “lead through action,” “’X’ nights” and “participate, don’t anticipate.”

By Gregory B. Gagne, ChFC, John F. Nichols, MSM, CLU, Julianne Hertel, CLU, ChFC

Topics Covered

Coaching

AUTHORS

Gregory B. Gagne, ChFC

Second Vice President
John F. Nichols, MSM, CLU

MDRT Secretary
Julianne Hertel, CLU, ChFC

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Gregory B. Gagne, ChFC
Second Vice President

Gregory B. Gagne, ChFC, is the 2022 Second Vice President of the MDRT Executive Committee. He is a 22-year MDRT member with four Court of the Table and 13 Top of the Table qualifications. He is also an Excalibur Knight of the MDRT Foundation and has served on its Board of Trustees. Gagne is the founder of Affinity Investment Group LLC, which provides wealth management and distribution planning services. His extensive MDRT volunteerism has included Top of the Table Global Council Member and Advisory Board Chair and the 2020 Program Development Global Council Member, responsible for the Program General Arrangements (PGA) and Program Development Committee (PDC) for the 2020 Annual Meeting and 2020 Global Conference. He has spoken at 12 MDRT meetings. In addition to his MDRT leadership, Gagne is a past president of NAIFA–New Hampshire and was awarded the NAIFA–New Hampshire Distinguished Financial Advisor Award in 2008.

John F. Nichols, MSM, CLU
MDRT Second Vice President

John F. Nichols, MSM, CLU, is the 2024 Second Vice President of MDRT. He is a 24-year MDRT member with 19 Court of the Table and 17 Top of the Table qualifications. He is also a Past President of the MDRT Foundation as well as a Royal Order Excalibur Knight and a member of its Inner Circle Society. Nichols is president of Disability Resource Group Inc., a national insurance agency that he founded in 1999. Additionally, he is a partner with Acrisure, a global fintech services provider. Nichols has spoken at the MDRT Annual Meeting five times and the Top of the Table Annual Meeting and MDRT Experience once. He has also spoken at more than 500 programs and events throughout the U.S.

Julianne Hertel, CLU, ChFC

Hertel is a nine-year MDRT member from Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. She has five years as Court of the Table and two years as Top of the Table. She is founder and principal of Dream Big Wealth Strategies LLC. Since she began her career in financial services in 2007, Hertel has sought to establish a compassionate and inclusive environment for her clients. An active MDRT member and MDRT Foundation advocate, she is passionate about engaging with organizations that uplift women and those within marginalized populations.