Your Life Settlement Company

John Yaker

President

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John Yaker oversees day to day operations of Quantum Life Settlements. His expertise in both the operational and marketing components of the secondary life insurance market, combined with his extensive experience of the life settlement process, has helped make Quantum Life Settlements a pioneering life settlement company. He is an accomplished speaker who has conducted numerous seminars and workshops focused on educating advisors and centers of influence.

Mr.Yaker has established himself as a leading figure in the life settlement industry. He has grown his practice by working closely with many of the nation's leading wealth management, law, CPA, and financial advisory firms.

Born in Baltimore, MD, Mr. Yaker earned his Bachelor's Degree in Science from Towson University. He holds the following licenses: life and health insurance broker and registered life settlement broker.

 

Adam Smolen

Chairman / CEO

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Mr. Smolen's expertise in the insurance, life settlement, and financial planning industry spans two decades. He is a member of the Million Dollar Round Tables (MDRT) Top of the Table, National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors (NAIFA), Baltimore Estate Planning Council, Advisors in Philanthropy, and the Financial Planning Association. He holds licenses in the following areas of expertise: Series 4 (Options Principal), Series 6 (Mutual Funds), Series 7 (Registered Representative), Series 63 (Blue Sky Laws), Series 65 (Registered Investment Advisor) Life & Health, and Property & Casualty.

Born and raised in the Baltimore Metropolitan area of Maryland, Mr. Smolen has made his home there and established himself as a respected member of the community. His interest in philanthropy and politics has led him to be an instrument in raising funds and awareness for many charitable organizations and political leaders.

 

Dana Metzger

Director of Business Development

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As Quantum Life Settlements’ Director of Business Development, Dana Metzger is responsible for forging key business alliances, maintaining client relationships, overseeing business operations and seeking strategic areas of growth for the firm.

A cum laude graduate of the University of Maryland, College Park, Ms. Metzger has extensive experience in strategic planning, social networking and public relations in a wide variety of industries.

 

Richard Wiklund

Technology Systems

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Mr. Wiklund is in charge of guiding our life settlements company’s customer relationship management strategy and implementing a secure and robust system to keep all facets of our business secure. He assists in recognizing new developments in information systems technology, and anticipates organizational modifications. Rich also ensures confidentiality and reliability of corporate data to meet requirements, proprietary information, and intellectual property.

 

Eric Kronthal

Online Marketing

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As co-founder of periscopeUP, Eric Kronthal is an experienced operator and marketer proficient in building custom solutions to meet online advertising and marketing objectives. Eric is credited with the launch of several industry leading online advertising solutions including Behavioral Targeting, Interactive Television advertising, and several self-service applications.

Prior to periscopeUP, Eric was the Vice President, Product Development at Tidal Enterprises (online incubator), directed new product development at Advertising.com (acquired by AOL) and a consultant with PricewaterhouseCoopers (acquired by IBM). Eric holds a BA and an MBA from the University of Rochester’s William E. Simon Graduate School of Business.

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Dan Kaplan

Search Engine Optimization & Webmaster

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As co-founder of periscopeUP, Dan is a writer, web developer and certified Project Manager. Mr. Kaplan has built and promoted hundreds of websites. He has a deep understanding of online marketing, Search Engine Optimization, Pay-Per-Click Search Advertising, Web 2.0 technologies such as blogging and marketing via social networking sites.

Prior to founding periscopeUP, Dan was Vice President of Operations at TruePresence, a Sr. Manager with Sogeti and Director of the Memory Network at the Maine Historical Society. Dan holds a dual BA from the University of Maryland and an MA with distinction from the University of Maine.

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