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Hunt

Partner, Employee Benefits

The Baldwin Group

Cal Poly, SLO
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Hunt Turner has over 20 years of experience in the Employee Benefits industry. His consulting skills have helped clients in the Non Profit, Finance, Construction, and Real Estate industries.
Healthcare, Medical & Wellness
Insurance
Consulting
Finance

Q1Career path

Sales

Health Insurance

Networking

1:29

"I continue to do many of the similar tasks that I did when I started after college"

Q2Main responsibilities

Teamwork

Communication

Problem-Solving

0:56

"We try to be as proactive as we as possible so we can try to lay out expectations for our, our corporate clients."

Q3Day in the life

Problem-Solving

Client Interaction

Communication

0:55

"the great news is there's a ton of variety."

Q4Most important skills - role

0:59

Q5Favorite parts - role

Business Growth

Networking

Teamwork

0:51

"Working with my team really closely has been extremely rewarding to see that my coworkers around me really just grow and thrive."

Q6Biggest challenge - role

Employee Benefits

Recruiting and Talent Acquisition

State Laws and Regulations

1:07

"Keeping up with trends in our clients as their businesses change. Right now we're seeing a trend of companies moving out of California or opening divisions outside of California."

Q7Favorite parts - industry

Healthcare

Problem-Solving

Health Insurance

0:56

"And getting to see, um, hopefully be part of the, some of the solutions to help address some of those, those needs in the long run."

Q8Who thrives in industry

Self-starter

Problem-solver

Collaborative

0:53

"The people who thrive are people who are self-starters. There, um, there is no guidebook on what steps to take. Um, a lot of it's learned by doing."

Q9Wish known before - industry

Mentorship

Career Development

Networking

0:59

"It's definitely a journey. It's a path. You can't know it all right away. Experience is a good thing."

Q10Entry-level positions

Health Insurance

Insurance Industry

Employee Benefits

1:05

"They sometimes we'll have training programs. You're in a really positive environment to where you can learn a vertical within our space and become really good at it."

Q11Significant lesson - career

Mentorship

Continuous Learning

Leadership

1:04

"It's never stopped learning. It's definitely be hungry for knowledge and experience."

Q12College ideas for success

Data Analysis

Financial Management

Problem-Solving

1:05

"The education I received at Cal Poly was really helpful and helping me not see problems as something that's scary, but something that is attainable and you can attack it and figure it out and solve it."

Q13How identity impacted career

Motivation

Overcoming Challenges

Resilience

1:18

"One of my nicknames I have at work is being pleasantly persistent. So I just smile and get up and call again, talk again, ask again, and get knocked down and get up and smile and just be pleasantly persistent."