Who is Suzy?
Here at PassMasters, Suzy has one goal: helping you MASTER the concepts so you can PASS your securities or insurance exam first time. Get it? Learn from the best instructor in the industry and become a PassMaster, acing your exam with ease. Please read on to learn more about Suzy and her family history of training expertise.
1976 – The Beginning
Gerry and Cheryl Schultze (Suzy’s parents) launched the Portland Insurance School in Oregon, the first state nationwide to require pre-license education for prospective insurance agents. Before 1976, insurance company sales managers, each responsible for their recruits, performed insurance pre-license training.
Fun Fact: The first class offered at Portland Insurance School was Property and Casualty and had two students.
Suzy Rhoades
I am passionate about teaching!
As a small child one of my favorites things was to go to the classroom with my Dad and write on his chalkboard. To say that I started my adventures in this business decades ago goes without saying. When I started teaching I was often the youngest person in the classroom. Not anymore, HA! That’s ok. Over those years, thousands of students have taught me how to present this complicated information in a way that is accessible to all.
I will teach you what you need to understand (A LOT, let’s be honest), as well as exam-taking tricks that you need to know to pass these insurance and securities exams. The real world and the test world are not always the same. I like to think of myself as a master of the test world. Study with me and pass your exam on the first attempt. YOU GOT THIS!
Fun Facts: Since 2017, Suzy is registered yoga teacher! She teaches live yoga classes weekly at a glorious vacation destination. She also in a tap dancer, participating in the Rodeo City Wreckettes, performing throughout the city at retirement communities, spreading joy and raising funds for various non-profits.
Company History Continued
1981
Gerry and Cheryl expand their curriculum to offer securities pre-license training.
Fun Fact: The first Series 6 class they offered had over 50 students!!
1984
Gerry and Cheryl sell the Portland Insurance School and move to sunny Scottsdale, AZ, with Suzy in tow (age 12). Sunburns ensue.
1989
Gerry and Cheryl open the Phoenix Insurance and Securities School, which quickly grows to become the most prominent live test prep school in Arizona with five classroom locations. It is here that Suzy begins working in the business!
1995
Gerry Schultze opens the Insurance and Securities School of Colorado, which grows to become the most prominent live test prep provider in the state with three classroom locations.
1996
Gerry’s daughter Suzy takes over leadership of the Insurance and Securities School of Colorado, where she begins teaching insurance and securities pre-license courses. It is here in Colorado that Suzy and her husband start their family, with all four kids being born in the state.
2006-2017
During this 10+ years, Suzy was Director of Content and Compliance for the industry’s first online training school. A time of great adventures and new friends, Suzy created online content, drawing from her thousands of hours teaching in the classroom.
2017
Originally formed in 2017 to offer exam prep for those in the real estate industry, in 2021 PassMasters pivots to securities test prep as Suzy creates the best online exam prep courses for those preparing to pass their financial services exams.
2023
In 2023, two of Suzy’s children, Miles and Max, join the company, making PassMasters a third generation business!
Today
In 2026, PassMasters celebrates 5 years of helping students PASS their securities and insurance exams! Miles offers tutoring services to students, and Max runs all the socials. We look forward to many more years together! Helping students like you is why PassMasters was created.
Fun Fact: As seen in this photo, Suzy still makes a rare appearance in a live class, it is her favorite place to be.
