Benefits:
Transition Your Teaching and Coaching Skills into Financial Services:
Stuart Cestia - Managing Director
Beyond our professional achievements, we are proud to be deeply rooted in our community. Our team passionately supports initiatives that make a meaningful impact, including Maddie’s Footprints, Hospice of Acadiana, Alex’s Lemonade Stand, and the University of Louisiana at Lafayette School of Business.
Join us at the Cestia District, where we are dedicated to excellence, growth, and making a difference—one family, one business, and one community at a time.
Position Responsibilities for a Financial Representative:
We distinguish ourselves by prioritizing a meticulous focus on the process, ensuring sustainable business practices and a predictable high-activity approach, setting us apart from an industry often fixated on end results.
Position Perks:
Northwestern Mutual is the marketing name for The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company (NM) and its subsidiaries in Milwaukee, WI. Stuart Cestia is a General Agent of NM and not in legal partnership with NM, or its subsidiaries.
- Stipend
- Retirement
- Bonus based on performance
- Company parties
- Dental insurance
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Opportunity for advancement
- Training & development
- Vision insurance
Transition Your Teaching and Coaching Skills into Financial Services:
- Leverage Your Communication Expertise: Educators excel in financial services because they have the confidence and communication skills needed to guide clients through important decisions that can shape their financial futures.
- Build Lifelong Relationships: While educators often lose touch with students as they move into new life stages, financial services allow you to maintain close, long-term relationships with clients, helping them at every stage of life.
- See the Impact of Your Work: Just as you’ve witnessed the difference you made in the classroom, this career offers the chance to see how your guidance positively affects clients’ lives, both now and in the future.
- Achieve Greater Rewards: Transitioning into financial services can offer not only a more rewarding career path but often greater financial opportunities as well.
Stuart Cestia - Managing Director
- How long with NM? Been with Northwestern Mutual since 1997.
- Previous experience? Graduated from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, where he was also a student-athlete, playing baseball at both Northwestern State University and the University of Louisiana Lafayette.
- Passionate about? Passionate about family, spending quality time with his wife Angie and their children, Preston and Olivia. An avid outdoorsman, Stuart enjoys hunting and offshore fishing in his free time.
- How long with NM? 11.5 years with Northwestern Mutual.
- Previous experience? Former intern; led pilgrimages and mission trips during college.
- Passionate about? Dedicated to his wife and 3 children; passionate about church, pickleball, and his role at Northwestern Mutual.
- How long with NM? Been with Northwestern Mutual for 4 years.
- Previous experience? Previous roles include lifeguard, EMT, Operations Manager in the heavy-duty truck business and served 7 years in the US Army.
- Passionate about? Family time, pursuing a doctoral degree, camping, DIY projects, and active involvement in youth and veteran organizations.
Beyond our professional achievements, we are proud to be deeply rooted in our community. Our team passionately supports initiatives that make a meaningful impact, including Maddie’s Footprints, Hospice of Acadiana, Alex’s Lemonade Stand, and the University of Louisiana at Lafayette School of Business.
Join us at the Cestia District, where we are dedicated to excellence, growth, and making a difference—one family, one business, and one community at a time.
Position Responsibilities for a Financial Representative:
- Educate clients on financial planning and insurance options.
- Provide excellent customer service and build lasting relationships.
- Collaborate with a local supportive team.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
- Goal-oriented with a desire to succeed.
- Life insurance license and FINRA certifications (or willingness to obtain).
- Mission: Enriching lives, fulfilling dreams and securing futures.
- Core Values: Growth, integrity, professionalism and passion.
We distinguish ourselves by prioritizing a meticulous focus on the process, ensuring sustainable business practices and a predictable high-activity approach, setting us apart from an industry often fixated on end results.
Position Perks:
- Significant bonus opportunity commensurate with outcomes
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
- Ongoing professional development Local culture of support and positive recognition
Northwestern Mutual is the marketing name for The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company (NM) and its subsidiaries in Milwaukee, WI. Stuart Cestia is a General Agent of NM and not in legal partnership with NM, or its subsidiaries.
Flexible work from home options available.