Joel Skene

From Western NY to Mid-Michigan to Western North Carolina, Joel has lived most of his life bordering Appalachia and the Midwest. A lover of nature, cooking, music, and community, you can often find Joel out with his Wife Whitney and border collie Stevie wherever all three of them are allowed. You can also find Joel on his BizRadio.US show called The Mindful Marketplace.

After studying Sociology and Film in college, Joel began his career serving in the Peace Corps as a teacher in Bulgarian public schools. Upon coming home to Michigan, he continued his work in Non-Profits as a Case Manager for the chronically homeless, the Director of a county-wide foodbank, and the Social-Enterprise Manager for an urban farming & healthy food access organization in the Metro-Detroit food deserts.

Upon moving to Western North Carolina in 2014, Joel skeptically entered the Life & Health Insurance industry and after a rough start, he partnered with a local agency that shared his values based in Swannanoa NC: Quility Insurance. There he was able to build a business based on the values of transparency, integrity, and the best interest of clients. He soon rose to the ranks of Agency Owner and today manages a team of agents offering Life, Disability, and Critical Illness.

Joel has been a friend of Hummingbird through his past decade of helping families with Life Insurance. He has held Hummingbird Insurance in very high regard for their service, values and reputation, and has often referred clients to Hummingbird for their health insurance needs. We are very happy and proud to partner with Joel as both a Health Agent and also our resident Life Insurance resource specialist.