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Bailey Mack is a financial advisor at Robert W. Baird & Co. with a Series 66 designation and two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Baird, Bailey worked at Hogan Lovells and has a diverse background that includes time with the Malaysian-American Commission on Educational Exchange as well as extended travel. The DDK Group at Robert W. Baird & Co.’s Private Wealth Management department serves individuals, corporate clients, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a variety of financial planning, portfolio management, and brokerage services, utilizing a combination of manager-traded and model-traded strategies supported by internal research and technology.

Michael Swindall is a financial advisor at Robert Baird & Co. with 11 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® and Series 66 designations and has worked at Robert Baird since 2019. Swindall also serves as Treasurer for the Louisville Fellows Program and is a board member on the finance committee at St. Francis in the Fields. He is part of the DDK Group within Robert Baird’s Private Wealth Management department, which serves individuals, corporate clients, pensions, and charitable organizations with a range of financial planning and portfolio management services. The firm employs a mix of manager-traded and model-traded strategies, ongoing manager selection, and incorporates internal research and artificial intelligence tools in client advisory.

Mark Jesse is a financial advisor at Robert Baird & Co. with one year of industry experience. He previously worked at Norton Healthcare and Baptist Healthcare. He is part of The DDK Group within Robert W. Baird & Co.’s Private Wealth Management practice, which serves individuals, families, pensions, corporations, and institutional clients. The group offers a range of consulting and portfolio services tailored to client goals and risk tolerances, including discretionary management and separately managed account programs.

Carl Thomas is a financial advisor at Robert Baird & Co. in Louisville, KY, holding CFP® and Series 66 designations with 18 years of industry experience. He has worked at Robert Baird & Co. since 2019 and previously spent over a decade with Hilliard Lyons and its affiliated firms. Outside of his advisory role, he holds a family farm in Louisiana. He is part of The DDK Group, a team within Robert W. Baird & Co.’s Private Wealth Management practice that serves individuals, families, pensions, corporations, and institutional clients. The group offers tailored financial planning and portfolio management services, utilizing a range of strategies including discretionary management, separately managed accounts, and overlay services.

Jeslyn Monroe is a financial advisor with Robert Baird & Co. in Louisville, KY, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and bringing 19 years of industry experience. She has worked at Robert Baird & Co. since 2019 and simultaneously at Jjb Hilliard Wl Lyons, LLC since 2016. She is part of The DDK Group, a team within Robert W. Baird & Co.’s Private Wealth Management department that serves individuals, corporate and business clients, pensions, profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of services including financial planning, portfolio management, separately managed accounts, and custody and brokerage services.

Matthew Liston is a financial advisor at Robert Baird & Co. in Louisville, KY, holding a Series 66 designation with six years of industry experience. He has worked at Baird since 2020 and previously was a college student from 2016 to 2020. He is part of The DDK Group, a team within Baird’s Private Wealth Management department that serves individuals, corporate clients, pensions, and charitable organizations. Baird employs a diverse range of investment strategies including discretionary portfolio management, separately managed accounts, and tax-managed approaches, supported by internal research and technology such as artificial intelligence.

Jennifer Solinger is a financial advisor at Robert W. Baird & Co. with a Series 66 designation and three years of industry experience. Her prior work includes roles at MCM CPAs and Advisors, Nethery Insurance Agency LLC, and Triple Crown Advisors with Ameriprise Financial, among others. The DDK Group, part of Baird’s Private Wealth Management department, serves individuals, corporate and business clients, pensions, and charitable organizations with a variety of financial planning and portfolio management services. Baird employs a range of investment strategies and ongoing manager oversight, with $394 billion in assets under management as of December 2025.

Laurel Lee is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 designation, with 14 years of experience in the financial services industry. She has worked at Robert Baird & Co. since 2019 and concurrently at JJB Hilliard WL Lyons LLC since 2013. Laurel is based in Louisville, KY. She is part of The DDK Group at Robert W. Baird & Co., a team within the firm’s Private Wealth Management practice that serves individuals, families, pensions, corporations, and institutional clients. The group provides tailored financial planning and portfolio management services, employing a range of strategies from traditional equity and fixed-income allocations to more complex approaches, including private funds and real-asset exposures.

Jessica Edwards is a financial advisor at Robert Baird & Co. with nine years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has worked at firms including JP Morgan Securities LLC, Charles Schwab, and Park Avenue Securities. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as a contractor for the Louisville Metro Office of Housing. Robert Baird & Co.’s DDK Group, where Edwards is based, advises a wide range of clients including individuals, families, pensions, corporations, and charitable organizations. The group offers tailored financial planning and portfolio management services, utilizing both in-house and third-party managers across traditional and non-traditional investment strategies.

Michael Holland is a financial advisor at Robert Baird & Co. with 12 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Robert Baird since 2019. He also has a long-standing involvement with LifeGate Church. He is part of The DDK Group, a team within Robert W. Baird & Co.’s Private Wealth Management practice that provides tailored consulting and portfolio services to individuals, families, institutions, and charitable organizations. The group offers a range of investment strategies and management approaches, including discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, separately managed accounts, and overlay services.

Jaclyn Barker is a financial advisor at Robert Baird & Co. with 19 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at Robert Baird since 2019, previously serving at Hilliard Lyons. Barker is part of The DDK Group within Robert W. Baird & Co.’s Private Wealth Management practice, which advises a diverse client base including individuals, families, pensions, corporations, and charitable organizations. The group offers tailored financial planning and portfolio management services, utilizing both in-house and third-party managers across a range of investment strategies.

Michael Brzezinski is a financial advisor at Robert Baird & Co. with 13 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at J.P. Morgan Securities and JPMORGAN Chase bank. He is part of The DDK Group within Robert W. Baird & Co.’s Private Wealth Management practice, which serves individuals, families, pensions, corporations, and institutional clients. The group offers tailored financial planning and portfolio management services, utilizing a range of strategies including traditional and non-traditional investments, with options for discretionary and non-discretionary management.

Winthrop Stites is a financial advisor at Robert Baird & Co. with 38 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked at Robert Baird since 2019, following a long tenure at J.J.B. Hilliard, W.L. Lyons, Inc. beginning in 1981. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as co-trustee for multiple family trusts and participates in local investment clubs as a member and advisor. He is part of The DDK Group within Robert W. Baird & Co.’s Private Wealth Management practice, which serves individuals, families, pensions, corporations, and institutional clients. The group offers tailored portfolio management and consulting services, employing a range of investment strategies and overlays to meet diverse client goals and risk tolerances.

Gavin Mc Larty is a financial advisor with Robert W. Baird & Co. in Louisville, KY, holding a Series 66 designation and two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Baird, he held various roles at the University of Southern Indiana, Kroger, and Oldham County High School. He is part of The DDK Group, a team within Baird’s Private Wealth Management department that serves individuals, corporate and business clients, pensions, profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of financial planning and portfolio management services with a focus on manager-traded and model-traded strategies, tax management, and ongoing investment research.

Blake Wetzel is a financial advisor at Robert W. Baird & Co. in Louisville, KY, holding a Series 66 designation with experience spanning several roles since 2019, including seven years at Kroger and positions within Baird and ECP Business Capital. He has been with Baird since 2025. He is part of The DDK Group, a team within Baird’s Private Wealth Management practice that serves individuals, families, pensions, corporations, and institutional clients. The group offers tailored consulting and portfolio management services, utilizing a range of investment strategies and overlays to meet diverse client goals and risk tolerances.