OUR TEAM
Andy (Andrzej) Mitkowski
President & Investment Advisor Representative
Andy (Andrzej) Mitkowski is founder and CEO of Blue Star Financial Advisors and holds his Series 65 license. While researching financial services for his own personal portfolio, he discovered multiple types of investments and products that offered safety from market volatility. He immediately decided that he wanted to share this knowledge, teach others and help them protect their retirement income. Before entering the financial services industry, Andy felt as though every job was simply a means to an end; a way to pay the bills. Andy quickly realized that his real passion was in the financial world and helping others achieve their retirement income goals. His unwavering belief in the importance of answering every client question to ensure that they thoroughly understand their options, is why he will never rush a client to make any decisions.
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When not working, Andy enjoys cooking with his wife, playing basketball and travelling. He is also bilingual, being fluent in both English and Polish, and appreciates reading educational books. While he and his wife currently don’t have children, they hope to add to their family soon through adoption.
Brian Popelka
Office Manager & Insurance Agent
Brian Popelka, an Insurance Agent with Blue Star Financial Advisors and is also the manager of first impressions. Though new to the financial world he is not new to helping people find things that are just the right fit. Getting his start in automotive sales and then realizing that he wanted to do more to help people. Through his day-to-day work as manager of first impressions and as an insurance agent, he has been able to make a real impact on people’s lives. Clients have already come to love Brian who is extremely respectful, always has a genuine smile on his face, and is eager to help.
The most important thing to Brian is family. Besides providing some financial support to his mother and younger siblings, he also accompanies his grandfather, who is unable to drive, to church every Sunday. One of his favorite family members, not to be skipped, is his Morkie (Yorkie/Maltese), Sniper, that he enjoys spending time with.
He is very excited to learn and grow in the financial industry under the mentorship of Andy Mitkowski.
Vivian Ding
Insurance Agent
Vivian Ding is an Independent Insurance Agent, licensed in both Life and Health, and works as an Administrative assistant under Andy Mitkowski at Blue Star Financial Advisors. She graduated in 2021 in New Media at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, and had previously worked jobs as a Digital Production Manager at a marketing company and as a Production Specialist at an insurance company. Vivian has always loved helping people, and having familiarized herself with the Financial world, she realized how crucial financial industry can be in supporting the lives of others, and wished to educate people on financial literacy so they can set themselves up for their future.
On her off time, Vivian loves to spend time with her family. She has a great relationship with her mom and grandmother. She is bilingual in both English and Chinese. She also enjoys traveling and experiencing new things.
She also likes to read books and continue her education in financial business