About Elevated Benefits
As an independent Employee Benefits consulting firm, Elevated Benefits Consulting leverages the relationships we’ve forged over the past 25 years to bring our clients the most innovative solutions available in the market. We excel by engineering diverse programs to tailor strategic benefit solutions and address the unique needs of each individual client. Our reputation has been built on producing strong results for our clients through dedicated service, problem solving, market intelligence, resource allocation, collaboration, and creative thinking.
Focusing on operational efficiencies, we can leverage our proprietary solutions that establish purchasing power and long-term rate stability for our clients with no disruption or takeaways to their current coverage. The real dollars we’ll save your company can be repurposed or reinvested however you wish, whether into your people & programs allowing you to achieve your corporate goals, or as true savings.
Our no cost, no obligation market assessment requires very little time and effort from our prospective clients. With a Letter of Authorization and a census, we can pull the pertinent data to conduct the assessment and determine the level of savings we can generate for your organization. If we have a story to tell, we’ll have a formal meeting to take a deeper dive into the intricacies of our exclusive program.
We look forward to scheduling a time with you to discuss the advantages Elevated Benefits Consulting can bring to your organization.
Brian Patton, President
RESPONSIBILITIES
As the President of Elevated Benefits Consulting, Brian has a range of responsibilities including business development, creating strategies to improve employee engagement and benefit communication & education efficiencies, designing customized solutions to drive attraction & retention, and addressing the gaps & shortfalls in coverage for our clients. He brings a consultative and strategic approach to the ancillary benefits Elevated Benefits Consulting provides to our clients on a daily basis. Brian is known for his integrity, work ethic, passion, dedicated service, market intelligence, resource allocation, collaboration, problem solving, creative thinking, and the lifelong friendships he’s forged with clients and industry partners.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Prior to starting Elevated Benefits Consulting, Brian spent the first 23 years of his career with Unum, a leading carrier in the employee benefits market. Brian was a Senior Account Executive and responsible for the Executive Benefits Specialist and the Large Case Voluntary Benefits Specialist roles for the Denver field office. He was a consistent leader in the company, from his sales results to his mentorship with his teammates. Following Unum, Brian was an Area Vice President with Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. on their Insurance Point team, offering a wide range of employee benefit consultation and insurance brokerage services designed for employers, primarily healthcare clients and hospitals throughout the United States.
BACKGROUND
Brian resides in Centennial, CO with his wife and their two children. He graduated from Arizona State University in 1997 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Justice Studies and a minor in Business. Brian is the founder and President for The Willie Patton Foundation, a 501(c)(3) organization, which was created to raise money for the patients and their families who are in need of housing near the medical center as they go through the transplantation process. Outside of work, Brian can be found coaching youth tackle football and lacrosse, surfing, skiing, cooking, and enjoying time with family and friends.
Grace Patton
Grace is an Account Executive at Elevated Benefits Consulting where she services our client accounts, building & fostering our carrier partner relationships, and designs & tallies responses to RFPs. On a day-to-day basis, she is active in relationship building and business development & acquisition of new clients. Grace’s responsibilities also include business administration, tracking expenses to support the strategic efforts of the practice, and assisting the President with daily tasks. She is currently pursuing a Management degree at Montana State University.
