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John Alford

Trailblazer · DISC type DI
Entrepreneur and Business Coach at The Alford Network of Companies
📍 San Diego Metropolitan Area, United States

John Alford is a Vice President at Five Rings Financial, where he leads an agency focused on life insurance, annuities, and retirement planning. A former Navy bomb technician and diver with an MBA, he now applies his experience to helping middle Americans "disarm financial risk" through education and sound financial decisions.

Outside of his financial practice, John is deeply committed to supporting veterans, having served as a board member for Wreaths Across America. He is also an avid horse racing enthusiast and owner, and occasionally shares his investment analysis on financial websites.

John was a micro-share owner of Authentic, the horse that won the 2020 Kentucky Derby and Breeders Cup Classic.

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Experience
36 Years
Current Role
Entrepreneur and Business Coach
Job Level
Senior
Location
San Diego Metropolitan Area, United States
Personality Overview

How John shows up

Informal
Friendly But Fast
Values Relationships

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Priorities

Topics John cares about

Financial Education
His professional mission is to educate and empower Americans to make sound financial decisions, a theme central to his agency's work.
Veteran Support
He has volunteered on the board for Wreaths Across America at Miramar National Cemetery and his agency specializes in the financial needs of military members.
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Career

Work history

3-2024
Entrepreneur and Business Coach
The Alford Network of Companies
5-2023
Interagency Underwater Port Assessment Team Lead And Bowhead Ops West PM
UICGS / Bowhead Family of Companies
2-2021 - 12-2025
Board Member, Wreaths Across America, Miramar National Cemetery
Wreaths Across America
5-2020
Owner
Alford Horse Racing
1-2018 - 5-2023
Interagency Underwater Port Assessment Team Lead and Analysis
Valiant Integrated Services
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
2002 - 2003
MBA
TUI University
1984 - 1988
History
Auburn University
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

D

Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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