Kathryn Madzsar is a CFP® professional with eight years of industry experience, currently with Wellspring Family Office in Cleveland, OH. She has been with Wellspring Financial Advisors since 2014. Wellspring Family Office is an independent multi-family office serving high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, estates, and related entities. The firm offers a comprehensive range of services including investment advisory, financial and estate planning, income tax planning, risk management, and business succession planning, using an open-architecture investment approach that emphasizes strategic asset allocation and tax efficiency.

Ryan Olds is a CFP® with 21 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Dynamic since 2020. His prior roles include positions at Commonwealth Financial Network and Securities America Advisors. He is also involved in fixed insurance sales. Dynamic serves a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and advisory services. The firm emphasizes a long-term, client-specific investment approach and provides extensive support to other advisers through technology, research, and operational services.

Howard Essner is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor at Ancora Private Wealth Advisors, LLC, with 16 years of industry experience. He has worked at Ancora Retirement Plan Advisors Inc since 2018 and Inverness Investment Group, LLC since 2006. Essner serves as a director and Chief Legal Officer involved in retirement plan consulting at Ancora Retirement Plan Services. Ancora Private Wealth Advisors is a multi-team registered investment adviser managing approximately $3.2 billion for high-net-worth individuals, families, and institutional retirement plans. The firm offers customized portfolio management, lifetime wealth planning, and corporate retirement consulting, utilizing a combination of top-down asset allocation and fundamental and technical security analysis.

Adam Meidenbauer is a CFP® professional with 13 years of experience in financial services. He is currently an advisor at SEIA and previously worked at Cedar Brook Financial Partners, Cadaret, Grant & Co., and Charles Schwab. In addition to his advisory role, he holds an insurance license related to financial planning. SEIA serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, retirement plans, and institutional and charitable clients through a multi-team advisory platform of approximately 140 advisors. The firm’s investment approach combines strategic macro asset allocation with tactical adjustments driven by an in-house Investment Solutions Group and Investment Committee, offering both discretionary and predominantly non-discretionary portfolio management.

Jeremy Saham is a CFP® professional with 10 years of industry experience currently with Silver Oak Securities, Inc. He has held roles at Cadaret, Grant & Co., Inc., Cedar Brook Financial Partners, LLC, and Securities America Advisors, Inc. Outside of his advisory work, he volunteers with the American Jewish Committee and serves on the board of Jewish Big Brothers Big Sisters. He also teaches group fitness cycle classes. Silver Oak Securities, Inc. serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as institutional clients such as pension plans and trusts. The firm offers a range of advisory programs focused on discretionary investment management tailored to client objectives and risk tolerances, combining individual securities selection and model portfolio strategies through a platform that integrates financial planning, retirement consulting, and third-party manager referrals.

Thomas Strauchon is a CFP® with 42 years of industry experience. He has worked at Valmark Advisers, Inc. since 2018 and has been with Valmark Securities, Inc. since 1997. He receives non-variable life insurance commissions from other general agencies. Valmark Advisers, Inc. provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services to individuals, plan sponsors, and institutional clients through a network of approximately 280 investment advisory representatives. The firm emphasizes diversified, goal-based model portfolios primarily implemented with mutual funds, ETFs, and approved third-party managers, and offers proprietary platforms including ACCESS and Charles Schwab managed accounts.

Andrew Doepker is a CFP® professional currently with Wellspring Family Office, bringing four years of prior experience at Summit Financial Strategies and graduate-level education completed in 2022. He has been with Wellspring since 2026. Wellspring Family Office serves high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, and estates with a range of services including investment advisory, financial and estate planning, income tax planning, and business succession planning. The firm employs an open-architecture investment approach that combines passive and active strategies, emphasizing tax efficiency and long-term asset allocation.

Rebecca Bar Shain is a CFP® credentialed financial advisor with 19 years of industry experience. She is currently a partner at SEIA and has previously worked at firms including Cadaret Grant & Co., Inc. and Cedar Brook Financial Partners, LLC. Outside of her advisory role, she serves on the board of the Jewish National Fund of Northern Ohio and volunteers with Jewish Family Services Association in Cleveland. SEIA serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, retirement plans, and institutional and charitable clients through a multi-team platform of approximately 140 advisors. The firm offers a range of investment management and financial planning services and employs a strategic investment process integrating quantitative and qualitative research, with a large portion of assets managed on a non-discretionary basis.

Mark Munday is a CFP® with 30 years of industry experience, currently serving as a partner at SEIA. His prior roles include positions at Cadaret, Grant & Co., Inc. and Cedar Brook Financial Partners, LLC. He also holds an insurance license related to financial planning. SEIA is a multi-team advisory firm with approximately 140 advisors, serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, retirement plans, and institutional and charitable clients. The firm employs a blend of strategic macro asset allocation and tactical adjustments in its investment process, offering both discretionary and primarily non-discretionary management alongside comprehensive financial planning and consulting services.

David Robertson is a CFP® professional with over 31 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has held roles at firms including Cadaret, Grant & Co., Cedar Brook Financial Partners, and Securities America. He holds an insurance producer license and is a partner at SEIA. SEIA serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, retirement plans, and other institutional and charitable clients through a multi-team advisory platform. The firm combines strategic macro asset-allocation with tactical adjustments and employs a mix of discretionary and predominantly non-discretionary investment management strategies.

Richard Turgeon is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 63 license, with eight years of industry experience. He has worked at Wellspring Financial Advisors since 2014. Wellspring Family Office is an independent multi-family office serving high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, estates, and related entities. The firm offers a broad range of services including investment advisory, comprehensive financial and estate planning, income tax planning and preparation, risk management, strategic philanthropy, business succession planning, and bill-payment services, utilizing an open-architecture investment approach that combines passive and active strategies.

James Yurman is a financial advisor with ValMark Advisers, Inc., holding a Series 63 designation and bringing 33 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Concord Advisors RIA and ValMark Securities, Inc. Outside of advisory work, he is involved as an investor in several restaurant ventures, including Blaze Pizza and local burger and craft beer establishments. ValMark Advisers provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth investors, retirement plan sponsors, and institutional clients. The firm employs a diversified, goal-based investment approach that incorporates proprietary and third-party model portfolios, asset allocation, and ongoing account monitoring.

Karen Kleinhenz is a financial advisor with Arax Advisory Partners and holds a Series 66 designation. She has 21 years of industry experience, including 18 years at Kleinhenz & Associates, Ltd., and also serves as Vice President of JEK Analytics, Inc., a firm providing economic and business consulting services to a range of public and private clients. Arax Advisory Partners is a multi-team wealth manager overseeing approximately $26.5 billion in assets through more than 200 advisors. The firm serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, family offices, institutions, and retirement plans, utilizing a combination of internal portfolio management and external manager relationships, while employing performance-based fee arrangements for certain qualified investors and private funds.

Cassandra Hanke is a financial advisor at Ancora Private Wealth Advisors, LLC in Cleveland, OH. She holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Ancora and its affiliated entities since 2026. Prior to joining Ancora, she held positions at Pimco, Creative Benefits Strategies, and University of Kentucky. Ancora Private Wealth Advisors provides customized portfolio management and lifetime wealth planning primarily for high-net-worth individuals and families, as well as retirement plans. The firm combines top-down macro assessment with fundamental equity analysis and fixed-income structuring to manage portfolios through a mix of custom and model allocations.

Jeffrey Van Fossen is a CFA® charterholder with 24 years of industry experience. He has been with Inverness Investment Group, LLC since 2006 and is a minority owner of Inverness Holdings LLC, a parent company of several affiliated entities. He is based in Cleveland, OH and is affiliated with Ancora Private Wealth Advisors, LLC. Ancora Private Wealth Advisors is a multi-team registered investment adviser managing approximately $3.2 billion for high-net-worth individuals, families, and institutional retirement plans. The firm offers customized portfolio management, lifetime wealth planning, and corporate retirement consulting, utilizing a combination of top-down asset allocation and fundamental and technical security analysis.

Thomas Kennedy is a financial advisor with Ancora Private Wealth Advisors, LLC in Cleveland, OH, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 26 years of industry experience. He has worked at Inverness Securities, LLC since 2014 and Inverness Investment Group since 2011, with prior experience at First Allied Securities, Inc. and Merrill. Outside of advisory work, he is a 50% owner of Cleveland Tech Ventures and serves as a board member for Global Digital Instrument, LLC in Fairport, NY. Ancora Private Wealth Advisors provides customized portfolio management and lifetime wealth planning primarily for high-net-worth individuals and families, as well as pension and retirement plans. The firm’s investment approach combines top-down macro assessment with fundamental equity analysis and fixed-income structuring, utilizing a variety of investment vehicles and may employ sub-advisers for specialized strategies.

Paul Mccormack is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 24 years of industry experience. He is currently affiliated with Ancora Private Wealth Advisors, LLC and has worked at Inverness Investment Group and Inverness Securities, LLC since 2010. In addition to his advisory role, he serves as a portfolio manager at Ancora Advisors. Ancora Private Wealth Advisors is a multi-team registered investment adviser managing approximately $3.2 billion for high-net-worth individuals, families, and institutional retirement plans. The firm offers customized portfolio management, lifetime wealth planning, and corporate retirement consulting, utilizing a blend of top-down asset allocation and fundamental and technical security analysis to construct tailored portfolios.

Ashley Brown is a financial advisor with Ancora Private Wealth Advisors, LLC in Cleveland, OH, holding a Series 66 designation and 16 years of industry experience. Brown has worked at several firms, including Inverness Securities LLC and Planned Financial Services. Outside of advisory roles, Brown is involved with Ancora Family Wealth Advisors in a compliance capacity. Ancora Private Wealth Advisors offers customized portfolio management and lifetime wealth planning primarily for high-net-worth individuals and families, as well as pension and 401(k) plans. The firm integrates held-away accounts into client relationships and employs a mix of investment strategies through discretionary management.

John Malarik is a financial advisor at Simplicity Wealth with a Series 65 designation and three years of consulting experience. His prior roles include positions at The Siegfried Group and Preformed Line Products. Simplicity Wealth serves a diverse client base including individual and high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, and other financial firms. The firm employs a fund-of-funds investment approach using ETFs, mutual funds, and individual securities, and offers both advisory and technology services such as a managed account platform and back-office support for advisers.

Eric Hanna is a CFP® affiliated with Wellspring Family Office in Cleveland, OH, where he has been employed since 2023. He is new to the financial advisory industry, having no prior experience before joining Wellspring. Wellspring Family Office is an independent multi-family office serving high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, estates, and related entities. The firm offers a broad range of services including investment advisory, financial and estate planning, tax planning, risk management, philanthropy, business succession, and bill-payment services, utilizing an open-architecture investment approach that emphasizes strategic asset allocation and tax efficiency.