Kris McClellan ~ McMillian
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Kris McClellan grew up in an Air Force family, moving every few years before enlisting herself at 17, two weeks after high school graduation. She served nine years, including assignments supporting special operations, and began her insurance claims career after Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma. Her path has also included an abusive marriage, sexual assault, and raising the son born from that assault largely on her own while working catastrophe claims. The circumstances of his conception have never defined him to Kris; she calls him the best thing that has ever happened to her.
While seeking to understand and support her son, Kris began recognizing parts of herself she had spent a lifetime trying to explain. Learning as an adult that she has autism and ADHD helped her understand how she thinks, connects with people, and leads. Today, she is a wife, mother, and CEO of AmerAdjust, the independent adjusting firm she cofounded in 2018. She also helped her husband open Silverback FITT Gym, continuing a connection to fitness that began when she worked as a personal trainer. After more than 20 years in claims, she measures success by the trust she earns, the opportunities she creates, and the people she sees grow. She is sharing the parts of her life she has usually kept private in the hope that others feel less alone in theirs.
IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:
- That success is measured differently for everyone and doesn't require being a celebrity or known public figure.
- How to build a successful independent insurance adjusting career by growing your craft and marketing yourself effectively.
- Why treating adjusters as people—not just a workforce—creates a strong, loyal team and successful firm.
- How a late autism and ADHD diagnosis can explain a lifetime of thinking patterns, relationships, and leadership style.
- Why she sees her son, born from a sexual assault, as the best thing that ever happened to her.
- How to parent and support a gifted child with AuDHD without feeling constantly defeated.
- That you don't have to regret your past because it can shape and shift you into who you are today.
- Why finding the good in hard events, even when only bad is visible, can help you move forward.
- How to lead without emotional decision making by using self-understanding of the way your brain works.
- Why creating opportunities for others and watching them succeed is a more fulfilling success measure than money.
about the show
Beyond Success TV is a cinematic business documentary series featuring entrepreneurs, founders, CEOs, experts, and visionary leaders who have achieved success and are now focused on building something with deeper meaning.
Each episode goes beyond the public image to explore the real story behind the leader, including the pressure, sacrifices, setbacks, decisions, and turning points that shaped their journey.
The series highlights people who have built companies, led teams, created influence, overcome challenges, and used their success to create impact beyond their own achievements.
Beyond Success TV shows what happens when success becomes more than a milestone. It becomes a platform for leadership, responsibility, service, growth, and legacy.
For featured guests, the series provides a platform to share their story, strengthen their personal brand, build authority, and show audiences the mission, values, and purpose behind their success.
