Brian Wesley Hood

Austin Goddard is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with 19 years of industry experience. He is the principal of Taylor Goddard Investments in Yelm, WA, and has prior experience at Tempus Investment Corp and Stock Management LLC. Goddard also owns Automation LLC, a business providing back-office software and scheduling services to RIA firms, charter fishing operations, and the hospitality industry. Taylor Goddard Investments offers discretionary investment advisory services to individuals as well as pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm uses a fundamental screening process based on Value Line data combined with technical analysis to manage portfolios that include equities, ETFs, mutual funds, and bonds.

Carl Eshelman is a financial advisor with Quantum Solutions, Inc. in Lacey, WA, holding the ChFC® designation and a Series 63 license. He has 43 years of industry experience and has been with Quantum Solutions since 1995. His background includes roles at Northwest Investment Advisors, Inc. and Signator Investors, Inc. Quantum Solutions provides investment and comprehensive financial planning services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as institutional entities such as corporate pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable institutions, foundations, and endowments. The firm emphasizes coordinated written plans, diversified asset allocation models, and pension consulting as part of its service offerings.

Thomas Mclean Jr. is a CFP® professional with 14 years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at Advitica Financial Planning LLC. He has worked at Advitica since 2018, following prior roles at Vestory, LLC and NR Smith and Associates, PS. Advitica Financial Planning LLC offers fee-only investment management and financial planning services to individuals, families, and personal representatives. The firm employs an evidence-based investment approach focused on diversified portfolios using no-load mutual funds and ETFs, emphasizing asset allocation, tax-sensitive strategies, and investor education through seminars and workshops.

Holli Howatson is a financial advisor at Woodland Wealth Advisors with 19 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at her current firm since 2023. Prior to that, she was retired and spent a year affiliated with The Olympia Yacht Club. Woodland Wealth Advisors is a registered investment adviser that provides discretionary portfolio management primarily to individual clients. The firm employs an income-oriented investment approach that combines long-term stock and ETF holdings with covered-call and related options strategies to generate premium income while seeking capital preservation.

James Howatson is a financial advisor at Woodland Wealth Advisors with a Series 65 designation and no prior industry experience. Before entering the financial field, he served in the United States Coast Guard Reserves for 31 years and worked with the Tacoma Police Department for 32 years. He has been retired since 2017. Woodland Wealth Advisors provides discretionary, individually tailored portfolio management primarily for individual clients, focusing on long-term equity and ETF core holdings combined with options strategies to generate income and seek capital preservation. The firm manages a small, concentrated client base, allowing for more individualized oversight and employs a disciplined investment process with quarterly account reviews.

Kaleigh Prentice is a financial advisor with Prentice Financial Planning, LLC in Olympia, WA, holding Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 11 years of industry experience. She has worked at LPL Financial and previously operated independent insurance and financial planning businesses. Outside of advising, she owns a decorated sugar cookie business. Prentice Financial Planning offers investment management, comprehensive and topic-specific financial planning, and retirement plan consulting for individuals, trusts, estates, and plan sponsors. The firm employs a long-term, globally diversified approach with tax-sensitive implementation and behavioral coaching, and provides values-based options such as ESG and portfolios aligned with religious guidelines.