California

Valerie is the Business Support Administrative Manager at Ironpeak Southwest, where she leverages over two decades of experience in marketing to support the managing partner and regional managers. Her background includes 11 years leading digital marketing initiatives at a major wholesale florist, complemented by 25 years of successful small-business ownership. Known for her analytical expertise and problem-solving abilities, Valerie streamlines processes, generates insightful reports, and helps drive greater efficiency in service and sales. Her commitment to fostering productive collaborations makes Valerie an invaluable resource for both clients and colleagues at Ironpeak Southwest.

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As the Southern California regional manager for Ironpeak Southwest, Bruce brings more than 30 years of insurance industry experience in P&C, life insurance and financial services to his role. As a former producer, agency owner, and territory manager for Inland Empire and MAPFRE Insurance Company, Bruce has a deep skill set that his member agencies value. He is well known in the SoCal marketplace and thrives on building relationships and helping agencies grow and become more successful.

Based in Sacramento, Mike works with Members in Northern California, Northern Nevada and Idaho. He applies his 17 years of experience in insurance management, operations, marketing, and due diligence to help his members grow and enhance their agency value. Mike is a trusted advisor focused on elevating his member agencies’ overall performance.

Over his 38-year career, John operated a captive agency for 10 years, an independent agency for 13 years, and spent 15 years as a consultant to independent agencies. John draws upon his extensive experience as a business owner and consultant when working with his Members. He combines his business acumen and marketing and economics degrees to provide strategic planning, cash flow management guidance and to assist in building successful marketing campaigns. John is responsible for increasing agency membership and enhancing relationships with Member Agencies and carrier partners in Arizona, Nevada and Utah.

Bob put his 20 years of underwriting, marketing, management, and product development at Prudential Property and Casualty Insurance to use when he joined Ironpeak in 2001 and started Ironpeak Southwest (ISW) in Arizona. The Southwest region has since grown to include Members in California, New Mexico, Colorado, Utah, Nevada and Idaho. Under Bob’s direction, ISW has grown phenomenally. Contact Bob at: (480) 854-3913 or bstallings@ironpeak.com