Professional
As a 2002 graduate of the University of North Dakota, I knew I wanted to have a career where I would be able to help other people. As a Northwestern Mutual Financial Advisor, it is my mission to assist my clients in achieving their financial goals.
Associations and Memberships
- Member of NAIFA since 2002 (National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors)
- Involved in the Red River Valley Estate Planning Council
Years of Experience
Representing Northwestern Mutual since 2002.
Education
University of North Dakota - Management - Bachelor of Business Administration
Awards and Recognition
- National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors Quality Award 2011-2015, 2018
- Award recognizing commitment to excellence in service to clients and industry
- National Quality Award 2005-2010
- Award recognizing persistency and performance
- National Sales Achievement Award 2008
- Award recognizing performance
Personal
It is important to me to really get to know you, my clients, to help you achieve your goals. This allows us to work as a team when planning evolves throughout your life. This is why I feel that it is important that you know a little about me as well.
I grew up on a farm near Gardner, North Dakota, where my family instilled in me what hard work really is. After graduating from Northern Cass High School in 1998, I attended the University of North Dakota (Go Sioux) graduating in 2002 with a Bachelor of Business Administration. I began my practice with Northwestern Mutual early that summer. I knew at a young age that this is what I was meant to do.
I met my wife- Meagan- while attending college and we are what you call “College Sweethearts”. We made our home in Detroit Lakes shortly after we married. We have a son Dillon (age 14) and a daughter Preslee (age 12). They are very active in sports and extracurriculars- we enjoy being involved in and watching their progress in football, softball, soccer, and dance.
In addition to family activities, I enjoy the lake life and being outdoors. One of my favorite past times is hunting. Once a year I like to head to Wyoming to go on an Elk retreat.
Keeping connected to my community is important to me and I look forward to seeing friends and family around town!
Here are my areas of expertise
Being in the business for over 20 years, I can really help you breakdown a plan of action for any concerns, as well as desires, that you are striving to obtain in your retirement years and legacy there after.
Financial Planning
Investment Planning & Strategies
Life Insurance Strategies
Retirement Planning & Income Strategies
Business Planning & Succession
Education Planning & Funding
Disability Planning
Long-Term Care Planning
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.
