Before founding Leynes Financial Services in early 2017, Lawrence started with the United States Army as a Combat Medic and later transitioned to a Medical Laboratory Specialist. After spending 10 years in the service, he went to Penn State Harrisburg for accounting and finance. He later worked at Primerica, a Citigroup company and it was there that he found his passion for helping families with their most troublesome asset, managing money and keeping it. He changed companies to learn more about the financial services industry and joined Northwestern Mutual as a financial representative. He helped many families and businesses, but his most memorable experience was being able to help charities build their capital through their fund raising efforts. He worked with many in the Harrisburg area and developed many business relationships in and around the area. As a small business owner and entrepreneur, he fully understands the challenges of making it successful. As a husband of over 23 years and a father of 3 children and a dog. He also understands the joy and work it takes to keep the wife and children happy. If they’re happy, he’s happy.  As a hobby, he teaches Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, loves to work out and garden in his back yard.