After years of working for her family's captive agency, Mikayla Cooper, owner of Mikayla Cooper Insurance Agency, Aurora Colorado, saw the need to provide more products and services to her clients. In April 2022, she started a fully virtual independent agency. She created a network, built relationships and celebrated the advantages of being her own boss. 

Next on her list? Growth. Tune in to hear Mikayla's journey into independent agency ownership. “Now my goal has shifted to expanding my business,” she says. “It’s going to take time and hard work, but as long as you keep pushing, it’ll work.”

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Cooper was also featured in the December issue of Independent Agent. Check out her interview here or read the full issue online.