San Diego, California (December 18, 2018)—Blake Cavignac has been appointed growth and development advisor for Cavignac & Associates, announced Jeffrey W. Cavignac, CPCU, RPLU, CRIS, president and managing principal of the downtown San Diego-based risk management and insurance brokerage firm.
In his new role, Cavignac is charged with creating and executing internal programs designed to attract, develop and retain new agency producers and support staff to help the company achieve its ambitious growth goals in the coming years.
Cavignac brings to the firm 12 years of experience leading and developing college students and young professionals. He is president of YoungPro Elite, a company he founded in 2014 in Denver, Colorado, that provides young professionals with career development programs and peer advisory groups to help propel them on their career path.
For 2 years prior to founding YoungPro Elite, Cavignac served as president of Intellectual Innovations in Fort Collins, Colorado, which provides developmental tools and training programs to business leaders in companies of all sizes, from small businesses to Fortune 100 companies. Previously, he was president and founder of Be-Influential, also in Fort Collins, and chief operating officer of Formations LLC, a commercial real estate company in Boulder, Colorado.
During his career, Cavignac has been a keynote speaker at the Pro Football Hall of Fame, the Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers, the Associated Builders & Contractors National Convention, NFP National Conference, Intersure, and the Insurance Leadership Forum on the topics of leadership, employee training, building culture and managing the millennial generation. He has developed exclusive intellectual property and training programs for both executive leaders and young professionals.
Cavignac earned his bachelor's degree in business management and real estate from the University of Colorado at Boulder. In 2006, he received a national award as President of the Year from Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity, along with the fraternity being recognized as number one in the country. Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity was also named Chapter of the Year at the University of Colorado, Boulder, that same year.
For more information, visit cavignac.com.
