David Barge

About David Barge

My career with Allstate started in April 2012 and my current role is District Sales Leader (Sales Director) for Agency Channel Sales in Colorado, Idaho, Montana and Wyoming. My focus is developing and leading my team of 4 Leaders so they can successfully consult with and profitably grow Allstate\'s exclusive agent’s books of business. Before taking over the District, I worked as a Zone Operations Leader (Project and Implementation Manager). My time was spent developing strategies for state and countrywide changes for my geography covering 10 Western states. I also spent time hiring and training new members of the team. Developing others is a passion of mine.I have held numerous roles in my last 13 years with Allstate, and all have involved helping agencies find success by investing in staff, marketing and sales processes. Whether it was a small group of 40 agents or large group of I enjoy engaging with them about their business operations both virtually and in person. Another focus within all my roles has been recruiting new agency owners. It is honestly the part of the job I enjoy most. Watching candidates that I onboarded find success has always been a point of pride for me.Along with the agents that I worked with, I have seen success in every role at Allstate and was recognized as the Top Sales Leader in the company in 2018 and 2024. This award coincided with winning another of our annual Top Sales Leader awards for 7 total years. Winning these awards has let my family travel the world, including trips to Ireland, Germany and to my personal favorite, Edinburgh, Scotland. I also worked in the insurance industry at Esurance as an Underwriter and Analyst. I learned about regulation and product rating factors, as well as how to fit into an ecommerce operation with Esurance’s heavy online sales focus.My career ambitions are to continue developing my leadership style and to challenge myself to learn and accomplish more. My favorite responsibilities are mentoring others, creating and delivering presentations, evaluating the status quo to look for new and efficient ways to run an organization and collaborating with others on projects.

Experience

1. Director of Agency Distribution Sales - District Sales Leader

   Allstate

   Mar 2021 — Present · Chandler, AZ, US

Education

• California State University-Sacramento

  Master of Business Administration - MBA, Finance, General

  2011 — 2013

• California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo

  Bachelor's degree, Marketing/Marketing Management, General

  2005 — 2009