Key insights from EBA's 2015 Most Influential Women in Benefit Advising

Whether it’s earned through fighting for adviser rights on Capitol Hill, making sure agents are up to date on Affordable Care Act compliance or growing a fledgling brokerage into a powerful business, these second annual awards recognize women making a difference in the field.

Securing eight patents for unique benefit funding solutions. Testifying before Congress and federal agencies. Initiating legislation to protect the role of benefit advisers in the distribution process. Establishing successful co-ops, medical assistance programs and million-dollar employee benefit agencies.

Selected from more than 65 online nominations over a month-long application process, the 2015 Most Influential Women in Benefit Advising are taking the field to unprecedented heights. And they’re bringing their fellow female advisers and other industry players with them. Incredibly active in community and national organizations as well as in-office mentoring opportunities, these 25 women are working to ensure a successful future for all women in the industry. From encouraging each other in the purchase of their brokerages to hiring more than 100 women to follow in their footsteps, these ladies could not imagine a better business to be in.

EBA asked the influential women to share: What motivates you most about your job?