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BENJAMIN CLARK

BENJAMIN CLARK

Milwaukee

Summary

As a Sales Consultant with the Sales Enablement Team, Ben works with advisors and their teams to drive sales through a risk product lens. He focuses mainly on life & DI products but also has extensive knowledge in business products and group products. He is a resource for one-on-one case consults and product training to ensure risk products are positioned and illustrated to demonstrate their value proposition.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Sales Consultant

Northwestern Mutual
Milwaukee, WI
01.2025 - Current

Schedule case consultations with advisors to be able to effectively communicate risk products to their clients.

Participate in network office trainings to develop product knowledge and sales skills to both early and late-career advisors.

Analyze and present data to network office leadership and their advisors to uncover sales opportunities and future areas of development.

Work cross-functionally to help guide company sales initiatives and materials.

Build lasting relationships with advisors that is beneficial to the long-term success of their financial practice.

Sales Consultant of The Year 2025

Product Sales Support Specialist

Northwestern Mutual
Milwaukee, WI
03.2022 - 01.2025
  • Work with The Field to educate, train and provide sales support on complex life, disability, and group insurance topics.
  • Interact with representatives and their staff through inbound phone calls and video conferences to aid in the creation of effective insurance solutions for our clientele.
  • Provide mentoring to help mold advisor’s practices and help integrate effective sales practices.
  • Participate in small project efforts as a SME to provide information, requirements and/or analysis to guide the decision-making process.
  • Work cross-functionally with business partners across CD and other functions to drive field planning adoption.
  • (Home office)

Associate Financial Planner

Northwestern Mutual
Delafield, WI
02.2021 - 12.2021
  • Schedule and direct weekly meetings with multiple representatives to discuss current open cases and overall outlook.
  • Create/provide all requested material needed to accurately show the long-term effectiveness of financial planning; Including retirement projections, insurance needs, life and disability ledgers, fund prospectuses, and required disclosure documents.
  • Communicate daily with clients to accelerate the application and underwriting process, efficiently transfer and rollover funds, and leave the client with an overall pleasant and professional impression.
  • Implement programs and software in the sales cycle of my team.
  • Aid in the process of opening qualified and non-qualified accounts based on suitability requirements and investor profiles.
  • (Field office)

Education

Bachelor of Science - Finance

University of Wisconsin
La Crosse, WI

Skills

  • Insurance needs
  • Securities knowledge
  • Insurance product expertise
  • Team-based problem solving

Certification

  • Life & Health Insurance Producer (National Producer #:19852746)
  • Wisconsin Life and Health Insurance Exam – Passed March 2021
  • FINRA Broker (CRD #: 7341007)
  • FINRA Securities Industry Essentials Exam – Passed Sept. 2021
  • FINRA Series 6 – Passed Oct. 2021
  • FINRA Series 63 – Passed Jan. 2022

Timeline

Sales Consultant

Northwestern Mutual
01.2025 - Current

Product Sales Support Specialist

Northwestern Mutual
03.2022 - 01.2025

Associate Financial Planner

Northwestern Mutual
02.2021 - 12.2021

Bachelor of Science - Finance

University of Wisconsin