

Don Alix with Insperity
Insperity®, a trusted advisor to America’s best businesses for more than 34 years, provides an array of human resources and business solutions designed to help improve business performance.
Offering the most comprehensive suite of products and services available in the marketplace, they deliver administrative relief, better benefits, reduced liabilities and a systematic way to improve productivity through its premier Workforce Optimization® solution. Additional company offerings include Traditional Payroll and Human Capital Management, Time and Attendance, Performance Management, Organizational Planning, Recruiting Services, Employment Screening, Retirement Services and Insurance Services.
With 2019 revenues of $4.3 billion, Insperity supports more than 100,000 businesses with over 2 million employees nationwide. For more information, call 800-465-3800 or visit http://www.insperity.com.
Don Alix joined Insperity in 2015 as a district manager in Phoenix.
He has more than 25 years of sales experience and is a former business owner. Alix earned a bachelor’s degree in marketing from Arizona State University.



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