In 1997, DeGraide started his first company, BZ Results, in Providence, Rhode Island. BZ Results is a digital marketing company that helps car dealers use the Internet to grow their businesses. In 2006, with over 1,600 dealership clients and 150 employees, DeGraide and his partners sold BZ Results to Advanced Digital Processing (ADP).. After the. sale of BZ Results, DeGraide started Astonish. As the Founder and Co-Chairman of Astonish, DeGraide and his team are the driving forces behind a vision to help the insurance industry across the country grow their businesses by using the Internet.. Now currently serving hundreds of local insurance agencies in America, Adam DeGraide and his team at Astonish are continuing to help push the boundaries marketing, technology, and training for the insurance industry.