Keith Lewis

Keith began his career in insurance in 2004 with Hylant Group, Inc. in Toledo, OH, where he started as an Employee Benefits Consultant, and then became Director of Communications and Business Development. He created and led the Corporate Sales Training division at Hylant, training 250 producers, introducing digital marketing (including video, blog, content portals, personalization and intent marketing) before it was in high demand as it is today. In 2008, Keith joined Zander Insurance Group in Nashville, TN, as VP of Sales, where he directed a regional Endorsed Local Provider (ELP) program sponsored by Dave Ramsey for Middle TN. In 2011, Keith moved to Denver, CO, where he switched gears and began his career in Insurtech with Vertafore, Inc., as Director of Sales. In 2019, as Head of Sales for the start-up insurance division of KPA, LLC., an Environmental, Health & Safety software company, Keith helped revamp the Risk Management Center solution for agencies to increase and retain their Commercial Lines and Employee Benefits books of business. Keith earned his M.Ed. from Belmont University in 2002, and BA in English and Psychology from The University of Mississippi, where he played baseball and was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in 1996. He was also an Adjunct Professor in Creative Writing at Columbia State Community College and acted as guest lecturer at The University of Toledo Schmidt School of Professional Sales.