About Brian
Brian Koch started with Northwestern Mutual in May of 2016 as a College Financial Representative. Although it was challenging to pursue the internship while being a student-athlete, he quickly saw the impact he could have on the lives of the people he worked with. Upon graduating from McKendree University with a degree in Business Management in May of 2017, he transitioned into the full-time career opportunity as a Financial Advisor. Brian strives to be an advocate for his clients and challenges them to pursue the life they have always desired.
In the seven years he has been an advisor with Northwestern Mutual, Brian has achieved numerous awards. He has accomplished becoming a Power of 10 Intern, he was ranked #5 all-time in the St. Louis Network for the Pacesetter First 40, he has been named as a Centurion Club Member, a member of the Million Dollar Round Table, and qualified for Northwestern Mutual's Lives Leaders Summit for multiple years running. Lives Leader Summit is awarded to Advisors who demonstrate sustained growth and building a consistent, high preforming practice. In 2021 he was recognized as a Top 10 College Unit Director in the country.
Brian has been married to his wife, Danielle, for the past seven years and they live in Jacksonville, Florida with their 3 year old son, Liam, dog, Riley and are expecting their second boy in March 2024. They enjoy traveling, working-out and Clemson football.
Lending a hand in my community.
As part of Northwestern Mutual, I'm proud to help accelerate the search for better childhood cancer treatments while supporting families undergoing treatment, and survivors from late effects. Here are some of the organizations we partner with:
Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation for Childhood Cancer (ALSF)
ALSF funds cancer research, raises awareness, and supports the families of children with cancer. Since 2012, Northwestern Mutual, its employees, and financial professionals like me have donated more than $20 million to support ALSF and fund over 400,000 research hours.
Beads of Courage
Beads of Courage is an art-in-medicine program that helps kids with cancer tell their unique treatment story through colorful beads that are symbols of their courage.
Here are my areas of expertise
Financial Planning
Insurance Protection Strategies
Life Insurance Strategies
Retirement Planning & Income Strategies
Education Planning & Funding
Disability Planning
Multigenerational Planning
Estate Planning
How Northwestern Mutual helps you live the life you want.
When people feel better about their money, good things happen—they become more confident and feel more secure. For more than 160 years, Northwestern Mutual has helped people achieve the financial flexibility they need to live more and worry less.
Being a mutual company means Northwestern Mutual reports to its clients, not Wall Street. They don't believe in chasing fads or taking undue risk for short-term gains. Instead, they take a long-term approach—both in the way we help people plan to reach their goals, and in the way they do business. This has served their clients (and mine) well through all kinds of economic ups and downs, including wars, recessions, even the recent pandemic.
It's why I'm happy to be part of a company that's in it for the long-haul and prioritizes clients over profit.
