John Amann

Experience

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  Allianz Life

  Jan 2003 - Jan 2007

  President, Fixed Annuity Division

  Responsibilities included; product design, leadership of a large internal and external sales force, developing and managing investment strategies and international travel to impart best practices with other global companies. The products developed were innovative and new to the annuity industry and sales grew to $10 billion of new premium annually.

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  Envoy Medical

  Jan 2010 - Jan 2012

  Director of Sales and Marketing

  Responsibilities included; establishing an internal call center and a national seminar program. The seminar program achieved a 50% close ratio and grew sales of the $30,000 uninsured device by 40-50 per month.

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  Pursuit Academy

  Aug 2013 - now

  Pursuit Academy Founder/Partner of Matt Birk's H.I.K.E. Foundation

  Pursuit Academy is an online learning management system that teaches elementary students to be life entrepreneurs so they don't become life bureaucrats. "Life is a daring adventure or nothing" - Helen Keller. Academic capital has increased to the point that education has a new opportunity to rebalance. To create this balance Pursuit Academy assists educators, in just 5 minutes per day, in imparting essential life skills that focus on increasing social capital. Academic capital and social capital are both necessary for the sake of common good and, unity. Matt Birk and the H.I.K.E. Foundation have delivered Hope, Inspiration, Knowledge and Education to at-risk children. H.I.K.E. and Pursuit Academy are an ideal partnership at a critical time as the mental health of our youth is at an all time low. Show less

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  Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC

  Oct 2020 - now

  Business Development Specialist/Financial Advisor, Wealth Management Solutions
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  Unity Catholic High School

  Jan 2023 - now

  Principal