About
Broker, Kirsch has spent over three decades in employee benefits with 15 of that advising mid-sized and large employers on health-plan strategy, self-funding models, and cost-containment through care-navigation and data analytics. Committed to bringing fresh perspective and leadership, Kirsch founded The Kirsch Group to serve employers seeking partner-driven benefits advice, radical transparency, and modern plan design. Cara is an enthusiastic advocate for female leaders. In 2018, she founded the annual Ignite Women in Insurance Conference which has reached hundreds of women to date and, by popular demand was rebranded in 2023 to include Women in Business. She is also the founder and host of the Ignite podcast.