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Born and raised in South Florida, Jordan Cohen has always looked up to his highly accomplished father, Gil. “My dad has been a huge inspiration and role model. I’ve always aspired to be like him.” Raised in Parkland and a graduate of Stoneman Douglas high school, Jordan tells us, “I always looked at the pictures I saw of my dad in his army uniform in the desert. I thought that was the coolest thing in the world!” Realizing as he matured that guns and combat were not fun and games, Jordan began to look more seriously at the opportunities he saw to help others. He tells us, “When I got older, there were a lot of terrorist attacks happening around my family’s Netanya home in Israel. There was an elderly woman who lived a couple of houses down who was stabbed to death. It very easily could have been my grandma, and that was what pushed me to join the Israeli Army (IDF) when I was 19 years old.”

Having visited Israel twice before joining the IDF, Jordan had a short time of immersion to learn Hebrew, which he was not familiar with. “After three months,” he says, “if you didn’t know Hebrew, you couldn’t join your combat unit.“ He joined Givati, a desert commando unit., whose specialty is desert and urban tactical warfare. Jordan and his unit were deployed in the West Bank for about six months, and he returned to Florida after achieving the rank of sergeant and spending more than two years with the IDF. Jordan tells us, “My brother is there now… He drafted into the same unit that I was in and is carrying on the family legacy.”

Soft spoken yet confident, Jordan goes on to explain, “My grandpa was a combat fighter, my father was a combat fighter, I have been a combat fighter, and my brother is a combat fighter. We have all given back to a country that a lot of my family is from. The experience has also given me more credibility in my return to professional and day to day life. It’s definitely one of the best decisions I have ever made.”

Jordan knows that he returned to the United States with insight attainable only because of his military service. “I see how privileged we are and how the rest of the world lives,” Jordan says candidly. “Living in America, we automatically get a huge advantage that many people don’t realize. I came back with a lot more discipline, will power and focus, which came from working as part of a team. As a leader in the military, I learned that hard work can really get you anywhere.”

His protective persona has enabled him to become a successful financial advisor with Creative Financial Network. With his father as his inspiration, Jordan looks forward to achieving the “superhero“ status that he feels is applicable to his dad. He tells us, “Here is a man who came from another country, worked really hard in this industry to protect other families, and provided a great life for his parents, his three children, and our mother.”

As evidenced by his service, Jordan has always had a deep desire to make a positive difference for others. He tells us, “I’ve always wanted to be in a position where I’m able to help, and the fact that this industry allows me to protect people in a different way is a huge plus.” As part of one of the top financial advisory teams in the nation, Jordan is confident in his skills as well as those of the other men and women he works with. “I have access to some of the greatest minds in the industry.“ He continues, “Protecting people’s retirement, their children’s education, investments, life insurance and legacy are a way to channel my passion and help others. I look forward to being in this career for the rest of my life.”

When he’s not working, Jordan’s main hobbies are cars, hockey, the gym and being with like-minded friends.