Matthew Miller is a financial advisor at Awaken Wealth Partners LLC with 14 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Thrivent Advisor Network, LLC and Thrivent Financial for Lutherans. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as a board member for the Villaggio Homeowners Association in Houston and is a deacon at Themet Church. Awaken Wealth Partners is an SEC-registered investment adviser that provides financial planning, discretionary investment management, and retirement plan advisory to individuals, high net worth clients, estates, and trusts. The firm customizes portfolios based on client objectives, employing fundamental analysis and a primarily long-term investment approach while maintaining flexibility for shorter-term trades.

Jessica Cannella is a Series 65 licensed financial advisor with Oak Harvest Investment Services in Houston, TX, where she has worked since 2018. She has eight years of industry experience and is also associated with Oak Harvest Financial Group since 2010. In addition to her advisory role, she is involved in providing insurance services, including annuities and life, health, and long-term care coverage, through unaffiliated insurance companies. Oak Harvest Investment Services offers portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan sponsor services to individuals, families, and high-net-worth clients. The firm manages a range of investment products and conducts periodic reviews to tailor strategies to clients’ goals and risk tolerance.

Taylor Wickman is a financial advisor at Prota Financial in Houston, TX, holding a Series 65 license with two years of industry experience. He has been with Prota Financial since 2023 and is also involved in a family business, JAG Aviation, where he manages accounts receivable. Prota Financial provides discretionary investment management and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and small businesses. The firm uses model-based portfolio management, including Sharia-compliant options, and conducts portfolio rebalancing with a centralized trading team.

Jacob Johnson is a financial advisor at Lavaca Capital, LLC with seven years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked previously at MUFG Union Bank and Petroboard. Lavaca Capital, LLC provides discretionary investment advisory and sub-advisory services primarily to institutional and high-net-worth clients, including asset managers, registered investment advisers, and family offices. The firm employs equity and option strategies aimed at risk-adjusted returns and downside protection, and it also sponsors private pooled funds with performance-based fee arrangements.

Marium Murphy is a CFP® professional at Post Oak Private Wealth Advisors with four years of industry experience. She previously worked at Mosaic Advisors and Northwestern Mutual and has held roles in education at the University of Houston and Westside High School. Murphy is also an independent insurance agent in a non-investment capacity. Post Oak Private Wealth Advisors serves individuals, institutions, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and business entities, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and educational seminars. The firm emphasizes value, safety, and risk control, utilizing a mix of equities, fixed income, mutual funds, ETFs, options, and multi-asset class strategies selected through a proprietary research process.

Holly Gage is a financial advisor with The Clarus Group in Houston, TX. She holds a Series 65 designation and has four years of industry experience. Prior to joining Clarus Wealth Group in 2021, she worked at HighRadius Corp and Pappas Restaurants Inc. The Clarus Group provides discretionary investment management and comprehensive wealth management services to individuals, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm focuses on customized portfolios using a range of investment vehicles and offers standalone financial planning and retirement-plan advisory services, including acting as a 3(38) fiduciary for plan sponsors.

David Marion is a CFA® charterholder with 14 years of industry experience. He has worked at Post Oak Private Wealth Advisors since 2025 and previously spent 11 years at Santa Fe Advisors, LLC. Post Oak Private Wealth Advisors serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as institutions, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and business entities. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and educational seminars, managing approximately $282 million in discretionary assets with a focus on value, safety, quality, and risk control.

Katherine Morrison is a financial advisor with Prota Financial in Houston, TX, holding a Series 65 designation and three years of industry experience. Prior to joining Prota Financial in 2022, she worked in education roles including positions at St. Theresa Catholic School and Spring Branch ISD. Prota Financial provides discretionary investment management and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and small businesses. The firm employs model-based portfolio management, including Sharia-compliant options, and manages approximately $270 million in regulatory assets.

Nicholas Brown is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) and Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA®) with 11 years of industry experience. He has been with Granite Harbor Advisors, INC. since 2015 and also works with Granite Harbor Group. Outside of his advisory role, he is a licensed insurance agent and a partner in an insurance-related business. Granite Harbor Advisors serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as institutional sponsors, providing asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm manages portfolios using a range of public and private securities and acts as sponsor and adviser to multiple private funds.

Bradley Bowman is a financial advisor with Sovereign Wealth Advisors LLC in Houston, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 28 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at LPL Financial, Intrua Financial, Cetera, and Prosperity Bank. Sovereign Wealth Advisors LLC serves individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and corporate clients by providing portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and educational seminars. The firm combines fundamental and technical analysis with a variety of investment strategies and offers access to sponsored advisory programs and third-party manager platforms.

Rebecca Mc Elroy is a financial advisor with Horizon Wealth Advisors in Houston, TX, holding 10 years of industry experience. She has worked at Horizon Advisors, LLC since 2016 and previously at Maddox, Thomson and Associates. She serves as treasurer for Houston PetSet, an animal welfare nonprofit organization. Horizon Wealth Advisors is an independent, fee-only firm offering comprehensive financial planning and discretionary portfolio management. The firm serves individuals, trusts, pension plans, and other entities, typically working with clients who have substantial investable assets.

Gregory Shaw is a CFP® professional with 17 years of experience in financial advising, currently serving at Granite Harbor Advisors, Inc. since 2016. He holds the Series 66 designation and is based in Houston, TX. Outside of his advisory role, he owns Brazos Property Solutions LLC, a business focused on purchasing, rehabbing, and reselling real estate. Granite Harbor Advisors works with individual and high-net-worth clients as well as institutional sponsors, offering services that include asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm manages portfolios with a mix of public and private securities and also sponsors multiple private funds managed through related entities.

Patricio Arias Sartorius is a financial advisor with Monex Asset Management, Inc., holding a Series 66 designation and four years of industry experience. He has been with Monex Asset Management since 2023 and has worked at Monex Securities, Inc. since 2020. Outside of his advisory roles, he has experience in academia, having worked at the University of Houston since 2019. Monex Asset Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory and consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a mix of fundamental, technical, and charting analysis across a broad range of products and offers both direct management and sub-advisory services.

Luke Papaelias is a financial advisor at Tanager Wealth Management with two years of industry experience. He has worked at several firms including Gessner Wealth Strategies, Cross Border Wealth, and Holborn Assets, and previously operated Papaelias Financial Solutions. Tanager Wealth Management provides advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, charities, and retirement plans, offering portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning. The firm’s investment approach focuses on asset allocation and fundamental analysis, tailoring portfolios to client objectives and reviewing them quarterly.

Edward Rossi is a CFP® professional with over 32 years of industry experience. He has been with Oak Harvest Investment Services since 2020 and has prior experience at firms including E*TRADE Capital Management and Edelman Financial Services. Rossi is also an insurance agent affiliated with Oak Harvest Insurance Services, where he recommends and sells insurance products such as annuities and life insurance. Oak Harvest Investment Services provides portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting to individuals, families, and high-net-worth clients, as well as retirement plan sponsor services. The firm manages assets across various investment vehicles and operates an affiliated insurance agency while advising its own registered mutual fund.

Cameron Mc Ilhenny is a financial advisor at Granite Harbor Advisors, Inc. with four years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has previously worked at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Oakwood Capital Securities, and Dock Automotive Group. Granite Harbor Advisors serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as institutional sponsors, offering asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm manages portfolios using a range of public and private securities and sponsors multiple private funds alongside related advisory entities.

Jill Naponic is a financial advisor with KDK Private Wealth Management and holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations. She has seven years of industry experience, including roles at Castle Hill Capital Partners Inc., Equus Financial Consulting LLC, and Riverrock Group, LLC. KDK Private Wealth Management serves high-net-worth individuals, family offices, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities with comprehensive wealth management services. The firm employs a diversified investment approach combining fundamental, technical, quantitative, cyclical, and behavioral analysis, managing portfolios with a mix of ETFs, mutual funds, individual securities, and allocations to Independent Managers.

Blake Thompson is a financial advisor with Catalyst Wealth Management LLC in Houston, TX. He holds the Series 66 designation and has been in the industry since 2025. Prior to joining Catalyst, he worked at Innovation Partners LLC and has experience in various roles outside the financial sector. Thompson is also a licensed insurance agent. Catalyst Wealth Management provides portfolio management and advisory services to individual and high-net-worth clients, including retirement plan participants. The firm manages accounts on a non-discretionary basis and focuses on mutual funds, ETFs, fixed income, and REITs, using both fundamental and technical analysis with a long-term trading approach.

Matthew Powalski is a financial advisor at JCP Investment Management, LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at McNair Interests and Capital Technologies family offices, as well as PKF Texas. JCP Investment Management provides discretionary advisory services to high-net-worth individuals through pooled investment vehicles, sub-advised funds, and separately managed accounts. The firm employs fundamental and cyclical analysis and utilizes a variety of investment strategies including long-term and short-term trading, short sales, margin, option writing, and derivatives for risk management.

Ryan Christensen is a CFP® with eight years of industry experience, currently serving at Awaken Wealth Partners LLC. Prior to joining Awaken Wealth Partners in 2026, he worked at Thrivent Financial and Thrivent Investment Management Inc for seven years and held roles at Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance Company. He is also involved in insurance sales outside of his advisory role. Awaken Wealth Partners is an SEC-registered investment adviser that provides financial planning, discretionary investment management, and retirement plan advisory services to individuals, high net worth persons, estates, and trusts. The firm manages approximately $237.3 million in discretionary assets and employs a long-term investment approach with flexibility for shorter-term trades, offering both project-based and ongoing planning engagements.