Norman Jackson, Bullard began working as a salesman for Allstate Insurance Co. after earning his business degree. He was promoted to sales manager over parts of the Fort Worth area, and his career took off from there. He and his wife, Vicki, who met at a Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity party at UNT and have been married for 50 years, traveled the world thanks to his work with Allstate, and he received many awards in his 37 years with the company. He says his education at UNT helped him grow from a small-town country boy to a successful corporate employee and sparked his determination to succeed.