Brian Grogan is a financial advisor at Packerland Brokerage Services, Inc. in Minnetonka, MN, holding the ChFC® designation along with Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. He has 31 years of industry experience, including prior roles at Western International Securities, Inc. and Financial West Group. Grogan is also the owner of Optimum Financial Group, LLC, a financial planning business. Packerland Brokerage Services, Inc. serves individuals, charities, corporations, and retirement plan sponsors by providing financial planning, portfolio management, and advisory program access through a variety of platforms and account management options. The firm is dually registered as an SEC investment adviser and FINRA broker-dealer, managing over $900 million in client assets and offering both brokerage and advisory implementation pathways.

Bennett Lang is a financial advisor with Focus Financial who holds a Series 66 designation and has 11 years of industry experience. He has been with Focus Financial since 2015 and is also affiliated with OSAIC. Outside of his advisory role, Lang provides notary services as needed. Focus Financial Network, Inc. manages approximately $6.3 billion through a network of 118 advisors, serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers a range of managed account solutions, retirement plan consulting, and financial planning services, utilizing individualized investor profiles and a variety of investment strategies.

Andrew Harbeck is a financial advisor with Riverbridge Partners, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 8 years of industry experience. He has worked at Riverbridge Partners since 2015 and concurrently at Foreside Fund Services since 2018. Riverbridge Partners is an SEC-registered investment adviser providing discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and investment consulting services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, institutions, and investment companies. The firm employs a growth equity investment process focused on quality criteria and manages various pooled investment vehicles, serving multiple institutional clients and utilizing performance-based fee arrangements for qualified investors.

John Bina is a financial advisor at BlueSpring Wealth Management, LLC in Minneapolis, MN, holding a Series 65 designation with two years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Kestra Financial Inc., SNS Financial Group, LLC, and Vector Wealth Management. Vector Wealth Management serves individuals, business owners, trusts and estates, and pension and profit-sharing plans, offering discretionary and limited non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm utilizes a customized investment policy process supported by its proprietary Sojourn™ application and provides specialized strategies such as custom option overlays and hedging for concentrated positions.

Joseph Grochowski is a CFP® and ChFC® with 21 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently with BlueSpring Wealth Management, LLC and has previously worked at Kestra Financial Inc., Sns Financial Group, LLC (d/b/a Vector Wealth Management), Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, and Vector Wealth Management, LLC. Vector Wealth Management serves individuals, business owners, trusts and estates, and pension and profit-sharing plans with investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. Their investment approach includes a customized policy developed with clients using a proprietary application, combining various investment vehicles and offering specialized strategies such as option overlays and hedging for concentrated positions.

Scott Thiel is a financial advisor with Belpointe Asset Management LLC in Minnetonka, MN, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and two years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Guardian Resources, Cetera, Advisornet Brokerage, and Northwestern Mutual. Outside of advisory work, he is an insurance agent specializing in fixed insurance products. Belpointe Asset Management serves a diverse client base including individual investors, retirement plans, corporations, and other advisers. The firm offers discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement consulting, utilizing customized portfolios with a range of passive, active, tactical, and blended strategies tailored to client objectives.

Matthew Svendsen is a financial advisor at Focus Financial with 18 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Wells Fargo Advisors and Wells Fargo Clearing and has been with Focus Financial Network since 2019. Outside of his advisory role, he is a partner in an entertainment company and participates as a band member in shows and booking activities. Focus Financial Network serves a diverse client base including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and corporate entities. The firm offers personalized investment advice and financial planning, emphasizing coordination with other professionals for estate planning and providing detailed disclosures on operational practices and potential conflicts.

Jacob Kruziki is a financial advisor at Focus Financial with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at OSAIC and in non-financial roles including chiropractic support and retail management. Focus Financial Network is an enterprise investment adviser managing approximately $6.3 billion through a network of 118 advisors. The firm serves individuals, pension plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporate clients, offering discretionary and non-discretionary managed accounts, third-party manager access, retirement plan consulting, and financial planning services.

Rae Heitkamp is a financial advisor at Focus Financial with a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Focus Financial and Osaic in 2024, Rae worked at FJORGE and Greenspring Media, among other roles. Rae also serves as a practice manager within the firm, handling trade placement, fund transfers, and required minimum distributions. Focus Financial Network, Inc. is an enterprise investment adviser managing approximately $6.3 billion through a network of 118 advisors. The firm serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporate clients, offering a range of managed accounts, retirement plan consulting, and financial planning services.

Christopher Geist is a financial advisor at Simplicity Wealth with five years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has prior experience at Financial & Tax Architects, Inc. and First Income Advisors. Geist is also involved as a licensed independent insurance agent, managing consultants and recruiting advisors at First Income Advisors. Simplicity Wealth serves a diverse client base including individual and high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, corporate and institutional investors, as well as other financial firms. The firm employs a fund-of-funds investment approach using ETFs, mutual funds, and individual securities, offering portfolio management, retirement plan services, and a managed account platform with a focus on model portfolios and third-party manager due diligence.

Eric Kautzman is a financial advisor with Berger Financial Group in Plymouth, MN, holding a Series 63 designation and 15 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Berger Financial Group in 2022, he worked at VisionPoint Advisory Group and spent a decade with Principal Life Insurance Company and Principal Securities Inc. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as an administrator for the Russell B Hagen Foundation. Berger Financial Group provides wealth management and comprehensive financial planning services to individuals, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm utilizes proprietary, long-term investment strategies and manages many accounts on a discretionary basis with regular client reviews.

Mark Chamoun is a financial advisor with Thrivent Advisor Network, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Thrivent in 2025, he attended Creighton University from 2021 to 2025. Thrivent Advisor Network serves individuals, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans, managing approximately $6.8 billion in client assets. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services, emphasizing customized asset allocations with a focus on low-cost diversified mutual funds and ETFs alongside other investment options.

Jay Higgins is a CFP® with 12 years of industry experience, currently serving as a client relationship manager and principal at Riverbridge Partners, LLC. He has been with Riverbridge since 2005 and is also a registered representative of IMST Distributors, LLC. Riverbridge Partners, LLC provides discretionary equity and income portfolio management to individual, high-net-worth, and institutional clients. The firm emphasizes a growth-equity investment process focused on sound management and conservative accounting, and it offers a range of services including sub-advisory mandates and management of pooled investment vehicles.

James Shafer is a financial advisor at New Edge Wealth with 21 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at UBS Financial Services Inc. from 2005 to 2026. New Edge Wealth primarily serves ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, foundations, trusts, and institutional clients. The firm offers wealth strategy, financial planning, discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, and institutional consulting, emphasizing asset allocation and investor behavior while integrating third-party model platforms and AI-assisted analytics alongside adviser oversight.

Shawn Jacobson is a CFP® and ChFC® with 12 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at NorthRock Partners, LLC. He has been with NorthRock since 2017 and has over two decades associated with Legacy Financial Advisors Corporation. Jacobson maintains a current Minnesota insurance licensure. NorthRock Partners provides comprehensive wealth management and advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a tailored, holistic investment approach that includes broad asset allocation, diversification, private market integrations, and the use of AI tools alongside human oversight.

Andrew Walker is a financial advisor with Thrivent Advisor Network, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing eight years of industry experience. He currently serves as Chief Investment Officer at Parable Wealth Partners, a DBA of Thrivent Advisor Network, and has previously worked at firms including Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments and Thrivent Investment Management Inc. Outside of his advisory role, Walker is involved in educational and community activities, including serving as a professional director for Bethel University’s Student Investment Fund experiential learning program and participating on several nonprofit boards. Thrivent Advisor Network serves individuals, families, trusts, businesses, and retirement plans, managing approximately $6.8 billion in client assets. The firm offers customized investment strategies that typically emphasize low-cost diversified mutual funds and ETFs, alongside a range of portfolio management and financial planning services delivered through a network of advisory representatives.

James Komoszewski is a financial advisor with AdvisorNet Wealth Partners in Minnetonka, MN, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and 24 years of industry experience. He has worked with firms including Cetera and Investment Centers of America. Outside of finance, he is a singer and songwriter involved in music publishing through his sole proprietorship, Jim Anthony Music. AdvisorNet Wealth Partners provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting services to individuals, trusts, corporations, and qualified plans. The firm employs diversified portfolio construction using equities, fixed income, mutual funds, ETFs, and sub-advisors to address client objectives.

Corinne Bedford is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license, with 13 years of experience in the financial advisory industry. She has worked at Brighton Jones LLC since 2019 and previously spent eight years at Bell Investment Advisors, Inc. Brighton Jones LLC provides comprehensive wealth-management services to individuals, charitable organizations, pooled investment vehicles, and retirement plans. The firm employs a Personal CFO model focused on whole-balance-sheet planning and offers family office services, discretionary investment management, and private-investment opportunities through its subsidiary Lenora Capital.

John Webster is a financial advisor at Portfolio Medics, LLC with one year of experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Reserve Financial Group for 29 years. Outside of his advisory role, he provides financial business consulting through Exemplar Wealth Protection and offers financial planning and insurance services as an independent insurance agent through Exemplar Business Solutions. Portfolio Medics is an SEC-registered advisory firm managing approximately $552.7 million for about 3,700 clients with a team of 75 advisors. The firm serves both non-high-net-worth and high-net-worth individuals, offering investment management, financial planning, and consulting services through a mix of strategic and tactical approaches and a variety of model portfolios.

Chad Carlson is a financial advisor with Boulay Wealth in Eden Prairie, MN, holding a Series 66 designation and 24 years of industry experience. He has worked at Valmark Securities, Inc. from 2015 to 2019 and has been associated with Boulay Financial Advisors since 2001 and Boulay, P.L.L.P. from 2000 to 2021. Boulay Wealth serves individual and high-net-worth clients, corporate retirement plans, charitable institutions, and foundations. The firm uses a model-portfolio approach with an emphasis on diversification, cost control, and after-tax outcomes, integrating advisory, tax/accounting, and insurance services through affiliated entities.