Alain Morin & Audrey McGurrin
Terrebonne, QC
Former Occupation: Student/Roofer

Searching for an Opportunity
In 1999, Alain Morin was a 21-year-old student and roofer looking for a chance to do something special with his life. “I had grown up with not very much,” recalls Alain. “Audrey and I had, by then, started a life together and I wanted to find a way to build a better future for us. I just didn’t know what that was going to be, and I honestly lacked the confidence that I would be able to find such an opportunity.”

It was in the fall of that year that a friend introduced Alain to a Primerica Representative who invited him to a business overview. “I went to the meeting not knowing what I was going to find there – but what I saw really surprised me. People were upbeat and happy. I was really impressed with Primerica’s How Money Works™ financial education guide.¹ These are concepts that I hadn’t learned in school even though I was studying finance at university. And I knew that the vast majority of people aren’t being taught them either. But the big takeaway for me, right from the beginning, was that this was a business that I could do, and I could do it on my own terms. I knew I’d have to step out of my comfort zone and get more accomplished at talking with people – because I was pretty shy at the time – but that was part of the personal growth that I would have to work on. I wanted to get off people’s roofs and earn a living with my pen, my phone, and my car!”

Combining Forces to Transform Lives
One of the things that attracted Alain to Primerica was the promise of striking work/life balance. “I knew that there’s always a price to pay for any success but what attracted me to this business was being able to build it and answer to myself and not anyone else. I got into this business with the knowledge that I was going to have to work hard, especially at first, but that would be my decision.”

A few years after Alain had joined Primerica, Audrey quit her job as a pediatric oncology nurse to join Alain in building their business together and, eventually, opening their own Primerica office.² “We had met when I was the pizza delivery guy for her mother’s restaurant,” smiles Alain. “And now here, we were, working together to fulfill our dream of doing something that would be life-changing for us and for others.”

Winning on Their Terms
Now, years later, Alain and Audrey have established a successful and growing organization. “The early years were indeed challenging, but the effort has been worth it,” says Alain. “Primerica really has offered us the freedom make our own choices, control our own destiny, and to provide us with a life that I didn’t even have the means to dream of during my childhood. And our daughter, Amandine, can now choose whatever she wants to do in her future.

“Today, we continue to be focused on supporting our team members in their quest to transform their own lives and find others who want to do the same. Audrey and I grew up in this business. We feel very lucky to have come across this unique company and taken advantage of its wonderful opportunity.”³