Kassidi Blake Freeman Hooper

Russ Kefauver is a financial advisor at Flagship Harbor Advisors, LLC with 19 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Flagship Harbor Advisors since 2015 and LPL Financial since 2011. Flagship Harbor Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $3.42 billion in discretionary assets and employs a range of investment strategies across mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, and managed accounts, supported by a team of about 60 advisors.

Darrell Avery is a financial advisor with LPL Financial in Maryville, TN, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 23 years of industry experience. He has been with LPL Financial since 2009 and has also been associated with Flagship Harbor Advisors, LLC since 2016. Avery serves as a nonprofit board member for Monroe County Schools in Tennessee. LPL Financial provides advisory and brokerage services to a wide range of clients, including individual investors, retirement plans, institutions, and high-net-worth households. The firm offers various delivery options such as financial planning, model-portfolio advisory programs, and third-party asset management, supported by an in-house research team and a platform that integrates advisory and brokerage services.

Rocky Montgomery is a financial advisor with Prospera Financial Services, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and bringing 39 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Capital Guardian Wealth Management, LLC, OSAIC Services, Inc., Investors Capital Corp., and Eastern Point Advisors Inc. Outside of his advisory work, he owns TN K-9 Services LLC, a drug dog training business. Prospera Financial Services is a multi-team firm with 271 advisors managing approximately $14.4 billion in client assets. The firm serves individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities, offering financial planning, portfolio management, and access to multiple advisory programs and platforms.

David Topor is a financial advisor with Gradient Advisors, LLC, holding a Series 65 credential and bringing 16 years of industry experience. He has worked with Gradient Advisors since 2013 and is also president and sales agent at IntelliShield, where he has been involved in life, health, and annuity sales since 2010. Outside of his advisory roles, he serves as an educational speaker and advisor for the Society of Financial Awareness and works as an estate planning advisor collaborating with legal professionals. Gradient Advisors, LLC provides investment management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities. The firm operates primarily through third-party money managers and Investment Advisor Representatives in a largely non-discretionary model, employing various analytical methods to align portfolios with client objectives and risk tolerance.

Paul Hoskin is a CFP® with 37 years of industry experience, currently serving at Arax Advisory Partners. His prior roles include positions at Summit Trail Advisors, LPL Financial, BMO Bank NA, BancWest Investment Services, and Citigroup Global Markets. Arax Advisory Partners is a multi-team wealth manager overseeing approximately $26.5 billion in regulatory assets with over 200 advisors. The firm serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, family offices, institutions, and retirement plans, offering a range of services including financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement plan consulting.

Patrick Gawrych is affiliated with Simplicity Wealth and holds the Series 65 and Series 63 designations. He has been with Simplicity Group since 2014 and currently works at Simplicity Wealth and Simplicity UFC. Gawrych is based in Greenback, Tennessee, and has no industry experience prior to his current roles. Simplicity Wealth serves a diverse client base including individual and high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, corporate and institutional investors, and financial firms such as third-party advisors and broker-dealers. The firm employs a fund-of-funds investment approach using ETFs, mutual funds, and individual securities, alongside model portfolios that are actively monitored and rebalanced, and offers technology and operational support for other advisers through its managed account platform.