Nick Gedestad

About Nick Gedestad

My main objective is to decode the benefits system for employers and develop meaningful benefit programs that make sense for organizations and their employees.For over a decade I have worked with HR teams to support their goals in delivering what is important to their employees in a competitive benefits program while mitigating unnecessary risk. With this focus in mind, the USI One Advantage® brings together multiple resources to simplify the process for the HR team.The USI One Advantage®¥ OMNI provides proprietary data analytics¥ Network of local and national resources¥ Enterprise solution customized for your unique short and long-term goalsI am dedicated to leverage our resources to be an extension of your team to ultimately attract and retain talent with their evolving needs.When I’m not engrossed in helping employers, I will either be finding new adventures in the bay area with my young family or lacing up the running shoes to hit the road.Please do not hesitate to connect with me regarding our capabilities and resources to help you offer competitive programs that bring additional value to your organization, n••••••••@usi.com.

Experience

1. Vice President, Employee Benefits Consultant

   USI Insurance Services

   Oct 2023 — Present

   USI is a leading national insurance brokerage and consulting firm delivering customized employee benefit, property and casualty, personal risk and retirement solutions throughout the United States. Our teams analyzes client business issues and challenges leveraging USI ONE™, a proprietary platform integrating analytics, networked resources and strategic planning to deliver highly customized solutions with economic impact and a superior employee experience. USI’s employee benefit practice offers a broad and deep set of measurable employee benefit solutions that help our clients use their employee benefit offerings to attract talent and improve retention while maintaining an efficient and affordable cost structure. Experience the USI ONE Advantage® and learn how our employee benefits practice offers highly specialized solutions and services to drive better value for your benefit spend. To learn more about USI, our capabilities, and our resources, please contact me at n••••••••@usi.com or 92••••••62.

Education

• San José State University

  MBA, Business

  2011 — 2014

• University of Arizona

  BA, Communication

  1997 — 2002

Skills

• Training
• Customer Satisfaction
• Budgets
• Finance
• Budgeting
• Hotels
• Sales
• Management
• Time Management
• Hospitality Management
• Insurance
• Customer Service
• Salesforce.com
• Employee Benefits
• Inventory Management
• Sales Management
• Account Management
• Hotel Management
• Microsoft Excel
• Marketing
• Hospitality Industry
• Health Insurance
• Program Management
• Hospitality