Margaret Guardado

Margaret Guardado serves as an independent broker at David Allen Capital, where she specializes in business funding for clients in North Carolina. She began her career in insurance after working in landscaping, spending four years as a life and health insurance agent with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina and Aflac. During her first year at Aflac she achieved top honors as the number one agent in North Carolina for accounts and AP, earned a trip to Cancun, and was recognized as number one in the state for veterans in her first quarter as well as number one in accounts with 23 accounts by year end. Guardado is a high school graduate who completed some college coursework at the College of the Albemarle and holds both health and life licenses, which she maintained for four years. She values honesty and communication in her work and credits her success to her ability to connect with people by listening, learning from them, and explaining options clearly so clients feel heard. Her approach emphasizes keeping drive and ambition at the forefront while helping business owners access the resources they need.