Kristopher Volker

Senior Vice President - Franchise and Talent Acquisition

Leawood, Kansas, United States

About

People leader with deep experience shaping high-performance cultures across diverse industries. I build people strategies that fuel long-term growth, strengthen organizational identity, and empower teams to excel. Known for developing scalable talent systems, leadership development frameworks, and learning programs that elevate performance at every level of the organization. I bring the ability to align people, processes, and culture to deliver measurable business outcomes—creating an environment where leaders thrive, teams feel connected, and the organization moves with purpose and clarity.

Experience

  • SelectQuote Insurance Services (Kansas City Metropolitan Area)
    • Senior Vice President of Franchise and Talent Acquisition
      Apr 2026 - Present · 3 mos

      Responsible for Sales, Corporate, and Healthcare Service hiring, licensing, and onboarding to meet the companies strategic goals and objectives, as well as, vetting and acquiring Franchisees for SQLocal

    • Senior Vice President of Talent Acquisition
      Feb 2025 - Apr 2026 · 1 yr 3 mos

      Responsible for Sales, Corporate, and Healthcare Service hiring, licensing, and onboarding to meet the companies strategic goals and objectives.

    • Vice President - Talent Acquisition
      Sep 2021 - Feb 2025 · 3 yrs 6 mos

      Responsible for the intake and development of talent acquisition team to meet the companies goals and objectives related to hiring.

  • Co-Founder at TruComp Pipe LLC
    Apr 2019 - Present · 7 yrs 3 mos

    Developed the pitch materials and financial statements for seed-round, capital raise campaign. Networked and secured investors and debt structure to launch TruComp. Responsible for operational oversight, including Technology, Marketing, Finance, Legal, HR, and Investor Relations.

  • Kforce Inc (17 yrs 7 mos)
    • Region Senior Vice President - Frontier Market
      Jan 2018 - Apr 2019 · 1 yr 4 mos

      Responsible for Finance & Accounting and Technology department’s business development, recruiting, and profitability in the Kansas City and Denver metro area Managed the deployment/change management of Strategic Portfolio Alignment 1.0 and Strategic Portfolio Alignment 2.0 Recruited and hired Senior Director to lead the Denver market and transitioned leadership responsibilities for Kansas City to St. Louis senior leadership prior to departure with Kforce

    • Region Senior Vice President - Heartland Market
      Jan 2012 - Jan 2018 · 6 yrs 1 mo

      Responsible for Finance & Accounting and Technology department’s business development, recruiting, and profitability in the Kansas City and St. Louis metro area Managed 1 Market Vice President, 6 Directors, and 90+ sales and delivery associates Established sales targets, pursuit strategies, and accountability for both Kansas City and St. Louis Technology teams Designed and deployed recruiting virtual bench strategy for tracking and maintaining Technology candidate communities

    • Market Vice President - Kansas City, St. Louis, and Denver, Finance and Accounting
      Apr 2010 - Jul 2012 · 2 yrs 4 mos

      Responsible for Finance & Accounting department’s business development, recruiting, and profitability in the Kansas City, St. Louis and Denver metro area Managed 2 Directors and 60+ sales and delivery Realigned Denver sales and delivery team to mirror processes established in St. Louis and Denver

  • Operations Manager at VI Inc.
    Jan 2000 - Oct 2001 · 1 yr 10 mos

    Oversaw all financial functions including accounting, budget, credit, insurance, tax, and treasury Planned and directed all aspects of operational policies, objectives, and initiatives Maintained, tracked, and supported inventory production and shipments Prepared financial reports and presented findings and recommendations to President/CEO Arranged for meetings and corresponded with representatives on upcoming meetings Documented and prepared invoices and all other account receivable/payable functions Created and reconfigured client database

  • Personal Lines Underwriter at Nationwide
    Jan 1999 - Jan 2000 · 1 yr 1 mo

    Performed underwriting functions involved in the selection, evaluation, rating and sale of new and renewal personal lines insurance on assigned prospects Provided guidance to less experienced professionals Managed largest Underwriting Territory in the Midwest Regional Office Implemented underwriting functions associated with risk selection of prospects for Southeast Nebraska and Northeast Kansas areas Analyzed information on financial condition, past claim history, and other criteria Investigated potential insureds to provide a fuller picture of the risks Had regular contact with sales, marketing, claims and legal departments