Welcome to the 2019 Power 50 list, which ranks the most influential people in the industry.

#19 Phil Koosed, BAMKO (asi/131431)

2018 Rank: 26 
Title: President
Industry Experience: 20 years

With an impressive jump of seven spots, Koosed led his publicly traded firm to new heights with $86.5 million in 2018 revenue and the #21 spot on the Top 40 list. Its 2019 Q2 sales tallied $24 million, a nearly 25% increase over the same quarter last year. Koosed is also making a big splash in the industry through his investment in new technologies, hiring of seasoned pros including a member of last year’s Power 50, Jill Albers, as director of client success, and Nina Bloomstein Shatz as director of business development, as well as an award-winning social media promotion and consecutive years on the Best Places to Work list.