Benton Harding
Shawnee,KS
Summary
I am a motivated individual with business acumen and willingness to take on challenging roles. Tech-savvy and quick learning with experience in financial literacy and sales to support and drive substantial growth.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Corporate Intern
Favorite Healthcare Staffing
Overland Park, KS
05.2023 - Current
- Assisted travel recruiters with creating leads and facilitated communication between traveling health professionals and the agency
- Assisted management with numerous Excel/ Power BI related tasks that needed to be completed
- Was the leading outbound caller for the KS branch as well as had the most effective inbound call pickup time
Insurance LSP
Eddys Insurance Group
Wichita, KS
05.2022 - 08.2022
- Consulted with customers inside of Eddys Toyota dealership as a licensed sales producer for All State, worked in direct sales with customers inside the car dealership
- Averaged three hundred outbound phone calls a month assisting clients with customer service support and customer retention
- Averaged seventeen sales a month using networking, direct sales, and professional phone sale skills
- Worked in collaboration with three other co-workers inside of Toyota in order to keep up with the flow of traffic throughout the dealership
Co-Founder
BackdoorIT
Remote
05.2019 - 06.2022
- Co-founded an E-commerce LLC specializing in bulk orders for highly sought after sneakers
- Managed over three hundred subscribers to the service, assisted in customer retention and service
- Oversaw excess of eight hundred thousand dollars in revenue in addition to four employees in 2021
Education
Bachelor of Science - Finance
University of Kansas School of Business
Lawrence, KS05.2025
Certification
- SIE
- Series 66
- Currently pursing Series 7, estimated completion in April 2025
- Life and Health Insurance
Accomplishments
- Undergraduate Honor Roll (2022-2024)
- KU Crimson and Blue Scholarship
- KU Rock Chalk Scholarship
- Delta Chi Kimball Scholarship Award Recipient
Affiliations
Mortar Board National Honor Society
Active Member
- Provide services to the local community such as volunteering at food banks and hosting book drives.
- Volunteered as a group to help with the construction of a local church.
- Regularly volunteer to serve dinner to local community members.
AmplifyME Trading Simulation
High Potential Candidate
- Participated in AmplifyME Finance Accelerator Simulation hosted by University of Kansas Business School. Two part simulation, one on the investment banking side and one on the asset management side.
- Focus on reacting to incoming news and managing positions, effective hedging, profitability, and managing efficient trade execution with respect to client quotes.
- Placed first overall and was selected as a high potential candidate.
- Placed within top 10% during global level 4 investment bank trading academy.
Timeline
Corporate Intern
Favorite Healthcare Staffing
05.2023 - Current
Insurance LSP
Eddys Insurance Group
05.2022 - 08.2022
Co-Founder
BackdoorIT
05.2019 - 06.2022
Bachelor of Science - Finance
University of Kansas School of Business
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