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Built on Integrity. Driven by Results.

We are more than an FMO. We are a strategic partner built to help great people build great businesses, and to reshape the retirement industry for the professionals and families who depend on it.

Our Story

Retirement Realized was founded on a straightforward belief. Great agents deserve a partner who invests in their development the way they invest in their clients. Too much of the industry had been built to move contracts and push products rather than to build businesses and grow careers, and we saw a chance to raise the standard for everyone in the room.

Chad Owen founded Retirement Realized Financial in 2020 after building his own personal annuity practice into one of the most productive in the country, with $350M in lifetime issued production. The systems, coaching rhythm, and case-design bench you find here grew directly out of that practice, and they continue to evolve every week alongside the producers who use them.

Today the ecosystem serves independent agents, career agents, agency owners, and the retirees on the other side of every case. We are not interested in being the largest FMO in the industry. We are committed to being the one that helps the most people build something lasting.

Retirement Realized founder presenting at a company event

Our Mission

To transform the retirement industry by developing ethical advisors into successful business owners who serve their clients with excellence and integrity, while living wildly successful lives and impacting their communities for the better.

Retirement Realized CEO working from the office

Our Values

  • Integrity First

    We operate with complete transparency. No manipulation, no hype, no games. Just clear communication and reliable follow-through.

  • Excellence in Everything

    From our training programs to our technology platforms, we refuse to accept “good enough.” Our agents deserve the best, and that's what we deliver.

  • Partnership Over Transactions

    Our relationships aren't transactional. They're built on mutual respect, aligned incentives, and long-term thinking.

  • Servant Leadership

    We measure our success by how many people we help succeed. When our agents win, we win.

Our Team

The team behind Retirement Realized. Every person here is involved in the work our producers touch every week, and that is the standard we have set for how the ecosystem grows.

  • Portrait of Chad Owen

    Chad Owen

    Founder & Chairman of the Board

    Chad founded Retirement Realized and has personally written $350M in annuity production over his career. The systems, coaching cadence, and case-design bench that run through every program in Retirement Realized Financial came directly out of his own practice.

  • Portrait of Josh Delgado

    Josh Delgado

    Chief Executive Officer

    Josh serves as the strategic visionary and oversees all program development to help agents build scalable businesses. He oversees the Retirement Realized staff along with company strategy, and ensures every initiative is in alignment with the mission.

  • Portrait of Caleb North

    Caleb North

    EVP · Key Accounts & Agency Services

    Caleb is unmatched in his industry and product knowledge, and develops operational systems for agents to grow their production. His focus on systems and processes helps agents transition from individual producers to successful business owners.

  • Portrait of Jesse Black

    Jesse Black

    Partner & Agency Mentor

    Jesse has built one of the industry's most successful self-generated lead systems, achieving lead costs under $10 while maintaining premium quality. He teaches agents how to build their own marketing machines and is an expert mentor in virtual sales implementation.

  • Portrait of Kristen Estes

    Kristen Estes

    Director of Marketing

  • Portrait of Alyssa North

    Alyssa North

    Director of Communications

  • Portrait of Karen Fields

    Karen Fields

    Contracting & New Business

  • Portrait of Eddie Tait

    Eddie Tait

    Agent Development Specialist

  • Portrait of Benjamin Kennedy

    Benjamin Kennedy

    Agent Development Specialist

  • Portrait of Travis Estes

    Travis Estes

    Academy & Marketing Suite Support

  • Portrait of Marissa Delgado

    Marissa Delgado

    Executive Assistant

Off the calls

Partners, not just business partners.

The four founding partners have known each other long before Retirement Realized existed. Most of the ecosystem's biggest decisions have been made on a course, at a ranch, or over dinner. It shows up in the way they run the business.

  • The four Retirement Realized partners on the tee at sunset
  • The partners at dinner
  • The partners at the ranch on a bright afternoon
  • The partners on the porch after hours
  • Josh and Caleb

Unlike traditional FMOs that focus on recruiting volume, we focus on developing people. We stay selective about who we work with because we are committed to the success of every agent in our organization.

We do not just offer contracts. We offer comprehensive business development, from foundational training through advanced marketing systems, so every ethical agent has exactly what they need to build a thriving practice.

What Makes
Us Different

Our Commitment

Our commitment is to help great people build great businesses, to serve the retirement industry with integrity, and to keep raising the bar for how annuities are sold and serviced. Every program we build, every producer we contract, and every case we touch is measured against that promise.

This is who we are, this is what we stand for, and this is Retirement Realized.

Chad Owen at the Retirement Realized office holding a pool cue

Ready to build something bigger?

Book a thirty-minute call with our team. We will look honestly at where your business is today, where it can realistically go from here, and whether a partnership is the right fit for both of us.

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