Mike Barker
- MBA
- Sr. Franchise Field Vice President
1240 Winnowing Way, Suite 102 Mt. Pleasant, SC 29466- 843.225.6649 Office | 954.235.7731 Mobile
- michael.d.barker@ampf.com
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15
Years with Firm See more information
Years with the Firm may include time with Ameriprise Financial as a financial advisor or in a supporting role, including as a field leader.
94%
Territory Retention Rate See more information
Territory retention rate represents the percentage of financial advisors in the Field Vice President's territory who remained with Ameriprise Financial, during the previous calendar year.
My territory
Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina
How I work to support your success
I am responsible for ensuring that advisors have access to resources to run and grow their practice. By combining the vision you establish for your practice with the support from my team and resources from Ameriprise, you'll have the opportunity to experience growth, equity ownership and success.
My team and I will work with you to:
- Optimize practice efficiencies to help drive improved margins
- Drive practice value or equity
- Understand how to effectively operate as a CEO of your practice
- Protect your practice from the unexpected and prepare for your retirement with a customized succession plan
Career highlights
- Ameriprise Circle of Success, 2008
- Ameriprise Outstanding Leader Award, 2014 and 2019
Other interests
- Traveling
- Family movie nights
- Softball with the children
- Staying active: snow skiing, softball, golf, etc.
My Leadership Team
Responsibilities
Joe is responsible for sourcing and evaluating experienced advisors, including franchisees, associate financial advisors and advisors coming from acquired practices.
Kevin Sevlie, CFP®, RICP®, APMA®
Director, Franchise Recruiting and Engagement
Responsibilities
Kevin works closely with successful teams to help them to find and develop new talent; this includes support staff, associate financial advisors and experienced advisors wanting to join a team. He also works with new advisors joining our firm to guide them through a successful transition and onboard process. Kevin is also available to assist advisors with business planning and determining which corporate resources to work with for coaching and support.
Responsibilities
Emily specializes in helping advisors drive growth through new business opportunities. She is the primary point of contact for increasing assets and revenue through product solutions. Additionally, she works with advisors on strategies to move up market and go deep with their best clients.
Responsibilities
For advisors interested in growing their client acquisition business and improving their marketing strategies, Sydney coaches advisors on how to incorporate a systematic marketing process within their practice. She helps advisors share their story, promote their brand, leverage online resources and be proactive in the digital world of social media.
For advisors interested in growing their financial planning business, Sydney works with advisors to create a systematic process for their practice. She helps identify how to engage clients/prospects in advice conversations and produce simplified deliverables to increase capacity and drive business through the financial planning client service model.
Responsibilities
Julie provides day-to-day coordination and support for territory initiatives and projects to ensure key tasks and deadlines are met. Julie acts as a relationship manager for select advisors and operations personnel within the territory to connect with corporate resourcing and programs.