Thrive’s 2019: A Year In Review

By: Samantha Bezar, Director of Digital Marketing

As we come to a close on chapter 1/12 for 2020, I wanted to take a moment to share with all of you everything that we had been able to accomplish at Thrive in 2019. This past year has been an incredible year of growth for Thrive – and in more ways than one! See some of our highlights below.

In 2019 Thrive…

I feel so lucky to be a member of the Thrive Team. Throughout my high school and college career, I saw first-hand everything that my father (David Bezar) and his partner (Bret Elam) had put into this business. Their passion for empowering families through education is contagious. I have seen this company grow from a staff of 8 to a staff of almost 30 amazing, hard-working people that I am so lucky to work with.

I am most excited about what lays ahead for Thrive. Our team spent this past Monday at our 2020 kick-off meeting. Here, we laid out our goals for Thrive as a whole & the scope of what we want to accomplish together as a team. We also highlighted some exceptional team members for their dedication to building up Thrive and making it the best that it can be.

2019 Team Thrive Awards

Ryan Kelly

2020 Thrive ROY Award
Ryan Kelly (center) pictured with Thrive partners David Bezar (right) and Bret Elam (left) accepting the 2019 Rookie of The Year Award. Ryan joined the Thrive Team in January of 2019 as a member of the Financial Planning Team. Ryan has recently been promoted to Director of Financial Planning – way to go Ryan!

Brittany Hodge

Brittany Hodge (center) accepts the 2019 Leadership Impact Award. Brittany has been a member of Team Thrive since 2017. Her passion for Thrive has helped to grow our team and instill in them the same attitude. Brittany is now our Director of Client Services!

Jordan Cohen

Jordan Cohen (center) has been at Thrive practically from the start. His financial knowledge & compassion for others has earned him the 2019 Advisor of The Year award.

 

And finally, I feel so honored to have been chosen by my peers as the recipient of the 2019 Team Player Award!

Samantha Bezar

 

Thrive has an amazing year ahead and we look forward to sharing with you all that we are able to accomplish! Keep checking back on our blog often to see updates from our Team.

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