
Jeff Bradford, Bradford Dalton Group: The Nashville Merger and the COVINADO
Jeff Bradford merged Bradford Group with Dalton on March 1, 2020 — the day before a tornado hit Nashville. The "COVINADO" merger story and the 90-person agency it created.

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Jeff Bradford merged Bradford Group with Dalton on March 1, 2020 — the day before a tornado hit Nashville. The "COVINADO" merger story and the 90-person agency it created.

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