To start off the new decade, the entire Skylight team came together to honor those who exceled in 2019. Almost 300 attendees congregated at the Renaissance Hotel in Downtown Toledo for evening of food, drinks, and merriment. The award ceremony was emceed by Toledo’s own Mike Buganski, whose enthusiasm and humor were only outshined by […]
Katy Bryan was only 6 months old when her parents adopted her from Pusan, South Korea. Growing up as an only child in Medina, Katy always had big dreams for the road ahead of her. She was certain from a young age that she would become a marine biologist or a Broadway singer. “In high […]
Last week, members of our Toledo office participated in Northwest Ohio’s Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk. The event, hosted by the American Cancer Society, aims to “raise money to fund innovative research, provide free information and support, and to help people reduce their breast cancer risk or find it early when it’s most treatable” […]
Tom was born in Brooklyn, New York and moved to Ohio at an early age. From the very start of his life, Tom’s career aspirations were as clear as day. “My mom proclaims that when everyone else was telling their parents they wanted to be a quarterback or a fireman, I wanted to be a […]
Back in 2008, Tom Brennan felt like he had it all. A career at Skylight as the district manager, a great home, and a loving family—little did he know, an unimaginable diagnosis was just around the corner. Tom’s life is much different now than he expected, receiving weekly chemotherapy as a “full-time cancer patient.” It […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Skylight Financial Group Announces New Location in Sylvania Township Skylight Financial Group, one of Ohio’s largest locally owned financial planning firms, announced plans to relocate their Toledo headquarters to Sylvania Township on October 11th. The new office, located at 7150 W. Central Ave, Suite 100 (ground floor), will be the new home […]
In this month’s lineup, we are introducing Elyria native Gayle Motyka! Learn more about the her below. Gayle Motyka, Brokerage Operations Admin Assistant, Cleveland Why did you choose to work at Skylight? After working in the health insurance industry for a few years, I realized that I really missed working with people in the financial […]
Lifelong Toledo resident Douglas Rechtine has been in the financial services industry for more than 3 decades—but his journey to career success was no small feat. His professional prowess and personal story go hand and hand with his passion for helping others and a desire to better himself. We sat down to hear Doug’s story […]
To say that it has been a challenging year for Financial Planner Chris Heerdegen would be an understatement. For Chris, 2019 marks the first year without his father, Richard Heerdegen. Richard passed away on October 31st, 2018 after a long, debilitating battle with Alzheimer’s. Ever since he passed away Chris has been on a mission […]
Last month, Associate Managing Partner Charles Cooper was honored with the Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (MassMutual) Field Leadership Trophy. This award is bestowed on those who encourage agency growth, stimulate planner production, and demonstrate all-around strengths in management. Cooper will celebrate this award alongside other top performers at MassMutual’s Leaders Conference in July. This […]