In this episode I interview Lena Jaroudi. We discuss our staff and who is the lead for each task we perform here at BPI so you know who is serving you. Lena is our longest tenured employee and we take some time to go through the history of BPI, how it’s grown and changed and what we see for the future.
Eight years ago I told Lena one day BPI would have five employees and be selling small group medical. At that point it was she and I and we sold Companion Life only. We had a crappy little office that was crawling with bugs and spiders and bathrooms that you wouldn’t find in a rest stop in Baldwin.
Over his 18 years in the benefits business Dominic has worked in the Medicare Advantage, small group Blue Cross medical, ancillary GA and large group benefit admin space here in Michigan. His parents and biggest influences, Patricia Siciliano and John McClain, instilled in him the key pillar to GA benefits business—relationships with agents and carriers. Dominic has served as the NABIP West Michigan President twice. He’s run the golf outing several years going and he served at the Legislative Co Chair for the State Board during the passing of PPACA. His Friday morning classes, Employee Benefits 101, is highly regarded in the industry as a practical, real world introduction to the business for new folks. In short, he is passionate about our business and about seeing agents succeed.
Dominic loves golf and basketball but as he gets older, golf more. He’s a Western grad but a State fan! He most enjoys spending time with wife Janelle and four children outdoors and Up North! From the very early days of BPI when it was just him and Lena in a tiny little office, he hasn’t changed, it’s about getting the job done for agents.
