Our Team

Brad began his career in the insurance industry in 1994 as an agent offering Life, Annuities, LTC, Med Supplements, and Health. He was frequently a top 10 producer with Continental General Insurance Co.

In 1998, Brad had an opportunity to start a new chapter with Western Reserve Life/AEGON. Brad obtained his Series 6 and Series 63 securities licenses and started out on the sales desk fielding calls nationally from Registered Representatives who were offering WRL VULs and VAs.  Brad provided expert product support to Registered Representatives across the nation. 

A year later, Brad was promoted to Director of Strategic Alliances at AEGON Equity Group.  He was responsible for managing and recruiting WRL selling agreements with Broker-Dealers and WRL independent wholesaling organizations.

In 2003, Brad was offered the opportunity to work for the CORE Group.  He currently manages and recruits CORE Broker-Dealer and Registered Representative relationships on to the CORE platform. Brad utilizes his knowledge, experience and relationship-building skills to assist B/Ds, RIAs, RRs, CPAs, Estate Planning Attorneys and Advisors in adding protection products to their client portfolios.

Brad and his wife, Wendy, who is an internal relationship manager at CORE, spend their time between Florida and the Upper Peninsula of MI. They have three children, a dog named Fin, and a Green Wing Macaw named Samson. Brad enjoys the outdoors, hunting and fishing and both enjoy snowmobiling, boating and riding their Harley.

GETTING TO KNOW BRAD

HOBBIES: Boating, riding motorcycles, hunting, fishing, shooting

PETS: Green Wing Macaw named Samson and a dog named Fin

FAVORITE PLACE HE’S TRAVELED: Japan

FAVORITE BOOK: Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follet and Dark Tower Series by Stephen King

FAVORITE MOVIE QUOTE: “I’m your Huckleberry.” – Tombstone

BIGGEST FEAR: Mortality

FIRST JOB: Little Caesars Pizza

SOMETHING ON HIS BUCKET LIST: Alaska Cruise