Collaborative work energizes Gorst & Compass President Bryan Clark, who also serves as 2022 board president of the Wholesale & Specialty Insurance Association. (Image: Feodora/Adobe Stock) Collaborative work energizes Gorst & Compass President Bryan Clark, who also serves as 2022 board president for the Wholesale & Specialty Insurance Association. (Image: Feodora/Adobe Stock)

Bryan Clark built a lasting insurance career by focusing on the needs of people, developing up-and-coming talent, and embracing changing business headwinds such as the advent of more sophisticated customer-management and risk-assessment technology.

When Gorst & Compass President Bryan Clark, seen here with his wife, spends time away from work golfing and traveling with friends. (Provided photo) Gorst & Compass President Bryan Clark, seen here with his wife, spends time away from work golfing and traveling with friends. (Provided photo)

It follows that while many business professionals embraced remote work in recent years, Clark, who is president of Gorst & Compass and also served as president of the 2022 Wholesale & Specialty Insurance Association (WSIA) board of directors, still enjoys going to the office to immerse himself in the insurance world and various projects that not only benefit his business but the industry as a whole.

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