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About Us

We built the firm
we wished existed.

Benefits Collective was founded on a simple premise: mid-market employers deserve the same sophisticated benefits strategies that Fortune 500 companies use — and they deserve an advisor whose interests are fully aligned with theirs.

"The traditional brokerage model isn't broken by accident. It's designed to keep employers dependent, uninformed, and paying more than they should. We built Benefits Collective to be the alternative."

Our Story

Why we started here

Benefits Collective was founded by benefits professionals who spent years inside the traditional brokerage system — and grew increasingly frustrated with what they saw. Employers were being kept in the dark. Carriers withheld claims data. PBMs buried rebates.

We wanted to build something that made the traditional brokerage model obsolete.

Mission & Values

What we believe — and how it
shapes everything we do

These aren't aspirational statements on a wall. They're the operating principles that determine how we structure our business, how we advise our clients, and where we draw hard lines.

Alignment over access
A broker with carrier relationships isn't an advisor — they're a salesperson. We are compensated only by our clients, which means our interests point in exactly one direction: toward your best outcome.
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Data as a right, not a privilege
Your claims data belongs to you. Not your carrier. Not your TPA. You. We build every engagement around giving employers complete, unfiltered visibility into how their healthcare dollars are spent.
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Specialization over scale
We serve one segment: mid-market employers. Deep specialization is how we deliver results that generalists can't.
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Evidence over relationships
Every vendor we recommend earns their spot through performance data, not because they sponsor our golf tournament. We rebid every component competitively, every year, without exception.
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Partnership over transactions
Benefits is not a once-a-year conversation. We are in your data monthly, present through every challenge, and proactively driving improvement year-round — not just at renewal time.
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Honesty over comfort
We will tell you when self-funding isn't right for your organization. We believe good advice sometimes means delivering news that's hard to hear.
How We're Compensated

Fee-based, fully disclosed.
Always.

Most brokers earn a percentage of your premium. That means every time your premiums go up, they make more money. It's a model that creates a powerful incentive to do nothing.

We charge a flat advisory fee, disclosed upfront, for the full scope of services we provide. No commissions. No carrier override payments. No referral fees from TPAs, PBMs, or stop-loss carriers. No hidden compensation of any kind.

When we recommend a vendor, it's because they're the right fit — not because they pay us to recommend them. This isn't just an ethical preference. It's the structural foundation that makes everything else we do possible.

How Benefits Collective is paid
Flat advisory fee — fully disclosed
Agreed upon upfront. Same fee whether your premiums rise or fall.
No carrier commissions or override payments
No PBM referral fees or rebate sharing
No stop-loss placement overrides
No TPA or vendor placement fees
Our Founders

The people behind the work

A senior team with deep expertise across self-funded plan design, pharmacy, compliance, and data analytics — working directly with clients.

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Taylor Lindsey
Co-Founder
[Bio coming soon]
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Alex Dampf
Co-Founder
[Bio coming soon]
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Justin Leader
Co-Founder
[Bio coming soon]
Work With Us

Ready to work with an advisor who works for you?

Schedule a no-obligation conversation. We'll tell you whether self-funding is right for your organization, show you where we'd look for savings, and explain exactly how we work — and how we're paid.

No pressure. No commitment. Just a conversation.