Janelle Embrey

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 Series 63 license, with 42 years of industry experience. He has been with Quantum Solutions since 1995 and previously worked at Northwest Investment Advisors, Signator Investors, and Transamerica Financial Advisors. Outside of his advisory role, Eshelman is involved in insurance sales and offers life settlements on a case-by-case basis. 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 plans, charitable institutions, and endowments. The firm emphasizes coordinated written plans and diversified asset-allocation models, often utilizing third-party money managers, and includes pension consulting as a notable part of its service offering.

Thomas Mclean is a CFP® certificant with 14 years of experience in financial advising. He has worked at Advitica Financial Planning LLC since 2018 and previously held roles at Vestory, LLC and NR Smith and Associates, PS. Advitica Financial Planning LLC provides tailored financial planning and portfolio management primarily for individuals, families, and fiduciaries. The firm follows an evidence-based investment approach grounded in Modern Portfolio Theory and offers complimentary educational seminars and workshops in addition to discretionary management and hourly consultations.

Holli Howatson is a financial advisor at Woodland Wealth Advisors with 18 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has worked previously at Horizon Asset Management, LLC. Howatson’s career includes periods of retirement and a brief tenure at The Olympia Yacht Club. Woodland Wealth Advisors provides discretionary, individually tailored portfolio management primarily for individual clients, focusing on a long-term equity and ETF core combined with options strategies such as covered calls and cash-secured puts. The firm manages a small, concentrated client base with about $7.5 million in discretionary assets and emphasizes individualized oversight through quarterly portfolio reviews and the use of fundamental, technical, and quantitative analysis.

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.

Michelle Bryant is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with one year of industry experience. She is currently an advisor at BluePrint Investing LLC, where she has worked since 2023. Prior to joining BluePrint, she was with Granite Peak Wealth Advisors for five years and Glacier Wealth Management for two years. BluePrint Investing LLC provides discretionary investment and wealth management services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and retirement plan participants. The firm employs a long-term, asset-allocation strategy focused on broad diversification using primarily index and passive mutual funds and ETFs, and it incorporates independent sub-advisers and private fund recommendations for qualified clients.