Garry Kinder, Co-CEO of The
KBI Group - sales and management consultant to more than 300 companies
spread throughout the world. His experience in life insurance began
at age 20 when he began selling for The Equitable while a junior in
college. He graduated from Illinois Wesleyan University. Garry became
the youngest agent in Illinois to achieve membership in the Million
Dollar Round Table. After spending five years as an agent, he became
a Field Manager in Bloomington, Illinois; Akron, Ohio; and Detroit,
Michigan. He was eventually named Regional Vice President for The
Equitable in Dallas.
Today he still maintains an agent's license with
the Equitable. He and his brother, Jack, qualified for the 2001 & 2003
Million Dollar Round Table. Marshall Wolper, a past President of
the Round Table, has said, "The Kinder Brothers are masters in the
presentation and strategy of selling. They have taught their procedures
and techniques to thousands and indirectly to tens of thousands."
The
Kinders directed the popular Purdue Institute for 35 years. They
have also produced over 40 resource tools including CDs, videos
and software packages that continue to assist Financial Professionals
and Field Management. In addition, they have authored eight best
selling books including Winning Strategies in Selling,
written with Roger Staubach. Their book, Building the Master
Agency, is a best seller in the financial services industry.
Garry is active in civic affairs. He is a Trustee at Illinois Wesleyan
University. He has been President for the FCA and the Kidney Foundation
of Texas. He served as Chairman of the Board of the Bill Glass Evangelistic
Association for twenty years. He is an active member of Preston
Trail Country Club. He has taught a non-denominational Bible Study
at a country club every Sunday for the last twenty-six years.
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