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Happy Holidays From Distinguished’s Environmental & Construction Professional Team
From all of us at Distinguished, we wish you a joyful and safe holiday season. Thank you for your continued support and partnership—your trust means so much to us. We’re excited to see what 2025 will bring! This holiday season, our team across the country gathered for festive celebrations and volunteering. In San Francisco, the…
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“No Dream Is Too Big” Inside Susan DeCarlo’s Sabbatical to Mount Kilimanjaro
Next year, Susan DeCarlo, Vice President – Program Manager, Distinguished, is planning a trip with her 12-year-old daughter to Machu Picchu. The genesis of the idea: Her one-month-long sabbatical this past February which included climbing Mount Kilimanjaro, a safari, and a visit to the small island of Zanzibar off the coast of Tanzania. Susan is…
Reaching Out to Millennials at Rutgers
Rewarding? Lucrative? Cool? Yep, a career in insurance can be all of these things and more! Introducing the next generation to the insurance industry is the mission of Distinguished’s Millennial Outreach Committee and an important part of our company’s future success. This summer, we were invited to present for the second time at Rutgers Business…
For Immediate Release: We’ve Made the List!
NEW YORK, August 17, 2016 – Distinguished LLC, a group of entrepreneurial businesses serving the insurance industry, is proud to announce that it is has made Inc. Magazine’s 2016 Inc. 5000 list, the most prestigious ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies. Listed at No. 3633, Distinguished has a three-year sales growth of 86%. This…
Distinguished Cellars: Chicago
Last week, we hosted the another Distinguished Cellars: a dinner gathering industry experts and influencers in the community to discuss an emerging theme over dinner and wine. A chance to network with peers and enjoy food and wine with industry friends. We gathered a diverse group of insurance executives, investment bankers, brokers, and more to…
Vets in the Workplace- a Win-Win for Employers and Those Who Have Served
The unemployment rate for veterans is at an all-time low, according to recent Wall Street Journal reports. This statistic (4.6% in 2015) is attributed in part to corporations’ commitments to hiring our heroes. With 200,000 men and women in service returning to civilian life each year, employing a vet can spell success for a company’s bottom…
Distinguished Programs’ Carla Vel Recognized As One of IBA’s “Elite Women 2016”
Carla Vel, President and COO of Distinguished Programs, has recently been named among the “Elite Women 2016” by Insurance Business America (IBA) magazine. IBA’s Elite Women 2016 recognizes 144 women whose impressive personal and professional achievements have earned them a place among the insurance industry’s best. From CEOs of major corporations to innovative startup founders,…
Distinguished’s Albert Leung Named 2016 IBANY’s Emerging Leader of the Year
The Insurance Brokers’ Association of the State of New York (IBANY) celebrated our industry’s rising stars last Thursday evening, June 16th, at Battery Gardens, NYC. We are proud to announce that Albert Leung, CPCU, CLU, and Customer Care Manager and Senior Program Underwriter at Distinguished Programs, was named IBANY’s Emerging Leader of 2016 in the…
A Sustainable Culture
Culture week. An opportunity for an organization to get together to share, learn, and grow to build a deeper connection to the core mission and values. We had ours last week, and it was great. Two full days of employee-led sessions on everything from stress management, communication, conflict resolution, to personal finance. We celebrated and…
What We’re Reading
A collection of some of the interesting articles, interviews, and stories we’ve been reading lately. How to Involve Residents in Sustainable Efforts April 20, 2016 “With price-conscious renters, multifamily operators are often successful engaging residents with sustainability when the program in question directly impacts the resident’s pocketbook.” —Multi-Housing News Four Trends Driving the NYC Office…
The Kids Visit Distinguished
Do you remember that part in the beginning of the movie “City Slickers” when Billy Crystal is at career day at his son’s school, and has to admit to the class that his job is, in it’s most practical form, “selling air?” (I can hear the thump of his son’s head hitting the desk.) As…