Our Team
Benjamin Green
FOUNDER + WEALTH PRESERVATION SPECIALIST
A native of Columbia, SC, Benjamin is Co-Founder of Ready 2 Retire™, a new firm that will become the leading retirement planning firm in the US for people who want to retire with confidence. Benjamin has a great appreciation for customer service and client satisfaction honed from more than 20 years of experience, and is recognized nationwide as a top retirement, insurance, Medicare, and Social Security planner. Benjamin is also President & COO of Insurance Advantage, an employee benefits agency he co-founded 13 years ago. He has over 2,000 clients, and including his volunteer work with the Foundation for Financial Education where he has provided financial counseling for staff at the CIA, Pentagon, Dept. of Treasury, The Tennessee Titans, The Washington Commanders, and dozens of other agencies and companies, he has provided financial literacy and counseling to over 10,000 people. Ben has previously served as COO of a human resources staffing firm, and as Vice President of Asia & Europe for an American software company.
Benjamin has extensive experience in economic development and consulting, and worked as a Business Recruiter for South Carolina. Since Ben opened the Japan office in 2012, South Carolina has received over $2.2 billion in investment. In 2014, he was hired to write the Strategic Plan for the State of South Carolina. Based on 10 years working overseas in Japan, Brazil, and Spain, he wrote the Amazon Best Seller The Global Superstar: How Your Students Can Develop an Advantage over Global Competition to help students prepare for careers in this changing economy.
He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Finance from Morehouse College, an International MBA from The University of South Carolina, and certificates from UNC and Temple University. He’s conversant in Japanese, Portuguese, and Spanish, and has served on numerous boards including the South Carolina Independent Colleges & Universities association, the SC Chamber of Commerce, and the Columbia (SC) Chamber of Commerce. He’s a member of the West Columbia Chamber of Commerce, the Nashville Kiwanis Club, and the Nashville City Club.
David Harrell
FOUNDER + RETIREMENT GUIDE
David’s hands-on approach helps our clients better understand the unique aspects of their current plan designs, their demographics, and the alternative plan designs that are available to improve their retirement outcomes. He has a Master’s degree in Human Resources and a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the University of South Carolina. He brings more than 15-plus years of Human Resources management experience to Ready 2 Retire™, having worked in several Fortune 500 companies in the role of HR Manager and Director where he gained experience with manufacturing plants and retail/wholesale stores of varying size covering multiple states and international locations.
James Jurica
CFP® + CLU® + CHFC® + RICP®
James has worked in the financial services industry his entire professional career starting right out of college. He has a passion for working with clients and helping them achieve their long term financial goals. His main area of focus is on the investment management side of financial planning. James has a focus on risk management and wants to ensure that during the investment process, the focus stays on reducing risk and volatility in clients portfolios while still achieving the returns needed to accomplish the objective of the client.
James has achieved the Certified Financial Planner CFP®, less than 10% of all financial advisors are CFP® and this advanced training and education allows James to provide the highest quality service and value to clients. He has also achieved the Chartered Financial Consultant CHFC®, Chartered Life Underwriter CLU®, and Retirement Income Certified Professional RICP®. These designations have given James more training and insight on a wide variety financial planning areas. James is married to his wonderful wife Abbey and they have a 1 year old son together and enjoy spending time at the lake together.
Investment Advisory Services offered by Ready 2 Retire™ and James Jurica, CFP® CLU® CHFC® RICP® are offered through Wealth Watch Advisors, an SEC Registered Investment Advisory Firm. Ready2Retire™ and Wealth Watch Advisors are not associated entities.
Austin Sanders
+ Financial Advisor
Austin has worked in the financial planning industry his entire professional career starting right out of college. He has a passion for working with clients and helping them achieve their long-term financial goals. He specializes in risk management and wants to ensure that during the investment allocation process, volatility is limited while still achieving returns needed to accomplish his clients' objectives. Serving clients as an independent fiduciary, Austin is legally required to put their interests first. His decade of experience in financial planning has taught him the value of using a 3-tiered approach involving protection, income, and growth strategies when helping clients preserve their wealth.
When he is not designing protected growth and income plans, Austin can be found on the golf course, in the gym, or adventuring with his beautiful wife, Brittany, and their two dogs.
Advisory services offered by Wealth Watch Advisors, LLC. Wealth Watch is an independent advisory service and not affiliated with Ready2Retire nor any of its affiliates. The company, and its investment adviser representatives, may not accept orders to affect purchase or sale transactions, accept funds, securities, or similar instructions via email or voicemail.
Nate Arroyo
+ Case Design Advisor
Nate has been in the industry for over 15 years. As a Business Development Advisor he helps advisors keep up with the changing market of annuity, life and asset-based LTC products. Nate also brings a wealth of product and case design concepts. He compares the many features and parts of each available product option, rate, and rider in order to determine which vehicle is the best fit for our clients.
Leslie Husarenko
+ New Business Specialist
Leslie Husarenko has extensive experience working in the financial industry for the past 25 years assisting top producers with client services. She has tremendous experience with Life products and is a registered insurance agent. She is known for her friendliness and knowledge assisting new clients with our onboarding process, she makes it her mission to address and solve customer's questions efficiently.
Leslie is a proud mom of three and has six loving grandchildren, on weekends you will find Leslie cruising around on her boat enjoying the island life.
