Emma Elizabeth O'brien

Sam Schuette is a seasoned wealth advisor with over two decades of experience helping individuals and families plan for financial security and life milestones. As Vice President and Wealth Advisor at GreenUp Wealth Management, Sam works with clients to develop financial strategies tailored to their goals — including retirement planning, investment guidance, and overall wealth management.  Before joining GreenUp, Sam spent more than a decade at Scottrade, Inc., where he built strong client relationships and led teams of investment professionals. He also served in financial advisory and wealth planning roles at several other firms, bringing a depth of practical experience across markets, financial planning disciplines, and client service.  Sam holds a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture & Food Business Management with a focus in Finance from the University of Minnesota. Outside of work, he enjoys time with his family, outdoor activities, and community engagement.

James Wilkinson is the principal of Wilkinson Capital Management, LLC, an independent investment advisory firm based in St. Paul, MN. He holds Series 63 and 65 licenses and has 24 years of industry experience, including prior roles at Merrill, UBS Financial Services, Piper Sandler & Co., and Strong Capital Management. Wilkinson has operated his current firm since 2016. Wilkinson Capital Management provides discretionary investment management and financial planning services to individuals, high net worth clients, trusts, and estates. The firm manages approximately $97 million across about 98 clients, employing a primarily long-term, customized approach with diversified portfolios consisting of low-cost mutual funds, ETFs, individual stocks, bonds, and occasionally unaffiliated independent managers.

Thomas Hallberg is the principal advisor at Wealth Transitions, an independent firm based in Forest Lake, MN. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 26 years of industry experience, including 25 years at Edward D. Jones & Co., L.P. Outside of his advisory work, Hallberg is engaged in life and spiritual coaching and public speaking. Wealth Transitions provides investment management and financial planning services primarily to individual clients, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary options. The firm also conducts public seminars on topics such as estate transfer, tax reduction, and preparing heirs, using client-specific strategies that incorporate fundamental analysis, Modern Portfolio Theory, and Monte Carlo simulations.

Stefan Liiste is a CFP® with 14 years of industry experience and is affiliated with Lions Gate Sovereign Capital, LLC. He has worked at Context Financial Group since 2005 and briefly at Cambridge Investment Research, Inc. in 2005. Lions Gate Sovereign Capital is a small, state-registered investment adviser serving individual clients, including high-net-worth households, as well as certain trusts and estates. The firm offers financial planning, plan implementation, and non-discretionary portfolio management, focusing on cyclical analysis and technical methods to guide multi-year, theme-driven investment strategies.

Kathleen Liiste is a CFP® with 10 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Lions Gate Sovereign Capital, LLC. She has worked at Context Financial Group since 2005. Lions Gate Sovereign Capital is a small advisory firm that serves individual investors, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm offers financial planning, ongoing asset management, and a multi-format web-based education program called Rapid Transformation Wealth, which is available to clients and non-clients. Its investment approach emphasizes cyclical and technical analysis, focusing on concentrated exposure to asset classes in long-term uptrends, with primarily non-discretionary trade implementation.

Michael Koob is the sole advisor at Koob Wealth Management, LLC in White Bear Township, MN, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials with 35 years of industry experience. He previously worked at UBS Financial Services and LPL Financial before founding Koob Wealth Management in 2013. Koob also holds a life insurance agent license. Koob Wealth Management provides investment advisory and planning services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as trusts and estates. The firm emphasizes individualized portfolios with written investment policy statements, using fundamental analysis and both long- and short-term strategies, and is notable for managing most client assets on a non-discretionary basis while sponsoring a wrap-fee asset management program through LPL Financial.