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JONATHAN R JACOBS

Salt Lake City,UT

Summary

Financial Services Executive with over 25 years of success in senior organizational leadership, wealth management, asset management, insurance and retail financial advisory industries. Competitive and aggressive in pursuit of business development opportunities. Exceptional leader and motivator with success engaging diverse stakeholders and building buy-in to reach corporate goals through individual and team effort. Seeking Senior Management positions.

Overview

30
30
years of professional experience

Work History

Founder

Wealth Management Outcomes
01.2018 - Current

Wealth Management Outcomes is both an ongoing consultancy as well as a launch vehicle for outcome-driven investment vehicles and services. Jon is the founder including long-standing consulting to wealth managers, insurance companies and alternative asset managers. Consulting expertise centers on growth strategies both organic and inorganic, service and product development, investment manager review and technology platform screening and evaluation. Jon has well-established expertise in working with partners across the investment and technology verticals to formulate and execute successful growth initiatives. He is frequently called upon for his unique expertise at the intersection of wealth and risk management.

Sales Vice President

CRUMP INSURANCE SERVICES
11.2016 - 09.2019
  • Largest wholesaler of life insurance, annuities, long-term care, and disability insurance in US
  • Subsidiary of BB&T Corp
  • Restructured and grew division sales by 42% over 3-year period
  • Realized increase of 28% in division profitability within 3 years
  • Recruited 10 RIAs with minimum $800M AUM each, generating $25M in total premiums for Crump by 2019
  • Positioned Crump as 2020 candidate for Fastest Growing Insurance Agency in US
  • Restructured divisional sales teams for improved efficiency and business profitability
  • Shifted division mindset from service-based to sales-focused through training, education and improved communication
  • Implemented intensive training for sales tactics, recruiting, and platform types - RIAs, Broker/Dealers, "Hybrids," wire-houses, bank wealth management and career agencies
  • Personally managed large national RIA account encompassing performance, products, legal, marketing and IT
  • Improved business mix balance to reduce risk and cultivate additional business from established accounts
  • Captured 2 high-end life insurance planning firms for Ultra-High-Net-Worth Individuals (UHNW)
  • Boosted division revenues from $7M to $10M by 2019 year-end

Partner

NEWTON ONE, LLC
05.2015 - 11.2016
  • Newton One (member of M Financial Group) is a wealth management firm providing asset protection planning and design of large-case life services
  • Joined to open and launch New York City office by leveraging extensive industry connections and personal network
  • Managed sales, business development, and client management for high net worth and affluent market place
  • Acquired and retained client relationships with excellent relationship building, communication, and presentation skills

Principal

ORCANIS, LLC
01.2008 - 04.2015
  • Orcanis identified and evaluated small and mid-sized companies for leveraged distressed buyout and turnaround
  • As sole owner and business manager, collaborated with private equity firms to negotiate potential deals
  • Researched and identified distressed companies in need of capital for organizational turnaround
  • Negotiated transactions, identified financial sources, and created legal and regulatory entities to acquire and hold securities of companies
  • Executed control and passive investments on behalf of private equity funds
  • Consulted with wealth management firms on planning and execution of growth strategies

Vice President

AXA FINANCIAL
01.1996 - 01.2008
  • Multi-national insurance firm providing life insurance, annuities and investment management
  • Selected for positions of increasing responsibility based on proven excellence in business development, including M&A and JVs, to achieve unprecedented financial growth
  • Launched and led Professional Advisor division to generate $20.5M in sales over 11 years
  • Merged AXA's Professional Advisor division with Mutual of New York's (MONY) Trusted Advisors division
  • Recruited, trained, and managed team of 60 high-performing managers who collectively increased sales by double-digits YoY
  • Led team in $25M direct investment into USI Holdings including joint marketing agreement realizing 38% ROI
  • Developed and launched Professional Advisor division, including market research, business planning, financial models, concept testing, and review and approval processes
  • Consistently met or exceeded division sales, profitability, product mix, and recruitment goals each year
  • Integrated books of business, contracts, compensation models, and sales management while retaining top talent as part of merger
  • Managed HR activities including recruitment and hiring, compensation design, performance management, succession planning, and termination
  • Improved marginal sales production, quality, and cost savings as part of productivity improvement initiatives

Education

MBA - Finance

Columbia Business School
New York, NY
2002

Bachelor of Arts - Economics

George Washington University
Washington, DC
1991

Skills

  • Sales and Market Expansion
  • Sales Leadership
  • Business Development
  • Product Development
  • Strategic Planning
  • Organizational Restructuring
  • Business Turnaround
  • Private Equity Funds
  • Investment and M&A Analysis
  • P&L Management
  • Regulatory Compliance
  • Marketing Strategy
  • Agency, Presentation skills
  • Business development, Product Development
  • Business planning, Quality
  • Concept, Recruiting
  • Client management, Recruitment
  • Contracts, Relationship building
  • Client, Sales
  • Equity, Sales management
  • Financial, Securities
  • Funds, Strategic Planning
  • Hiring, Wealth management
  • Insurance
  • Investment management
  • Leadership
  • Legal
  • Long-term care
  • Marketing Strategy
  • Marketing
  • Performance management
  • Account management

Timeline

Founder

Wealth Management Outcomes
01.2018 - Current

Sales Vice President

CRUMP INSURANCE SERVICES
11.2016 - 09.2019

Partner

NEWTON ONE, LLC
05.2015 - 11.2016

Principal

ORCANIS, LLC
01.2008 - 04.2015

Vice President

AXA FINANCIAL
01.1996 - 01.2008

MBA - Finance

Columbia Business School

Bachelor of Arts - Economics

George Washington University