Lester J. Morales is a true consultant in the human capital and employee benefits arena and currently serves as CEO of Next Impact, LLC. Focused on innovation and changing the “status quo,” Next Impact is a full-service employee benefits and human resource marketing and consulting company, committed to helping other companies grow and add value to their clients. Before he founded Next Impact, he cofounded Incela, a benefits administration company focused on helping advisors support their clients with ACA compliance.
Prior to becoming an entrepreneur, Lester served nearly three years as Executive Vice-President and Chief Growth Officer for Willis’ Human Capital Practice, one of the largest insurance brokerages in the world. In this role, Lester led over 200 producers/consultants in 40 + offices as part of a $350,000,000 practice- Willis’ single largest practice in North America. During a previous eight-year stint at Willis, Lester was consistently among the top five consultants nationally. Between those assignments, Lester served as National Vice President of Sales for Healthstat, a leading provider of worksite clinics and disease management services.
Lester received a BS in Risk Management and Insurance from Florida State University. He is a highly sought-after speaker at industry conferences, on the subjects of on-site clinics, private exchanges, self-funding, wellness, pharmacy carve-outs, compliance, captives, and other cost-mitigation strategies.