At Skylight Financial Group, we are fortunate to have a fun work culture filled with opportunities to connect with each other and be not only a team in the office, but a family at happy hour. Being composed of such great people has only made us miss these fun times so much more that were […]
Being in a leadership position at Skylight Financial Group is a great responsibility – with over 300 staff and financial professionals across the state, it’s never a dull day in the life of Managing Partner Mike Connole. In 1999, after five years of active duty with the United States Marine Corps, Mike Connole decided that […]
Join us in welcoming our newest additions to the Skylight family. Get to know them down below! David Freno, Financial Professional, Cleveland Where are you from? I was born and raised on the east side of Cleveland and now live in Cleveland Heights. I spent several years after college in Philadelphia and considered it a […]
Have you spent the better part of your career working harder than most people ever fathomed and impacting more lives than most people could ever imagine? While rewarding, this can often also lead to being so caught up that you forget to create a succession plan for your own business. In this Coop’s Corner episode, […]
Skylight Financial Group proudly launched Coop’s Corner, a monthly video series focused on addressing key topics and challenges of the financial services industry, in February 2021. Each month, these episodes feature enlightening conversations with Skylight Associate Managing Partner Charles Cooper to address common industry pains head-on, and talk about the crucial systems Skylight has in […]
Our story begins in Akron, Ohio. The year is 1992, high school junior Jeb Stephen and sophomore Brent Affolter have just met for the first time. Over the next 29 years, the duo would continue to grow individually, professionally, and in their friendship, which eventually led to their partnership at Skylight running their own financial […]
Have you ever had a fantastic meeting with a client, but get back to the office and realize how much work you created for yourself that might get in the way of helping more clients? As we all know, the job doesn’t stop when the client says ‘yes’ and signs (or DocuSigns) on the dotted […]
Join us in welcoming our newest additions to the Skylight family. Get to know Dan and Maddy below! Daniel Dukart, Financial Professional, Dublin Where are you from? I grew up in Cincinnati, then traveled up I-71 to attend Ohio State University. I fell in love with Columbus – and a girl named Carly – and […]
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed most aspects of life as we know it. We currently still can’t be around people like we used to, can’t travel like we would like to, and can’t participate in fun activities like concerts, shows and parties as they have all been canceled or postponed. Seminars, networking, and client appreciation […]
Have you ever had a situation where you knew you needed to market your practice more effectively, and you sought out advice but received no support from your firm? In this episode, Charles Cooper discusses our relationship driven approach to marketing, designed to help the associates who make up the firm to stand out from […]