Peter Gardner

"I was born and raised in Manchester, NH, my family and I moved to Florida in 2015, trading in the snow for the sand.

Growing up, my dad typically worked 7 days a week to give us an incredible life. I learned from him that hard work and determination, along with a positive, get it done, no excuses, never quit attitude would lead to my success. My mom raised 3 of us with incredible love and an unwavering sense of family.

I had my first job when I was 14 years old at a local grocery store; I worked there up until I graduated high school and went into the Marines. Once I returned from the Marines, I went back to college, received my degree in Exercise Science and later my 2nd degree in Accounting and Finance.

After college I started working for a friend's father at his Insurance Agency as a salesman. I quickly became one of top salesmen and was eventually promoted to Managing Agent. Two years later I was promoted to Vice President of our personal lines department. After seven years of working at Kane Insurance, I bought the agency along with the owner's son. I would come into work each and every day with a vision and goal to be better than the day before. I worked in the insurance industry for almost 20 years. I pride myself on being a great listener and communicator. I think my greatest strengths are my organizational skills, my open mindedness to change, and an unwavering desire to learn and succeed.

My family means the world to me and spending time with them is one of the most important parts of my life. My wife Nicole and I have 3 children, daughter Madison (29 years old), son Colby (27 years old) and daughter Olivia (19 years old), along with 2 dogs, Diesel (English bulldog) & Frankie (French bulldog). As a family we enjoy being out on our boat, hanging out by the pool and taking our dogs to the beach."