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{{Infobox person
| name = Jeffrey Logan Hastings
| image = Jeff_Hastings_WebJeffHastingsWeb.jpg
| caption = Hastings in 2017
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1966|01|18}}
| citizenship = [[United States]]
| religion = [[Nondenominational Christianity]]
| alma_mater = [[Park University]]<br>Management, Computer Science<br> [[Harvard University]]<br>Masters in Industrial and Organizational Psychology and Data Science(20202021)| occupation = Vice President of TWFG Insurance, Inc.<br>Owner of at [[ContractCoach.com]]<br> Founder of ReferralBook.com<br>Author <br> Entrepreneur
| industry = Consulting Services
| boards = <b>University of Houston-Downtown</b> Marilyn Davies College of Business <br>Chair of the Enrollment Committee<br>
| party = [[Independent voter|Independent]]
| spouse = {{marriage|[[Kim Hastings]]|April 2015}}
}}
== Early Life ==
<span class="plainlinks">[https://www.amazon.com/Jeff-Hastings/e/B00MAFU684/ref=dp_byline_cont_ebooks_1 '''Jeff Hastings''']</span> (born January 18, 1966) is a published American author, business consultant, motivational speaker and <span class="plainlinks">[https://www.harvard.edu/ Harvard University]</span> student. As the current Vice President of <span class="plainlinks">[https://twfgcontractcoach.uscom/portal/client-registration/?ref_id=3 37 ''TWFG InsuranceContract Coach Services'']</span>, his team supports over 3,000 independent 350 insurance agents all over the country. Using data analytics, statistical modeling and conditional logic, his company creates new and exciting profiles to bridge the gap between computers and human behavior. Using his own history of success and failures, he has authored three books which focus on redefining success and human values.
Hastings was born in [[Houston, Texas]]. His father, <span class="plainlinks">[https://www.pinterest.com/pin/375698793885462171/5 Paul Logan Hastings]</span> (1937-2011), was a well-known Houston Police Department veteran who proudly served his country in the Korean War, and later went into politics where he was the sheriff in Hays county, Texas (1988-1994). Both his father and mother, Judith L. Hastings, instilled in him a strong sense of morality, service, and commitment to help others. However in 1981, when his father suffered a major heart attack and was forced to retire, his family moved to the hill country in Canyon Lake, Texas and Jeff stayed behind to live with his childhood friend, David Wilson and later, H. Jefferson Kingry, III. Throughout these difficult times and separation, Jeff admits it was his mother that kept the family together. Attending three high schools (Aldine Nimitiz, Smithson Valley and Dripping Springs) proved to be an invaluable experience allowing him to meet incredible people - many of which Jeff considers to be close friends today.
In the early and mid-1980's, our country was changing faster than the speed of light as [[Steve Jobs]], [[Steve Wozniak]] and [[Bill Gates]] set out to change the world. Now in college, Jeff put off his career plans and passion to study psychology to focus in the field of computer science. Working his way through college, building and leasing computers to local business owners, Jeff graduated in 1990 with honors at Park Collegeat Bergstrom Air Force Base, which was primarily a university for military officers.
== Business Career ==
<b>2013 - Current</b>
In October 2013, Jeff retired from his successful career in insurance to build a consulting and recruiting agency which is now known as ContractCoach.com (see below). With a business model to recruit successful industry professionals who has a track record of success, the company has certified over 200 coaches throughout the US. Notable accomplishments include:
• 2016 - 2017: The creation of SUNUP Insurance University in Bermuda Run, NC. Jeff Hastings served as President of Franchising for 2-years and, according to Entrepreneur Magazine, helped the new startup become one of the fasted growing franchises in 2017.
• 2018 - 2019: Jeff Hastings held the position of Vice President of Agencies for TWFG Insurance in The Woodlands, TX. During his tenure, Jeff and his team developed a recruiting platform using smart forms which completely automated the on-boarding process for new agents. TWFG is the 8th largest privately held independent insurance agency in the United States.
<b>1985 - 2013</b>
In 1996, his dream came true as he was offered the opportunity to take over a sales team in the Houston, Texas area. At 30-years old, he was one of the youngest district managers in the companies history. Starting with just 17-agents in his operation, he quickly became known for two things: recruiting and agency automation.
Recruiting was easy. Jeff had a passion for small business and was excited to tell everyone about it. Growing his district to almost 70 agents and over 150 employees, his team generated an estimated $85 million in annualized premium, $14.6 million in commissions, and in 2013, his district recorded a record $13 million in corporate profits. Often being recognized for his teams performance, one of the highlights of his career came in 2005 when he received the companies highest award, District Manager of the Year <ref name="DMofYear1">{{cite web|title=Jeff Hastings named District Manager of the Year|url=https://contractcoach.com/wp-content/uploads/2005-Sept-28-Agent-and-DM-of-the-Year-Bulletin.pdf|date=September 28, 2005|accessdate=October 15, 2018}}</ref>. <b>2013 - Current</b> Competing with 500 of his peers across the country, this success did not come without sacrifice. Divorced after 15-years of marriage and his health failing, Jeff later retired at the age of 47 to write books and build a consulting agency which is now known as ContractCoach.com (see below). ContractCoach offers successful insurance agents the opportunity to become certified to coach members within the network. Jeff is largely responsible for the creation of several franchise prototypes including the successful launch of SUNUP Insurance Services where Jeff served as President of Franchising for two years. <b>2018 - 2019</b> In late 2018, Jeff accepted an offer to become the Vice President of Agencies with TWFG Insurance, Inc. based in The Woodlands, Texas. TWFG is the largest privately held property & casualty insurance agency in Texas and 8th largest in the United States with 270 locations and over 3,100 agents nationwide. Using his ContractCoach business systems, Jeff and his team created an automated application system where interested insurance agents can create an account, conduct research and even complete all of the steps to become a TWFG authorized agent. Almost doubling the corporate record of newly contracted agents during the first month of launch, a significant amount of attention was focused on Jeff and the system he created to automate an old and outdated TWFG process. Once the launch was completed, Jeff was forced out of his position in May 2019 after a reported power struggle with TWFG's founder, [[Gordy Bunch]].
== ContractCoach.com ==
=== Coming Soon ===
In early 2020, <span class="plainlinks">[https://contractcoach.com ''ContractCoach'']</span> is expected to launch it's much anticipated Employee Performance System. Using similar triggers which cause the human brain to become addicted to the gaming industry, the important daily activities needed to run a thriving small business will be combined with an enterprise gamification platform to incentivize, motivate and even train your employees! Early testing has shown incredible performance indicators with agents reporting up to 70% increase in productivity.
==Books and Publications==
=== License and Designations ===
:: Life Underwriting Training Counsel Fellow (LUTCF)
:: Property & Casualty, Texas
:: Life & Health, Texas
:: Series 6, 63 and 26 (inactive)
== Personal Life ==
== Education ==
*[https://www.park.edu/ Park University ] (1990) BS, Management, Computer Science
*[https://www.cmu.edu/tepper/programs/mba/curriculum/leadership-development.html Carnegie Mellon University , Tepper School of Business ] (2012) Tepper School Of Business, Executive Leadership Development CertificateProgram*[https://www.harvard.edu/ Harvard University ] (expected graduation, 20202021) MA, Industrial and Organizational Psychology and Data Science
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