About Our Leadership Team
THE RETIREMENT WEALTH COACH®
Steven L.Crawford, MBA,Certified Financial Fiduciary®, National Social Security Advisors® is Managing Partner of FIG Wealth Partners with 24 years experience in the insurance and financial services industry working as a “Retirement Income & Estate Planning Strategist”. Also, Mr.Crawford is co-author of the Amazon Best-Seller "The Success Formula with Jack Canfield" (author of The Best Selling "Chicken Soup for the Soul") click on his picture above for more information on the book.
In addition,Mr.Crawford was awarded by Forbes as a Top 10 author for his article titled, "What They’re Not Telling Us About Our Retirement Savings." Mr. Crawford is a member of National Academy of Best-Selling Authors®, member of the National Association of Experts, Writers & Speakers®, National Ethics Association,National Black MBA Association and Hall of Famer with a youth sports organization (Pembroke Pines Optimist) in Pembroke Pines, Florida.
Furthermore, Steven has extensive retirement income planning expertise with a focus on tax advantaged strategies & estate planning. These strategies main objectives are to secure retirement (with growth opportunities) from stock market volatility that can erode life savings and protect Americans from future tax laws that will have an impact on your retirement income.
Moreover, Mr.Crawford has been seen on CBS television show “Morning Break,” CBS Local News, Fox Sports and NBC 6 South Florida. In addition, Steve’s a financial instructor and chapter president for a non-profit (AFEA) where he teaches retirement & safe money strategies for affluent attendees. Also, he is a sought after advisor requested to teach estate preservation, retirement income for affluent attendees and business continuation strategies for business owners at various businesses throughout the country.
Steven is host of YouTube show, "Sports Bucks" with Steve and host of “Coffee & Cashflow“ with Steven and Anthony. His motto is to provide refined ‘Foundational Retirement & Estate Planning Solutions’ primarily for a select group of individuals who among other things are looking to elevate the performance of their retirement assets; alleviate the concerns of "outliving your money" and aspire to a work optional lifestyle.
Mr.Crawford does this through a process he’s developed and refined called TCE: TOTAL CLIENT ENGAGEMENT. This is a process of educating clients about what's really happening with your money in spite of the media or uncertainties of Washington and Wall Street.
Emilia L. Crawford, Partner & Operations Manager
Emilia L. Crawford, Partner, Operations Manager, heads up our operations and communication divisions and is responsible for the coordination of our organization. Her responsibilities include, staff management, agency support, client processing and healthcare enrollment via Ford Insurance Group (Our sister compan). Mrs. Crawford brings 12 years of upper management to FIG Wealth and Ford Insurance Group. She is also a licensed health insurance broker.
Gene Leiberman, National Benefits Director
Gene Leiberman,National Benefits Director has worked in the insurance and benefits services industry since 1992 with a focus on employee benefits and voluntary benefits both on an insured and non-insured basis. After graduating from Baruch College in NYC, Gene started his career as a life agent with the Equitable Life Assurance Company.
He then joined one of the first bank insurance agencies in the country by joining Chemical Bank in NYC. Gene subsequently moved to United Jersey Bank/Summit Bank in NJ where he spent 5 years including becoming director of voluntary benefits where he honed his skills in the fast-growing voluntary benefits field.
After spending time as an independent consultant in the early 2000’s. Gene has spent the last 11 years in building lifestyle non-insured benefit packages and delivery platforms ranging from discount health benefits, travel, entertainment, member rewards to cyber security.
Mr. Leiberman has extensive experience in working with brokers and marketers in the employer, affinity and association marketplace where the importance of technology in delivering digital insured and non-insured benefits have become the norm in providing the value added and differentiation that these organizations are looking for. Gene and his wife have one son who recently graduated college and is working in Miami, now are “empty nesters“ reside in Northern NJ.
Chimaine "Cory" McNealy, Sales Manager
"Cory" as we call him, coordinates the activity of our team members in the areas of life insurance and Medicare sales here in the Charlotte, NC metropolitan. Cory is authorized to solicit life, health, Medicare supplement, long term care and annuities.
In addition, he holds a property & casualty insurance license for all of your auto & home insurance needs. Cory states, "I specialize in helping clients find value benefits that fit their needs and their budget." Furthermore, he believes "People should trust that their agent can find the best solutions for their situations and not a "One size shoe fits all philosophy" that he sees with other agents not working with FIG.