2013 40 Under 40: Travis Turner
Southeast Region Reprints
Director of account management
Corporate Synergies Group L.L.C.
Age: 32
For Travis Turner, there is no bigger challenge and satisfaction than helping clients find solutions to their problems.
“I love the pace of the field and the creativity that is required to be a benefit consultant. You are helping employers solve puzzles. Solving those puzzles is very rewarding and intellectually stimulating,” said Mr. Turner, who is director of account management in Bethesda, Md., for benefits broker and consultant Corporate Synergies Group L.L.C.
Mr. Turner joined Corporate Synergies in 2008 and in the past five years has played a key role in boosting annual revenue in the Bethesda office five-fold to $2 million.
His colleagues credit his success to his work ethic and insight. “He has such a great commitment to the client. That just flows naturally. And, he has great intuition in helping to find solutions for the client,” said Tim Hayden, regional vice president of sales at Corporate Synergies.
That commitment also is noted by clients.
“He has helped our company in countless ways regarding the health plan,” said Kenneth Arnold, controller of Benfield Electric Co. Inc. in Aberdeen, Md.
“He knows our plan better than we do, so he is my go-to with questions and concerns,” Mr. Arnold said. “Everything he says he will do, he does. He is a man of his word.”
A key part of his job is to help clients be proactive, not just reactive, with employee benefits plans.
“Employers have developed a reactive approach to benefits, be it, for example, to a renewal or to legislation,” Mr. Turner said.
“Our job is to help employers become proactive in their benefit programs.”
