William Potts is a financial advisor with ValMark Advisers, Inc. in Akron, OH, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and having one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Northwestern Mutual Investment Services LLC and Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company. ValMark Advisers provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth investors, retirement plan sponsors, and institutional entities. The firm uses diversified, goal-based model portfolios and asset allocation strategies, implementing solutions through mutual funds, ETFs, and separate-account managers with oversight from an investment committee.

Ian Koutny is a financial advisor with ValMark Advisers, Inc. He holds a Series 66 designation and has seven years of industry experience. Prior to joining ValMark in 2020, he worked with Cetera Advisor Networks and served in the U.S. House of Representatives. Koutny is also a financial consultant with Lang Financial Group, a role he has held since 2018. ValMark Advisers provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth investors, retirement plan sponsors, and institutional clients. The firm focuses on diversified, goal-based portfolios and asset allocation, using both proprietary and third-party platforms.

Stephen Catalano is a financial advisor with W3 Wealth Advisors, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 27 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Wells Fargo Advisors LLC and Wells Fargo Clearing. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as Vice President of The Ninth Light Dojo, a martial arts studio, and is a director for the Western Golf Association of Evans Scholars Foundation. W3 Wealth Advisors provides financial planning and access to third-party managed account programs for individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm emphasizes manager selection and asset allocation advice through Valmark advisers’ platform, coordinating with clients’ other professional advisors and offering fee-for-service financial planning.

Micah Bogue is a financial advisor with ValMark Advisers, Inc., holding a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to his current role, he worked at Amazon.com and Grace Church of Norton. He is also a partner with Momentum Ministry Partners, where he participates as a bass player for an annual conference focused on ministry leadership. ValMark Advisers provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services to individuals, plan sponsors, and institutional clients through a network of approximately 280 advisors. The firm offers diversified, goal-based portfolios primarily using mutual funds, ETFs, and third-party managers, supported by proprietary platforms and a range of advisory and sub-advisory services.

Henry Pilger is a financial advisor at ValMark Advisers, Inc. with 26 years of industry experience. He holds the PFS™ designation along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. His prior work includes roles at River Distributing Co, LLC, Vista Wealth Management, LLC, Valmark Securities, Inc., and Burr, Pilger & Mayer. Outside of advisory work, he is involved as a partner in investment partnerships owning commercial and residential real estate and serves as a trustee for multiple irrevocable life insurance trusts. ValMark Advisers provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services to individuals, plan sponsors, and institutional clients through a network of approximately 280 representatives. The firm offers diversified, goal-based portfolios using mutual funds, ETFs, and third-party managers, supported by proprietary platforms and ongoing portfolio monitoring.

Wayne Minich is a financial advisor with ValMark Advisers, Inc., holding the ChFC® and Series 63 designations and bringing 54 years of industry experience. He has worked with ValMark Advisers since 2004 and has longstanding affiliations with Valmark Securities, Minnesota Mutual, Applied Financial Concepts Inc., and his own firm, Wayne D. Minich & Company. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in the sale of life, long-term care, fixed annuity, and disability insurance through Applied Financial Concepts Inc. ValMark Advisers provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services to individuals, plan sponsors, and institutional clients through a network of approximately 280 investment advisory representatives. The firm emphasizes multi-asset allocation using mutual funds, ETFs, and third-party managers, offering diversified, goal-based model portfolios and supporting its advisors with due diligence, back-office services, and a range of fee-based planning and consulting solutions.

Gilbert Cotto is a CFP® with 23 years of industry experience, currently serving at Earned Wealth Advisors, LLC since 2025. His prior experience includes roles at Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services, Stratos Wealth Partners, and BNY Pershing. Earned Wealth Advisors serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and employer-sponsored retirement plans, with a particular focus on doctors, dentists, and their practices. The firm employs a diversified, buy-and-hold investment approach supported by financial planning techniques and offers a range of services including discretionary wealth management and retirement-plan advisory.

Heath Smargiasso is a financial advisor with ValMark Advisers, Inc. in Akron, OH, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 27 years of industry experience. He has worked with Valmark Financial Group since 2020 and previously with SSN Advisory, Inc and Securities Service Network, Inc. He is also president of Able Regulatory Consultants, LLC, providing advisory practice management and consulting services to financial professionals. ValMark Advisers provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth investors, retirement plan sponsors, and institutional entities. The firm emphasizes diversified, goal-based model portfolios and asset allocation, utilizing mutual funds, ETFs, and separate-account managers, with ongoing portfolio monitoring and rebalancing overseen by an investment committee.

Michael Tricaso is a financial advisor at ValMark Advisers, Inc. with five years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at ValMark Financial Group since 2019. Outside of his advisory role, he owns an online retail business, Bear Feet LLC. ValMark Advisers provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services to individuals, plan sponsors, and institutional clients through a network of approximately 280 advisors. The firm emphasizes diversified, goal-based model portfolios using mutual funds, ETFs, and third-party managers, and offers various proprietary and third-party investment platforms.

Frank Bevilacqua II is a CFP® professional with over 21 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is affiliated with ValMark Advisers, Inc. and has been involved with multiple related entities, including W3 Wealth Management, LLC, where he serves as a partner and owner. Outside of his advisory work, he holds a volunteer treasurer position for a homeowners association and has ownership interests in several business ventures unrelated to investment management. ValMark Advisers provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services to individuals, plan sponsors, and institutional clients through a large network of advisors. The firm emphasizes diversified, goal-based portfolios implemented primarily with mutual funds, ETFs, and approved third-party managers, supported by proprietary platforms and comprehensive due diligence.

Alexander Adams is a financial advisor with ValMark Advisers, Inc. in Akron, OH, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials with seven years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Cetera and JPMorgan Chase Bank. ValMark Advisers provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth investors, retirement plan sponsors, and institutional entities. The firm emphasizes diversified, goal-based model portfolios and asset allocation, utilizing mutual funds, ETFs, and separate-account managers, with ongoing monitoring and rebalancing overseen by an investment committee.

Andrew Reed is a financial advisor at Midwestern Securities Trading Company, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation with nine years of industry experience. He has been with Midwestern Securities since 2016. Midwestern Securities Trading Company serves a diverse client base including individual investors, retirement plan sponsors, municipalities, charitable organizations, and community financial institutions. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, and ERISA 3(38) fiduciary services, using a combination of discretionary model portfolios and third-party managers along with non-discretionary recommendations from advisors.

Theophilous Woods is a financial advisor with International Assets Investment Management, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and over 43 years of industry experience. His career includes long tenures at Mutual Service Corporation and Prospera Financial Services, and he has operated his own firm, Theo H. Woods & Assoc, since 1981. Woods serves as chairman of the board of trustees for The House of the Lord church and volunteers as a musician there, in addition to participating on the Akron Bar Association grievance committee and serving on the board of the Brecksville-Broadview Heights Community Chorus. International Assets Investment Management provides investment advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, and corporations through a national network of independent representatives. The firm focuses on customized, long-term portfolio construction using a range of investment vehicles and may engage third-party managers and wrap programs as part of its service offerings.

Janine Halsey is a financial advisor with On Investment Management Company, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and possessing 15 years of industry experience. She has been associated with The O. N. Equity Sales Company and Ohio National Financial Services since 2012. In addition to her advisory role, she is also involved in insurance sales, focusing on life, disability, long-term care fixed annuities, and annuities. On Investment Management Company provides financial planning and investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individuals, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plan sponsors. The firm offers a range of advisory platforms, including fee-based planning, third-party investment programs, and managed account options, with a focus on both discretionary and non-discretionary client relationships.

William Kovar is a financial advisor with ValMark Advisers, Inc. in Akron, OH, holding a Series 63 designation and 22 years of industry experience. He has been with ValMark Advisers and Valmark Securities since 2014. ValMark Advisers provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services to individuals, plan sponsors, and institutional clients through a network of approximately 280 advisors. The firm emphasizes diversified, goal-based model portfolios using mutual funds, ETFs, and third-party managers, supported by proprietary platforms and comprehensive due diligence.

David Pelland is a financial advisor with ValMark Advisers, Inc. in Fairlawn, OH, holding a Series 66 designation and 25 years of industry experience. He has worked with Bear / Pelland Associates since 2005, Alda Advisors, Inc. since 2002, and Valmark Securities, Inc. since 2000. Outside of his advisory roles, he is involved in horse boarding and party rentals through The Stables at Rose of Sharon LLC and serves as an assistant men's varsity soccer coach at Walsh Jesuit High School. ValMark Advisers provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services to individuals, plan sponsors, and institutional clients through a network of approximately 280 advisors. The firm offers diversified, goal-based model portfolios primarily using mutual funds, ETFs, and third-party managers, and supports its advisors with due diligence, back-office services, and specialized annuity and ETF product offerings.

Christopher Finefrock is a CFP® professional with 15 years of industry experience, currently serving at ValMark Advisers, Inc. since 2012. He also works with Valmark Securities, Inc. and has been an adjunct professor at the University of Akron since 2015, teaching an undergraduate investment course. ValMark Advisers provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services to individuals, plan sponsors, and institutional clients through a network of approximately 280 advisory representatives. The firm emphasizes diversified, goal-based model portfolios using mutual funds, ETFs, and third-party managers, and offers a range of proprietary and third-party investment programs.

Rushik Bandodkar is a financial advisor with ValMark Advisers, Inc. He holds a Series 66 designation and has less than one year of industry experience. Prior to joining ValMark Financial Group in 2025, he worked at Ken Ganley Chevrolet and Northwestern Mutual. ValMark Advisers provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth investors, retirement plan sponsors, and institutional clients. The firm focuses on diversified, goal-based model portfolios and asset allocation, utilizing mutual funds, ETFs, and separate-account managers, supported by a network of investment advisory representatives.

Nicholas Sirohman is a financial advisor at ValMark Advisers, Inc. in Akron, OH, with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has prior work experience outside the financial sector, including roles at Uber Eats and Door Dash. ValMark Advisers provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services to individuals, plan sponsors, and institutional clients through a network of approximately 280 investment advisory representatives. The firm employs diversified, goal-based model portfolios primarily using mutual funds, ETFs, and third-party managers, and offers a range of proprietary and third-party investment platforms and advisory services.

Kristen Carmichael is a financial advisor with ValMark Advisers, Inc. in Akron, OH. She holds a Series 66 designation and has 23 years of industry experience. She has been with ValMark Advisers and Valmark Securities since 2013. ValMark Advisers provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services to individuals, plan sponsors, and institutional clients through a network of approximately 280 advisors. The firm employs diversified, goal-based model portfolios using mutual funds, ETFs, and third-party managers, and offers a range of proprietary and third-party investment programs.