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Karl Bobo

  • Senior Franchise Field Vice President

24

Years of Experience See more information

My territory

Arizona and Southern California

How I work to support your success

I am responsible for ensuring that advisors have access to resources to run and grow their practice. By combining the vision you establish for your practice with the support from my team and resources from Ameriprise, you'll have the opportunity to experience growth, equity ownership and success.

My team and I will work with you to:

  • Transition your practice, providing customized support and best practices
  • Help you grow your practice in a manner that works best for you
  • Drive practice value or equity
  • Understand how to effectively operate as a CEO of your practice

Career highlights

  • Ran independent advisor practice for over a decade
  • Former Co-Author
  • Former Entrepreneur
  • Former podcast host

Other interests

  • Family
  • Outdoors
  • Fitness
  • Reading 
  • Golf

My Leadership Team

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Maureen Tashman

Recruiting Director - Southern California

Responsibilities

Maureen is responsible for sourcing and evaluating experienced advisors, including franchisees, associate financial advisors and advisors coming from acquired practices.

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Ken Smith

Director, Franchise Recruiting and Engagement

Responsibilities

Ken works closely with successful teams to help them to find and develop new talent; this includes support staff, associate financial advisors and experienced advisors wanting to join a team. He also works with new advisors joining our firm to guide them through a successful transition and onboard process. Ken is also available to assist advisors with business planning and determining which corporate resources to work with for coaching and support.

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Michelle Long

Regional Sales Director

Responsibilities

Michelle specializes in helping advisors drive growth through new business opportunities. She is the primary point of contact for increasing assets and revenue through product solutions.  Additionally, she works with advisors on strategies to move up market and go deep with their best clients.

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Eric Kelley, CRPC®, BFATM

Sr. Regional Sales Manager

Responsibilities

For advisors interested in growing their client acquisition business and improving their marketing strategies, Eric coaches advisors on how to incorporate a systematic marketing process within their practice. He helps advisors share their story, promote their brand, leverage online resources and be proactive in the digital world of social media. To do this, Eric will focus on helping you consistently execute on a referral strategy, implement an effective client and prospect communication plan, and help you build your digital presence.

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Priscilla Veloz

Field Engagement Coordinator

Responsibilities

Priscilla provides provides day-to-day coordination and support for territory initiatives and project activities to ensure key tasks and deadlines are met.  Act as relationship manager for select advisors and operation personnel in territory to connect with corporate resourcing and programing.

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Kaylee Carbetta

Financial Advice Sales Consultant

Responsibilities

For advisors interested in growing their financial planning business, Kaylee works with advisors to create a systematic process for their practice. Kaylee helps identify how to engage clients/prospects in advice conversations and produce simplified deliverables to increase capacity and drive business through the financial planning client service model.

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Paula Diaz

Senior Installations Manager

Responsibilities

Paula helps practices manage change and create efficiencies by implementing repeatable and consistent business processes.

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Keziah Babu

Scheduling Assistant to FFVPs in Pacific West Region

The Senior Scheduling Assistant focuses on scheduling meetings, expense management, capturing activities in CRM and booking travel for the FVPs in the region. 

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Akhil Saini

Scheduling Assistant to FREs in Pacific West Region

The Senior Scheduling Assistant focuses on scheduling meetings, expense management, capturing activities in CRM and booking travel for the FREs in the region.

Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc. (CFP Board) owns the CFP® certification mark, the CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ certification mark, and the CFP® certification mark (with plaque design) logo in the United States, which it authorizes use of by individuals who successfully complete CFP Board’s initial and ongoing certification requirements.
This information is not intended as an offer to sell, or the solicitation of an offer to buy, a franchise. It is for informational purposes only. MN Permit #F-3872. 1491 Ameriprise Financial Center, Minneapolis, MN 55474.
Practice growth results not guaranteed.