Cole Frischman is a CFP® professional at Strategic Wealth Partners, Ltd. with experience at CAPTrust and Waldron Private Wealth prior to joining his current firm. He has a background that includes roles at The Pennsylvania State University and Shady Side Academy. Strategic Wealth Partners serves individuals, retirement plans, foundations, and corporate accounts by providing asset management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and OCIO services. The firm utilizes a diverse investment approach combining various asset types and analysis methods, maintains a fiduciary role for advisory services, and offers services such as tax preparation and insurance advice.

Corbin Blackburn is a financial advisor at Tempo Wealth with 13 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation and Series 66 license. Prior to joining Tempo Wealth in 2025, he worked at Cleveland Wealth and Skylight Financial Group. He is also licensed as an insurance agent, offering individual life, traditional life, long-term care, disability income insurance, and fixed annuities. Tempo Wealth is a team of four professionals serving primarily high-net-worth individuals and related entities. The firm provides portfolio management, comprehensive financial planning, and pension consulting, using a mix of analytical methods to build diversified, strategic asset allocation portfolios.

David Demming is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) with 26 years of industry experience, affiliated with Demming Financial Services Corp. He has held roles at Coordinated Capital Securities, Inc. since 1987 and has been with Demming Financial Services Corp. since 1979. In addition to financial advising, he operates as an independent insurance agent and works in mortgage-related services introducing clients to mortgage brokers. Demming Financial Services Corporation serves individual, high-net-worth, pension, trust, and corporate clients by providing financial planning, consulting, and portfolio management services. The firm employs a client-specific investment approach based on fundamental analysis and Investment Policy Statements, managing approximately $766 million in assets on a discretionary basis.

Kristen Kuzma is a CFP® professional with 9 years of industry experience, currently serving at Fairway Wealth Management LLC. She has been with the Fairway organization in various capacities since 2007. Outside of her advisory role, Kristen operates a handmade jewelry business called Cleveland Accents, creating and selling pieces at craft shows and online. Fairway Wealth Management primarily advises high-net-worth individuals and families, focusing on integrated wealth management, family office, and estate planning services. The firm emphasizes a fiduciary approach with customized, tax-aware asset allocation and manages a substantial portion of assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Dennis Spontarelli is a financial advisor with EmVision Capital Advisors, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 30 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Commonwealth Financial Network, LPL Financial, LLC, and Cantella & Co., Inc. He is also co-owner of D&K DDCT, a condominium rental business in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. EmVision Capital Advisors serves high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, and related entities by providing discretionary investment management, customized investment policy statements, portfolio construction, and strategic wealth-planning services. The firm emphasizes customized asset-allocation models reviewed by an investment committee and offers scalable family-office operational services beyond typical asset management.

Bernard Garrah Jr. is a financial advisor with Tempo Wealth and holds the ChFC® designation and Series 63 license. He has 30 years of industry experience, including prior roles at Cleveland Wealth, MassMutual Life Insurance Company, and MML Investors Services. He is also principal of CW Insurance, LLC, specializing in individual life, traditional life, disability, long-term care, and fixed annuities insurance sales. Tempo Wealth provides discretionary portfolio management, comprehensive financial planning, and pension consulting primarily for individuals and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a blend of fundamental, technical, cyclical, and economic analysis in its investment approach and has recently added alternative investment products and digital asset recommendations to its offerings.

Kimberly Murphy is a CFP® professional with three years of industry experience, currently serving at Park Edge Advisors, LLC. She previously worked at Lowrie Wealth Management of Stratos Wealth Advisors LLC and McDonald Partners, LLC. In addition to her advisory role, she is an adjunct professor at the University of Akron and John Carroll University and serves on the board of the Financial Planning Association of Northeast Ohio. Park Edge Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, business owners, trustees, and institutional clients, offering financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and pension consulting. The firm employs a tailored investment approach utilizing various analytical methods and trading strategies, and provides services such as subadvisory support and performance-based fee arrangements.

Jay McClellan is a CFP® professional with 40 years of industry experience. He is currently with Cornerstone Asset Management Services, Inc., where he has worked since 2020. His prior experience includes roles at Aurora Securities Inc., Secure Asset Management, L.L.C., Concorde Investment Services, LLC, and Asset Management Systems Inc. McClellan is also president of Asset Management Systems, a business that provides income tax preparation, financial planning, and insurance services, and he owns the McClellan Agency, which focuses on fixed insurance and annuity sales. Cornerstone Asset Management Services, Inc. offers discretionary portfolio management and consulting primarily to individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals, as well as trusts, corporations, and pensions. The firm uses a proprietary investment process combining fundamental and technical analysis and provides a range of services including model portfolios, separately managed accounts, sub-advisory management, and consulting.

Matthew Gordillo is a financial advisor with Park Edge Advisors, LLC in Cleveland, OH, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 32 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Stratos Wealth Advisors, Inverness Securities, and First Allied Advisory Services. He is also a licensed insurance agent who sells life and health insurance. Park Edge Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, business owners, trustees, and institutional clients, offering financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and consulting services. The firm employs a varied investment approach that includes fundamental and quantitative analysis, options, and ETF allocation, with active portfolio monitoring and quarterly reviews.

Cade Tonozzi is a financial advisor at Ellsworth Advisors, LLC with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Ellsworth Advisors, he was a student for ten years. Ellsworth Advisors provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individual clients, corporations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm uses a variety of analytic approaches and offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, pension consulting, and family office support.

Jacob Merton is a CFP® with four years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Sikich Financial. His prior experience includes roles at Northwestern Mutual and several retail companies. He is part of a 20-advisor team based in Richfield, Ohio. Sikich Financial is an SEC-registered multi-team advisory firm managing approximately $1.18 billion in assets. The firm serves individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and business entities with integrated wealth management, combining financial planning and portfolio management guided by an asset-allocation framework based on modern portfolio theory.

Karen Bauman is a CFP® and CFA® charterholder with nine years of industry experience. She currently serves as an advisor at GGM Financial LLC, where she has worked since 2021, following seven years at J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. Karen took a three-year parental leave between 2018 and 2021. GGM Financial LLC provides financial planning, portfolio management, retirement plan consulting, and wealth management services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as institutional clients such as pension and charitable organizations. The firm manages discretionary assets through a combination of internally managed model portfolios and third-party model options, offering a broad range of securities and products alongside individualized financial planning and retirement rollover guidance.

Charles Avarello is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) with 15 years of industry experience. He has worked at Fairway Wealth Management since 2011 and currently serves as an advisor at Fairway Wealth Management LLC. Fairway Wealth Management primarily serves high-net-worth individuals and families, providing integrated wealth management and family office services. The firm’s investment approach focuses on customized asset allocation with third-party managers, tax-aware positioning, and cost control, managing approximately $3.0 billion in assets with a notable portion handled on a non-discretionary basis.

Aaron Seil is a CFA® charterholder with seven years of industry experience. He is currently with True Wealth Design, LLC, where he has worked since 2021. Prior to this, he was with Seil Wealth Management, LLC for one year and Ruggaard & Associates, Inc. for 17 years. True Wealth Design, LLC is a multi-office firm that provides financial planning, investment advisory, wealth management, and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse client base including individuals, families, businesses, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a structured, tax-aware investment approach and offers additional services such as participant education for employer-sponsored retirement plans, supported by an affiliated tax and accounting subsidiary and an independent insurance brokerage agency.

Martin Burke is a financial advisor at Van Cleef Asset Management Inc with 26 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 designation and is based in Beachwood, Ohio. Van Cleef Asset Management provides fee-only investment advisory and portfolio management services primarily to individuals, families, and trusts, as well as religious and charitable organizations. The firm employs a total-return, all-cap investment approach combining active equity selection with low-cost passive exposures, managing roughly $1.09 billion across about 215 client relationships.

Ashley Kabalan is a financial advisor with Independence Wealth Advisors, LLC and holds a Series 65 designation. She has six years of industry experience, including five years with the Cleveland Metropolitan School District and three years at The Oak Barrel prior to her current role. Independence Wealth Advisors serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as pension and employee benefit plans, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting. The firm combines fundamental, quantitative, and technical investment methods, and provides clients access to performance and holdings monitoring through eMoney.

Alexander Novack is an investment advisory representative with Financial Management Strategies, Inc. He holds a Series 66 designation and has one year of experience in the financial industry. Prior to joining Financial Management Strategies in 2025, he worked at Cetera Wealth Services and Vision Wealth Management. He is also licensed to sell fixed insurance products. Financial Management Strategies, Inc. manages approximately $619.5 million in assets and serves a diverse client base that includes individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm offers portfolio management, retirement-plan advisory, financial planning, and consulting, employing a variety of analytical methods and maintaining ongoing account monitoring and rebalancing.

Derek Spencer is a financial advisor with Ellsworth Advisors, LLC and holds a Series 66 designation. He has two years of industry experience, including prior roles at Paragon Financial Group LLC and LPL Financial. Outside of his advisory work, he has a referral business through Synova Talent Solutions Inc. Ellsworth Advisors provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, corporations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm uses a mix of analytic approaches and offers customized portfolio management, financial planning, pension consulting, and family office support.

Nathan Fischer is a CFA® charterholder with five years of industry experience. He is currently with SWP Investment Management LLC and has previously worked at Strategic Wealth Partners and Wesbanco. SWP Investment Management LLC provides customized portfolio management focused on exchange-traded funds and serves as the investment adviser for those ETFs. The firm’s clients are primarily investment companies and pooled-vehicle mandates, and its investment approach combines charting analysis with fundamental criteria to construct concentrated equity portfolios.

Victoria Ellinger is a financial advisor at Financial Management Strategies, Inc. with 15 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Cetera, Centrust Wealth Management, and Ameriprise Financial Services. She is also a part owner of Financial Management Strategies, Inc. and serves as Vice President of Centrust Wealth Management. Financial Management Strategies, Inc. provides advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement consulting using a range of analytical methods and investment strategies, and conducts participant education workshops.