Daniel J. Stalp

REBC, RHU, CLU, ChFC

Dan brings to Brooks Associates more than 19 years of experience in sales, management, and business ownership from the employee benefits and financial services industries. After working as a systems analyst in the mid 1980's, he began his selling career in 1989 as an employee benefits broker.

He co-founded the award-winning employee benefits firm of Dessonville Boler Wood & Stalp in 1993. He remained with his firm until October of 2005, when he joined Brooks Associates as Vice President. Dan has been trained in the Sandler Sales System since 1995 and knows first hand the transformation it had on his attitudes, behaviors and selling skills with his prior business and now as a sales coach.

Dan is well involved in the Kansas City community. He has been honored with several awards including the Kansas City Small Business Monthly  "25 Under 25 Small Business Award", honoring outstanding companies with fewer than 25 employees, the United Way "Unsung Hero Award", Ingrams Magazine "40 Under 40 Award" recognizing leaders in business under age forty, the "Kansas City Neighborhood Hero Award", and the "Kansas City Citizen of the Month."

As an accomplished writer and speaker, Dan has written many business and sales-related articles published in Kansas City business newspapers and magazines. He has spoken locally, regionally, and nationally - most recently at the National Society for Human Resource (SHRM) Forum in Philadelphia, PA.