About Tim Duray

Good Neighbor Consulting was founded by Tim Duray, whose career experience includes executive roles in small business consulting, capital medical equipment, and information services before he entered the insurance and financial services industry more than 25 years ago. His national and international business experience, combined with current academic research in global management, artificial intelligence, entrepreneurship, and digitally driven customer acquisition, gives Good Neighbor Consulting a unique foundation for helping professionals adapt, compete, and grow in a changing marketplace.

Tim graduated with a degree in Psychology from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and in recent years rediscovered a passion for learning. He earned a Master's degree in Applied Leadership and Management from Thunderbird School of Global Management at Arizona State University, is currently completing certificate coursework through The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania focused on the application of artificial intelligence at the enterprise level, and is nearing completion of a PhD in Business with a specialization in Entrepreneurship at the Spears School of Business at Oklahoma State University. His dissertation focuses on the entrepreneur's advantage in industries increasingly dominated by digitally driven customer acquisition models.

Before opening his insurance and financial services business in 2002, Tim's career across multiple industries in domestic and international markets gave him a practical understanding of how competitive markets evolve, how professionals must adapt to changing conditions, and how lasting client relationships are built over time through reliability, consistency, and informed guidance.

Over the course of his career, Tim has earned multiple professional designations, including CLU, ChFC, and RICP, reflecting his commitment to advanced planning, professional education, and client centered financial guidance. He has also been recognized repeatedly with top tier industry honors, including multiple President's Club and Chairman's Circle honors, as well as decades of award travel recognition.