Press Play Ventures

I’m passionate about supporting people who feel underestimated—whether by others or themselves—to flip the script and step into their greatest strengths. Whether you’re an individual battling self-doubt, a leader striving to inspire your team, or an entrepreneur navigating growth, I’m here to guide you with tools that create real, lasting change.

My journey from overcoming personal obstacles to building successful businesses allows me to connect authentically with my clients. I understand what it’s like to feel stuck, underestimated, or unsure of your next move—and I know how to guide you through it. With a mix of practical strategies, NLP techniques, and a commitment to fostering authenticity, I empower people to take bold action and embrace their full potential.

If you’re ready to rewrite your story, I’m here to help you press play on your transformation.

Founder

Allegro Insurance Group

Agency Principal

BizFit Meal Solutions

Tucson’s #1 meal prep company for business professionals, athletes, and more!

Co-Founder

Openly

I help agents be more competitive-- through Openly's product, but also lead gen strategies, recruiting, renewal processes, social media marketing, team building, and KPI tracking.

Openly: Insurtech start-up providing premium homeowners insurance to mid to high-end consumers using modern technology and pricing.

Sr. Agency Success Manager

Drove regional territory growth and agency appointments for innovative InsureTech firm.

Business Development Manager

Stratton Everything Insurance

🥇2020/2021 Arizona Daily Star Readers Choice Winner - "Best Insurance Agency”
A multi-award winning agency with a lively culture and exceptional customer service. 
Recruited, coached, and managed a team of 11 cross-functional sales and support staff
Cultivated highly profitable strategic partnerships with regional real estate and mortgage companies
Won "Tucson’s Favorite Insurance Agency" honors in 2020/2021 and the Pekin Life Silver Key Award (2020)

Agency Principal / Founder / Partner

Farm Bureau Financial Services

Assistant Agency Manager

American Family Insurance

🥇 2015 Arizona Daily Star Reader's Choice "Favorite Insurance Agent"

🥇 2016 "Tucson's Favorite Insurance Agent" by the Arizona Daily Star, Reader's Choice Award.

7x District Agent of the Month
2x All American
Life Honors
"Delivering promises, not just policies."

Owner/Agent of Kimiko Donahue Agency

State Farm

- Property and Casualty Specialist for high producing State Farm agents
- Managed a small team of telemarketers
- Developed new leads through networking
- Marketed to existing book of business
- Full time while pursuing 4 year degree at NAU
- Admin, late pays, account changes
- Solicited State Farm Bank auto loans, checking accounts and certificates of deposits
- Top Sales month: 76 applications

Property and Casualty Insurance Producer

Innovative, high-energy leader with 16+ years of award-winning sales, marketing, and business-building success within competitive market ecosystems. Recognized consistently throughout career for exceptional relationship-building and influencing skills, as well as the ability to develop outside-the-box marketing ideas and disruptive marketplace solutions. Equally adept in direct sales roles, as well as assignments involving the recruitment, development, and leadership of high-performance teams. Additional creative problem-solving skills and resiliency gained as an entrepreneur, musician, and former competitive athlete.

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🔹 Insurance professional since 2009

🥇2020/2021 Arizona Daily Star Readers Choice Winner - "Best Insurance Agency” 

🥇 2015/2016 Tucson’s favorite insurance agent Arizona Daily Star Reader Choice Awards
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My life motto: #kindnessisfree

Kimiko Donahue, CIC ▶️

Quip N Quill Co.

Owner/Designer

Monarch National Insurance Company

- Apply regional Southeastern US catastrophe exposure expertise, contributing to the development of underwriting guidelines and strategies to retain profitable Homeowners and Landlord P&C program outcomes. 
- Use available data to make sound decisions on individual new business risks, including high value and complex risks up to the program maximum $2,000,000 Coverage A limit, and to re-underwrite existing business within the Florida property market.
- Provide support to agents as they use policy processing systems and underwriting guidelines to quote, issue and service business.

Underwriter

- Analyzed new and existing business, including high value and complex risks up to the program maximum $3,000,000 Coverage A limit, to ensure eligibility and adherence to established underwriting guidelines. 
- Assessed exposures and use sound, data-driven judgment to determine continued risk acceptance for long-term profitability management.
- Contributed in regular cross-team collaboration to effectively launch Personal Lines Homeowners/Landlord P&C programs in new states, as well as monitored existing program performance in currently launched states.

Property Underwriter

Heritage Insurance

- Analyzed and rated new business submissions for Personal Lines Homeowners and Landlord P&C programs, including high value and complex risks up to a $1,250,000 Coverage A limit, utilizing catastrophe modeling and sound, data-driven judgement.
- Evaluated risk eligibility against available program guidelines.
- Monitored agency performance within assigned territory to drive production towards meeting established new business, retention, and profitability goals.

Territory Underwriter

AmCap Insurance

- Applied comprehensive understanding of coverages, underwriting appetite, and company guidelines to select and price individual Commercial Residential Property risks (Homeowners and Condominium Associations). 
- Evaluated loss potential due to catastrophe, severity, and/or frequency of prior loss history.
- Negotiated terms/conditions of coverage and determined pricing with retail agents to maximize profitability, effectively managing a multi-million dollar book of business with an average renewal retention ratio consistently exceeding 85%.

Commercial Property Underwriter

Hull & Company

E&S Wholesale Transportation and Commercial P&C

Underwriting Assistant

P&C Risk Manager / Mom / Wife / Chaos Coordinator / Creative Problem Solver Extraordinaire

12 years experience as a P&C insurance professional with a niche in underwriting CAT windstorm prone habitational risks. 

11 years experience being a mom of fantastic and fearless kids and married to my high school sweetheart. 

Newbie to entrepreneurship. 

Self proclaimed nerd/knower of many random things.

Advocate for mental wellness.

Wearer of many hats, solver of many problems, spinner of even more plates. 

taplio

The Battle

Kimiko Donahue, CIC ▶️

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