The Black Sheep world
Field Notes, Base Camp, gatherings, resources and the strange little world we’re building together.
Step insideBuilt for agents who were never interested in following the herd.
The front porch
Black Sheep is a place for agents who want to learn the business, build real relationships and create something that still feels like their own. You don’t need to have everything figured out before you arrive. Most of us never do. Come in, look around and stay awhile.
Allison RomeisFounder, Black Sheep Insurance Benefits Group
Field Notes
Things I’ve learned in the field, questions worth asking and the occasional truth nobody put in the training deck.
From the field
A note about building your own direction without having to figure out every next step by yourself.
Read the Field NoteBuilding the business
Contracts open the door. Training, relationships and real answers help build what comes next.
Read the Field NoteA note from Allison
Lessons that only become clear when the presentation ends and the real field work begins.
Read the Field NoteGatherings
Future training, community events and conversations where agents can learn something useful and meet people worth knowing.
Training
Practical conversations about products, markets and the work agents are doing right now.
Dates will be added hereCommunity
Coffee, dinners and local gatherings designed for real relationships—not awkward networking.
Dates will be added hereConversation
Future opportunities to hear directly from the people shaping products and serving communities.
Dates will be added hereThe practical home base for agents who need a map, a resource or somewhere to start.
Public resources
Licensing roadmaps, contracting checklists, product overviews, public Field Notes and gathering details.
Enter the Resource Library
For contracted agents
Your working business library: the tools, relationships and systems that help contracted agents do the work well.
The Black Sheep Workshop
Ideas built for Black Sheep, shared so agents can understand the thinking, borrow what works and make it unmistakably their own.
Start with a real Black Sheep example.
Learn the thinking behind what makes it work.
Adapt it to your own voice, market and brand.
Future practical guides for banners, tents, printing, apparel and more.
Mockups, ordering guides and trusted suppliers will be added as they are reviewed.
Around the Fire
A future home for conversations with agents, carrier partners, providers and community leaders doing meaningful work in the field.
The first chairs are being pulled up.
The Strange Little World
Mr. Black Sheep’s observations. Postcards from the pasture. Things we’re building, moments spotted in the field and small surprises with no urgent business purpose whatsoever.
“The herd isn’t always wrong. It’s simply going somewhere else.”— Mr. Black Sheep
A very special thank-you
This Black Sheep world would not exist without Raymond. He gave his time, talent, patience and technical knowledge freely—helping me turn a pile of ideas into something real.
Raymond saved me money, time and more headaches than I can count. He answered questions, solved problems and helped create the foundation that made all of this possible. His generosity is woven into every part of what you see here, and I will always be grateful.
If you need someone thoughtful, capable and willing to help you find your way through a complicated project, Raymond is someone worth knowing.
Stay as long as you like
Come back for new Field Notes, useful resources, upcoming gatherings and whatever strange little thing appears next.
Join the conversationLetters from the pasture
Choose what brings you here. We’ll keep the notes useful, human and meant for the part of the Black Sheep world you actually want to hear about.
