Jordan Lindh is a financial advisor at Columbus Investment Advisory Inc. with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked previously at Nationwide Investment Services Corporation. Columbus Investment Advisory provides discretionary portfolio management and limited financial consulting primarily to high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, IRAs, and charitable foundations. The firm employs a proprietary fundamental research process focused on undervalued stocks and investment-grade bonds, managing approximately $405 million in client assets across about 95 client relationships.

Ryan Watt is a CFP® professional with 20 years of industry experience, currently serving at Arena Private Wealth. His prior roles include positions at Objective Capital Management, Mutual Securities, Fifth Third Securities, Fifth Third Bank, and Ameriprise. He is a board member of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation’s Southern and Central Ohio Chapter. Arena Private Wealth provides financial planning and portfolio management services to individuals and high-net-worth clients, offering personalized strategies including covered-call approaches for concentrated equity positions. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and modern portfolio methods and sponsors proprietary investment funds with performance-based fees.

Christopher Schumacher is a CFP®-designated financial advisor with 21 years of industry experience. He is currently with Asendo Wealth Advisory and previously worked at Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. for 13 years. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in the management of an investment-related real estate entity. Asendo Wealth Advisory serves individuals, profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities with financial planning, consulting, and wealth management services. The firm employs an institutional modeling system focused on ETF-centric portfolios and incorporates strategies such as options, alternative investments, and third-party managers when suitable for clients.

Kristen Nicholson is a financial advisor at Gryphon Financial Partners with a Series 65 designation and two years of industry experience. Before joining Gryphon, she worked at PNC Bank for seven years. Gryphon Financial Partners serves individual clients, retirement plans, trusts, estates, corporations, and other business entities with investment advisory and financial planning services. The firm employs an active, diversified approach focusing on family business sales and exits, succession and legacy planning, and offers a range of portfolio management, consulting, tax, estate planning, and family office services.

Michael Solik is a CFP® professional affiliated with Gryphon Financial Partners in Columbus, OH, with nine years of industry experience. He has been associated with Gryphon Financial Partners since 2017 and also serves as a member of Gryphon Normandy Manager, LLC. Gryphon Financial Partners provides investment advisory and financial planning to a diverse client base, including individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, corporations, and business entities. The firm offers services such as family business sales and succession planning, discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, and family office services, employing an active, diversified investment approach tailored to client objectives.

Shane Swearingen is a financial advisor at Truvestments Capital LLC with eight years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Truvestments since 2018. In addition to his role at Truvestments, he is a partner and owner of Shane & Shane Financial, where he is involved in non-variable insurance sales including health, dental, vision, and disability coverage. Truvestments Capital serves individuals, high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, and retirement plans by providing discretionary and non-discretionary investment management along with financial planning and consulting. The firm creates customized, primarily long-term portfolios emphasizing low-cost mutual funds and ETFs, and acts as the investment manager for a private Bitcoin fund.

Katherine Kincaid is a CFP® professional with 20 years of experience in financial advising. She has been with Waller Financial Planning Group, Inc. in Columbus, OH since 2008. Waller Financial Planning Group serves individual investors, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations by providing investment management and written financial planning. The firm uses a team-based approach to build customized investment programs, combining fundamental and technical analysis with regular client communications and educational materials.

Joshua Shaffer is a CFA® charterholder with three years of industry experience. He is currently with Trinity Financial Advisors LLC in Columbus, OH, joining the firm in 2026 after five years at BXE Capital and prior roles at Whitney Peak Capital, Hamilton Capital Management, Halite Partners, and Morgan Stanley. Trinity Financial Advisors LLC serves individuals and high-net-worth clients, as well as business entities, providing customized portfolios and financial planning through a team of six advisors managing approximately $670 million. The firm offers ongoing portfolio monitoring, uses platforms like eMoney and Addepar, and provides business advisory engagements alongside traditional wealth management services.

Brian Sutliff is a CFP® and ChFC® with 25 years of experience in financial advising. He has been with Summit Financial Strategies, Inc. since 2005. In addition to his advisory role, he lectures undergraduate financial planning classes at The Ohio State University. Summit Financial Strategies serves individual clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and retirement plans, offering investment advisory, wealth management, and financial and tax planning services. The firm operates as a fee-only advisor with a fiduciary oath and employs both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management using a variety of investment vehicles and strategies.

John Dosen is a financial advisor at Columbus Investment Advisory Inc. with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at PriceWaterhouseCoopers. Outside of finance, he has experience working in education and landscaping. Columbus Investment Advisory, Inc. provides discretionary portfolio management for individuals and families, including high-net-worth clients, trusts, IRAs, and charitable foundations. The firm employs fundamental research for investment decisions, focusing on stocks trading at significant discounts to target prices and emphasizes transparency and risk controls in portfolio construction.

Craig Constantinovich is a CFP® professional with nine years of experience in financial advising. He has been with John E. Sestina and Company since 2013. The firm serves individual and high-net-worth clients, offering comprehensive financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement plan consulting through a multi-advisor team. Their investment approach is based on modern portfolio theory and a diversified, long-term strategy, incorporating mutual funds, ETFs, and alternative asset classes when appropriate.

Samantha Macchia is a CFP® and ChFC® with 25 years of experience in financial advising. She has been with Summit Financial Strategies, Inc. since 1996. Based in Columbus, OH, she currently serves as an advisor at Summit Financial Strategies Inc. Summit Financial Strategies serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm operates as a fee-only adviser offering investment advisory, wealth management, standalone financial and tax planning, and a discretionary program for smaller accounts, utilizing both long-term and shorter-term investment strategies.

Jonathan Yarger is a financial advisor with Yarger Wealth Strategies, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 34 years of industry experience. Prior to founding his current firm in 2020, he worked at Raymond James Financial and Raymond James Financial Services for over a decade. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in real estate investment and management through entities such as JY Capital, LLC and CheeLIe LLC. Yarger Wealth Strategies is an SEC-registered firm providing discretionary wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm constructs customized portfolios primarily using ETFs, mutual funds, individual equities and bonds, and incorporates alternative investments as appropriate, with an emphasis on fundamental analysis and a primarily long-term investment horizon.

Alvin Asiamah is a financial advisor at Asendo Wealth Advisory in Columbus, OH, holding a Series 66 designation with 25 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at TSG Advice Partners, SG Capital LLC, and Ameriprise Financial Services. Asendo Wealth Advisory serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, business entities, and profit-sharing plans, providing financial planning, consulting, investment, and wealth management services. The firm employs an institutional modeling system to construct ETF-focused portfolios across various risk profiles and offers in-house tax preparation and retirement plan consulting.

Greg Grabovac is a financial advisor at G2 Capital Management, LLC with 11 years of industry experience. He has worked at G2 Capital Management since 2017 and previously held positions at Wealthstone Equities, Inc. and WealthStone, Inc. He serves on the board of a nonprofit organization. G2 Capital Management is an SEC-registered advisory firm managing approximately $596 million for around 100 clients, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm uses a proprietary rules-based investment process focused on low-cost mutual funds and ETFs, supplemented by individual securities as needed, and offers private capital market investments and family-office advisory services.

Michael Scherer is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) with 14 years of industry experience. He has been with Summit Financial Strategies, Inc. since 2015. Summit Financial Strategies serves individual clients, including high-net-worth households, as well as trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm offers investment advisory, wealth management, financial and tax planning, and a discretionary program for smaller relationships, operating as a fee-only adviser with a fiduciary oath and a focus on long-term investment strategies.

Charles Saunders is a financial advisor at Gryphon Financial Partners with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Gryphon in 2024, he worked with the Carolina Panthers from 2021 to 2023. He holds a Series 65 designation. Saunders is a minority owner of Donatos Pizza, a food service business. Gryphon Financial Partners provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, corporations, and other business entities. The firm serves both high-net-worth and non-HNW clients with a “total portfolio” approach that is active and diversified, combining discretionary management, consulting, and private fund advisory services.

Randall Gerber is a financial advisor with Gerber, LLC in Worthington, Ohio, holding a Series 63 designation and 35 years of industry experience. He has worked at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments since 2020 and has been involved with Gerber LLC since 1999. Outside of advising, he provides business consulting to entrepreneurs through Gerber Emerging Entrepreneur and is involved in selling identity theft protection services and non-variable insurance products. Gerber, LLC partners exclusively with growth-oriented, first-generation entrepreneurs, offering wealth management, discretionary investment management, entrepreneurial planning, and retirement plan advisory services. The firm employs a long-term investment approach utilizing fundamental, technical, behavioral, and charting analyses, and manages $588 million in discretionary assets with a focus on entrepreneurial coaching and sophisticated investment strategies.

Robert Swansboro is a CFP® professional with six years of industry experience. He has worked at Gryphon Financial Partners since 2023 and previously spent 11 years at PNC Private Bank. Gryphon Financial Partners provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, corporations, and other business entities. The firm serves both high-net-worth and non-HNW clients using an active, diversified “total portfolio” approach that includes discretionary investment management, consulting, and private fund advisory services.

Luke Scott is a Financial Solutions Advisor (FSA) with Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. In his role, he works directly with clients to understand their individual financial goals and develop tailored strategies to pursue those goals across short-, mid-, and long-term time horizons. Luke specializes in helping clients navigate complex financial priorities, including investing, retirement planning, and managing competing demands such as home buying, college savings, elder care, and healthcare preparation. He provides ongoing advice and portfolio management, adapting strategies as clients’ needs evolve. He also coordinates access to Bank of America specialists for banking, credit, home financing, and small business solutions. Luke holds a Bachelor's Degree from Ohio State University and has earned professional designations as a Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor (CRPC) and a Personal Investment Advisor (PIA). His approach centers on uncovering what matters most to clients and their families to create effective financial strategies.