Northwestern Mutual's Rebecca Bast Honored in Forbes 2025 Top Women Ranking

TAMPA, FL. December 22, 2020 – Northwestern Mutual Greater Tampa Bay announced today that Wealth Management Advisor Rebecca Bast has been recognized on the prestigious Forbes America's 2025 Top Women Wealth Advisors Best-in-State list.

"Rebecca exemplifies the pinnacle of our industry, demonstrating how meaningful conversations and uncovering hidden challenges can pave the way to enhanced financial security and success," stated Kevin O’Connell, managing partner, Northwestern Mutual, Greater Tampa Bay. "Through comprehensive planning that merges risk protection with wealth management, Rebecca and her team consistently deliver exceptional results for their clients. They empower more Americans to worry less, live more, and confidently seize their financial future."

Forbes Top Women Wealth Advisors Best-in-State recognition showcases the top professionals in the industry, representing experts across the nation by state. Conducted by SHOOK Research, advisors are selected following a careful vetting process based upon qualitative and quantitative data, interviews, service models, investing models, the application of best practices, and other criteria.

Northwestern Mutual's award-winning training and leadership development program provides ongoing education to its 8,500+ financial advisors nationwide, helping them secure new licenses, enhance their capabilities, and build their practices.

To achieve its mission to help more Americans build financial security, Northwestern Mutual aims to grow its field force of financial advisors in 2025, with an ambitious goal of recruiting 5,000 advisors by year-end.