Val Gonzalez

Val Gonzalez

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  • About me

    Senior Retirement Specialist

  • Education

    • Defiance High School

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    • Defiance High School

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    • The Ohio State University

      1994 - 1999
      Bachelor of Arts (BA) History
  • Experience

    • Nationwide Financial

      Nov 2004 - Jul 2008

      Consults with investment professionals on sales of annuities.Provides consultative technical advice, training of sales concepts and product training, and preparation of sales appointments, including quotes, forms and product information.Proactively calls on investment professionals to engage them in the sale of annuities, by showing them the benefits of offering these products to their current and prospective clients, and the different selling strategies they can implement in their business.Follows up as centralized point of contact on service issues, able to manage multiple contacts through new business, services, commissions, and licensing.Partner with external wholesaler and the appointment specialist to manage territory. Show less

      • Internal Wholesaler Internship

        Nov 2007 - Jul 2008
      • Financial Analyst

        Jun 2005 - Nov 2007
      • Contractor for Nationwide Financial as a Financial Services Representative

        Nov 2004 - Jun 2005
    • Nationwide Insurance

      Oct 2013 - Feb 2021

      Field and client facing broker dealer generalist handling inquiries ranging from brokerage, new account suitability, new agent on boarding, to customer complaints.Responsible for regulatory mutual fund breakpoint audits.Assisted in regulatory client inquiries on privacy and books and records requirement mailings.Regularly interact with external product manufacturers to facilitate agent inquiries and issue resolution.Lead trainer for division wide contact management system launch.Cross trained in Life and Annuity Sales as well as Brokerage Trading Platform. Show less

      • Senior Financial Analyst @ Nationwide Financial

        Aug 2008 - Feb 2021
      • Vice President National Latino Alliance Associate Resource Group

        Oct 2013 - Dec 2015
    • Nationwide Financial

      Feb 2021 - now

      Endorsements and recommendations received from my Connections were not solicited and they did not receive any form of compensation. Due to industry regulations, I may not accept endorsements and recommendations for my investment advisory skills, products, or services.

      • Senior Retirement Specialist

        Dec 2023 - now
      • Specialist Regional Partnership

        Nov 2022 - Dec 2023
      • Internal Retirement Specialist at Nationwide Financial

        Feb 2021 - Nov 2022
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Associate, Life and Health Claims (ALHC)

      International Claim Association
      Jan 2019
    • Programming Foundations: Object-Oriented Design

      LinkedIn
      Oct 2020
      View certificate certificate
    • Learning Data Analytics

      LinkedIn
      Aug 2020
      View certificate certificate
    • Learning Data Science: Understanding the Basics

      LinkedIn
      Sept 2020
      View certificate certificate
    • Learning Excel: Data Analysis

      LinkedIn
      Aug 2020
      View certificate certificate
    • Series 24

      FINRA (Financial Industry Regulatory Authority)
      Apr 2013
    • Series 66

      FINRA (Financial Industry Regulatory Authority)
      Aug 2017
    • Series 6

      FINRA (Financial Industry Regulatory Authority)
      Nov 2005
    • Insurance Agent, Property & Casualty

      Ohio Department of Insurance
      Dec 2018
    • Series 7

      FINRA (Financial Industry Regulatory Authority)
      Apr 2010
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Sort Leader

      Issued by Mid-Ohio Foodbank
      Mid-Ohio FoodbankAssociated with Val Gonzalez
    • Co-Lead Volunteer

      Issued by Pelotonia on Jan 2014
      PelotoniaAssociated with Val Gonzalez
    • Driver

      Issued by Nationwide Children’s Hospital Championship on Jun 2011
      Nationwide Children’s Hospital ChampionshipAssociated with Val Gonzalez
    • VP of Events

      Issued by Prospanica Columbus on Jan 2019
      Prospanica ColumbusAssociated with Val Gonzalez
    • Driver

      Issued by Memorial Golf Tournament benefiting Nationwide Children's Hospital on Jun 2012
      Memorial Golf Tournament benefiting Nationwide Children's HospitalAssociated with Val Gonzalez