Friday, July 19, 2013

Megan Nixon Swan Joins the Agency

As the newest staff member of Nixon Insurance Agency, it is time to formally introduce myself to the Nixon BlogWorld; my name is Megan Nixon Swan and, if you couldn’t guess by the name Nixon, I am the daughter of Dave.  I come to Nixon Insurance Agency by way of Bradley University, more specifically the Athletic Department.  I spent six years at Bradley working as a Certified Athletic Trainer, and in that time, I was responsible for the care of Women’s Basketball, Men’s & Women’s Cross Country, Women’s Volleyball and Softball, along with assisting where needed.  My life as an athletic trainer, involved going to all practices and games for the sports I was responsible for, along with performing treatments and rehabilitation for athletic injuries; my life also involved never ending schedule changes, calls and texts at all hours of the night, and weeks, sometimes months without a day off.    All those, days on the road, last minutes schedule changes and late nights and early mornings meant that I wasn’t able to spend a whole lot of time with my new husband (It was one year June 30th). 

So why make the switch from Athletic Training to Insurance you ask?  I began to realize a little over a year ago, that I wanted something more in my life.  As I pondered the different avenues I could take (which can be difficult for a Master’s degree educated Athletic Trainer), the conversation with my Dad began about the possibilities of joining the business in the future.  During a couple of different shadow days earlier this Spring I realized the specifics of the job were a little different, but, that overall Athletic Training and Insurance weren’t that far removed from each other.  1.  Everything is logged into the computer, and I mean EVERYTHING!  2.  The bottom line is we are here to help people; we provide a service and our goal is to provide the best possible service we can to our customers. 


I have a lot to learn about the insurance business, but I am really excited about what the future holds.