Session Topic: Building a Referral Network for Professional Services
Day
Wednesday
Start Time
10:00 AM
Length
50
Location
CH 123
MKT - Selling
Presenter(s)
Michael
Cooper
Consultant, Employee Health & Benefits
Marsh
https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-cooper1998/
CSB Alum and UNCW Alumn
Michael works as a Consultant with Marsh McLennan Agency’s (MMA) Employee Health & Benefits division to provide top-of-the-line solutions for his clients. He is an experienced benefits strategist, consulting with CFOs, CPOs and CHROs on their people and risk strategy. His approach is that healthier and happier people create better working companies, proving that a company’s most important asset is their people. He works to provide best-in-class health benefits sets his clients in the government contracting and tech industries up for success. He leads MMA’s national employee resource group for military veterans and their families, SALUTE, creating a community for colleagues to share resources and promote regional or national fundraisers for non-profits supporting the military community.
Before joining MMA, Michael worked as a Ocean Rescue Guard for the Wrightsville Beach Fire Department. His team worked to create a safe environment for patrons, providing emergency aid and prevention which resulted in over 400 calls during the summer. Michael holds his Health & Life and Property & Casualty license and is a member of National Capital’s Association for Corporate Growth, Richmond City Chamber, and Professional Services Council for Government Contractors.
Michael graduated from the University of North Carolina Wilmington with a degree in Business and minor in Educational Leadership. He serves on the business school’s alumni board for the Professional Selling major along with doing several guest lectures throughout the year. In his free time, he enjoys serving the Sports Backers young professional board, promoting healthy lifestyles and events in the Greater Richmond area. He also enjoys weightlifting, triathlons, running, yoga, snowboarding and surfing.