Sheryl Moore: From Single Mom To Insurance Rock Star

Sheryl Moore found herself alone at just about the worst time in life to be alone.

A single, stay-at-home mom of three kids with no child support and no job, she calculated her child care costs at $455 a week. And that’s even if she could find a job. Facing few options, Moore moved from St. Louis back to her mom’s home in Des Moines — and discovered a career waiting for her.

“For me, the answer was insurance,” she said, “because Des Moines is the second-largest insurance hub in the U.S. I knew if I worked in insurance and the company I worked for got bought out or acquired by somebody else or went under, that I wouldn’t have to worry about missing a paycheck and not being able to provide for my kids.”

That was more than 20 years ago. From that first entry-level job in customer service, Moore asked questions and learned, asked more questions and got to know the right people who had the best answers.

She learned fast in a business not known for producing fast learners. After a few years mastering  product development, competitive intelligence and marketing, Moore took a leap of faith and started her own company in 2005.

Today, she is one of the industry’s top experts on product performance and pricing.

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InsuranceNewsNet Senior Editor John Hilton has covered business and other beats in more than 20 years of daily journalism. John may be reached at [email protected]. Follow him on Twitter @INNJohnH.