Tony graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a BBA in Finance. After several years in the local Austin banking industry, he began his career in the Insurance Industry in 1989 with Farmers Insurance. After 8 years as an underwriting/sales supervisor and manager, Tony founded Jones Insurance Agency in 1997 in Denver, Colorado as a District Manager. While successfully growing his district operations, Tony also served on the Colorado Insurance Commissioners Producer Advisory Board. After 5 years in Denver, in 2003, Tony, his wife Tracye, son and daughter, Colton and Alyssa, moved to La Grange and acquired the Lindemann Insurance Agency.