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Executive Profile: Byron Johnston

Byron Johnston is president of Teague Insurance Agency Inc. in La Mesa. Established in 1954, Teague is one of the largest San Diego insurance agencies with a focus on property and casualty insurance.

Byron Johnston joined the agency in 1999 and has worked alongside his father Walt Johnston and two partners, Brad Wilson and Tom Geisbush.

RESUME

Name: Byron Johnston.

Company: Teague Insurance Agency.

Title: President.

Year founded: 1954.

Education: Bachelor of the Arts in English, Saint Mary’s College, 1995.

Birthplace: San Diego.

Age: 40.

Current residence: Alpine.

Family: Wife, Afsoon; children, Aidan, 11; Samira, 9; and Layla, 7.

BUSINESS PHILOSOPHY

Essential business philosophy: Establish your long-term goals and constantly revisit them with a willingness to change.

Best way to keep a competitive edge: Innovation and hard work.

Guiding principles: Positive mindset with a relentless desire to succeed.

Yardsticks of success: My family and their successes, seeing my co-workers succeeding, and earning respect from those in the industry.

Goals yet to be achieved: Further development of my insurance knowledge. Our industry is constantly changing and so are our clients’ needs.

JUDGMENT CALLS

Best business decision: Joining my father’s agency.

Worst business decision: Not joining the agency sooner.

Toughest business decision: Continuing to move the company forward while keeping a great team.

Biggest missed opportunity: Not traveling when I was in college.

Mentor: My father, Walt Johnston.

Word that describes you: Driven.

TRUE CONFESSIONS

What you like best about your job: The ability to work with people and develop relationships through service and business consultation.

What you like least about your job: The misguided perception — often held — of insurance being only about price.

Pet peeves: When people don’t take ownership of their mistakes.

Most important lesson learned: Hard work will eventually pay off — 99 percent perspiration.

Three greatest passions: Family, friends and fitness.

First choice for a new career: Comedian.

PREDILECTIONS

Favorite quote: “Too much and too little wine. Give him none, he cannot find truth; give him too much, the same.” — Blaise Pascal.

Most influential books: “Theodore Rex” by Edmund Morris; “The Sun Also Rises” by Ernest Hemingway; and “Light in August” by William Faulkner.

Favorite restaurant: Sushi on the Rock.

Favorite place for business meetings: Our office.

Favorite vacation spot: Hawaii.

Favorite way to spend time: Watching my children compete in sports and vacationing with family.

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