
Danielle Howard describes the attributes to building a successful career in the insurance industry as possessing strong leadership abilities, having good people skills, being a good listener, having strong communication skills, being organized and having a strong support base.
At a time when hundreds of young people are graduating from college and making career decisions Howard, a 2000 Hampton University graduate and a State Farm Insurance Agent since February suggests graduates investigate insurance agent candidate possibilities. “It’s a lucrative and rewarding industry to be involved in,” she said.
The daughter of Grace Robinson, the first African American woman in Pennsylvania to own and operate a State Farm Agency, Howard admits that she was introduced to the business at a young age and had the advantage of gaining first-hand experience since high school.