Servant Leadership in Insurance with Kenneth Harper Jr.
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Servant Leadership in Insurance with Kenneth Harper Jr.

B2Upper-intermediateSeptember 9, 202615 min

On this episode of Agency Nation Radio, we meet Kenneth Harper Jr., president & CEO of Harpco Benefits in in New Bern, North Carolina. Harper’s commitment to servant leadership has shaped his path in both the insurance industry and the political arena. That same commitment led him to attend the inaugural Insurance Campaign Institute, held just days before the 2026 Big “I” Legislative Conference this past April. “We had access to key strategists and deep field knowledge,” Harper says. “And then you actually could practice the skills on Capitol Hill after.” Harper ran for the U.S. Senate in 2022 and lost the Republican...

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Mark 9, when Jesus, he told his disciples, if anyone wants to be first, you got to be last. And you got to be a servant to all. So that element of servanthood is ultimately what we do, working in the financial service industry, and what every elected official should be doing is serving the interests of their constituents, reporting back to their constituents,

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because when you do that, really truly can make an impact in people's lives that goes beyond anything that you truly could imagine. Welcome to Declaration of Independence, an agency nation radio where insurance professionals turn on the mic and share unscripted stories about leadership, technology, marketing, success and failure. Stories that helped to make them the professionals that they are today. From Main Street, USA, to the pages of Independent Agent Magazine, brought to you exclusively by Agency Nation Radio.

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Kenneth Harper Jr.'s passion for servant leadership is what drew him to the insurance industry and to the political arena. It's also what prompted him to attend the inaugural Insurance Campaign Institute, held days before the 2026 Big I legislative conference this past April.

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