With every client, Tom has 3 goals: Be helpful, be transparent, be honest. He believes that it’s the only way to conduct business.

Tom has the heart of a teacher and has spent the last 10 years of his insurance career helping people understand difficult concepts. Medicare is complicated, and Tom is willing to take you into the deep end if you like knowing the nitty-gritty. Or, if you don’t want to get into all that – you just want to stay in shallow water – he’ll give you just the bare-bones of what you need to know so that you don’t drown in the Medicare pool. If you’re looking for an agent to help you for the long haul, he’ll be here for another 25-30 years!

On a personal note, Tom has lived in San Diego since 2015, but has roots in the Seattle area. He is married with 3 kids and loves spending time outdoors with them at the beach and various parks around town. If it’s possible to have a hobby and simultaneously have 3 kids, his would be playing guitar.

Tom looks forward to not just helping you with Medicare, but getting to know you and your family over the course of your golden years.

Michelle studied Public Health and Physical Health Education.  She has 9 years of Social Service experience, working with adults with developmental disabilities, as a Community Resource Counselor.  She also spent 8 years as a Special Education teacher’s assistant.  Michelle decided to take her background as an educator, and focus on educating seniors about their Medicare options.  She helps them understand what Medicare is, how it works, and what options they have for Medicare plans that are a good fit for their personal needs.

She decided to start working at Bridlewood after a financial Advisor, who is a close friend of hers, shared with her Bridlewood’s outstanding reputation and success in San Diego. After speaking with Brian McArthur, she knew this was the insurance company for her. Bridlewood wants all their agents to be successful, and goes above and beyond to help them, but most of all they want what is best for all their clients.  Her favorite part of her job is meeting new people, making clients happy and making their needs my priority. Michelle want her clients to feel confident they have the best Medicare plan for them.

She was born in Dallas, Texas, and moved to San Diego, CA in 1992.  She has been a military spouse for 23 years, and feels very fortunate to have lived in Okinawa, Japan and beautiful San Diego, where they currently reside in Oceanside.  Michelle and her husband, Steve Markham (retired Navy) have 5 beautiful kids, with 2 currently in college and 2 in high school.  Their family thoroughly enjoy the outdoors and being active. Beach walks, camping, walking, hiking in the mountains, biking, sports, family time . . . living a healthy and active lifestyle.

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Robert is a graduate of CSU Fullerton with a BS in Business Finance, and has a MBA from Pepperdine University. He began his career in the insurance industry in 1989, and has worked both as a captive, internal agent and as an independent insurance broker. Robert’s focus is on Medicare Supplement plans, stand-alone Prescription Drug plans and Advantage plans.

Jeremiah earned his Bachelor of Science degree from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.  He first became a licensed insurance agent almost 20 years ago, specializing in Life, Health, Property and Casualty, and recently added Medicare.  He works with individuals and small to medium sized businesses.  He particularly focuses on Medicare Supplement and Advantage plans.  He was looking to  partner with a proven industry leader, which was a perfect match with Bridlewood Insurance.  His motto is to do whatever is in the client’s best interest.

Jeremiah grew up in Orange County and has lived in Carlsbad since 2002.  He is married to a beautiful woman named Ellen, who is affectionately referred to as “Big Red” by family and friends.  The have one son and a dog.  Jeremiah is a life-long cyclist and skier, and is usually working on multiple projects at all times, to keep him busy.

Rex has a Bachelor’s Degree in Athletic Training, from San Diego State University.  He is also a certified Medical Exercise Specialist and Institute of Motion Level 1 and
Institute of Motion Level 2.  Rex has worked at Action Medical Products, where he created relationships with Medical Offices to place durable medical devices for patients, as well as he was an Out-Patient Physical Therapy Assistant, assisting in day to day tasks including implementing multiple modalities and therapy programs prescribed by the Physical Therapists. He was also the Director of Fitness at Cal-A-Vie Spa and Resort, where he designed and ran fitness and wellness programs for clients and patients.  Rex built and has run Personal Touch Enterprises – a personal training business concentrating on post-rehabilitation and special needs patients and clients.   He has trained and implemented multiple fitness based programs to staff and trainers in the U.S.A., The UK, and Japan.

As someone who has been in and around the Medical Industry all of his life, Rex realized early on how complicated the insurance industry is. He then recently became involved in helping his Mother try and navigate her health care with her current provider. After realizing this would be no easy task, he began asking questions which lead him to seek a new career in Insurance Sales, specifically Medicare. He feels that his life has been dedicated to helping people in Physical Therapy and fitness, and this was a perfect segue to help make Medicare a little less daunting. Rex joined Bridlewood a short time ago, and is happy to be affiliated with them.  His favorite part of working with people is, helping them first of all, figure out what it is they want to accomplish, and then together, help create the path to get them there.

Originally from San Diego, California, Rex moved to Carlsbad with his wife Carolyn in 1994 and they have lived there ever since.  They have been together since 1990 and have two children – Rex who is 19 and is studying at Point Loma Nazarene University in the Pre-Med program, and their daughter Kirra is 13 and looking forward to her second year in middle school. They also have a 5 year old female Yellow Labrador Retriever. Her name is Honi which is Hawaiian for “Kiss.”
An avid surfer all of his life, Rex has traveled to Indonesia, Hawaii, Tahiti, Australia, Fiji, and of course Mexico in pursuit. The family loves to hike, camp, snorkel, and paddle board together. His son and he are scuba divers with Cozumel, Grand Cayman, and Hawaii as their favorite spots . . . so far.  They also have been backpacking with the same group of fathers and sons for the last 9 years.

Joel was raised in New York Metropolitan Area and lived in the State of Israel, Sweden, and San Diego, California. He has a Bachelor Business Administration: BBA and Master’s Human Behavior: MA. He is fluent in Swedish and Bilingual Spanish.

Joel has a 44-year-old daughter who reside in Barcelona, Spain with her husband and daughter.

Joel has been counseling others since 1972. He has had his insurance license since 1986. He enjoys hiking, films, swimming, dancing, and listening to a variety of music.

Joel’s areas of specialty within the Medicare insurance area: MAPD, Supplement, PDP Plans, Covered California Certified since 2015.

Marco has an extensive background as a registered tax professional, Public Notary, and Insurance Agent.  He attended SDSU and The American College.  For more than 15 years he has worked as an Asset Consultant, including lines in Business, Home, Auto, Life and Medicare insurance.  His specialty is Medicare Advantage plans.  He recently joined Bridlewood Insurance after receiving a recruiting letter for Medicare Insurance professionals in the area.

Customer service is his number one priority, including educating his clients through a thorough explanation of the services being requested. He strongly believes in building long lasting relationships with his clients, that will lead to service to their family members, friends, neighbors and coworkers. Through years of great customer service, he has continued to receive word-of-mouth referrals compromising about 80% of his clientele. Marco has been a San Diego resident for over 35 years, and is always ready, willing and able to assist anyone with their insurance planning needs.

Steve graduated from Escondido High in 1995 and attended Palomar College afterward for Graphic Design and Web Development.  He has been licensed in California since March of 2016, and earned Rookie Awards at a Nationally known insurance company before becoming a Broker in June of the same year.  He specializes in Medicare Supplement, Medicare Advantage and Medicare Prescription drug plans.

Steve started working at Bridlewood because of their amazing training program, and their support of their agents in all their efforts.  He  prides himself on delivering the same support and education to his clients.  His favorite part of the job is helping a client figure out the ins and outs of Medicare, and guiding them in finding the best plan that fits their lifestyle and health needs.  There is nothing better than the satisfaction of knowing he helped another senior with a very major decision in their life.

Steve was born and raised in beautiful San Diego, CA!  His fiancee and he have been together for almost 2 years, and are looking forward to tying the knot soon!  In his leisure time, Steven enjoys surfing, snowboarding, golf, hiking, gardening, cars, cooking, and just being in the great outdoors.

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Michael was born and raised in the Hudson Valley region of New York State. He relocated to beautiful San Diego, California in 2002. He earned a degree in Mortuary Science from the State University of New York at Canton. Michael worked in the family business with his father for many years, before joining Bridlewood Insurance in 2016.

California, New York, Arizona, and Florida are the states Michael holds licenses. He has dedicated his life to helping others, always seeking ways to assist in the communities where he lives and works. Michael’s knowledge in the Medicare industry has helped him guide hundreds of individuals to match their personal needs, as their health coverage is one of the single most important decisions they will make.

Michael and his wife live in Tierrasanta with their English Golden Retriever, Sachi. He enjoys spending time with family and friends, as well as traveling, cooking, hiking, mountain biking, and camping.