Kylie Staples

Arizona Market Leader

Phone: 602-805-7622

Email: Kstaples@thegibsonedge.com

Kylie Staples

Professional Experience

Kylie is the Market and Sales Leader for the Arizona market. She is responsible for growth and provides leadership, accountability, and direction for the Arizona office. She is also responsible for delivering relevant thought leadership as well as health benefits and risk management strategy development. Kylie works to deliver the proper resources to clients and to ensure client success and the overall delivery of Gibson solutions.

Prior to joining Gibson, Kylie spent 10+ years in the health and benefits space both on the carrier and broker side. She has worked with numerous private and public sector clients over the years and has extensive knowledge of all health funding approaches including fully insured, level funded and self funded/TPA strategies, wellness, consumer engagement strategies, long-term cost control techniques, and vendor management. She also is experienced with private equity-backed companies, PEO exits, transactions solutions (i.e., reps and warranties), and M&A.

Specialty Areas

  • M&A
  • Client Advocacy
  • Funding Arrangements

Community Involvement

  • Board Member, FY24 Co-Chair, Fund Development Committee, Arizona Foundation for Women
  • Founder, HR In the Valley Thought Leadership Events
  • Founder, AZ Women in M&A and Private Equity

Education

  • University of Arizona | Bachelor of Arts