Clifford Farren III is a financial advisor at OpenArc Corporate Advisory, LLC in Atlanta, GA, with 11 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Merrill and Bank of America. OpenArc Corporate Advisory serves individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals, trusts, nonprofit endowments, and retirement plans. The firm offers a range of services such as wealth management, financial planning, and portfolio oversight, utilizing diverse investment strategies including private markets and digital assets, with a significant focus on institutional retirement plan services.

Tana Flores is a financial advisor at Modera Wealth Management, LLC with seven years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Modera since 2017, following a decade at Cambridge Wealth Counsel. 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 select equities, supplemented by independent managers and optional ESG integration.

Gabriela Cossio is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor at Merit Financial Advisors with two years of industry experience. She previously worked at JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA, and JPMorgan Securities LLC. Merit Financial Advisors is a multi-team registered investment adviser serving over 20,000 clients from 66 offices. The firm manages approximately $23.9 billion in assets and offers wealth management, financial planning, retirement plan advice, and educational workshops. Their investment approach uses long-term, diversified portfolios overseen by an internal team, allowing advisors to customize models and manage accounts with both discretionary and non-discretionary authority.

Wesley Williams is a financial advisor at Asset Preservation Advisors, LLC in Atlanta, GA, holding Series 65 and Series 66 credentials with two years of industry experience. His prior experience includes roles at Morgan Stanley and International Advisory Consultants Inc. Asset Preservation Advisors provides discretionary municipal bond investment management to institutional and retail clients, focusing exclusively on tax-exempt and taxable municipal bond portfolios using active fixed-income strategies tailored to client objectives.

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® and holds a Series 66 license, with four years of industry experience. He is currently with Aprio Wealth Management, LLC and has previously worked at Wealth With No Regrets, Wells Fargo Advisors, Morgan Stanley, and Crown Capital Investments. 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 uses asset allocation combined with techniques such as dollar-cost averaging and technical analysis, and it maintains continuous account monitoring with at least annual client reviews.

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.

Evan Ward is a financial advisor at Impact Partnership Wealth, LLC with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been involved with Impact Partnership Wealth since 2022. Outside of his advisory role, Ward serves as president and insurance agent at Atlas Retirement LLC, where he is involved in the sale of various insurance products. Impact Partnership Wealth provides investment management, model-portfolio implementation, financial planning, and ERISA retirement-plan consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, and business entities. The firm offers discretionary model portfolio solutions and direct asset management on a wrap-fee platform, combining third-party strategists, adviser-managed models, and direct indexing with tactical asset allocation and overlays.

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.

Dean Arden is a financial advisor with Beacon Global Advisor Network, LLC, holding five years of industry experience. His prior work includes positions at Blacktower Financial Management (International) Ltd and PWS. Beacon Global Advisor Network serves individuals, businesses, pension and profit-sharing plans, and trusts, offering asset management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and specialized pension-transfer services for U.K. expatriates. The firm uses a customized investment approach with third-party models, mutual funds, ETFs, equities, and fixed income, managing most accounts on a discretionary basis through unified managed account platforms.

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.

Lisa Disney is a financial advisor with Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC in Alpharetta, GA, holding a Series 63 designation and 28 years of industry experience. She has been with Wealthcare Advisory Partners since 2015 and has also been affiliated with LPL Financial since 2013. Outside of her advisory role, she provides pet sitting services for clients when they are out of town. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC manages approximately $6.0 billion in client assets through a team of more than 150 advisors. The firm serves individuals, trusts and estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and businesses, offering wealth management, investment management, financial planning, and access to alternative and private placement investments using a goals-based, evidence-driven advisory approach.

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 at Arkadios Wealth Advisors in Atlanta, GA, with 30 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at firms including LPL Financial and Wells Fargo Advisors. Arkadios Wealth Advisors is an SEC-registered, multi-team firm serving individuals, trusts, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm offers customized investment plans implemented through various managed account programs, combining fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis.