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President's Council

Guardian’s leading financial professionals gathered in picturesque Deer Valley Resort in Park City, Utah in July 2024 to celebrate milestones from the prior year. In addition to reconnecting with longtime friends and celebrating their successes, attendees took advantage of everything this classic Western location had to offer, from fly-fishing to historical tours to winter sports demonstrations (yes, in July!).

Presidents Council splash photo

Before getting to the main awards of the evening, Leyla Lesina, Head of IM Distribution, acknowledged the hard work from the organizing committee, then recognized those members of the Leaders Club who were present:

“Tonight, we come together to celebrate and recognize your dedication and all of your 2023 accomplishments. Thank you for our partnership and for your commitment to not only Guardian, but to your clients.”

Presidents Council Event Collage

Chairman’s Council Qualifiers

The Chairman’s Council is Guardian’s top level of achievement. If you qualify for Chairman’s Council, you represent the best of everything Guardian has to offer, and demonstrate unwavering dedication to your clients.

Name

Agency

CC
Qualifications

PC
Qualifications

Ken Alter

Wayne

7

8

Joe Biondolillo

Short Hills

5

7

Eric Bouskila

National Financial Network

12

13

Elie Engel

Brooklyn

4

9

Michele Lee Fine

Strategies for Wealth

14

16

Alex Jakovljevic

Western Pacific

5

7

Asghar Kazim

NY Gotham

6

12

Kenyon Lang

Strategies for Wealth

1

19

Matthew Lipscomb

South Central

3

15

Mark Murphy

Forest Hills Financial Group

21

31

Marty Nachemson

Strategies for Wealth

6

18

Jonathan Rosenbaum

Strategies for Wealth

2

6

Wolf Perl

Brooklyn

13

21

Nadeem Saleem

NY Gotham

1

6

Vladi Sasic

Western Pacific

1

3

David Simkowitz

Brooklyn

18

22

Paul Vecchione

Wayne

6

25

Left to right: Leyla Lesina, Nick Saleem, Marty Nachemson, Mark Murphy, Michele Lee Fine, Ken Alter, Asghar Kazim, Joe Biondolillo, CEO Andrew McMahon, Elie Engel, Matt Liscomb, Jonathan Rosenbaum, Wolf Perl, Vladimir Sasic, Paul Vecchione

President’s Council Special Milestones

Once an individual has qualified for President’s Council 10 times or more, Guardian continues to celebrate their accomplishments and recognize them on their five-year milestones. This year, we recognized the following outstanding individuals:


15-Year Qualifier:

Matt Lipscomb
, South Central


20-Year Qualifier:

Nick Liapunov
, Strategies for Wealth


25-Year Qualifiers:

John Lentz
, North/Central Florida
Paul Vecchione, Wayne

Life Quality Business Award

This award distinguishes the financial professional who has written the largest amount of Life annual premium over the last five production years (excluding variable life). The winner must also attain a Life persistency rate of 90% or better, qualify for Chairman’s Council in the same calendar year, and have qualified for President’s Council in the last five years.


Eric Bouskila
, National Financial Network

Pinnacle Council Qualifiers

Those who were both Pinnacle and President’s Council qualifiers in attendance were recognized:

Name

Agency

GDC

Mark Murphy

Forest Hills Financial Group

3,720,659

David Simkowitz

Brooklyn

2,282,754

Anthony Domino, Jr.

Strategies for Wealth

2,027,123

John Lentz

North Central/Florida

1,918,143

Asghar Kazim

NY Gotham

1,866,576

Michele Lee Fine

Strategies for Wealth

1,832,727

Ashvin Chheda

Red River

1,758,964

Mark Connely

Texas PRS

1,645,143

David Orsolino

Strategies for Wealth

1,378,269

Left to right: Leyla Lesina, Mark Murphy, Anthony Domino, Jr., John Lentz, Asghar Kazim, Michele Lee Fine, Ashvin Chheda, Mark Connely, David Orsolino, Marianne Caswell, Ed Youmell

Top 10 Leaders in Total Life/DI Commission Credits

Name

Agency

Credits

Eric Bouskila

National Financial Network

2,436,208

Wolf Perl

Brooklyn

1,729,507

Ken Alter

Wayne

1,674,332

Elie Engel

Brooklyn

1,513,360

David Simkowitz

Brooklyn

1,365,845

Michele Lee Fine

Strategies for Wealth

1,318,459

Joe Biondolillo

Short Hills

1,210,808

Mark Murphy

Forest Hills Financial Group

1,054,682

Matt Lipscomb

South Central

955,161

Asghar Kazim

NY Gotham

766,910

Top 10 Leaders in Total Commission Credits

Name

Agency

Credits

Mark Murphy

Forest Hills Financial Group

5,073,129

Eric Bouskila

National Financial Network

2,436,208

Ken Alter

Wayne

2,321,618

David Simkowitz

Brooklyn

2,307,852

Paul Vecchione

Wayne

1,945,372

Wolf Perl

Brooklyn

1,739,738

Michele Lee Fine

Strategies for Wealth

1,610,421

Asghar Kazim

NY Gotham

1,558,861

Elie Engel

Brooklyn

1,513,360

Matt Lipscomb

South Central

1,238,945

Left to right: Leyla Lesina, Ken Alter, Michele Lee Fine, Asghar Kazim, Matt Liscomb, Mark Murphy, Joe Biondolillo, Elie Engel, Wolf Perl, Ed Youmell
Left to right: Leyla Lesina, Ken Alter, Michele Lee Fine, Asghar Kazim, Matt Liscomb, Elie Engel, Wolf Perl, Paul Vecchione, Mark Murphy, Ed Youmell

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