Austin Altenburg is a financial advisor with Gryphon Financial Partners in Columbus, OH, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 20 years of industry experience. His prior experience includes roles at Bank of America and Merrill Lynch Pierce, Fenner & Smith. He also engages in insurance sales, providing various insurance products to clients. Gryphon Financial Partners offers investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, corporations, and other business entities. The firm employs an active, diversified “total portfolio” approach and provides both discretionary investment management and consulting, with specialties in family business sales, retirement and legacy planning, and family office services.

Todd Walter is a CFP® and Series 65-registered advisor with The Joseph Group Capital Management in Columbus, OH, where he has worked since 2009. He has 21 years of industry experience. The Joseph Group Capital Management provides discretionary investment management and financial planning services to individuals, families, trusts, charities, and businesses, as well as consulting for retirement plan sponsors. The firm’s investment process involves aligning client goals with named strategies and includes a weekly Investment Team Market Health Analysis to guide portfolio decisions.

Christopher Bartkowski is a financial advisor at Summit Financial Strategies Inc. He holds the CFP®, CFA®, and Series 65 credentials and has five years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Corient, Budros, Ruhlin & Roe, Squire Patton Boggs, and Bloomberg BNA. Summit Financial Strategies serves individuals across wealth levels, as well as business entities, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, offering a range of advisory and planning services. The firm constructs diversified portfolios using multiple asset classes and employs third-party technology platforms to enhance portfolio management, including tax-efficient strategies and managed held-away account services.

Philip Kessler is a financial advisor at SWS Partners, LLC in Columbus, Ohio, holding a Series 66 designation with 17 years of industry experience. He has been with SWS Partners since 2015. SWS Partners manages approximately $442.6 million in assets with a five-person advisory team, providing discretionary investment management, financial planning, OCIO, and multi-family office services to a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, family offices, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a blended investment approach combining passive asset-class exposures with research-driven active selection and offers proprietary model portfolios, wrap-fee programs, and access to alternative investments.

Isao Shoji is a CFP® professional with 20 years of experience in financial advising. He is currently with Asendo Wealth Advisory and previously spent 13 years at Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. Shoji is also involved in business operations through SG Capital LLC. Asendo Wealth Advisory provides financial planning, consulting, investment, and wealth management services to individuals, profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs an institutional modeling system to construct ETF-centric portfolios and incorporates strategies such as options, inverse ETFs, and third-party managers when suitable.

Carter Gerlach is a CFP® professional with 10 years of industry experience, currently serving at Windsor Advisory Group, LLC since 2019. Prior to joining Windsor, he worked at The Columbus Foundation from 2016 to 2019. Windsor Advisory Group serves ultra-high net worth individuals and families, offering customized financial planning and discretionary portfolio management. The firm also provides family office and personal CFO services, with an investment approach that includes both public and private markets and a distinctive capability to manage pooled private investment vehicles.

Benjamin Skinner is a CFP® with 10 years of industry experience, currently serving at Summit Financial Strategies Inc since 2016. He is based in Columbus, OH, and works within a team of 20 advisors at the firm. Summit Financial Strategies serves individuals—including both non-high-net-worth and high-net-worth clients—along with business entities, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services, bundled wealth management, financial planning, tax planning, and retirement plan services, emphasizing diversified portfolios and fee-only fiduciary standards.

Callie Jacoby is a CFP® at Gryphon Financial Partners with three years of industry experience. She previously worked at PNC Bank NA for 26 years before joining Gryphon. Gryphon Financial Partners offers investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, corporations, and other business entities. The firm serves both non-high-net-worth and high-net-worth clients, focusing on family business sales and exits, succession and legacy planning, and provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, investment consulting, tax and estate planning, and family office services.

Omar Ganoom is a financial advisor with SB Advisory, LLC in Columbus, OH, holding a Series 63 designation and 29 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at San Blas Securities LLC, Central States Capital Markets, Caldwell Sutter Capital, Inc., and Boenning & Scattergood. Outside of his advisory work, he is the managing member of a real estate ownership entity. SB Advisory, LLC is a multi-team firm managing over $1 billion for individuals, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm primarily provides non-discretionary investment advice using a combination of mutual funds, ETFs, individual equities, and outside managers, employing fundamental, technical, and qualitative analysis.

Erik Roemer is a CFP® with over 32 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has worked at Gerber, LLC since 2000 and previously at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments. Roemer holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and serves as Chief Compliance Officer at Gerber, overseeing client service, financial planning, staff management, and regulatory compliance. Gerber, LLC serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses, focusing on growth-oriented, first-generation entrepreneurs. The firm offers discretionary investment management and comprehensive wealth services, using a long-term, diversified investment approach that includes mutual funds, ETFs, alternative investments, and derivatives, supported by independent managers and an outsourced CIO.

Ryan Watt is a financial advisor at Arena Private Wealth with 20 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® designation as well as Series 63 and 66 licenses. His prior work includes roles at Fifth Third Securities and Mutual Securities. Watt serves on the Board of Directors for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation in Southern and Central Ohio. Arena Private Wealth provides financial planning and portfolio management to individuals and high-net-worth clients, with services that include manager selection, customized strategies, and a covered-call strategy for concentrated equity positions. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, technical, and modern portfolio approaches and acts as a fund sponsor and general partner through affiliated entities.

Christopher Schumacher is a CFP®-designated financial advisor with 21 years of industry experience. He is currently with Asendo Wealth Advisory and previously worked at Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. for 13 years. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in the management of an investment-related real estate entity. Asendo Wealth Advisory serves individuals, profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities with financial planning, consulting, and wealth management services. The firm employs an institutional modeling system focused on ETF-centric portfolios and incorporates strategies such as options, alternative investments, and third-party managers when suitable for clients.

Kristen Nicholson is a financial advisor at Gryphon Financial Partners with a Series 65 designation and two years of industry experience. Before joining Gryphon, she worked at PNC Bank for seven years. Gryphon Financial Partners serves individual clients, retirement plans, trusts, estates, corporations, and other business entities with investment advisory and financial planning services. The firm employs an active, diversified approach focusing on family business sales and exits, succession and legacy planning, and offers a range of portfolio management, consulting, tax, estate planning, and family office services.

Michael Solik is a CFP® with nine years of industry experience, currently serving at Gryphon Financial Partners. He has been affiliated with Gryphon since 2017 and is also a member of Gryphon Normandy Manager, LLC. Gryphon Financial Partners provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, corporations, and other business entities. The firm focuses on family business sales and exits, succession and legacy planning, and offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, tax and estate planning, as well as family office services, using an active, diversified investment approach tailored to client objectives.

Katherine Kincaid is a CFP® professional with 20 years of experience in financial advising. She has been with Waller Financial Planning Group, Inc. in Columbus, OH since 2008. Waller Financial Planning Group serves individual investors, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations by providing investment management and written financial planning. The firm uses a team-based approach to build customized investment programs, combining fundamental and technical analysis with regular client communications and educational materials.

Joshua Shaffer is a CFA® charterholder with three years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Trinity Financial Advisors LLC. He has worked at multiple firms, including BXE Capital and Whitney Peak Capital, before joining Trinity. Trinity Financial Advisors LLC is a team-based firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, and businesses with customized portfolio management and financial planning. The firm manages approximately $670 million across over 200 client relationships, utilizing platforms such as eMoney and Addepar for portfolio monitoring and reporting.

Jonathon Eesley is a financial advisor at Windsor Advisory Group, LLC in Columbus, Ohio, holding a Series 66 designation with 15 years of industry experience. He has been with Windsor Advisory Group since 2012. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a director on the board of Highlights for Children, Inc., an educational media nonprofit. Windsor Advisory Group provides family office and wealth advisory services primarily to high net worth individuals, families, and family offices, offering comprehensive financial planning and portfolio management across public and private markets. The firm emphasizes individualized investment plans, manager due diligence, and discretionary management, and also manages proprietary pooled private investment vehicles.

Brian Sutliff is a CFP® and ChFC® with 25 years of experience in financial advising. He has been with Summit Financial Strategies, Inc. since 2005. In addition to his advisory role, he lectures undergraduate financial planning classes at The Ohio State University. Summit Financial Strategies serves individual clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and retirement plans, offering investment advisory, wealth management, and financial and tax planning services. The firm operates as a fee-only advisor with a fiduciary oath and employs both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management using a variety of investment vehicles and strategies.

Samantha Macchia is a CFP® and ChFC® with 25 years of experience in financial advising. She has been with Summit Financial Strategies, Inc. since 1996. Based in Columbus, OH, she currently serves as an advisor at Summit Financial Strategies Inc. Summit Financial Strategies serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm operates as a fee-only adviser offering investment advisory, wealth management, standalone financial and tax planning, and a discretionary program for smaller accounts, utilizing both long-term and shorter-term investment strategies.

Alvin Asiamah is a financial advisor at Asendo Wealth Advisory in Columbus, OH, holding a Series 66 designation with 25 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at TSG Advice Partners, SG Capital LLC, and Ameriprise Financial Services. Asendo Wealth Advisory serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, business entities, and profit-sharing plans, providing financial planning, consulting, investment, and wealth management services. The firm employs an institutional modeling system to construct ETF-focused portfolios across various risk profiles and offers in-house tax preparation and retirement plan consulting.