Marie Grzybek
Financial Advisor|B.S., MBA
Helping clients reach their financial dreams.
About me
I was blessed to grow up in a family of four in the suburbs of Chicago, to a large Italian and Polish family. During my years of undergraduate school, I studied Finance and Economics (B.S.), while swimming on the colligate level, and working for the university. I promptly went on to receive my Masters in Business Administration (MBA), where I got to spend my last year of college eligibility swimming. Pursuing a career in financial planning had been on my mind since I was exposed to the world of it, from family friends, at a young age.
Growing up I was surrounded by small business owners, and people who impacted their communities in numerous ways. My father is an immigrant, and he has always taught me that good things never come to those who wait, but for those who act. My mother runs her own business and has built a clientele that loves and supports the mission behind her work. I am so very passionate about my career in financial planning because like those I've watched in my life, I get to impact people in my community and around the world by helping them achieve their dreams. Working with me ensures that you are able to speak your mind, share your goals, and envision a future that you desire to reach. Financial planning is meant to be exciting and full of promise for the future to come. Let's make your dreams become a reality.
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.
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.
