Leadership
Leadership begins with serving others and creating the conditions for people to thrive.
About Phillip
A career shaped by curiosity, service, and steady growth.
From the mailroom to enterprise events, every chapter taught me something important about people, leadership, and the power of a well-designed experience.
I often joke that my career started with delivering mail—but the truth is, that is exactly where it began.
I joined Farmers Insurance as a Mail Clerk in 2006. Every opportunity, promotion, and challenge prepared me for something bigger.
Over nearly two decades, I earned seven promotions and progressed from frontline operations to people leadership, distribution management, marketing, and enterprise event strategy. I led teams, managed complex programs and multimillion-dollar budgets, partnered with senior executives, and helped create events serving audiences from a few hundred to approximately 10,000 people.
I hold an MBA in Marketing from the University of Redlands and completed the McKinsey Leadership Academy. I am also passionate about practical AI adoption and how technology helps teams communicate, plan, and create more effectively.
Core Values
How I show up.
Relationships
The strongest partnerships are grounded in trust, empathy, transparency, and shared purpose.
Innovation
I stay curious and look for smarter, more human ways to solve complex problems.
Excellence
Details matter because every detail contributes to how an experience feels.
Beyond Work
The person behind the programs.
Outside of work, I value time with family, good food, travel, technology, storytelling, and the occasional Marvel debate. I also enjoy making sure my pug gets the attention she believes she deserves.