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Jon Sabes is a serial entrepreneur who has built and scaled successful businesses by going public. Now he's charting a new venture that could be much bigger. His startup, GWG Life, grew to a $500M valuation, with $3B in assets. Jon is now poised to start his next eagerly-awaited company, Longevity Partners.

Jon R. Sabes, co-founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of our company, is a financial professional with over 20 years of experience in the fields of finance, venture capital, business development, managerial operations, and federal taxation. Since 1999, Mr. Sabes has served as Chief Executive Officer of Opportunity Finance, LLC, a family investment company specializing in structured finance. Over his career, Mr. Sabes has been active in receivable financing, life insurance financing, and casualty insurance financing, structuring over $900 million in financing commitments for his related businesses.https://www.gwglife.comMr. Sabes’ experience includes co-founding and leading the development of two leading insurance-related finance companies: GWG Life, a company in the life insurance finance industry founded in 2006, and MedFinance, an innovator in casualty insurance and healthcare finance founded in 2005. Through these companies, Mr. Sabes has developed and applied financial structuring techniques, underwriting algorithms, and business modeling aspects to the insurance industry. Mr. Sabes’ education includes a Juris Doctor degree cum laude from the University of Minnesota Law School; and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from the University of Colorado. Over his career, Mr. Sabes has held several licenses and professional association memberships including FINRA Series 7, Series 63, Minnesota State Bar Association, and American Bar Association. In addition to being an active father of three, Mr. Sabes serves on the boards of Saving Children and Building Families, and the Insurance Studies Institute. Mr. Sabes is the brother of Steven F. Sabes. Mr. Sabes has served as our Chief Executive Officer, and a director, since 2006.@gwglifehttps://www.facebook.com/gwglifehttps://www.statnews.com/2017/03/13/insurance-dna-death-prediction/Positive Phil Show is a daily show hosted by Positive Phil. Subscribe To Our Weekly Newsletterhttp://eepurl.com/cluA4rListen To Our Show:Itunes Link: http://apple.co/2cBxzXsSubscribe: https://www.blubrry.com/positivephil/Stitcher Radio: http://bit.ly/2c9czHFGoogle Play: https://bit.ly/2dPZzUWhttps://www.twitter.com/askpositivephilwww.positivephilshow.comCheck Out @askpositivephilAward Winning Podcast where Positive Phil chats with today's most inspiring Thought Leaders, Pioneering Spirits. and Entrepreneurs 365 days a year.Are You Ready To Get Positive?Subscribe and listen to Positive Phil!https://www.positivephil.com  

Jon R. Sabes, co-founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of our company, is a financial professional with over 20 years of experience in the fields of finance, venture capital, business development, managerial operations, and federal taxation. Since 1999, Mr. Sabes has served as Chief Executive Officer of Opportunity Finance, LLC, a family investment company specializing in structured finance. Over his career, Mr. Sabes has been active in receivable financing, life insurance financing, and casualty insurance financing, structuring over $900 million in financing commitments for his related businesses.https://www.gwglife.comMr. Sabes’ experience includes co-founding and leading the development of two leading insurance-related finance companies: GWG Life, a company in the life insurance finance industry founded in 2006, and MedFinance, an innovator in casualty insurance and healthcare finance founded in 2005. Through these companies, Mr. Sabes has developed and applied financial structuring techniques, underwriting algorithms, and business modeling aspects to the insurance industry. Mr. Sabes’ education includes a Juris Doctor degree cum laude from the University of Minnesota Law School; and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from the University of Colorado. Over his career, Mr. Sabes has held several licenses and professional association memberships including FINRA Series 7, Series 63, Minnesota State Bar Association, and American Bar Association. In addition to being an active father of three, Mr. Sabes serves on the boards of Saving Children and Building Families, and the Insurance Studies Institute. Mr. Sabes is the brother of Steven F. Sabes. Mr. Sabes has served as our Chief Executive Officer, and a director, since 2006.@gwglifehttps://www.facebook.com/gwglifehttps://www.statnews.com/2017/03/13/insurance-dna-death-prediction/Positive Phil Show is a daily show hosted by Positive Phil. Subscribe To Our Weekly Newsletterhttp://eepurl.com/cluA4rListen To Our Show:Itunes Link: http://apple.co/2cBxzXsSubscribe: https://www.blubrry.com/positivephil/Stitcher Radio: http://bit.ly/2c9czHFGoogle Play: https://bit.ly/2dPZzUWhttps://www.twitter.com/askpositivephilwww.positivephilshow.comCheck Out @askpositivephilAward Winning Podcast where Positive Phil chats with today's most inspiring Thought Leaders, Pioneering Spirits. and Entrepreneurs 365 days a year.Are You Ready To Get Positive?Subscribe and listen to Positive Phil!https://www.positivephil.com  

Jon Sabes is the CEO at GWG Holdings, Inc., the parent company of GWG Life which is a financial services company that aims to transform the life insurance industry by means of disruptive and innovative technology, products, and services. He has structured over $900-Million in financing commitments for his related businesses. He also has over 20 years experience in the fields of venture capital, finance, business development, federal taxation, and managerial operations. Jon joins us today to explain how epigenetics can help life insurance companies better understand their clients before they become policyholders. He shares where he got the idea of connecting epigenetics and insurance, his passion for genetics, and how our genes can predetermine our health risks. He also discusses some of the challenges of running this type of business as well as what he enjoys about it.  “Learning about genetics has been the most fascinating part of my entire professional career.” - Jon Sabes Today on Spot On Insurance: How he got started in the genomic industry and what inspired him to pursue this career. How a UCLA Geneticist impacted the way their company worked. The difference between genetics and epigenetics and their insurance applications. How his company can help the insurance industry determine an applicant's real health status. The difference between a genetics test and and an epigenetics test, what they do. The challenges of this type of testing and how cost factors into it. The regulatory landscape for the business they run. Why he finds this type of business fun and exciting for this industry. What he and his company plan to do in the future. Key Takeaways: We can use epigenetics to allow people to get the best rates for their life insurance. Non-smokers and non-drinkers can acquire smoking and alcohol-related diseases by way of genetics. Technology is the path to a better and more efficient industry. Stay cognizant of global trends and technology and leverage them to your advantage. Resources Mentioned: Steve Horvath Elizur Wright Joe Rogan Experience #1169 - Elon Musk Connect with Jon Sabes: Jon Sabes official website GWG Life YouSurance LinkedIn Twitter This episode was brought to you by….. Insurance Licensing Services of America (ILSA), America’s Premier Insurance Compliance and Licensing experts. To learn more about ILSA and their services, visit ILSAinc.com. Connect, Learn, Share Thank you for joining us on this week’s episode of Spot On Insurance. For more resources and episodes, visit SpotOnInsurance.com. Subscribe so you never miss an episode. Love what you’re learning, Spot Light your review on iTunes and share your favorite episodes with friends and colleagues!

This is a discussion with Chris Orestis, a nationally known senior care advocate, a legislative expert, featured speaker, columnist and contributor to a number of insurance and long-term care industry publications and author of the Amazon best-seller book “Help on the Way,” and “A Survival Guide to Aging.” Chris is a frequent guest about senior issues on national radio programs; and has also been featured in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, USA Today, Fox Business News, and PBS. He is Executive Vice President at GWG Life.

Jon Sabes, CEO of GWG Life in Minneapolis, interviews Jeffrey McGregor, an insurance expert who has held senior positions at Ameriprise Financial and AXA Financial. Jeffrey is the author of A Spirit Never Tires, a book that explores the issue of living life to the fullest, a topic Jon believes in strongly.  

A fascinating discussion about genomics and wind-sailing on a frozen lake in Minnesota between Jon and Dr. Brian Chen. Brian is an epidemiologist who studied the biological underpinnings of aging and age-related diseases. Dr. Chen was first author of the study on DNA methylation and mortality prediction building on the work of UCLA professor Dr. Steven Horvath that was published in the journal Aging in September 2016. Brian was just named VP of Research and analytics at GWG Life and is working to apply epigentic technology to transform the life insurance industry.