James Knight is a financial advisor at Hornor, Townsend & Kent, LLC with nine years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has been with Hornor, Townsend & Kent since 2016. Outside of his advisory role, Knight serves as a deacon at Sycamore Chapel Church of Christ, where he is responsible for youth and outreach programs. Hornor, Townsend & Kent serves individuals, trusts, businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans through advisory services delivered via third-party asset manager platforms, financial planning, and consulting. The firm’s approach emphasizes client-directed implementation and oversight, managing the majority of its assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Michael Levine is a financial advisor at Kestra Advisory with 32 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has been affiliated with Kestra Advisory and Kestra Investment Services since 2016. Levine is also the owner of Levine Group Inc, which he has operated since 1987. He serves as a broker of record in insurance sales and is involved with the Professional Advisory Council's Life and Legacy Committee, advising on tax-efficient charitable giving. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a broad range of institutional and individual clients, offering services that include fiduciary consulting, plan design, and employee education. The firm manages approximately $79.8 billion in assets and serves large institutional investors, including sovereign wealth funds.

Eddie Stewart III is a financial advisor at VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. with 42 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® and Series 63 designations and has been with VOYA since 2014. Outside of his advisory role, he is also an independent insurance agent specializing in fixed insurance products. VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. provides investment advisory, brokerage, financial planning, and retirement plan services to a diverse client base, including individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and plan sponsors. The firm offers a range of adviser-led programs and investment solutions delivered through both discretionary and non-discretionary approaches.

Ben Straley is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group in Brentwood, TN, holding Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 credentials. He has 24 years of industry experience, including roles at GWFS Equities, Inc. since 2017 and earlier positions at Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. and Pinnacle Financial Services. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management services primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as certain retail brokerage clients. The firm’s approach integrates proprietary and third-party planning methodologies with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms, focusing on long-term portfolio returns and client savings rates.

Mackenzie Cunningham is a CFA® charterholder with nine years of industry experience, currently serving at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC. Prior to joining Focus Partners, Cunningham held positions at The Colony Group, InterOcean Capital Group, CAPTRUST, TrustCore, Wedbush Securities, and Avondale Partners. Focus Partners Wealth serves a diverse client base including individuals, family offices, corporations, and institutional investors, offering a range of services such as investment management, financial counseling, and retirement plan fiduciary services. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach with an emphasis on enhanced open architecture, combining fundamental and quantitative analysis alongside third-party managers and specialized strategies.

Garrett Sorensen is a CFP® professional with three years of industry experience, currently with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC. His prior roles include positions at Marcum Wealth, LLC, AAFMAA Wealth Management & Trust, and Abound Wealth Management. Outside of advisory work, he hosts the podcast Operation Veteran Finance, serves as Finance Committee President for the Music City Children’s Museum, and teaches financial education and retirement planning courses. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm serving individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers financial planning, asset management, and retirement plan consulting, utilizing a strategic investment process that combines passive and active management guided by an internal Investment Committee.

Atarius Collier is a financial advisor at Hornor, Townsend & Kent, LLC with two years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has previous experience with Northwestern Mutual and Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company. Outside of advising, he is also involved in insurance brokerage. Hornor, Townsend & Kent serves individuals, trusts, businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans through advisory programs and financial planning services. The firm operates both as an SEC-registered adviser and FINRA-member broker-dealer, managing a multi-billion-dollar asset portfolio and offering customized investment strategies via a network of advisers and third-party asset managers.

John Helms is a financial advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network with 10 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP®, PFS™, and Series 65 credentials. Prior to joining Commonwealth and Provident Financial Planning & Investment Management in 2024, he spent eight years at Hull Wealth Management. Outside of his advisory role, Helms provides tax preparation and general accounting services through his own business, John G Helms. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,900 affiliated advisors and their clients. The firm offers a broad range of managed-account programs, third-party asset management access, retirement consulting, and custody services.

Marshall Alexander is a financial advisor at Corient with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Corient, he worked for Solid Entertainment and Ericho, Inc. He is based in Nashville, TN. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm uses a goals-based, team investment approach that combines in-house strategies with third-party managers and customized asset allocation, supported by continuous portfolio monitoring and risk management tools.

Rege Eisaman is a CFA® charterholder with 24 years of industry experience. He is currently with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC and has previously worked at The Colony Group, LLC and InterOcean Capital Group, LLC. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC provides wealth advisory and investment management services to individuals, families, institutions, and businesses. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach using a combination of active and passive strategies within an enhanced open architecture framework.

Nathan Embry is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Nashville, TN, holding a Series 66 designation and 17 years of industry experience. He has worked at Valic Financial Advisors since 2014 and is also affiliated with Agia, where he serves as an agent for non-securities insurance products. Valic Financial Advisors serves primarily U.S. individuals, including high net worth and ultra-high net worth clients, as well as employer-sponsored retirement participants. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and discretionary unified managed accounts through a large network of advisors, utilizing centralized technology and model solutions to manage approximately $29.2 billion for close to 300,000 clients.

Matthew Beery is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with nine years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Bank of America and Merrill. Oppenheimer serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, pooled vehicles, and retirement plans, offering a variety of advisory programs and services such as portfolio management, consulting, and financial planning. The firm employs a range of investment approaches tailored to different programs, with approximately $36.7 billion in assets under management as of the end of 2025.

Bhawana Khurana is a CFA® charterholder with six years of industry experience. She is currently with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC and has held prior roles at The Colony Group, LLC, InterOcean Capital Group, LLC, and The Smart Cube Inc. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC provides wealth advisory and investment management services to a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, retirement plans, institutions, and businesses. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach within an enhanced open architecture framework that integrates active and passive strategies alongside various specialized offerings.

Michael Randolph is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Nashville, TN. He holds the ChFC® designation and Series 63 and 65 licenses, with 26 years of industry experience. He has worked at Valic Financial Advisors since 2013 and is also an agent for Agia, offering non-securities insurance products. Valic Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S.-based individual investors, including high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and retirement-plan participants. The firm offers discretionary managed-account programs, financial planning, and brokerage services, utilizing Envestnet-developed UMA models for portfolio construction.

Joseph Criscione is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with six years of industry experience. He is currently with Valic Financial Advisors and Agia, where he is also appointed as an agent to sell non-securities insurance products. His prior experience includes roles at Register Financial Advisors, Truist Advisory Services, AllianceBernstein LLP, and Bank of America. Valic Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S.-domiciled individual investors, including high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and retirement-plan participants. The firm offers discretionary managed-account programs, financial planning, and brokerage services, utilizing Envestnet-developed UMA models to construct client portfolios.

Christopher Stout is a financial advisor at Cresset Asset Management, LLC with 18 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at True Capital Management, LLC, FS Wealth Sports & Entertainment, and M Holdings Securities, Inc. Stout serves on the Board of Directors for the Peterson Foundation for Parkinson’s. Cresset Asset Management, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $71.9 billion in client assets. The firm serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth families, trusts, retirement plans, and charitable organizations, providing portfolio management, wealth management, private fund advisory, and family office services with an asset-allocation-focused investment approach.

Paul Urbanek is a financial advisor at Rockefeller Financial LLC with 25 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Morgan Stanley and Morgan Stanley Private Bank. Outside of his advisory role, he is a partner at BooBoo IssKiss, LLC, a firm involved in art and culture as well as real estate. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, institutional clients, retirement plans, foundations, and corporations. The firm offers both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting, operating also as a registered broker-dealer with capabilities in securities transactions, variable insurance products, placement, and investment banking services.

Todd Carpenter is a financial advisor at Transamerica Financial Advisors with 27 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked at Transamerica Financial Advisors since 2012. Outside of his advisory role, he has been involved with Artisan Signs and Graphics through PKJ Holdings, LLC. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm provides both advisory and broker-dealer services through proprietary and third-party model portfolios, offering discretionary and non-discretionary program options.

Phillip Cook Jr. is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with 23 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has previously worked at Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, INC and InterOcean Capital Group, LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he participates in an investment club and serves as president of a homeowners association in Nashville, TN. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC provides wealth advisory and investment management services to individuals, families, retirement plans, institutions, and businesses. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach within an enhanced open architecture framework that blends active and passive strategies, private funds, and ETFs.

Austin Lewis is a CFA® charterholder with six years of industry experience. He has worked at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC since 2025 and previously held roles at Northwestern Mutual Investment Services LLC, Owen Waldrop, Derek Hamblen, Regions Bank, and 21st Mortgage Corporation. Focus Partners Wealth serves a broad mix of individual, high-net-worth, family office, corporate, retirement plan, and institutional clients, offering investment management, financial counseling, and a range of wealth services. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach with an enhanced open architecture that integrates fundamental and quantitative analysis across diversified portfolios.