Bryan Blackburn is a CFP® professional with 16 years of industry experience, currently with Sanctuary Advisors, LLC. His prior roles include positions at Carnegie Investment Counsel, McDonald Partners LLC, Wells Fargo Clearing, and Schwab Wealth Advisory. Sanctuary Advisors, LLC serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers investment advisory and financial planning services through a large network of independent advisers, utilizing a range of portfolio management strategies and analytical approaches.

Michael Zembala is a financial advisor at Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd with 44 years of industry experience. He has been with Stratos Wealth Partners since 2010 and was previously affiliated with LPL Financial and Osaic FA, Inc. Outside of his advisory role, he is licensed to conduct sales and servicing of various fixed insurance products. Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd is an SEC-registered enterprise adviser with approximately 379 advisors and $18.6 billion in assets under management. The firm serves a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, corporations, nonprofits, and institutional clients, offering a range of services such as advisor-managed wrap and non-wrap programs, financial planning, third-party manager programs, and outsourced CIO solutions. Stratos employs an open-architecture, IAR-driven model that integrates multiple third-party platforms and managers to provide customized portfolio management aligned with client goals.

Pete Angelokostopoulos is a financial advisor at PNC Wealth Management with 19 years of industry experience. He has been with PNC Investments since 2014 and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. PNC Wealth Management provides retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including an invitation-only online discretionary model account pilot for employees. The program uses algorithmic risk assessments and approved model strategies managed by PNC or third-party strategists, primarily investing in mutual funds and ETFs with annual rebalancing.

Norman Merhaut is a financial advisor at GWN Securities Inc. with 45 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has worked at firms including Planmember Securities Corporation and Northern Life Insurance Company. Merhaut is also president of NJM Inc., a company focused on marketing fixed annuities. GWN Securities provides investment advisory services to individual and corporate clients through managed accounts, financial planning, and third-party manager selection, utilizing a combination of model-based allocations and discretionary portfolio management. The firm is notable for its use of market-timing and momentum-based strategies in certain legacy programs.

William Garten is a financial advisor with Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd in Beachwood, Ohio, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 28 years of industry experience. He has worked at Stratos Wealth Partners since 2011 and previously held positions at LPL Financial, Merrill, Wells Fargo Clearing, and Prudential Equity Group. Outside of his advisory role, Garten is a published poet with five books released through an independent publisher and serves as CEO of Garten Financial Group and Garten Marketing LLC. Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm with approximately 379 advisors and $18.6 billion in assets under management. The firm serves a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, corporations, nonprofits, and institutional clients, offering a range of services such as portfolio management, financial planning, third-party manager programs, and outsourced CIO solutions. Their open-architecture investment approach integrates multiple platforms and managers to customize portfolios aligned with client goals.

Terence Sullivan is a financial advisor at Corient with 20 years of industry experience. He worked at Paragon Advisors, Inc. for 28 years before joining Corient in 2024. 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 solutions and employs continuous portfolio monitoring and risk management tools.

Timothy Carneval is a CFP® professional with 18 years of industry experience, currently serving at MAI Capital Management, LLC since 2014. He is based in Cleveland, OH. MAI Capital Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, wealth management, retirement plan consulting, and family-office services to individuals, families, sports professionals, trusts, and institutional clients. The firm manages a broad range of strategies through both in-house and third-party managers and offers integrated financial planning, trust administration, and insurance services.

Pamela Vanone is a financial advisor with Kestra Advisory, holding a Series 66 credential and bringing 23 years of industry experience. She has been with Kestra Advisory since 2016 and has also been associated with Kestra Investment Services, LLC since 2006. She serves as a financial advisor and retirement plan consultant through Magis Advisory Group, LLC, focusing on financial planning, retirement plan management, and related services. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to plan sponsors and a diverse range of institutional and individual clients, offering services such as fiduciary consulting, plan design, employee education, and advisor-managed accounts. The firm manages approximately $79.8 billion in assets and serves large institutional investors, including sovereign wealth funds.

Kaitlin Compernolle is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with three years of industry experience. She is currently with Private Advisor Group, LLC and has previously worked at LPL Financial and held roles in digital marketing and counseling services. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans with a range of portfolio management and financial planning services. The firm employs a fiduciary-based advisory model that utilizes various investment strategies and third-party managers to align client goals with tailored portfolio solutions.

Martha Royan is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, bringing 14 years of industry experience. She has held multiple roles concurrently, including ownership of MWR Consulting, LLC, and participation in several consulting and referral activities related to Medicare, estate law, and student loan restructuring. Royan is also involved in life coaching through Life Mastery Consulting and health insurance sales with Champion Health and Cornerstone Senior Marketing. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a broad client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, and charitable organizations, utilizing model portfolios and third-party managers as part of its advisory approach. The firm supports clients through a large advisor network and multiple program platforms, with regulatory assets under management around $1.7 billion.

Daniel Goldfarb is a CFP® and ChFC® with 19 years of industry experience, currently serving at Empower Advisory Group. His prior roles include positions at Personal Capital Advisors Corporation, LPL Financial, and Planned Financial Services. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as Secretary on the Board of Directors for the Solon Chamber of Commerce and is the founder of College Consultants Group, an education consulting business. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily for employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as certain IRA and retail brokerage clients. The firm integrates its services with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms, offering point-in-time financial plans and optional managed account solutions.

Linda Graham is a financial advisor with Fifth Third Securities, Inc. in Bainbridge, Ohio, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 24 years of industry experience. She has been with Fifth Third Securities since 2001 and concurrently with Fifth Third Bank since 1999. Fifth Third Securities, Inc. offers brokerage and investment advisory services through its Passageway Managed Account Program to a diverse client base, including individuals, charitable organizations, and institutional investors. The firm combines its municipal-advisor registration with a corporate affiliation to Fifth Third Bank, providing access to multiple discretionary managed-account programs and specialized features such as direct indexing and tax-overlay services.

Luke Washburn is a financial advisor with Kestra Advisory in Cleveland, OH, holding a Series 66 designation and 14 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Washburn Asset Management LLC and Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc., as well as service in the United States Army Reserve for over two decades. Outside of finance, he works intermittently as a freelance musician and trumpet player. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a broad mix of institutional and individual clients, including plan sponsors. The firm offers fiduciary consulting, plan design, employee education, and access to multiple management platforms, serving clients such as sovereign wealth funds and other large institutional investors.

Jeffrey Kerbler is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with 23 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has been with Oppenheimer since 2013, following a prior role at Osaic FA, Inc. from 2003 to 2005. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, pooled investment vehicles, and IRAs. The firm offers a variety of programs including asset management, consulting, and retirement services, with advisory services that span equity, balanced, and fixed-income portfolios using strategic and tactical asset allocation.

Dillon Giardini is a financial advisor at Valic Financial Advisors with seven years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at JPMorgan Chase Bank, J.P. Morgan Securities, and Northwestern Mutual. He is also appointed as an agent to sell non-securities insurance products through Agia. Valic Financial Advisors primarily serves 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 multiple wrap programs through a large network of advisors, utilizing discretionary unified managed accounts and third-party UMA model managers.

Joseph Milford is a CFA® charterholder with 11 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Eagle Strategies (NY Life). He has also worked with JAM Wealth Partners LLC, Capital Edge Insurance & Financial Services, Inc., and Vines Financial Group LLC. Milford volunteers on the Investment Committee for the Sisters of the Humility of Mary. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual investors and institutional clients, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations and offers a variety of program types, with a majority of assets managed on a non-discretionary basis within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

James Albanese is a CFP® and ChFC® with 34 years of industry experience. He has been with Hantz Financial Services, Inc. in Willoughby, OH since 1999. Hantz Financial Services, Inc. serves individual clients—including high-net-worth households—as well as pension plans, charitable organizations, corporate clients, and business owners. The firm offers financial planning and wealth management primarily through ETF-based model portfolios and third-party managed accounts, combining advisory and broker-dealer activities alongside mortgage and insurance product distribution.

Marc Schrade is a financial advisor with PNC Wealth Management in Pepper Pike, OH, holding Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 20 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at J.P. Morgan Securities, Chase Investment Services Corp., and Ameriprise. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including a discretionary online model account available by invitation to employees, which uses algorithm-driven risk assessments and approved model strategies managed by PNC or third-party strategists.

Nathaniel Fullmer is a financial advisor with PNC Wealth Management in Cleveland, OH, holding a Series 66 designation and six years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Primerica Advisors, Crosscountry Mortgage, and Edward Jones. Outside of finance, he is the owner of Cleveland Sauce Company LLC. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including an invitation-only digital discretionary model account that uses algorithmic risk assessment and delegates portfolio implementation to approved strategists.

Kurt Nye Jr. is a CFA® charterholder with 13 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at MAI Capital Management, LLC since 2014. He is a board member of the United Way of Greater Cleveland, where he assists in reviewing investment portfolios and participates in board meetings. MAI Capital Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, integrated wealth management, and retirement plan consulting to a diverse client base including individuals, families, sports professionals, trusts, and institutional clients. The firm manages a broad range of strategies and offers additional services such as trust administration and insurance through affiliated companies.