Blaine Hess is a CFP® with 29 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Csenge Advisory Group, LLC. He has held roles at Integrity Alliance, Lion Street Financial, and FSC Securities Corporation and is the owner of Hess Segal Group LLC, a full-service wealth management firm. Hess also serves as Vice Chair of the Board of Directors for the Rally Foundation, a childhood cancer research nonprofit. Csenge Advisory Group provides asset management and financial planning services to charitable organizations, corporations, and individual clients, including high-net-worth families. The firm employs a rigorous, top-down investment process combining fundamental and technical analysis, primarily using mutual funds and ETFs, and offers both discretionary portfolio management and customized asset-allocation advice.

Thomas Lance is a financial advisor at Arkadios Wealth Advisors with 12 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has worked previously at Wells Fargo Clearing, Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC, and Wells Fargo Bank NA. Arkadios Wealth Advisors is a multi-team SEC-registered firm serving individuals, trusts, businesses, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers customized investment plans implemented through various managed accounts and incorporates a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical investment analysis methods.

Thomas Day Jr. is a CFA® charterholder with nine years of industry experience. He has worked at Buckhead Investment Partners, LLC since 2016 and at SunTrust Bank from 2006 to 2016. He is based in Atlanta, GA and is affiliated with BIP Wealth, LLC. BIP Wealth, LLC is a multi-advisor registered investment adviser serving individuals, families, trusts, estates, and employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm provides comprehensive financial planning and portfolio management, employing tailored asset allocations including mutual funds, ETFs, fixed income, individual securities, and options-based covered-call strategies. BIP also advises private pooled vehicles and offers private-market securities to qualified investors as part of its broader investment approach.

Jamall Little is a financial advisor at OpenArc Corporate Advisory, LLC with 10 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Merrill, Equitable Advisors LLC, and Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he owns a vending machine business, The Little Family Vending Company. OpenArc Corporate Advisory serves individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals, trusts, nonprofit endowments, and retirement plans. The firm offers tailored wealth management and retirement plan services, utilizing a broad range of investment strategies and maintains a significant institutional retirement practice alongside private markets and digital asset capabilities.

Scott Mauldin is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with Synovus Securities, Inc. in Atlanta, GA. He has 20 years of industry experience, primarily with Synovus Securities, where he has worked since 2003 with a brief hiatus between 2017 and 2018. Synovus Securities, Inc. serves individual and high-net-worth investors as well as institutional clients, offering a range of investment advisory and brokerage services including managed accounts, financial planning, and access to alternative investments through its managed account programs. The firm uses a combination of discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management on the Envestnet platform, guided by client risk assessments and due diligence processes.

Mikayla Dubnik is a financial advisor at IFG Advisory, LLC based in Atlanta, GA. She holds the Series 66 designation and has been active in the industry since 2025. Her prior experience includes roles at SGL Wealth Management and LPL Financial LLC. IFG Advisory, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a variety of investment strategies using sub-advisors, third-party models, and manages held-away assets to align with client goals.

Paul Marshall is a CFA® charterholder based in Atlanta, GA, with 10 years of industry experience. He has been with Crawford Investment Counsel Inc since 2015. Crawford Investment Counsel provides discretionary portfolio management and advisory services to individual clients, institutions, and other entities. The firm employs a bottom-up, value-oriented investment approach focused on higher-quality, income-producing securities and manages a range of equity and fixed income strategies, including several mutual funds for which it serves as adviser.

Cameron Simonds is a financial advisor with Nicholas Hoffman & Company, LLC in Atlanta, GA. He holds a Series 66 designation and has 18 years of industry experience. He has been with Nicholas Hoffman & Company since 2013. Nicholas Hoffman & Company provides 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 offers customized investment plans using mutual funds, ETFs, separate account managers, and selected private investments, and manages both individual and pooled portfolios with performance-based fee arrangements for certain private funds.

Lloyd Flood is a CFA® charterholder and Series 65 licensed advisor with eight years of industry experience. He has worked at Nicholas Hoffman & Company, LLC since 2017 and previously spent 22 years with ING/Voya. Mr. Flood volunteers on the First Presbyterian Atlanta Investment Management Committee, contributing to portfolio strategy and manager oversight. 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 develops individualized financial profiles and investment plans, employing a variety of investment vehicles and offering performance-based fee arrangements for certain private funds.

Daniel Keeney is a financial advisor at IFG Advisory, LLC with six years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 and Series 63 designations and has worked at firms including Invesco and LPL Financial. Keeney also provides administrative support to IFG Advisory, dedicating full time to this role. IFG Advisory serves a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers a range of investment advisory and financial planning services, utilizing sub-advisors and third-party managers to tailor portfolios according to client goals.

Hugh Bishop Jr. is a Series 65 credentialed advisor at Alphastar Capital Management with one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at BAB Group, LLC, BJM Employer, Inc., and Brumlow and Company. Alphastar Capital Management serves individual clients, corporate and business clients, and retirement plans with discretionary investment management, financial planning, participant account management, and subadvisory services. The firm employs a combination of strategic and tactical investment approaches through model portfolios and advisor-directed models, utilizing various investment vehicles and technology tools.

Jason Mcgilvery is a financial advisor at Gibbs Wealth Management, LLC in Alpharetta, GA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses with 29 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Morgan Stanley and E*TRADE. Gibbs Wealth Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients with discretionary portfolio management and advisory services, utilizing third-party platforms and strategists such as Orion Portfolio Solutions and TownSquare Capital. The firm emphasizes model portfolio management guided by various analytical approaches and offers educational seminars and co-branded services.

Dylan Dennis is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with BIP Wealth, LLC in Atlanta, GA. He has been with BIP Wealth since 2025 and has a background that includes four years at Auburn University and six years at Pinecrest Academy. BIP Wealth is a multi-advisor registered investment adviser serving individuals, families, trusts, estates, and employer-sponsored retirement plans with comprehensive financial planning and portfolio management. The firm offers tailored asset allocations using a variety of investment vehicles and provides private-market investment opportunities for qualified investors.

James Russell is a financial advisor at Merit Financial Advisors with 29 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® and Series 63 designations and has worked at Allegiance Financial Group, LPL Financial, and PKS Investments. Outside of his advisory role, he is an equal partner in a real estate development company, JL3, LLC. Merit Financial Group, LLC is an SEC-registered advisory firm managing approximately $10.6 billion with 144 advisors serving a diverse client base that includes individuals, businesses, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a long-term, diversified investment approach using model portfolios and modular sleeves, overseen by a central Investment Management team and Investment Committee, while offering customization options through various platforms.

Gary Martin is a CFA® charterholder with 23 years of industry experience. He has worked at Nicholas Hoffman & Company, LLC since 2009. The firm 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. Nicholas Hoffman & Company develops individualized financial profiles and investment plans, typically implementing them through mutual funds, ETFs, separate account managers, and selected private investments, while also serving as lead investment sub-advisor to an affiliated lower-middle-market private equity fund.

Parker Dixon is a financial advisor at SignatureFD, LLC in Atlanta, GA, holding a Series 65 credential. He has four years of industry experience, including prior roles at Citizens National Bank and time spent at Mississippi College and Mississippi State University. SignatureFD serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, business entities, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering discretionary wealth management, financial planning, and consulting. The firm employs diversified, long-term asset allocation strategies and operates several specialized business lines, including an AI-enabled platform for marketing private placement life insurance.

Matthew Barber is a CFP® and CFA® with 11 years of industry experience. He has been with SignatureFD, LLC since 2013 and is based in Atlanta, GA. SignatureFD serves individuals, business entities, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and retirement plans by providing wealth management, retirement plan management, and consulting services. The firm manages client portfolios primarily on a discretionary basis using mutual funds, ETFs, and independent managers, and is affiliated with an accounting firm and several private investment funds.

Jessica Farr is a financial advisor at IFG Advisory, LLC with one year of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at CitiBank for nine years. Farr also provides administrative support to IFG Advisory, LLC. IFG Advisory, LLC serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm offers comprehensive portfolio management and financial planning services, employing a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis in its investment approach.

James Read is a financial advisor with Jefferies Investment Advisers LLC in Duluth, GA, holding a Series 63 designation and 46 years of industry experience. He has been with Jefferies & Company, Inc since 2009. Jefferies Investment Advisers LLC provides fee-based financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, foundations, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities through a customized, collaborative planning process that covers areas such as tax and estate planning, executive compensation, and philanthropic planning.

Kay Wilson is a financial advisor with Arkadios Wealth Advisors in Atlanta, GA, holding Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and having 19 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC, BT Wealth Management, UBS Financial Services, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., and J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. She is also involved with Corbet Capital Advisors in an investment-related capacity. Arkadios Wealth Advisors is a multi-team SEC-registered firm serving individuals, trusts, businesses, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers customized investment plans implemented through various managed account platforms and employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical investment analysis methods.