Michelle Christensen is a young up-and-comer in the Financial Services arena. Ms. Christensen graduated from Thomas Jefferson School of Law in 2003 with a Juris Doctor degree and immediately began to embark on her law career. During her law practice, she worked with Transportation Alliance Bank Inc. helping businesses make informed financial decisions and it was during this time that she found her niche within the financial services industry. She switched from a law career to come to Intermountain Financial Group in order to help businesses and professional individuals achieve their greatest potential through financial alliances.
Intermountain Financial Group/MassMutual is the Salt Lake City agency of Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. (MassMutual); a Fortune 100 company. She has been hired to head up the Agency’s financial alliance division and has already made great strides towards creating a solid reputation within the community. Ms. Christensen rallied to be the evening sponsor for the NAWBO reception which was held after the Athena Award’s which were presented by the Salt Lake Chamber earlier this month and also assisted in the promotion and networking of the event.
Ms. Christensen is highly talented in her field and has been spending her time in getting to know various community members and businesses to assist them with their financial needs and potential lucrative unions. She believes in supporting each and every business and/or individual achieve their highest earning potential and walks every step of the way with them building strong bonds with her clients and securing future ventures.
In a male-dominated field, Ms. Christensen moves forward with determination and strength earning respect and admiration from her cohorts and clients alike. She is definitely a woman to watch as I am sure we will all be seeing her rise high not only in her field, but the Utah community as well on a professional and personal front.
It is great to have her onboard. I knew that you didn't have to have a finance degree to be successful and I knew not all lawyers practiced law. What a great example.
Monday, January 28, 2008
Thursday, January 3, 2008
2008 and ready to recruit
It is 2008 and talk about jumping right in to recruiting and marketing for my job. Being the recruiting manager for a financial services firm is highly demanding but one that I believe in 100%. I hope that I can get the word out more and a goal of mine on a professional level is to be a stronger presence in various groups around the Salt Lake valley in Utah and exude a more professional demeanor.
With the housing market going crazy, gas prices rising, child care costs exorbitant, I can see the strong need for a career that is not only flexible but stable as well. That is the type of position I am hiring for but what confuses me is why more women in Utah do not take advantage of the career, or any career for that matter. True, there are larger families in Utah, but would that not mean that more money would be needed to save up for college costs? Wouldn't disability be that much more important for the bread-winner of the family? I mean, what would happen if that person gets hurt and is no longer able to work?
I realize that many women want to stay home with their children, but a financial services professional allows for that as well. I have joined the few women's groups available in Utah and even those are not as full as one would expect. Women have a natural market which would be marketing to other women and assisting them in securing their own financial future outside of the shadows of their spouse's. Yet, I do not see it happening like I feel it should.
Yes, my 2008 goal is to understand and hopefully change that quandary. I want to reach out to the career changers, the college graduates, the current financial representatives and share with them the successful story of the company I work for. The company, by the way, is Intermountain Financial Group/MassMutual (www.intermountainfinancialgroup.com). I know I will do it, I just hope it is sooner than later.
With the housing market going crazy, gas prices rising, child care costs exorbitant, I can see the strong need for a career that is not only flexible but stable as well. That is the type of position I am hiring for but what confuses me is why more women in Utah do not take advantage of the career, or any career for that matter. True, there are larger families in Utah, but would that not mean that more money would be needed to save up for college costs? Wouldn't disability be that much more important for the bread-winner of the family? I mean, what would happen if that person gets hurt and is no longer able to work?
I realize that many women want to stay home with their children, but a financial services professional allows for that as well. I have joined the few women's groups available in Utah and even those are not as full as one would expect. Women have a natural market which would be marketing to other women and assisting them in securing their own financial future outside of the shadows of their spouse's. Yet, I do not see it happening like I feel it should.
Yes, my 2008 goal is to understand and hopefully change that quandary. I want to reach out to the career changers, the college graduates, the current financial representatives and share with them the successful story of the company I work for. The company, by the way, is Intermountain Financial Group/MassMutual (www.intermountainfinancialgroup.com). I know I will do it, I just hope it is sooner than later.
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