Nicholas Sotirakopulos

Jon Green is a CFP® and PFS™ credentialed financial advisor with 21 years of industry experience. He has been the principal of Encompass Advisors, Ltd. since 2004. In addition to his advisory role, he is an author conducting research and writing on investment-related topics. Encompass Advisors, Ltd. provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and businesses. The firm focuses on customized, long-term portfolio construction using a combination of low-cost mutual funds, ETFs, and individual securities, employing fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis with ongoing portfolio monitoring and formal annual reviews.

Lenward Jones III is a ChFC® credentialed financial advisor with three years of experience at Envision Planning, LLC. He also operates Wesley Jones CPA PLLC, a tax preparation and consulting firm he founded in 1998. Envision Planning, LLC is a state-registered investment adviser that provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individuals, including smaller, non-high-net-worth clients, as well as select institutional clients. The firm employs a primarily long-term, fundamentally driven investment approach using diversified mutual funds and ETFs, integrating financial planning and educational services into its advisory work.

Paul Mayes is a financial advisor with Veritas Investment Advisory Group LLC in Hendersonville, NC. He holds a Series 65 credential and has five years of industry experience. Prior to founding Veritas, he worked at Shankland Financial Advisors, LLC and BorgWarner Turbo Systems LLC. Mayes is also a licensed insurance agent operating Mayes Financial & Insurance Solutions LLC. Veritas Investment Advisory Group LLC serves individuals, families, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities. The firm offers financial and retirement planning, discretionary portfolio management, third-party money manager selection, and educational seminars, combining fundamental and technical analysis with tactical strategies and tax-aware rebalancing.

Germaine brings to the Inspired Financial mix her considerable experience as a financial planner, investment advisor and wealth manager — along with a keen sense of humor, honed by her life’s rich experience. Germaine has ridden out not just one hurricane, but two. In 1969 she lost her childhood Pass Christian home to Hurricane Camille then Hurricane Katrina destroyed their Ocean Springs home in 2005! Hurricane forces are nothing compared to Germaine’s. Having “flunked Retirement 101” (her words) she leaped at the opportunity to co-found Inspired Financial Planners with Tricia Kollath, CFP(r), CPA, in 2019. Their combined talents pair well with their shared passion for helping people navigate a complex financial world. Germaine has a master’s degree from the University of Southern Mississippi, and a bachelor’s degree from the University of Mississippi. She is a CPA with a Personal Financial Specialist™ credential (MS certificate 5504 and NC certificate 43722), as well as a Certified Financial Planner™ practitioner. Germaine founded and continues to chair the North Carolina CPA Association’s Financial Planning Networking Group to help her fellow CPAs understand the complex financial planning issues their clients face. Outside of her career, Germaine is an enthusiastic advocate for the arts. She is a life member of the Walter Anderson Museum of Art, having served various roles including its board since the early 1990s. She and her husband John (a physician) stay young by hiking the Blue Ridge Mountains that surround their North Carolina home. These days, Germaine and John divide their time between western North Carolina and the Mississippi Gulf Coast, where Germaine enjoys kayaking … when the waters are calm.

William Zimmer is a financial advisor at Fortress Private Ledger, LLC with 12 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Prior to joining Fortress, he worked at MML Investors Services and Mass Mutual Life Insurance Company. Outside of his advisory role, Zimmer is co-founder and co-owner of Ecusta Brewing Company, a brewery located in Pisgah Forest, NC. Fortress Private Ledger serves individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals and employer-sponsored retirement plans, offering financial planning, consulting, portfolio management, and specialized Qualified Opportunity Zone advisory services. The firm’s investment approach integrates trend identification and technical analysis with complementary strategies across various asset types, delivering tailored portfolio solutions through a network of investment adviser representatives.

Eric Warren is a financial advisor at Blueprint Financial Advisors with six years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at Spartan Planning & Wealth Management, the Henderson County Tax Department, and Kilpatrick Land Surveying. Blueprint Financial Advisors is an SEC-registered, multi-advisor firm serving individuals, trusts, pension and ERISA plans, and nonprofit entities. The firm manages approximately $1.4 billion in assets, offering diversified portfolios and incorporating a proprietary strategic-and-tactical framework that emphasizes trend-following and momentum across multiple asset classes.