Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Timeline
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Terri Miller

Bloomington,IL

Summary

Financial services professional with 17 years of agent facing experience. Seeking an opportunity that combines my passion and knowledge for financial services while helping others plan and protect who and what is important.

Overview

22
22
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Marketing Business Manager, Operations

State Farm
Bloomington, IL
09.2019 - Current
  • Leading and coordinating services for Agency and Marketing departments, including streamlining work, reducing waste, mapping processes, managing repository of departmental information.
  • Developing, infusing, and administering automated tools and technology to improve or remove manual, redundant processes
  • Influencing, analyzing, course correcting and reallocating budgets within partnerships as Engagement Manager for Gartner, Association of National Advertisers (ANA), and AdAge
  • Leading Marketing’s Quarterly Planning (budget excluded)
  • Coaching, developing, and performance managing analysts and support level employees


Marketing Manager, Creative Development

State Farm
Bloomington, IL
05.2012 - 09.2019
  • Led creative development teams focused on Life, Health, Mutual Funds, Property &Casualty materials, including sales materials, direct mail, e-mail, and social media content
  • Built processes with Life/Health product lines to ensure compliance with marketing regulations
  • Coached, developed and performance managed team members
  • Taught and influenced leaders and teams throughout implementation and adoption of Agile methodology

Agency Manager, Sales Integration

State Farm
Bloomington, IL
02.2010 - 05.2012
  • Led Life/Health teams; worked with product lines to roll out new State Farm and alliance products
  • Developed agent training, reference materials, partnered with Marketing for direct mail and sales material development
  • Engagement Manager for The American College. Assisted in development of the first Women in Financial Services Symposium and the Center for Women in Financial Services

Agency Manager, Internal Sales Support

State Farm
Bloomington, IL
04.2006 - 02.2010
  • Led Investment and Insurance teams; worked cross-functionally to support department goals
  • Coached and developed consultants to excel in agent/customer conversations
  • Developed and implemented Training and Coaching Team for department

Agency Consultant, Internal Sales Support

State Farm
Bloomington, Illinois
01.2001 - 04.2006
  • Supported and educated agents on financial services products
  • Fielded inbound calls from agents, field leadership and answered questions during virtual, point of sale conversations with customers

Education

Bachelor's of Business - Finance

Western Illinois University
Macomb, IL

Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC) -

The American College
King Of Prussia, PA

Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU) -

The American College
King Of Prussia, PA

Chartered Advisor in Senior Living (CASL) -

The American College
King Of Prussia, PA

Skills

  • Leadership
  • Model & Drive Collaboration
  • Take Action to Achieve Results
  • Lead From Customer Perspective
  • Process Development & Improvement
  • Project Management
  • Critical Thinking
  • Problem Solving
  • Staff Management, Training & Motivation
  • Vendor Engagement

Certification

  • Series 6, 26 & 63 Securities Licensed (U-5 9/21)

Timeline

Marketing Business Manager, Operations

State Farm
09.2019 - Current

Marketing Manager, Creative Development

State Farm
05.2012 - 09.2019

Agency Manager, Sales Integration

State Farm
02.2010 - 05.2012

Agency Manager, Internal Sales Support

State Farm
04.2006 - 02.2010

Agency Consultant, Internal Sales Support

State Farm
01.2001 - 04.2006

Bachelor's of Business - Finance

Western Illinois University

Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC) -

The American College

Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU) -

The American College

Chartered Advisor in Senior Living (CASL) -

The American College
Terri Miller