Sometimes you have to stop and smell the popcorn popping in the
break room on Thursdays.
It's been about a week since it was announced that Alliance
Benefit Group Companies of Minnesota and Kansas (ABGNCS, ABGFS)
were awarded the Best-In-Retirement Business IMPACT
Award™ from Charles Schwab & Co. Inc. ("Schwab") and
it's a proud moment for our entire organization. This has been a fun couple of
weeks, Schwab even visited our office and made a video that made us look like
we could be the subject of a TV show. Catch it by following this link or
tune into TNT on Wednesday nights at 8/7 Central.
Coming to ABG last year from the advertising industry in Minneapolis, I
have seen my fair share of excitement and sorrow over industry awards (mostly
sorrow and passive aggressive finger pointing). The excitement surrounding this
though is even more special. Perhaps, because our headquarters isn't in a
trendy warehouse district or a glassy sky scraper, it's in Albert Lea,
Minnesota. A town often referred to as "Mayberry" which happens to be
placed at the nexus of the universe, otherwise known and the crossroads of I35
and I90. Possibly, because our people are so humble they pass the credit around
like a holiday fruitcake. It's also been fun to embrace the collaboration
between our advisor, consulting and recordkeeping divisions.
But, the biggest reason I'm so impressed is because if I wasn't here every day
to see the impact our 100+ person team has across the national retirement
(and health & wellness and payroll and COBRA)
community, I would have a hard time believing it. This award helps reinforce
that notion. It truly is a great team across the board. For that I wanted to
take this week's blog post to thank the team I get to work with every
day.
Good work all. Here's to being recognized and here's to
further success in the years to come. Now it's time to get back to work so we
can put more hardware in the trophy case, and more importantly help our clients
succeed.
The Author: Cole Thompson
Marketing
Specialist
cthompson@abg-mn.com
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