Thomas A Schmidt, CFBS, CLTC, LACP (https: //aha.pub/TomSchmidt) has been in the financial services industry for over 35 years. After receiving his Bachelor's in Business Administration from Kansas State University in 1982, he worked as an analyst for Amoco Production Company before entering the financial service industry in 1988. Since then, he has worked for many industry giants, including MassMutual, American United Life, and Paul Revere Insurance.He has held many industry leadership positions, and has received numerous awards, certifications, and licenses as a financial professional and insurance specialist.Tom has an incredible knowledge of the market and a thorough understanding of contract details. Still, the greatest passion in his career is helping people take care of themselves and their families. He takes on the role of teacher and counselor to his clients, and he enjoys listening to their stories and getting to know them on a personal level.Today his firm specializes in employee benefits, long-term care, business succession, retirement and estate planning for businesses and individuals. Since starting his career, he has been a member of the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors (NAIFA), served as the Oklahoma City Chapter President and received the 2005 Oklahoma City Financial Advisor of the Year. He is also a Life and QualifyingMember of the prestigious Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT) organization and a Platinum Knight in the MDRT Foundation. As a member of the National Association of Benefits and Insurance Professionals (NABIP), he has achieved the Leading Producer's Roundtable Soaring Eagle Award for being a top producer at the national level.He is a lifetime member of the Kansas State University Alumni Association, Lambda Chi Alpha Social Fraternity-a brotherhood bond he shares with his son, Michael-the Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce and attends Crossings Community Church. Tom has been involved with Boy Scouting since the age of eight and has served in many capacities as an adult, including Cubmaster, Scoutmaster, Eagle Review Boards, Merit Badge Counselor, and the Baden Powell District Committee in the Last Frontier Council Boy Scouts of America. He and his son, Michael, also an Eagle Scout, are Lifetime Members of the National Eagle Scout Association. He has been awarded the Celtic Cross, Cubmaster of the Year, and the Scoutmaster Award of Merit for his service to youth and the James E. West Fellowship Award.To remember his father and the talents learned in the flower shop, Tom enjoys making Christmas wreaths for family, friends, and clients. He enjoys spending time with his wife, Terri, and their son, Michael, traveling and going to college athletic events.
