William Manby is a CFP® and ChFC® with 24 years of experience in financial advising. He is currently with Paradigm Investment Advisory LLC and has previously worked at Manby Financial Strategies, Inc., OnPointe Advisory and Financial Services, LLC, Paradigm Holdings LLC, and Simplicity Wealth LLC. He is also licensed as a fixed insurance agent. Paradigm Investment Advisory LLC serves individual investors, pension plans, corporations, trusts, and other entities, focusing on fee-based financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and referrals to third-party money managers. The firm emphasizes written financial plans, periodic reviews, and manager due diligence without taking custody of client assets or exercising investment discretion.

David Flaspohler is a financial advisor with Skybox Financial Group LLC and holds a Series 65 designation. He has been with Skybox Financial Group since 2026 and has prior experience including roles at Cleveland Football Academy and Case Western Reserve University. Skybox Financial Group provides advisory services to individual and high-net-worth clients, managing approximately $75 million across about 189 accounts. The firm uses a portfolio construction approach based on modern portfolio theory and asset allocation, offering discretionary management, comprehensive financial planning, and client education programs.

David Lapuma is a CFP® professional affiliated with GatePass Capital, LLC, with 13 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Ancora Advisors LLC, Inverness Securities LLC, and Zelman Partners LLC before joining GatePass Capital in 2024. GatePass Capital provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and consulting services to a range of clients, including individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, retirement plans, and a private fund with related special purpose vehicles. The firm employs a diversified approach that includes publicly traded securities, alternative asset classes, and venture equity investments, managing both individual portfolios and pooled investment vehicles.

Norman Lindahl is a CFP® with 13 years of industry experience and has been with Lindahl & Mansager Inc. since 1992. He holds a Series 63 license and works out of Fairlawn, OH. Lindahl & Mansager provides tax planning, tax preparation, accounting services, investment management, and financial planning to individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and businesses. The firm serves both individual and high-net-worth clients, managing roughly $214 million across about 281 client relationships with a small advisory team. Its investment approach emphasizes diversification and uses primarily no-load mutual funds and ETFs, integrating accounting and tax services alongside portfolio management.

Robert Murphy is a financial advisor at Front Edge Capital Management, LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at The Ohio State University Department of Athletics since 2021, where he performs accounting and billing services as a fiscal associate. Prior to this, he was employed at Amazon in 2021. Front Edge Capital Management provides discretionary investment management and advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm manages approximately $88.5 million in client assets, delivering customized portfolios based on a proprietary research process that integrates fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis with a focus on large U.S. companies.

Anthony Marlette Jr. is a financial advisor at Brookside Financial Advisors, LLC with 18 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Huntington Financial Advisors, The Huntington Investment Company, and PNC Investments prior to joining Brookside in 2021. Brookside Financial Advisors is a fee-based firm providing financial planning and portfolio management services for individual clients. The firm uses client-specific investment policy statements and risk-tolerance assessments, relies on third-party money managers, and integrates tax, accounting, insurance, and legal services through affiliated practices.

Kevin Angney is a financial advisor at CCF Advisors LLC with 28 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Fortune Financial Services Inc since 2006. In addition to his advisory role, he is involved in selling fixed life, health, and annuity products and participates in college funding planning marketed through Cleveland College Fund. CCF Advisors serves individuals, high-net-worth individuals, and business owners by providing investment supervisory services, third-party money manager selection, and financial planning. The firm manages portfolios using fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis with both long- and short-term strategies, offering discretionary and non-discretionary account management.

Mark Oelschlager is a CFA® charterholder with five years of industry experience and serves as the sole advisor at Oelschlager Investments in Akron, OH. He previously worked at Oak Associates, Ltd. for 19 years before founding his current firm in 2019. Oelschlager Investments provides discretionary investment advisory services to registered investment companies, including the Towpath Funds, and separately managed accounts for high-net-worth individuals, corporations, foundations, endowments, and public plans. The firm combines top-down market and sector analysis with bottom-up company selection, managing concentrated portfolios with low turnover across various strategies including All-Cap Core, Technology, and Fixed Income.

Chelsea Hussey is a CFP® and ChFC® with 15 years of experience in financial advisory roles. She currently serves at Return on Life Wealth Partners, having previously worked at firms including LPL Financial and Northwestern Mutual. Return on Life Wealth Partners provides comprehensive financial planning and portfolio management primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm employs a values-driven, holistic planning process that aligns investment and legacy strategies with client goals and offers a range of fee arrangements alongside specialized services.

Nancy Oktavec is a financial advisor with JPS Financial, LLC in Westlake, Ohio, holding 12 years of industry experience. She has been with JPS Financial since 2013. JPS Financial provides investment advisory services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, business owners, professionals, corporate executives, and retirees, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm customizes strategies based on client objectives and risk tolerance, using fundamental analysis and a combination of long- and short-term approaches, and offers services such as portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting with participant education.

Elaine Bartels is a financial advisor at CBS Funding, Inc. with one year of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at CBS Funding since 2024. In addition to her advisory role, she provides actuarial and consulting services at Creative Benefit Strategies, Inc. CBS Funding, Inc. offers personalized investment management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm uses client-specific investment policy statements and fundamental analysis to guide portfolio management and supports a range of ERISA plan services, benefiting from its close affiliation with Creative Benefit Strategies, Inc., a pension consulting and actuarial practice.

Dennis Coon is a CFP® professional with 22 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has worked at firms including American Portfolios Financial Services, Inc., Hill Financial Group, Equitable Advisors, and UBS Financial Services before founding Transcend Wealth in 2018. Transcend Wealth offers fee-based financial planning and portfolio management to individual and high-net-worth clients, providing discretionary and non-discretionary asset management as well as variable annuity management without commission sales. The firm emphasizes an individualized advisory process and regularly conducts public educational seminars that focus on financial education rather than product sales.

Richard Weidrick is a financial advisor with Summit Wealth Management LLC in Akron, OH. He holds the PFS™ designation and has 20 years of industry experience. He is also a CPA and operates an affiliated accounting practice through Weidrick, Livesay, Mitchell and Burge, LLC. Summit Wealth Management provides portfolio management and pension consulting services to individual investors and employee benefit plans, using a range of investment strategies and operating under fiduciary principles.

Robert Stewart Jr. is a financial advisor with CCF Advisors LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 31 years of industry experience. He has worked at Fortune Financial Services Inc. since 2006. Outside of his advisory role, Stewart is involved in college funding planning and sells fixed life insurance and annuities. CCF Advisors, LLC provides investment supervisory services and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth individuals, and business owners. The firm employs fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis across both long- and short-term strategies, with a focus on client-specific Investment Policy Statements and primarily non-discretionary asset management.

Michael Donnellan is a financial advisor at M3 Wealth Management with 34 years of industry experience. He previously worked at L.M. Kohn & Company for 10 years and has held the Series 63 and Series 65 designations. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as president of King Financial, Inc., an investment-related branch office he started in 1998. M3 Wealth Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management and financial advice to individuals, families, trusts, businesses, charitable foundations, and retirement plans. The firm emphasizes customized, long-term portfolio management and coordinates with clients’ tax and legal advisors as directed.

Joseph Crea is a financial advisor with Enza Financial, LLC, holding the ChFC® and Series 63 designations and bringing 34 years of industry experience. He has worked with Enza Financial since 2014 and previously held positions at M. Holdings Securities, Inc. and Benefits Resource Group. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a trustee for Ohio Boys Town and is a shareholder in Unsung Brewing Company, LLC. He is also the founder of the Enza Foundation, which donates to selected charities. Enza Financial serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as businesses, providing discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, comprehensive financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm customizes investment strategies based on client objectives and offers retirement plan participant education and group enrollment seminars, coordinating with third-party managers and leveraging affiliations with M Financial Group and related insurance entities.

Pierson Wagner is a financial advisor at Nirvana Analytics, LLC with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining the firm, he held various positions including roles in the food service industry and as an educator. Nirvana Analytics provides discretionary investment management to a range of clients including individuals, estates, trusts, pensions, corporations, and public-sector entities. The firm’s investment approach includes large-cap equities, fixed income, mutual funds, and option-based trading strategies, managing accounts on a discretionary basis with in-house research and quarterly reviews.

Glenn Searles is a financial advisor with Skybox Financial Group LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 32 years of industry experience. He has worked at Skybox Financial Group since 2017 and previously at Cetera Advisors LLC from 2013 to 2017. In addition to his advisory role, he owns and is the primary insurance producer for Skybox Risk Management, LLC. Skybox Financial Group provides advisory services to individual and high-net-worth clients, offering discretionary portfolio management, comprehensive financial planning, and employee benefit plan education. The firm manages approximately $75 million across about 189 client accounts and employs an investment process based on modern portfolio theory and asset allocation.

Scott Huff is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with 25 years of industry experience. He has worked at River Wealth Management LLC since 2020 and previously held roles at Arbor Point Advisors and Securities America, Inc. Outside of advisory work, he is the creator of Yourefolio, a computer software platform that provides planning tools for professional advisors. He also serves in law enforcement with the City of Cleveland. River Wealth Management provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individual and high-net-worth households, retirement plans, and charitable organizations. The firm customizes investment approaches based on client goals, employing a variety of analytical methods and strategies, while offering discretionary and non-discretionary asset management along with financial planning and consulting.

James Unger is a CFP® and ChFC® with 17 years of experience in financial advising. He currently works at DBK Financial Counsel, LLC and has held prior roles at firms including LPL Financial and Morgan Stanley. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved as a hockey coach and operates a farm called Chestnut Tree Farm. DBK Financial Counsel primarily serves high-net-worth individuals, offering ongoing portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning. The firm uses a combination of equities, fixed income, mutual funds, ETFs, and other securities, managing accounts mostly on a discretionary basis with a long-term investment approach that incorporates fundamental and technical analysis.