John Scott is a financial advisor with BIP Wealth, LLC in Atlanta, GA, holding the CFP®, CFA®, and Series 66 designations and bringing 20 years of industry experience. He has been with BIP Wealth since 2015. BIP Wealth, LLC is a multi-advisor registered investment adviser serving individuals and families, including high-net-worth clients, as well as trusts, estates, and employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm offers comprehensive financial planning and portfolio management, utilizing tailored asset allocations with mutual funds, ETFs, fixed income, and options-based covered-call strategies, and also manages private pooled investment vehicles for qualified investors.

Jose Hernandez III is a financial advisor at OpenArc Corporate Advisory, LLC with 19 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and has previously worked at Bank of America N.A. and Merrill. He is based in Atlanta, GA. OpenArc Corporate Advisory serves a diverse client base including individual and institutional investors, with services spanning wealth management, financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement plan consulting. The firm offers tailored investment solutions using a wide range of products and emphasizes a substantial institutional retirement practice alongside private markets and digital asset capabilities.

Hayden Mcconnell is a CFP® professional with three years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Aprio Wealth Management, LLC. His prior roles include positions at Wealth With No Regrets, Wells Fargo Advisors, and Morgan Stanley. Aprio Wealth Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services to individuals, qualified retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs asset allocation combined with techniques such as dollar-cost averaging, technical analysis, and trading strategies, and offers integrated tax and accounting advisory services through an affiliated CPA firm.

Craig Rollins is a CFP® with eight years of industry experience, currently serving at OpenArc Corporate Advisory, LLC. Prior to joining OpenArc, he worked at Bank of America and Merrill. OpenArc Corporate Advisory serves individual and institutional clients, providing wealth management, financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement plan services. The firm offers both discretionary and non-discretionary models and utilizes a range of investment strategies including private markets and digital assets.

Dillon Hess is a financial advisor at OpenArc Corporate Advisory, LLC with six years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Bank of America, Merrill, and Merrill Lynch. OpenArc Corporate Advisory serves individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals, trusts, nonprofit endowments, and retirement plans. The firm provides tailored wealth management, financial planning, and portfolio management services, combining institutional research and a range of investment strategies that include private markets and digital assets.

Jennifer Thigpen is a CFP® professional with 25 years of industry experience currently serving at Apollon Wealth Management, LLC. She has held roles at firms including Cabot Lodge Securities LLC, J Alden Associates, Inc., and Raymond James & Associates. Outside of advisory work, she is a licensed independent insurance agent. Apollon Wealth Management is a multi-team SEC-registered adviser serving individuals, families, businesses, and institutional clients. The firm combines centrally managed model strategies with locally managed portfolios, offering a broad range of financial planning and portfolio management services across various asset classes and specialized investment vehicles.

John Snavely is a CFA® charterholder with 16 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Crawford Investment Counsel Inc since 2012. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and is based in Atlanta, GA. Crawford Investment Counsel Inc provides discretionary portfolio management and advisory services to a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and municipalities. The firm follows a bottom-up, value-oriented investment approach focusing on higher-quality, income-producing securities and manages portfolios primarily on a discretionary basis.

John Williams Jr. is a CFP® professional with 26 years of industry experience, currently serving as Managing Director and Investment Advisor Representative at Bison Wealth, LLC. He has held roles at Metric Financial, Sterne, Agee, Wells Fargo Clearing, and A. G. Edwards & Sons. Outside of his advisory work, he owns ECOS Family Office, LLC, a holding company. Bison Wealth serves individuals, high net worth clients, family offices, and various institutions, offering financial planning, portfolio management, and specialized retirement plan services. Its investment approach includes multi-manager model portfolios blending tactical and strategic allocations across liquid and private-market strategies.

Alexander Gambrell is a financial advisor at Nicholas Hoffman & Company, LLC with 21 years of industry experience. He has been with the firm since 2009 and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Nicholas Hoffman & Company offers financial planning, portfolio management, family office services, and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, high-net-worth families, trusts, foundations, private funds, and estates. The firm employs a range of investment vehicles and uses both discretionary and non-discretionary advisory approaches, including performance-based fee arrangements for certain private funds.

Jarrett Hindrew is a financial advisor with Synovus Securities, Inc. in Atlanta, GA, holding CFP® and ChFC® designations and bringing 20 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Wells Fargo Advisors and Wells Fargo Bank. He also volunteers as a mentor for aspiring CFP professionals with the CFP Board. Synovus Securities, Inc. serves individual, high-net-worth, and institutional clients, providing both investment advisory and brokerage services. The firm utilizes a combination of discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management programs guided by client risk profiles and offers access to alternative investments and outside money managers.

Sumaree White is a financial advisor at OpenArc Corporate Advisory, LLC with 18 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and has worked previously at Merrill, Wells Fargo Clearing Services, Rockefeller Financial LLC, and Rockefeller & Co LLC. OpenArc Corporate Advisory serves a diverse client base including individual and institutional clients such as trusts, nonprofit endowments, and retirement plans. The firm offers wealth management, financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement plan services, utilizing a range of investment strategies and operational platforms to tailor solutions to client objectives.

Evan Carter is a CFP® professional with 11 years of industry experience, currently serving at SignatureFD, LLC since 2019. He previously worked at Atlanta Capital Group from 2015 to 2019. SignatureFD serves individuals, business entities, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, retirement plans, and pooled investment vehicle investors by providing discretionary wealth management, financial planning, and consulting services. The firm employs diversified, long-term asset allocation strategies using a range of investment vehicles and also manages affiliated private funds and serves as a sub-adviser to private credit strategies.

David Millican IV is a financial advisor with Arkadios Wealth Advisors in Atlanta, GA, holding Series 63 and 66 licenses and bringing 29 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Arkap Markets, LLC, Arkadios Capital, LLC, Acg Wealth, Inc., LPL Financial, and Wells Fargo Advisors. Arkadios Wealth Advisors is a multi-team SEC-registered firm serving individuals, trusts, businesses, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers customized investment plans using a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, deploying portfolios through various internally managed and third-party solutions.

Jonah Duyvelaar is a financial advisor at Modera Wealth Management, LLC in Atlanta, GA. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Modera since 2025. Prior to joining Modera, he worked in various roles including at the UGA Wesley Foundation and Signature FD. Modera Wealth Management provides fiduciary, fee-only advisory services to a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm employs an allocation-driven investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory, utilizing diversified portfolios with mutual funds, ETFs, debt securities, and selected equities, supplemented by independent managers and optional ESG integration.

Jeffrey Buck is a CFA® charterholder with 10 years of industry experience. He has worked at Nicholas Hoffman & Company, LLC since 2021 and previously was employed at Diversified Trust Co for six years. Nicholas Hoffman & Company provides financial planning, portfolio management, family office services, and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, including high-net-worth families, as well as trusts, foundations, private funds, and estates. The firm offers tailored financial profiles and investment plans, implementing them through various investment vehicles and occasionally using performance-based fee arrangements for certain private funds.

Diego Colan Taya is a financial advisor at OpenArc Corporate Advisory, LLC with four years of industry experience. He has previously worked at Merrill for eleven years. Diego holds a Series 66 designation and is based in Atlanta, GA. OpenArc Corporate Advisory serves a diverse client base including individual and institutional clients such as trusts, nonprofit endowments, and retirement plans. The firm provides customized wealth management and retirement plan services, utilizing a broad range of investment options and maintaining a notably large institutional retirement practice alongside private markets and digital-asset capabilities.

Haley Patterson is a CFP®-credentialed financial advisor at Aprio Wealth Management, LLC with five years of industry experience. Prior to joining Aprio in 2024, she worked at J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., and she also has experience at Goldman Sachs Ayco. Aprio Wealth Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services to individuals, qualified retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs asset allocation, dollar-cost averaging, technical analysis, and various trading strategies while coordinating with tax professionals and affiliated CPA firms.

Mason Porritt is a financial advisor at BIP Wealth, LLC in Atlanta, GA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses with six years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Shoemaker Financial, Minnesota Life Insurance Co, Securian Financial Services Inc, and Jackson National Life Distributors LLC. BIP Wealth, LLC is a multi-advisor registered investment adviser that serves individuals, families, trusts, estates, and employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm offers comprehensive financial planning and portfolio management, utilizing tailored asset allocations with mutual funds, ETFs, fixed income, and options-based covered-call strategies, alongside private-market securities for qualified investors.

Paul Pilcher is a financial advisor with Arkadios Wealth Advisors in Atlanta, GA, holding a Series 66 designation and 24 years of industry experience. He has worked at Arkadios Wealth Advisors and Arkadios Capital since 2022 and previously spent six years at MFS Fund Distributors, Inc. Arkadios Wealth Advisors is an SEC-registered, multi-team firm serving individuals, trusts, businesses, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers customized investment plans executed through various managed accounts and model portfolios, employing a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical investment analysis.

Justin Farmer is a financial advisor at Arkadios Wealth Advisors with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at Exit Wealth Advisors and as a self-employed media professional. Outside of advising, he is involved in Savannah Distilling in an advisory role and holds a majority share in the company. Arkadios Wealth Advisors is a multi-team SEC-registered firm serving individuals, trusts, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm offers customized investment solutions using a variety of management programs and combines fundamental, technical, and cyclical investment analyses.