Was the publisher that you went with, was it, did it end up being a traditional publishing house or something different?

Before we found the agent and the publisher, I had a PR person who was like, oh, talk to these, these different online publishers.

And I had really interesting conversations with them, but there was this nagging feeling that the product that I wasn't going to be ready to deliver a product that I needed to have more editorial partnership.

So I ended up hiring a literary agent, going with a traditional publisher house that felt right fit.

And it gave me that extra amount of time, both the structure, okay, you have a deadline, like, how are you going to finish this? Who are the readers that are going to, that you're going to open your heart and soul to and pour it here, please read this and come back with feedback.

And then I sort of went like working with someone myself to once I had it in a certain level of shape to like actually bounce back and forth and give myself enough time for real feedback so that I could write it, rewrite it, edit it and so on.

And then also give myself enough time to get away from it because you need to give yourself space as well.

Well,

For our guests listening in, uh, if they wanted to learn about what it is that you're doing, for somebody who doesn't have a clue of what a policy advocate is, tell us about who you are, what you do, and the market that you're operating in.

Sure.

So my name is Scott Harris, and thank you for that wonderful introduction.

I am the CEO of NAPAC Inc., which stands for North American Public Adjusters Insurance Claims Consultants.

We're located in the Tampa Bay area.

We service the entire state of Florida, and we are policy advocates.

We are here to help people get through the worst day of their lives, whether they're investors, property managers, or homeowners.

I wanna collaborate with him," what's the best way for someone to reach you?

And Scott, on that note, how do you replicate that magnetic pull when you're onboarding new agents?

[upbeat music] Well, we actually have them fill out assessments.

We wanna get to know what is their personality.

What are they really about? There are gonna be some agents that may not be a personality or a culture fit because they're...

It's...

And they might be hugely successful, and, you know, God bless them, but they may not be a personality fit.

They may be-- They may not have the same integrity or people focus that we're looking for.

And Scott, if you could tell us, what does your professional network look like right now?