Brandy Mickens Email & Phone Number

Brandy is a respected leader in the financial services industry and community. After graduating from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, TX, she began her career in the financial industry. During that time, she helped develop the Retirement Benefits Group in Texas. The group focused on educators' financial needs and ascended to the #1 RBG branch within Equitable Advisors. Additionally, within her first two years, she was named the Dallas RBG Associate of the Year and received the Fast Start Award. She went on to build a personal practice of over 2,000 clients and lead the partnership with one of the largest school districts in Texas.In 2014, she pursued a leadership role and became a Vice President with Equitable Advisors. She coached and developed a team of successful advisors who helped clients reach their financial goals. Her success led to her being recognized as the #2 TSM in the company in Hiring and Development in 2015. She was also selected for Equitable’s Emerging Leaders Program from 2016-2018. During this time, she also served on Equitable Advisors' Black Advisor Field Advisory Council, where she provided guidance and advice to advisors from across the company.Brandy’s success and leadership throughout her career led her to be appointed Executive Vice President over Equitable Advisors Mid America Branch in 2020. She became the first Black Female EVP within Equitable Advisors. She and her business partner oversee offices in Ohio, Indiana, and Kentucky.Since her appointment, the Branch has been recognized as one of the top 10 branches in the company and began the company’s Impact Day Program. Additionally, Brandy was awarded the CEO Award in 2020, Recognized by Crain’s Cleveland as a Notable in Finance in 2022, elected to the Honor Guard Executive Committee in 2022 and 2023, selected for the 2023 Class of Leadership Cleveland, and awarded Equitable’s Cultural Leadership Award in 2022, and Chief Diversity Officer Choice Award in 2023. She’s also served as a speaker for the National Black MBA Conference, Black Enterprise’s Women of Power Summit, and Finseca’s LAMP conference.Personally, Brandy has always been involved in her community. She is a mentor, an active member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., Jack and Jill of America, Inc., and serves on the boards of Intertwined and Finseca. Her faith is the cornerstone of her life. She is married, and has a beautiful and intelligent daughter, and a fun-loving pup. She and her family reside in the Cleveland, Ohio area.

Listed skills include Business Strategies, Client Education, Coaching, Education Planning Strategies, and 15 others.