Weidel On Winning Careers in Athens, GA

In the mid 1970s, Larry Weidel was just a few years out of college when he was promoted to a supervisor position for a top real estate construction company in Atlanta, Ga. When the oil embargo and economic turmoil hit the company hard, Larry found himself without a job. He was forced to accept unemployment checks and food stamps in order to feed his young family. Refusing to settle for any available job and determined to find a more stable industry, he decided to tough it out until he found the right opportunity. In 1975, he found it—a chance to help build A.L. Williams, now Primerica, an award-winning financial services company which has grown across North America.