REVELA

Success in business and life often comes down to the most basic elements. Andrea Fredrickson, success coach and owner of Revela, an Omaha firm specializing in leading individuals to their highest levels of personal and professional fulfillment, sums up the most important of these elements in one word: Leadership.

“As a family-owned business, we’ve experienced the disconnects that exist when people problems meet strategic confusion,” she said. “Revela is here to give organizations a clear pathway to eliminate drama that destroys morale and harms performance.”

“To accomplish this, we offer coaching and leader development for all the stages of a person’s journey, from personal leadership to leading a large enterprise.”

Frederickson and her team of expert coaches and facilitators operate on the philosophy that people who become the best version of themselves in turn create game-changing businesses and dynamic market-leading teams. The firm serves a variety of audiences with a special affinity for medium to large private or family-owned businesses that invest in employees’ individual and collective success.

The company’s thorough and proprietary process fosters continual improvement and helps develop clients into intentional and impactful leaders no matter where they reside in their company’s organizational structure.

“Most leaders don’t fully understand the impact they’re having on those they lead,” Fredrickson said. “As a result, many leaders get to a position where they think they’re ‘good enough’ and are not intentional about improving their leadership skills.

“We’re here to help make the unseen seen and to provide simple actions that have a positive impact on others. We love to find ways to help shift their mindset to be more effective.”

The company deploys its knowledge through a leadership development curriculum that includes a Basic program designed for highpotential employees and promising teams and an Intermediate suite of skills development for those new to management or those needing a refresher. Its Advanced training track is for individuals who have been in positions of leadership for three years or more.

In addition, the company offers one-on-one executive coaching services that help clients build their leadership skills, create business strategies and improve mindset in order to be better equipped in dealing with organizational challenges.

Revela also offers a variety of custom programs and workshops that engage employees, encourage interaction and support a culture of collaboration and continuous learning. The programs, 2 to 4 hours in length, address a number of topics specifically selected to meet the client’s needs and are applicable to any level of an organization’s workforce.

Fredrickson compared the company’s dynamic training methodology to a strength training routine where consistency of effort produces tangible results over time, results that improve performance at work and carry over into other aspects of clients’ lives.

“We’ve worked with private companies for over 30 years and we find joy in working with leaders individually and in group settings,” she said. “But our greatest joy comes from knowing the changes these leaders make have a greater positive impact on those they lead, their families, friends and communities.”

“Growth” has been the watchword for FNIC, the area’s leading provider of creative risk management and financial security solutions including commercial insurance, employee benefits, surety bonds and personal insurance.

“Last year we broke all of our sales records, pretty much every business unit hit goal,” said Scott Hill, President. “We’re very proud of that fact. We’re ahead of what we call the Drive to 75; we’re trying to get to $75 million in revenue and after one year we’re significantly ahead of where we projected to be. We’re excited about that.”

With this sales success, FNIC has expanded its footprint and grown headcount. Now boasting more than 300 employees, the Omaha-based company’s market area covers Nebraska, Iowa, South Dakota, Illinois and as of January 1, Colorado.

Dave Jesse, COO, said the company completed five acquisitions in 2022 and the expanded footprint contributed to the company’s sales performance.

“The acquisitions that we made were mostly in smaller communities,” he said. “It helps show our commitment to those communities, as it allows us to bring a deeper level of industry experience to clients there. Our goal as we grow is to continue to expand our service model and grow out our strengths within the industries we’re serving today.”

Hill said FNIC accomplishes this mission in several ways, from offering a greatly expanded product line to highly specialized professionals, brought within the client’s reach. To that end, FNIC has hired aggressively to maintain its trademark concierge-level customer service.

“As we’ve continued to expand our culture, we’ve also expanded the people in our organization,” said Jim Garbina, Senior Vice President and Director of Employee Benefits. “In this way, we can keep the same service promise to all of our current clients and the new clients as we grow. That’s been a key to our differentiation.”

FNIC, traces its roots back to 1916 as the Harry A. Koch Co., which forged a stellar reputation for service, trust and integrity. In 2021, the company became FNIC and adopted the iconic Circle One logo as a nod to its association with First National Bank of Omaha, FNBO and the

Lauritzen Corporation. The iconography also gave FNIC instant brand recognition, even in communities it enters for the first time.

“A key part of our growth strategy is expanding where FNBO has an established presence,” said Amy Argo, Chief Sales Officer. “Northern Colorado is a perfect example of where the bank has a strong reputation in a developing market, allowing us to grow together through existing relationships.”

“The synergy with the bank has been outstanding,” agreed Clyde Wilberger, Senior Vice President and Director of Sales, Commercial Insurance. “Something we’ve focused on is strategically crossselling between us and the bank. We’re getting referrals from the bank, and we’ve given a lot of referrals to the bank, too. Continuing to use the Circle One to our benefit is our big plan in the future and it’s exciting to think about where we’ll grow to over the next five years.”