About me
I live in St. Louis, MO, with my lovely wife, Jenny, who has been the backbone of my personal and professional journey for over a decade. Our son, Walter, is a bundle of laughs, smiles, and scrapes (hockey sticks, baseball bats, and soccer cleats make up his daily wardrobe!). All three of us are life-long Missourians who live by the Midwestern values of friendliness, a handshake, a smile, and weekly BBQs, featuring a pile of Doritos (Cool Ranch-only)!
I was raised in Cape Girardeau, MO, where my parents still live. I graduated from the University of Missouri-Columbia, earning a degree in Broadcast Journalism with a minor in Booche's world-famous cheeseburgers.
Before transitioning into the world of financial planning, I was a local and national, sports radio broadcaster. In that earlier career, I attended and covered not only Super Bowls and World Series games, but even the random Harley-Davidson Saturday afternoon 'Sales Event of the Year!'
I have had one-on-one interviews with Michael Phelps, George Foreman, Deion Sanders, Kurt Warner, Kevin Durant, and thousands of others.
Today, I am still conducting 'interviews' with current and potential clients from all over the nation. I continue to be fascinated by people and their stories. No matter who they are ... they have one. It may be fantastic. It may be wild. It may be tragic. It may be painful.
But it is not finished. The story can always be improved. Dreams do not die. Dreams just take effort, work, persistence, and planning.
As a Financial Advisor, I am committed to helping you get closer to your dreams. When you partner with me, you can expect a judgment-free, pressure-free environment with conversations that will be jargon-free. I strive to provide you the best experience possible. One that you cannot get anywhere else ... because, hey, what other Financial Advisor has had to withstand the withering glare of legendary curmudgeon, Bobby Knight, for five minutes?!?
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.
