Ted C Skierski, CLU
Financial Representative
Region: Southern

I have an engineering background. Before becoming a financial representative, I was running the service department in four towns for a forklift dealership. However, after I lost that job I contacted a Northwestern Mutual Financial Network financial representative whom I knew had also been an engineer in a former life.

 

The greatest reward with this career is the flexibility of how and when I work, plus the win/win situation that evolves when helping clients reach their objectives.  

The greatest challenge, now and in the early part of the career, is finding new clients.
 
In my career, I have learned I am much happier working where I have to answer only to my clients. I am better at working with people than for people. 
 
A Time I Made a Difference
One of my first claims resulted after working with a young minister and his wife. We did a small-term policy on each of them.  

About a year later she woke up one morning not feeling well. She died by 7:00 that evening. She had contracted myocarditis, which apparently at that time was very difficult to diagnose. She left her husband with a new baby and a toddler. The money allowed him to move back near family in New Mexico.

Notable Milestones
The milestones that stand out most are the first time I qualified for Million Dollar Round Table, the first time I made top 100 and the first time I made Court of the Table.  

I look forward to retirement, which will probably mean summers in Michigan and continuing to work with a few select clients while I transition the business to a younger representative.
 
Solid Career Advice
This is a prospecting business. You are underpaid the first 10 years and and virtually unlimited income potential thereafter. This is a great business for those with discipline, and it offers great freedom in choosing the type of lifestyle that you lead.

Our company is differentiated by its commitment to doing what is in the policy holder’s interest, and by providing the best value in the insurance marketplace.
 
Outside of Work
I like to read, do woodworking, travel a little, do anything with boats and spend time in Michigan on the water, walk the beaches, walk in the woods and enjoy a small town environment.

Ted Skierski has been a Financial Representative with Northwestern Mutual Financial Network since 1975. Visit his website to learn more about him, or call Ted at 972-663-7246.