Marlena Anderson, MID, CRPC®, currently serves as a Financial Advisor at NEXT Financial Group, where involvement in Dan Anderson's financial advising practice in Bandera, Texas, began in October 2022. Since November 2017, Marlena has been a Managing Partner and Co-Founder of M2 Partners, LLC, focusing on connecting clients with virtual professionals to enhance business efficiency. Previous roles include Regional Sales Vice President at Brighthouse Financial from February 2021 to October 2022, Division Vice President at AIG from February 2015 to April 2019, and Regional Marketing Specialist covering Independent Broker Dealers in South Texas. Earlier career positions include Project Controls Consultant at Prime Universal Group, LLC, Lead Cost Specialist at KBR, and various roles at Avnet Memec. Marlena holds a Master of Industrial Distribution and a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Distribution from Texas A&M University.