Video: JSA’s Back To School Photos
That hair! That fashion! That youthful combination of hope and awkwardness! It can only mean one thing,...that JSA decided to share some back-to-school photos with you. Enjoy!
TBT – May 1981 Our First Advisory Board
Touching base with our customers with newsletters has always been about more than selling,...it’s about sharing our company values, our personality, and above all, our gratitude. As Wayne’s first letter from the President in this issue of the May 1981 Marketeer newsletter reiterates, “We are here to work for you.” In the early days, [...]
TBT- 2008 App Board Approves Sumner Radio Station
App Approves University Radio Station Named For Wayne Sumner (2008) Today, we travel back to March, 2008 when the Appalachian State University Board of Trustees approved the naming of the campus radio station, WASU, in honor of JSA Chairman Wayne Sumner and his wife, Karen. The new radio broadcast studio was later built on the [...]
TBT – Kevin’s Groundhog Day Memories
TBT - Kevin's Groundhog Day Childhood Memories JSA Transportation Underwriter, Kevin Hutlemyer, shares some of his fondest childhood Groundhog Day memories with us with this short video. Yes. I said Groundhog Day. Recorded on January 25th, 2019
TBT – 2005 JSA Invents the NCRF Online Quoter
#TBT ~ JSA invents the NCRF online quoter Today's Throw Back Thursday goes back to 2005 when we first introduced our capability to provide North Carolina Reinsurance Facility (NCRF) Commercial Auto Liability quotes online. We were the first company EVER to introduce a program where agents can instantly quote Commercial Facility business on the web. "This program is [...]
TBT – 2006 Danielles First Day
TBT ~ Danielle's First Day Today's Throw Back Thursday goes back to 2006 and Danielle's first day on the job. She had always been around the office growing up, but this was a big day,...making JSA a true family business. "I never hire anyone I can't fire," Wayne told her. We are all really glad [...]
TBT – 2000 JSA at Y2K
There are no more children from the 20th century. Sure, there are grown people that were born in the 1900's,...but they are all over 18 years old now,...they are no longer children. (I'll give you a moment while you let that sink in.) It seemed a fitting time to crack open the archives and take a look [...]
TBT – Wayne and Danielle Share Christmas Past
Today's #TBT is a look back at Christmas Past, with our CEO and Founder Wayne Sumner and our Chief Operating Officer, Danielle Wade along with wife Karen, oldest daughter Jessica, and sheepdog Lord Benjamin of Downing. Wayne loves his Andy Griffith Show; always has, always will.
TBT – JSA’s Offices Through The Years
The average American spends 90,000 hours at work over their lifetime (source), so let's hope you can enjoy where you spend that time. Jackson Sumner is a growing company, and through the years we've inhabited several offices. We thought it would be fun to take a stroll down memory lane and revisit our past office buildings. [...]
TBT – 2007 Our First Halloween Costume Contest
You may know that Jackson Sumner and Associates takes our in-house Halloween Costume Contests very seriously. We allow YOU to vote on your favorite and the JSA winner has bragging rights - that they exercise often and loudly - all year long. We often say that who we dress up as for Halloween is the closest to [...]