F. Chrys Kanos
Co-Founder + Private Wealth Advisor | Managing Director | FORBES Best in State 2026
- Role
- Managing Director at Northwestern Mutual
- Location
- Charleston, SC, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About F. Chrys Kanos
Originally from Florence, SC, Chrys has lived throughout South Carolina and North Carolina his entire life. He and his wife, McKensie, relocated to the Low Country in 2018 to put down roots in Mt. Pleasant, as they welcomed their beautiful daughter, Lennox, into the world in 2019 and then Hollis in 2022. Chrys and McKensie enjoy taking their dogs, Dutton & D2 (story for a different day), to the beach, going out on the water, traveling, and Chrys enjoys playing golf. Having been a part of Northwestern Mutual since early 2006, Chrys feels extremely grateful and proud to be a part of a network of financial professionals that gives him the opportunity to extend his knowledge and passion for helping businesses and families achieve their most important goals and objectives. In addition to his financial planning role, Chrys seeks out to attract top professionals to potentially join the firm throughout the South Carolina coastline.Specialties: • Fee Based Financial Planning• Business & Estate Planning• Wealth Management• Risk Management• Community Impact• Talent AcquisitionIf you are interested in learning more, feel free to contact me at c••••••••@nm.com
Experience
Managing Director
Mar 2018 — Present · Charleston, SC, US
Office locations: Charleston, Summerville, Bluffton, Myrtle BeachOur mission statement: We are catalysts who enrich and impact our communities by delivering a lifetime of financial security.• Responsible for recruiting, mentoring and developing new advisors and representatives for the South Carolina coastal region• Have helped more than 100 new representatives start in our career, with many personally recruited• Featured speaker at regional sales meeting in 2014• Featured speaker at national Managing Director meeting in 2018 & 2025• Participant of The Outstanding Achievement in Recruiting and Sales (OARS) Award recognizing the top 10% of Managing Directors for exceptional performance in balancing management and personal production in 2016, 2017, 20••••25• Charleston District ranked Top 15 out of 300 offices nationally 20••••25• Charleston District ranked #6 out of 300 offices nationally 2024• Charleston District ranked #1 in insurance premium, client acquisition, and policies in Southern Region 2025
Education
University of South Carolina
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Corporate Finance, Management of Human Resources, Medical Economics
2003 — 2007
The American College of Financial Services
CLU®, ChFC®, CASL®
2008
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