Brian Miller is a financial advisor with Hightower Advisors in Nashville, TN, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and eight years of industry experience. He previously worked at AllianceBernstein Investments Inc., Kemberton Healthcare, and with the Tampa Bay Rays. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients, utilizing a multi-manager approach that includes affiliated and third-party managers, proprietary research, and a variety of investment vehicles including mutual funds, ETFs, and alternative investments.

Nathan Dowlen is a financial advisor at Hornor, Townsend & Kent, LLC with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential and has previously worked at Sequent Planning, LLC. In addition to his advisory role, Dowlen is licensed as an attorney and provides legal services. Hornor, Townsend & Kent serves individuals, trusts, businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans with advisory programs, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm combines advisory and broker-dealer services, offering custody, execution, and brokerage capabilities alongside investment advice.

Norman Nuismer Jr. is a financial advisor with \u0026Partners in Nashville, TN, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 43 years of industry experience. He has worked at Wiley Bros Aintree Capital LLC since 2006. \u0026Partners serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, institutions, and retirement plans, offering investment management, financial and tax planning, and municipal advisory services through a combination of proprietary and third-party strategies.

Jeremy Hannah is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with 17 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including LPL Enterprise, Prudential Insurance Company of America, and Valic Financial Advisors. Hannah’s background also includes a role at Hannah Motorsports. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, along with Empower Premier IRA and certain retail brokerage account holders. The firm offers integrated services aligned with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms, focusing on long-term portfolio returns and savings rates rather than short-term forecasts.

Francisco Iglesias is a CFP®, ChFC®, and Series 63-licensed financial advisor with 10 years of industry experience. He has worked at firms including Northwestern Mutual and Mariner Wealth Advisors before joining Mariner. Iglesias is based in Nashville, TN. Mariner serves a diverse range of clients, including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and coordinated tax services. The firm combines in-house research with third-party managers to implement discretionary, customized portfolios and provides integrated tax, accounting, and family office services uncommon among firms of its size.

Chadwick (Chad) Copeland is a financial advisor with Independent Advisor Alliance, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and with 26 years of industry experience. He has worked at Independent Advisor Alliance and LPL Financial since 2016 and previously was with Wells Fargo Advisors from 2009 to 2016. Independent Advisor Alliance serves a broad mix of clients, including individuals, small businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans, offering asset management, financial planning, wealth coaching, and retirement plan consulting. The firm utilizes a network model of advisory representatives and employs various portfolio management strategies supported by technology platforms.

Shannon Hughes is a financial advisor at Kestra Advisory with seven years of industry experience. Hughes holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at various firms, including Kestra Advisory Services LLC and Kestra Investment Services LLC since 2021. Outside of finance, Hughes works as a part-time delivery driver for Shipt several nights per week. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to plan sponsors and a wide range of institutional and individual clients. The firm offers services such as fiduciary consulting, plan design, employee education, and pooled plan solutions, managing approximately $79.8 billion in assets and serving clients that include sovereign wealth funds.

Jay Jamison is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services, holding a Series 66 designation and bringing 22 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Merrill and Banc of America Investment Services before joining SunTrust Advisory Services, now part of Truist, where he has worked for over a decade. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate and business clients, retirement plan sponsors and participants, and charitable organizations. The firm offers asset allocation, investment policy analysis, fiduciary support, and manager selection programs, combining discretionary manager relationships with third-party platform arrangements and AI-enabled research tools.

Carolyn Williams is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with three years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Charles Schwab, Edward Jones, and PNC Bank. Outside of finance, she has experience in the beauty services industry, including work at Valentina's Beauty Boutique. TIAA‑CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs primarily to individuals connected to TIAA-administered employer retirement plans, as well as trusts, estates, and small retirement plans. The firm offers both point-in-time planning and ongoing discretionary management with a fiduciary standard, and it acts as adviser to a donor-advised fund.

Wade Bilbrey is a CFP® with 11 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Mariner since 2025. He previously worked at CapFinancial Partners LLC (CAPTRUST), TrustCore Financial Services, One Trusted Advisor Investments, and Waddell & Reed Inc. Bilbrey is a board member of the Harpeth Heights HOA in Nashville, where he helps create and enforce community rules. Mariner serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations through investment management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and coordinated tax services. The firm employs discretionary, customized portfolios supported by in-house research and third-party managers, and offers integrated tax, accounting, and administrative family office services uncommon at this firm size.

Eli Daugs is a financial advisor with CWM, LLC in Nashville, TN, holding a Series 65 designation and two years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Harrison Wallace Financial Group, Ltd and Carson Group, as well as teaching experience at the University of Tampa and several high schools. CWM, LLC serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth families, foundations, and institutional clients through a network of over 600 advisors. The firm employs a discretionary management approach using model portfolios, combining fundamental and technical analysis with third-party sub-advisors, and offers a range of retirement plan services and other investment solutions.

Tory Sherman is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 29 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Ameriprise, Comerica, and Wells Fargo, with a background in wealth management and sales execution. He serves as Chair of the Sole Hope Board of Directors. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm combines discretionary manager relationships with non-discretionary consulting and utilizes third-party platforms and AI-enabled tools to support its investment process.

Martin Pyle is a CFP® professional with 20 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Principal Financial Services. He has previously worked at SunTrust Advisory Services and Suntrust Investment Services. Outside of his financial advisory role, he serves as a preaching minister at Riverwood Church of Christ, where he delivers sermons and teaches weekly classes. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individuals, retirement plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm’s advisory services emphasize financial planning, retirement consulting, and access to third-party money manager solutions.

Thomas Espy is a financial advisor at &Partners with 38 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at Wileybros Aintree Capital since 2013. He is also the president of JACKTEN CORP, a dormant holding company. &Partners serves a diverse range of individual and institutional clients, providing investment management, financial and tax planning, retirement plan consulting, and brokerage services. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and quantitative analysis and offers portfolios managed directly by advisors or third-party managers.

Gregory Kirby is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services in Nashville, TN, holding a Series 66 designation and six years of industry experience. He has been affiliated with Truist and its predecessor SunTrust since 2016. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, businesses, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations, utilizing a combination of discretionary manager relationships and non-discretionary consulting supported by third-party platforms and AI-enabled research tools.

Charles Booth is a financial advisor with Hightower Advisors in Nashville, TN. He holds a Series 65 designation and has one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Hightower Advisors, he served in the United States Navy for twelve years. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a wide range of individual and institutional clients. The firm’s advisory approach focuses on manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers, with services that include portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting.

James Knight is a financial advisor with Hornor, Townsend & Kent, LLC, holding a Series 66 license and nine years of industry experience. He has worked at Hornor, Townsend & Kent and Penn Mutual Life Insurance Co. since 2016. Outside of his advisory role, Knight serves as a church deacon responsible for youth and outreach programs. Hornor, Townsend & Kent serves individuals, trusts, businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans by offering advisory programs, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm operates both advisory and broker-dealer services, with a platform that includes third-party asset manager relationships and discretionary and non-discretionary account options.

Ann Hollis Young is a financial advisor with Sanctuary Advisors, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 19 years of industry experience. She has worked at Bank of America, N.A. since 2011 and previously at Merrill from 2007 to 2019. Sanctuary Advisors, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm supports a broad range of investment strategies through a network of over 400 independent advisors and offers various account management options and fiduciary services.

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 with VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. He holds the ChFC® designation and Series 63 license, and has 43 years of industry experience. Prior to joining VOYA Financial Advisors in 2014, he worked with Voya Financial Partners, LLC from 2004 to 2011. Additionally, he operates as an independent insurance agent specializing in fixed insurance products. VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. is an enterprise-scale advisory and broker-dealer affiliate of Voya Financial that serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of representatives, utilizing both affiliated and unaffiliated investment products with a focus on client-approved investment strategies.