Philip Sarnecki, CLU®
Managing Partner

Office Profile

Philip started with Northwestern Mutual in 1989 as a college intern in the John Wright Network Office in Champaign, IL. In both 1990-91 and 1991-92 he was a Top10 intern in the company. He and John Wright II captained the #1 college team in the county (The University of Illinois) in 1990-91. Philip went full time in June of 1992 as a FR and College Unit Director at the University of Illinois.
In his first year with Northwestern Mutual, Philip was runner-up in the Central Region Bronze Award, runner-up for the company's Mike Gish award and the runner-up College Unit Director. The following year, he was the Central Region 2nd year leader in the Silver and the runner-up College Unit Director again. Philip was Top10 in the company in the Bronze, Silver and Gold categories.
In 1997, after 18 months as a Field Director, Philip was appointed Managing Director in Bloomington/Normal, IL. Over the next 7 years, the office tripled in both production and the number of Financial Representatives. Philip won the Managing Director Growth Award every year he was eligible and had the #1 district in college marketing in 1999. He also won the Managing Director Achievement Award in 2002 and was runner-up in 2001 and 2003. In addition, Philip was one of only 5 Managing Directors in the company to win the prestigious OARS (Outstanding Achievement in Recruiting and Sales) award every year he was eligible. While in Bloomington, Philip was on the Regional Advisory Board for the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. He is also a past President of the Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors (AIAFA) of Bloomington, IL.

At the time of his appointment in January of 2005 in Cincinnati, Philip was the youngest Managing Partner in the Northwestern Mutual. In 2007 Philip won the Managing Partner Achievement Award in his first year eligible. RPS Financial Group is a GAMA Master Agency Award (MAA) organization. It is also a 100% Manager's Membership Award office for NAIFA.

In his short time in Cincinnati, Philip became very active in the community. He was a member of both the Queen City Club and the Heritage Club. He was on the Board for the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and was a member of the finance committee. He was also a member of the Cincinnati Business Courier's 40 Under 40 as one of the top leaders in Cincinnati under the age of 40. He has been written about in the Cincinnati Business Courier, Cincinnati Gentleman and Smart Business. In 2006, Philip and his wife Heidi, hosted at their home in Mason the most successful political fundraiser ever in Warren County Ohio for Secretary of State and Gubernatorial candidate Ken Blackwell.

March 1st of 2008, Philip moved to Kansas City to take on the challenge of creating a new organization consisting of two Northwestern Mutual offices that were merged after being separate for over 100 years.

Several of his top team members from Cincinnati joined him in the move, including Jill White, CPA as CFO. Paul Meyer took on the responsibilities of Chief Development Officer (CDO). Ryan Kramer moved to our Crown Center office as Managing Director and Carmen Allen joined as Director of Network Office Operations.

Philip is a 1992 graduate of the University of Illinois and is active in the University of Illinois Loyalty Endowment Circle. He is on the national Board of Trustees for Athletes in Action. He is married to Heidi, and they now reside in Overland Park, KS with their 8 year old daughter Emily, and their 1 year old son Blake.

District Network Offices:

RPS Financial Group
316-265-8139
727 N Waco St Ste 380
Wichita, KS 67203-3954
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RPS Financial Group
417-877-8600
3506 S Culpepper Cir
Springfield, MO 65804-4270
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RPS Financial Group - Kansas City
816-531-6500
2600 Grand Blvd Ste 600
Kansas City, MO 64108-4623
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The Jayhawk Financial Group
785-856-2136
627 Monterey Way
Lawrence, KS 66049-3652
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