Justin Futrell is a benefits advisor at TrueNorth Companies Justin Futrell, benefits advisor at TrueNorth Companies

Justin Futrell is a benefits advisor at TrueNorth Companies.

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

When I was in college, the career engagement center at Cornell College in Mount Vernon, Iowa connected me with three people. Two of the three got back to me and the one who didn't was from TrueNorth. One day, I had an interview with one of the other companies but they ended up having a scheduling conflict and had to postpone the interview. I had borrowed a car and a suit for the interview, so I wasn't very happy. I said, "I'm going to go interview somewhere else."

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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.