--- title: "Employee Spotlight: Mara Denny" description: Learn about the Wood Gutmann & Bogart staff in our latest employee spotlight. image: https://blog.wgbib.com/hubfs/M-Denny.jpg --- [![WGB Logo](https://blog.wgbib.com/hubfs/Images/logo.svg "logo.svg")](http://wgbib.com/index.html) - [Home](http://wgbib.com/#) - [Clients](http://wgbib.com/#clients) - [Solutions](http://wgbib.com/#solutions) - [About](http://wgbib.com/#about) - [Contact](http://wgbib.com/#footer) - # Employee Spotlight: Mara Denny Posted by [Kevin S. Bogart, CPA, CPCU](https://blog.wgbib.com/blog/author/kevin-s-bogart-cpa-cpcu) on Mar 13, 2018 12:25:17 PM ![](https://blog.wgbib.com/hubfs/KBogart%203.jpg) Find me on: [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-bogart-72277b3) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) **Meet one of our passionate team members, Mara Denny, Customer Service Representative, and why she seems to have a few hot sauce bottles in the employee kitchen and sometimes at her desk. ** **What is your role at WGB?  *Customer Service Representative![](https://blog.wgbib.com/hs-fs/hubfs/M-Denny.jpg?width=320&name=M-Denny.jpg "M-Denny.jpg")*** **What three traits define you?  *****Adventurous, Independent, Optimistic *** **What can you not live without?  *My friends and family, hot sauce, and Mexican food is pretty important.*** **What is your favorite thing to do?  *Explore, leave town, and watch movies with my girls.*** **Where is the best place you’ve travel to and why? *Orcas Island in Washington – Stayed in an amazing cabin, went mountain bike riding, fishing for crab, they had an awesome Farmers Market – everything was beautiful.*** **Did you have a job in high school or college, what was it?  *****I started working at Fidelity National Title as a Title Assistant when I was 19, shortly after I moved to Orange County.*** **If you could try a different job, what would it be? ** ***Something more emotionally fulfilling – working with special needs kids or something along those lines.*** **What is the best book you have ever read? *****I honestly haven’t read many books, I am currently reading “Imagine Heaven”, it's helping move forward with the loss of people close to me.*** **Did you ever think your career would be in insurance? What was your career path that lead you to work in insurance?  *****I never thought I would be where I am in life now in every respect. I have come a lot further than I ever imagined.*** **What are three words that describe WGB?  *****Compassionate, Challenging, Dedicated*** **What advice do you have for prospective WGB candidates?  *****Take advantage of the benefits and opportunities that are offered, and communicate your feelings.*** **What do you like most about WGB?  *****I appreciate the opportunity for growth, I enjoy the people, the wheel spins, the lunches….and the quarterly office happy hours.*** Topics: [Employee Spotlight](https://blog.wgbib.com/blog/topic/employee-spotlight), [WGB Team](https://blog.wgbib.com/blog/topic/wgb-team) --- > ***Wood Gutmann & Bogart Insurance Brokers*** *is California's premier, full-service regional insurance brokerage. We provide a complete range of commercial, personal and employee benefits insurance products and services. 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