Michael began his career with New York Life in December 2001 after graduating from the University of Delaware with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Hospitality Management. During Michael’s successful years as a Financial Services Professional, he accumulated 4 consecutive Executive Council Memberships* and Centurion Awards. He has also qualified for the MDRT** as an aspirant in 2004 and full member in 2005. Based upon his sales achievements, he was asked to join the management team as a Partner in June 2006.
After 6 years of growing a sales team in the Edison Sales Office, he was tapped to open what is now known as the Jersey Shore Sales Office in Wall Township, NJ in October 2012. In 7 years’ time, the office grew from a satellite office of only 5 employees, to a Sales Office with over 100 employees. In 2016, he was recognized as one of New York Life’s “Top 50” Partner’s in the country by having the #9 performing sales team nationwide and was promoted to Senior Partner in March 2017. As a member of the Senior Leadership Team, his office won 9 national trophies including the prestigious Chairman’s Trophy, being recognized as the #1 performing office in the New York Life system.
Michael was promoted to Managing Partner of the South Jersey General Office in April 2020, has been a lifelong resident of New Jersey & currently resides in Cherry Hill with his 2 children.
*Awarded by New York Life Insurance Company for outstanding sales achievements. Council is an annual company recognition program based on agent production from July 1- June 30.
**MDRT is recognized throughout the industry as the standard of excellence in life insurance sales performance.