Kareim Cade is president and CEO of Great Lakes Benefit Group, located in Southfield, Michigan.

Paul Wilson: How did you get your start in the benefits industry?

My mother was in the insurance business, and I received a degree in insurance and risk management in 1994 from a small private school. I came home, got an insurance license from the state of Michigan, and failed so miserably that my mother fired me.

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Paul Wilson

Paul Wilson is the editor-in-chief of BenefitsPRO Magazine and BenefitsPRO.com. He has covered the insurance industry for more than a decade, including stints at Retirement Advisor Magazine and ProducersWeb.