Denise Castille
I live in Frisco, TX. I am originally from Indianapolis, IN. My retired mom lives with me in Frisco. I don’t have any children but I am the proud Aunt of 3 nephews and 1 beautiful niece. . I make up for not having children, of my own, by leading a Girl Scout troop of 8 lively brownies. Two Sundays out of the month you’ll find me teaching in the 4/5 year old Children’s Church. I love to travel. Cruising seems to be my thing….last count was 15 cruises and still counting. I am a proud member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc.
More than 15 years ago I discovered a fond appreciation to teach, instruct, share my knowledge and promote wisdom when I taught my first class at Oakland City University as an Adjunct Faculty member. I had never formally taught anything and only agreed to teach as a favor for a friend. I didn’t realize, then, I was growing my wings for this time in my life.
I had worked in the insurance industry for 10 years when I started Customized Learning, Inc. where I prepared more than 1800 individuals, in Indiana and Ohio, to take and pass the state exam for their Property/Casualty and/or Life/Health license. Academically, I have an MBA as well as a Masters degree in Human Resource Management.
I had thought about and even spoke with someone about joining JMT in 2014 after a job downsize. I tucked the information away. It wasn't until after a major illness interrupted my life that I said out loud "one day I want to join JMT". My mom asked, "What are you waiting on?" Those 5 words, that question was pivotal for me. I wasted no time in joining JMT. I didn't expect to gain so much clarity in my life --- I realize that I want to help small business owners in the Insurance industry gain the same kind of clarity around their purpose, vision and goals.
I am the founder of The Castille Group where I am using what JMT is teaching me to develop leaders, inspire teams and build power legacies of significance through coaching, speaking and training.