Emmanuel Osuyah
Principal / Founder
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Brett Marks
CEO / CFO
Dean Gentile
President
Nancy R.
Personal Lines Agent / CE Team Manager
Yinette B.
Commercial Lines Agent / Operations Director
Marlene T.
Commercial Lines Agent / Dept. Manager
Nneka M.
Customer Experience Rep
Jessenia C.
Customer Experience Rep
Edwin F.
Compliance / CE Rep
OUR PRINCIPALS
Emmanuel Osuyah
COODistinguished insurance professional with over 22 years of leadership in the industry, recognized for his commitment to excellence and strategic insight. He is the founder of Alpha Direct Agency, a full-service brokerage with a high-performance, values-driven culture, earning multiple Great Place to Work® recognitions. A tech-forward leader, Emmanuel has enhanced agency operations and products and is widely sought for expertise in agency growth through acquisitions and integration.
Brett Marks
CEO / CFOBrett is a C-level executive and entrepreneur with the ability to strategically build and sell companies focusing on mergers and acquisitions, business development, strategy & risk management, operations, and capital raising. In the span of 23 years, he has taken 3 of his companies from start-up to being publicly traded on the Nasdaq and the American Stock Exchange and include, Clearview Cinemas (AMEX “CLV”), Cinedigm (NASDAQ “CIDM”), and Digital Cinema Destinations Corp (NASDAQ “DCIN”). Quite notably, Cinedigm was recognized by Deloitte as one of the “50 Fastest Growing Companies” by achieving over 14,000% revenue growth from its inception.
Dean Gentile
PresidentDean is a seasoned insurance industry professional with over a decade of hands-on experience. In 2014, he acquired and launched his own agency, focusing on organic growth through strategic operations. Under his leadership, the agency expanded to $5M in renewal premiums from personal lines and $2M from commercial lines. He obtained securities licenses for variable insurance and retirement planning. In 2024, he successfully exited an exclusive elite agency model with Allstate Insurance to transition to the independent model, unlocking greater diversification and market expansion.
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