About me
My purpose as a financial advisor is deeply rooted in my personal journey and experiences. I grew up in Chicago. My parents were teachers and my mother was also a leader in our community. With both of my parents also being athletes, education and coaching were imbedded in my siblings and I. I went on to attend and graduate from Illinois College in Jacksonville, IL and also served in the U.S. Army.
Due to my upbringing and life experiences, I have developed a mission of empowering families to build generational wealth and secure family legacy. Empowering the community around us has been carried on by my wife and I, as we are engaged in our community in several capacities. My desire to empower those around me and build financial prosperity is also what led me to continue my career as a Financial Representative and planner. I have been providing financial education and counseling to the community for several years since I started as a certified financial coach. I chose Northwestern Mutual because the company aligns with my personal values of offering a holistic approach to empowering families to learn financial literacy, build wealth, and protect their family legacy.
I firmly believe that protection is essential for growth. As a financial coach, my purpose is to empower individuals and families to protect their financial well-being through defense while providing guidance and strategies to facilitate their growth through offense. As a community advocate and leader, I am dedicated to building strong relationships with my clients and their families. Through collaboration, we can navigate the complexities of personal finance and secure a prosperous future and ensure generational wealth.
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.
