Laila Rusta is a financial advisor with Wells Fargo Clearing, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and eight years of industry experience. She has worked at Wells Fargo Bank since 2014 and has been affiliated with Front Range Community College since 2011. Outside of finance, she has partial ownership in a Denver-based event decorating business and works as a caregiver attendant through a separate company. Wells Fargo Advisors is a national securities firm serving individual, corporate, and institutional clients with investment advisory services, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm manages a large asset base and offers both brokerage and advisory solutions supported by research from Wells Fargo Investment Institute and third-party sources.

Julia Smith is a financial advisor with LPL Financial in Golden, Colorado, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and bringing 20 years of industry experience. She has been with LPL Financial since 2012. LPL Financial is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, retirement plans, banks, corporations, and charitable organizations through a national network of investment adviser representatives. The firm offers a range of advisory programs and financial planning services, utilizing both discretionary and non-discretionary management supported by research and model portfolios.

Maithreyi Gopalakrishnan is a financial advisor at Liquidifi with a Series 65 designation and three years of industry experience. She is the founder and CEO of PrecisionTerra, a company commercializing novel GPS technology developed at the University of Colorado-Boulder, and also serves as an AI Expert Contributor for Snorkel AI. Liquidifi provides investment management and advisory services exclusively to individual clients, specializing in fixed-income instruments as well as equities, mutual funds, and ETFs. The firm offers both model-portfolio and customized service tiers, emphasizing diversification and macroeconomic risk factors, and provides ongoing educational workshops in the community.

Martial Frindethie is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with five years of industry experience. He has worked at GenEra Wealth, LLC and Leontine Holdings, Inc. since 2026, and prior to that held roles at The Millstone Evans Group, LLC and The Millstone Evans Group of RAYMOND JAMES. GenEra Wealth provides discretionary investment management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, businesses, and qualified retirement plans. The firm utilizes a mix of fundamental and technical analysis with long- and short-term strategies and offers specialized pension consulting and education-planning services.

David Brown is a financial advisor at XYPN Sapphire with 11 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Gold Medal Water, Inc. for 10 years. Outside of advising, he is co-owner of DH Blue Sky Realty. XYPN Sapphire provides investment management and financial planning to individuals, trusts, estates, business entities, and retirement plans. The firm uses a long-term, risk-based allocation strategy informed by Modern Portfolio Theory and supports affiliated advisors through a centralized RIA structure.