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Contact Us707 17th St Ste 3700 Office: 303-390-5750 Take the first stepAre you ready for financial independence? Are you ready to be your own boss? Are you ready to make a positive impact on people's lives? Take The First Step
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Management TeamThe success of our group can be directly attributed to the high quality of leadership and the strength of our management team. Our goal is to ensure the continued success of our financial representatives by providing the proper guidance and support to help them experience both personal and professional growth.  Brian Cunningham, CLU®, ChFC®Managing Partner
Brian Cunningham began his Northwestern Mutual career in Denver after attending and playing basketball at the University of Colorado at Boulder and graduating from Concordia College in 1987. As a full time Financial Representative, he's earned Northwestern Mutual's Bronze (1988), Silver (1989) and Gold (1990) Awards and also qualified on various levels of the Star Club and Lives Club. In 1992, Brian entered management as a Field Director and led his office to the Network's # 1 ranking in his office's category during the 1997-1998 Awards Year.
From there, Brian took over as Managing Director in Boulder, Colorado in June of 1998, and built one of the Company's top district network offices there. In Network awards, his team placed as the new client leader in his office's category three years in a row and earned second place honors in both premium and lives during that period. In 2001, Brian also took home the prestigious Managing Director Achievement Award measuring overall excellence within the agency for his Network Office's category. Brian has recruited and trained Financial Representatives to Pacesetter 40, MDRT, and to Forum Level. Brian was then selected to succeed Tom Richards as Managing Partner in downtown Denver in December of 2002.
Brian and his wife Laurie have four sons, Dan, Nick, Beau and Cole.
This Network Office has been active since 1868.  Michael A FaulhaberTechnology Coach
Mike has been with Northwestern Mutual since the summer of 2005 when he came on as a full time Financial Representative. In April of 2007, he became the Technology Coach for The Cunningham Financial Group in Denver, Colorado.
Mike was born and raised near Vail, Colorado and was a wrestler in college. He became a United States Marine the summer of 1998 and spent 6 years in the Marine Corps Reserves, called to active duty for Operation Iraqi Freedom in March 2003. Upon his return, Mike finished his degree in Business at the Metro State College of Denver. Mike is a certified technology trainer. He also recently attained the CLU designation. Mike lives in Westminster with his wife Erin, daughter Payton (age 4), his son Trent (age 6 months) and their two dogs Baskin & Robin.
After holding a couple other sales positions, getting married, and having a new baby, Mike found Northwestern Mutual in 2005. His sales background, financial representative experience, and knowledge of the computer systems representatives use on a daily basis make him a great addition to The Cunningham Team.  Armen KhadiwalaRecruiting Field Director
Million Dollar Round Table Qualifying Member 2004, 07’-08’
A near native of Colorado, Armen’s family moved to Littleton from Chicago when he was just three years old. He attended Columbine High School and The University of Colorado - Boulder. He began college studying civil engineering, but transferred into the Leeds School of Business during his sophomore year after the passing of his father. He was looking for direction and purpose in life when he was introduced to Northwestern Mutual's highly accredited internship program in 1998. Conversations about planning for the unforeseen - including protecting the ones you may leave behind, began to influence how he wanted to build his career.
Armen graduated in 2000 with a degree in finance and marketing and chose to continue his career with Northwestern Mutual as a full time financial advisor. His passion for asking tough questions and helping people address the realities of life and creating financial security for their families is stronger than ever. In 2007 Armen married Jameela, and in the fall of 2008 welcomed their son, Nico into the world. Armen and his family live in a beautiful neighborhood in the southern part of Denver.  Michael Kuhn, CLU®, ChFC®, CFP®Managing Director
Mike grew up in Chicago and joined Northwestern Mutual in 1993. He is a member of the Million Dollar Round Table and holds the CLU, ChFC and CFP designations. He became the Managing Director of our Inverness District in 2006. Mike is married to Lisa and they have two kids, Jason, attending CSU, and Tina.  Dina TraskosChief Development Officer Dina is a graduate from Penn State University and joined Northwestern Mutual in 1995. She began her career on the sales side of the business as an Associate Financial Representative giving her the opportunity to experience many of the same things as the representatives she would later coach. Her career headed into management as the Office Manager in a district office then expanded as she moved into the network office in the same position. Her experience then took her into the operational forum as the Director of Operations as she began to see need for the development of the network office as a whole. From there she embraced the Director of Training and Development role and began to excel as a professional coach working directly with financial representatives in achieving their desire to become successful. Most recently, Dina has stepped into the Chief Development Officer position and is oversees all things recruiting and development. Throughout her career, Dina has been able to uncover her true passion which is helping people achieve their true potential through self awareness.  Ryan E Yoder, CLU®, ChFC®Managing Director
Ryan joined Northwestern Mutual in September of 1995 after graduating from CSU where he earned a degree in business and was a four-year letter winner and three-year starter for CSU basketball. He is the Managing Director of the Fort Collins office and a financial advisor with CLU and ChFC credentials. Ryan has also achieved MDRT status every year since 2002.
Ryan and his wife, Erika, have three young children, Luke, Ty and Macy. He is a member of Vineyard Church of the Rockies and loves playing, watching and coaching sports and spending time with family and friends. Ryan is active in his local community, including working with the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, and has been involved with the Colorado State University Varsity Athletes Club, including service as the president of that association in the past. He was very involved in the Fellowship of Christian Athletes in Fort Collins, and led the FCA huddle at Fort Collins High School for five years before his first son was born. Ryan also ran the Shooter’s Touch Basketball Camp in Fort Collins for 10 years and the Yoder Basketball School in Indiana for 10 years. Ryan has spoken at numerous sports camps, local schools and universities as well as given graduation and baccalaureate addresses over the years.
Ryan works with three specific types of clients: (1) Business owners, (2) Professionals (specifically CPA’s, attorney, realtors, mortgage brokers, salespeople and executives) and (3) medical professionals. Ryan has expertise in all elements of personal and business planning as well as estate planning, charitable planning and creating fee based money management accounts.
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