Background & Experience
Brenda holds a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration and Communications Arts and brings a researcher's instinct to everything she publishes — always digging for the real number, the honest answer, and the plain-language explanation that most insurance sites bury behind a quote form.
- Property management: Active in Western NC real estate; experience with landlord insurance, liability coverage, and property protection decisions
- Real estate: 30 years of independent study; NC Real Estate prelicensing complete; actively working toward licensure and continuing education in the field
- Small business operations: Founded and operated two retail businesses; navigated commercial insurance decisions firsthand
- Medical office management: Oversaw operations for a physician's practice, including compliance and administrative coverage
- Education: B.S. Business Administration and Communications Arts
- Location: Asheville/Hendersonville, NC
Why FreeInsuranceIQ Exists
Almost every insurance resource online is designed to collect your contact information. Quote forms, comparison sites, lead generators — they're built to route you to a salesperson, not to answer your question.
Brenda built FreeInsuranceIQ to give people the number first — so you can walk into any insurance conversation knowing roughly what you should be paying, how much coverage you actually need, and whether what you're being quoted is reasonable. No email required. No follow-up call. Just the math.
She writes and reviews all editorial content on FreeInsuranceIQ, drawing on her own experience navigating insurance decisions as a property manager, landlord, and small business owner.