Employee Spotlight: Jana Menendez Vazquez
Tori Carter, PHR
Director of Talent Acquisition at HUB South - Hiring top talent at the 5th largest insurance agency in the world!
Jana C. Menendez Vazquez is the Employee Benefits Select Business Manager in Winter Park in Hub Florida. In her new role, Jana manages a book, leads the Select Business Team and is responsible for increasing revenue in this segment.
Jana began her insurance career in 2008, working as a Sales Executive for a Puerto Rico local carrier (Medical Card System). There she was recognized as a top performer within the small group segment. She later joined the HUB Florida team as an Account Manager in 2017. Jana has experience consulting for private sector small employer plans including Law Firms, CPA Firms, Retail, Construction, Technology Consulting firms, among others.
Jana completed her Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with a sub-study in marketing from the Bayamón Central University. She is well versed in small group compliance, benefits administration, small group self-funded plan management, prescription plan management, marketing of client benefit plans and the implementation process.
Jana is the proud mom of two boys and lives with her husband in Sanford, Florida. In her downtime, being an island girl from Puerto Rico, Jana enjoys the beach, traveling, watching movies, walking and quality time with her family and friends.
Getting to know Jana:
Q. What lead you to a career in Insurance?
A. My sister worked for an insurance carrier when I was a teenager and sometimes, I helped her setup meeting kits, went to different work activities. She was so passionate about her work that it made me curious about insurance. That’s the reason I decided to get licensed and start my insurance career.
Q. What do you think is the best quality for a leader to possess?
A. Being human and transparent. Why? Whomever can empathize with employees and take them to the next level through mentoring and leading by example. Provide tools for the continuous improvement of the employees. Always be open to dialogue and build trust. When employees feel heard and respected, you have happy employees.
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Q. What was the best piece of advice you ever received?
A. Don’t give space to negativity. Focus on your work and give your best. Good things will happen; just be patient but don’t settle.
Q. What is your favorite thing about working at HUB International?
A. It feels like a family.
Q. If you weren’t working right now, what would you be doing?
A. I would be traveling the world.
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Learn more about HUB:
MANAGER, Employee Benefits Department @ VIDAL & RODRIGUEZ INSURANCE BROKERS
2 年Congrats Jana.
Chief Compliance Officer, Benefits and Employment Law - South Region; HUB International, PEO Practice Lead; University of South Carolina Joseph F. Rice School of Law, Adjunct Professor
2 年Jana is a superstar and an amazingly talented woman! We lucky to work with Jana!
Healthcare Compliance | Regulatory Compliance | Audits & Monitoring | Regulatory Reporting
2 年So proud of you! ??
Director of Emerging Markets @ HUB International
2 年Thank you! Tori Carter, PHR ??