DeVoe Elevate

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The Fairmont - Austin, Texas
DeVoe Elevate brings together RIA leaders for three days of insight, connection, and forward-looking strategy. With industry experts, a high-impact agenda, and meaningful peer networking, you’ll gain proven, practical strategies to strengthen both your people and performance.

2026 Agenda Highlights

DeVoe Elevate™ blends powerful content with intentional connection. Every session, break, and reception is designed to spark ideas and facilitate learning from peers and industry leaders.

Growth Sessions

  • 7 Habits of Highly Effective Growth
  • Built to Grow: Inside the Strategies of Top RIAs
  • The Referral Code: Turning COIs into Strategic Growth Engines
  • What's Your Brand? How Elite Financial Professionals Have Solved the Riddle of Differentiation
  • The Future of Growth is Belonging: Why Movements Outperform Practices

Human Capital Sessions

  • Leading a High-Performing Advisory Firm
  • Beyond the Buzzwords: Building a Culture That Delivers
  • Inside Succession: Real Stories and What Actually Works
  • Team Advantage: How RIAs Win with Talent
  • Next-Gen Capital: Investing in the Future Now
  • AI Is Here: How RIAs Can Win Next

DeVoe Elevate™ 2026 Speakers

Jason Gordo
President, Co-Founder
Modern Wealth Management
Jason Gordo
President, Co-Founder
Modern Wealth Management

Jason Gordo is a co-founder and president at Modern Wealth Management. Gordo is an accomplished wealth management executive with a diverse background in business strategy, execution, and mergers and acquisitions. Prior to joining the founding team at Modern Wealth, Gordo was a Managing Director at Goldman Sachs Personal Financial Management where he was Head of Advisor Growth.

Gordo was part of the team that scaled and sold United Capital, a $25B RIA with 90 locations, to Goldman Sachs for $750M. While at United Capital he held various positions, including Head of Office and Head of FinLife Partners. Gordo was also a member of the United Capital executive team where he worked to help drive the firm’s growth and success.

Before joining United Capital, Gordo co-founded Valley Wealth, Inc., a wealth management firm that served high-net-worth clients, endowments, foundations, and corporate retirement plans. Under his leadership, the firm was named to Forbes Magazine’s list of fastest-growing RIAs.

Gordo graduated from Gonzaga University, earning a master’s degree in organizational leadership. He also holds industry credentials from the College for Financial Planning and the Center for Fiduciary Studies.

Andres Garcia-Amaya
Founder and CEO
Zoe Financial
Andres Garcia-Amaya
Founder and CEO
Zoe Financial

Prior to founding Zoe Financial, Andres was an Executive Director at JP Morgan Asset Management, helping oversee $300 billion in assets.

Before JP Morgan, Andres worked in Morgan Stanley's Institutional Equity division, where he developed investment ideas and conveyed equity market insights to institutional clients.

Andres is consistently ranked as a top speaker at major industry conferences. He is a regular guest at CNBC & Bloomberg,

He holds a CFA designation and an MBA from the Wharton School, where he received the Joseph Wharton Fellowship and Toigo Foundation Fellowship.

Sara Baker
EVP of Mergers & Acquisitions
Allworth Financial
Sara Baker
EVP of Mergers & Acquisitions
Allworth Financial

Sara Baker is the Executive Vice President of Mergers & Acquisitions for Allworth Financial. With deep expertise in advisor growth strategies, practice management, and mergers and acquisitions, she leads the firm’s partnership strategy—driving scalable, sustainable growth with a focus on cultural alignment and operational excellence.

Prior to Allworth, Sara served as president of Triad Wealth where she was responsible for setting the firm’s long-term vision. She also previously held high-ranking roles at Edleman Financial Engines, most recently serving as the VP of Advanced Planning where she built out the firm’s tax preparation and planning offering. Prior to that, she served as Senior Vice President, Wealth Management and Strategy Counsel at Mariner Wealth Advisors and was responsible for national partnership growth. Given this extensive background, Sara is also a recognized thought leader in the wealth management space and a frequent speaker at leading industry conferences nationwide.

Sara started her career as an attorney at Bryan Cave Leighten Paisner, a global Am Law 100 law firm. With a Master of Law in taxation from the University of Washington in St. Louis and a JD from the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law, she also earned a bachelor’s degree from Wichita State University where she played Division I volleyball. Sara currently lives in Kansas City with her husband, four children, and two German Shorthaired Pointers.

Jay Therrien
Managing Director of Executive Consulting, Invesco Global Consulting
Invesco
Jay Therrien
Managing Director of Executive Consulting, Invesco Global Consulting
Invesco

Jay specializes in practice development, team leadership, communication, collaboration and adult-learning behavior. He and his team provide coaching to financial professionals across the country, and he frequently speaks regionally and nationally on behalf of Invesco Global Consulting (IGC). Jay is also a member of the IGC Leadership Team, which focuses on helping financial professionals grow, keep and optimize their practices in a complex and competitive business environment.

A keynote speaker, executive coach and author, Jay has worked in the financial services industry since 1999. His writing has been featured in multiple industry publications, and he is the coauthor of The Three Commitments of Leadership: How Clarity, Stability and Rhythm Create Great Leaders.

Jay joined Invesco in 2019 when the firm combined with OppenheimerFunds. Previously, he was a Director of Business Consulting and head of CEO Advisor Institute Marketing at OppenheimerFunds. Prior to these postions, Jay held various leadership roles in the financial industry, including head of learning and development, national sales manager and head of professional development at ING, MassMutual and The Hartford, respectively. Jay earned a degree in economics and finance from the University of Massachusetts and a BS in business management from Western Governors University. He holds the Series 7 and 63 industry registrations.

Gordon Ross
President
DeVoe & Company
Gordon Ross
President
DeVoe & Company

Gordon Ross joined DeVoe & Company as President in 2025. He brings over 20 years of industry experience and a strong track record of helping RIAs achieve their goals. Gordon will join the executive leadership team and oversee day-to-day operations, with a focus on scaling the firm’s consulting and M&A advisory business to meet growing client demand. He will be responsible for implementing the firm’s strategic goals and supporting the firm’s continued growth in a thriving RIA market.

Most recently, he served as Chief Client Officer at Dynasty Financial Partners, where he led all client-facing functions, including relationship management, transitions, practice management, and service delivery—supporting RIAs across the country. Prior to joining Dynasty, he was Vice President at BBR Partners in New York. Before that, he was at Atlantic Trust Private Wealth Management, where he helped manage the personal client book of the COO. Originally from Scotland, Gordon began his career at Bestinvest Brokers in London, one of the UK’s leading private client investment groups.

He received a BA in economics from Durham University (UK) and MBA from Harvard Business School.

Martine Lellis
Executive Managing Partner, M&A Partner Development
Mercer Advisors
Martine Lellis
Executive Managing Partner, M&A Partner Development
Mercer Advisors

Martine is responsible for driving the growth and expansion of the organization through strategic mergers and acquisitions of other RIAs. Based on her more than two decades of experience in the independent wealth management space, she leads like-minded firms in their transition decisions, including assessment of fit, due diligence, financial analysis, talent mapping, and deal negotiations. Previously, Martine served as the company’s Chief Talent Officer (a role she held since joining Mercer Advisors in 2020), with a focus on developing and growing the talent of the organization. She is also a member of the Executive Leadership Team.

Before joining Mercer Advisors, Martine was a Principal and both the Chief Operating Officer and Chief Compliance Officer at Sullivan, Bruyette, Speros & Blayney. She also served on the Technology, Operations & Service Advisory Board of one of the largest RIA custodians, and has been involved as a writer and instructor for CFP® exam review courses.

Martine holds an MBA from Georgetown University and a B.S. in Mathematics from Duke University. She is a member Certified Public Accountant and CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® professional.

Rocky Daigle
Chief Practice Officer
Beacon Pointe Advisors
Rocky Daigle
Chief Practice Officer
Beacon Pointe Advisors

Rocky Daigle is the Chief Practice Officer at Beacon Pointe Advisors, where he leads the firm’s advisor platform, practice management, post-acquisition integration, and advisor enablement across a rapidly expanding national footprint. As a member of the Executive Leadership Team, he partners with the CEO and senior leaders to drive scale, efficiency, and sustainable growth.

Before his national leadership role, Rocky guided Beacon Pointe’s New Orleans office, managing key client relationships and overseeing the corporate retirement plan division. A veteran of nearly three decades in the industry, Rocky co-founded CBD Wealth Management and helped grow it from the ground up before its integration into Beacon Pointe in 2020.

Recognized by Forbes as one of America’s Best-in-State Wealth Advisors (2020), Rocky holds a B.S. in Finance and a J.D. from Louisiana State University. He has also served in leadership roles on numerous educational and charitable boards in New Orleans.

Rob Montella
Business onsultant
First Trust Portfolios
Rob Montella
Business onsultant
First Trust Portfolios

Rob Montella is a member of the business consulting team at First Trust Portfolios that helps financial advisors, RIA’s, banks, and institutional clients maximize efficiency and business growth.

Rob previously served as a Senior Strategist in Business Practices' for GSAM's Strategic Advisory Solutions team. He specialized in the delivery of practice management tools and services designed to improve financial advisors' business efficiency and productivity. Prior to joining Goldman Sach's, Rob spent 16 years with Ameriprise Financial, most recently as a Managing Partner with RiverSource University. In that role, he was instrumental in the development and implementation of a program that provided performance coaching and practice management consultation to top financial advisors at over 20 firms. Rob's work in the areas of Emotional Intelligence and Behavioral Finance has been featured in many industry journals and more recently in the book, "Educating Others to be Emotionally Intelligent." Rob received his Bachelor's degree from the Governor's State University.

Eric Hehman
CEO
Austin Asset
Eric Hehman
CEO
Austin Asset

Eric Hehman is Chief Executive Officer of Austin Asset. Eric joined Austin Asset in 1997 as an unpaid intern, became an owner in 2000, and CEO in 2007. In 2014, Eric completed the seven-year transition plan providing for the retirement of the firm’s founder. Today, the firm oversees more than $1.8 Billion in assets under management.

Beyond Austin Asset, Eric cares deeply about bringing leaders together for the future success of their businesses and sharing his story to encourage them fueled the fire that led to the release of his first book in 2015: Success and Succession. He enjoys the conversations that have come from the book as they bring firm owners and next generation leaders together to solve internal succession and build sustainable businesses. Eric has spent the last 25 years lending his voice to community causes and currently serves as an officer for three non-profit boards in Austin as an expression of one of the firm’s valued behaviors: Serve First.

In 2013, Eric was honored as the winner of the “Austin Under Forty Award” which recognizes executives for their outstanding professional achievements and contributions to the community.

Eric is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin and earned the CFP® designation in February 2000, as one of the youngest in the nation at that time.

Eric lives in his hometown of Austin with his wife JayLeen, and their four children.

Brad Grubb
Managing Partner
DeVoe & Comany
Brad Grubb
Managing Partner
DeVoe & Comany

Brad joined DeVoe & Company in 2018. He brings 30+ years of financial services experience in wealth management, asset management, and banking.

Brad has led several multi-billion dollar AUM RIAs and banks that own RIAs, many of which he helped grow through acquisition. His roles included President of PSBT’s Wealth Management Group, Managing Director of Manarin Investment Counsel, President of Carson Wealth Management Group, and President and CEO of BancWest Investment Services. Earlier in his career, he held senior positions at Citigroup, Kemper Financial Institution Group, and consulted with Farmers Financial Services.

Brad earned his undergraduate degree in Economics from Loyola University Chicago.

Michael Watling
Partner, Co-Head of Litigation & Investigations, Co-Lead of Asset & Wealth Management Team
Seward & Kissel
Michael Watling
Partner, Co-Head of Litigation & Investigations, Co-Lead of Asset & Wealth Management Team
Seward & Kissel

Michael Watling is Co-Chair of Seward & Kissel’s Litigation and Investigations Group and Co-Leader of the firm’s Wealth Management Team. Michael represents broker-dealers, investment advisers, and other wealth management firms in all aspects of regulatory compliance with the Exchange Act, Advisers Act, and FINRA and other SRO rules. Michael proactively advises clients concerning sales practices, supervision and anti-money laundering compliance, market regulation and financial responsibility rules, trade reporting, marketing and advertising regulations, materiality consultations and new and continuing membership applications, corporate finance rules, and conducts regulatory diligence on wealth management-related mergers and acquisitions. Michael has had significant success representing broker-dealers, investment advisers, and associated persons in regulatory examinations, investigations and in litigation, often resolving matters for clients without any enforcement action and achieving favorable verdicts and settlements once in litigation.

Prior to entering private practice, Michael served as both a federal prosecutor in the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Tax Division and as Senior Litigation Counsel in the Enforcement Department of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA). During that time, Michael developed broad subject matter expertise in both securities and tax law, having handled diverse cases involving securities fraud, market manipulation, pump-and-dump schemes, tax evasion, tax shelter promoters, mortgage fraud, money laundering, programmatic supervision and AML failures, and a wide range of broker-dealer sales practice violations.

Michael also served as a Deputy Associate Counsel in the Office of the White House Counsel during the administration of President Barack Obama. While at the White House, Michael vetted presidential appointees and counseled the president and vice president on tax-related matters. Michael started his legal career as an Assistant District Attorney in Queens County, New York.

Dannell Stuart
President & Partner
Mission Wealth
Dannell Stuart
President & Partner
Mission Wealth

As President and Partner of Mission Wealth, Dannell Stuart is dedicated to shaping and executing the firm's strategic vision. She thrives on making thoughtful decisions, inspiring those around her, and fostering a culture where individuals can excel. To her, leadership is both a challenge and a joy—one that comes from bringing out the best in others.

With nearly 30 years of experience, Dannell has dedicated herself to helping clients build confidence in their financial futures. Her extensive background spans advisory services, business development, and practice management, ultimately leading her to her current leadership role.

Dannell’s thought leadership is highly regarded, having been featured nationally as a panelist at live and online wealth management forums. She has also contributed personal finance articles to various publications and taught courses and workshops on investments and planning.

Dannell holds a Bachelor of Arts in both Spanish and Communications from the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) and has been a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ since 1999.

Dannell is actively involved in her community, serving as a member of the Endowment Committee for the Women’s Fund of Santa Barbara, a nonprofit organization that supports women, children, and families through collective philanthropy. She has previously served on the boards of VNA Health, The Santa Barbara Estate Planning Council, and Oceanhills Church. Each year, Dannell’s family volunteers to build homes for families in need in Tijuana, Mexico.

She is also a proud member of the Mission Wealth Women on a Mission group, a team of female professionals dedicated to inspiring and empowering the women in their community through leadership and support.

Kartik Srinivasan
President
Advyzon Institutional
Kartik Srinivasan
President
Advyzon Institutional

Kartik joined Advyzon in 2024 and serves as President of Advyzon Institutional where he is responsible for developing capabilities to serve the needs of wealth managers serving HNW and UHNW clients. Prior to joining Advyzon, Kartik spent seven years at Schwab where he served as Managing Director of 3rd Party Integrations and Partnerships. Kartik started his professional career at Morningstar, where he served for 12 years in a variety of roles in the advisor software business.

Kartik earned his BBA in Finance and Economics from the University of Wisconsin – Madison and his MBA in Strategy, Entrepreneurship and Economics from the University of Chicago – Booth School of Business. Kartik enjoys traveling, skiing and hiking with his family in his spare time.

Doug Johnson
Managing Director
DeVoe & Company
Doug Johnson
Managing Director
DeVoe & Company

Doug joined DeVoe & Company in 2021 as a Managing Director and works with our clients on consulting and investment banking projects.

Doug has more than 20 years of senior-level RIA management experience as COO/CCO and consultant. Most recently, he served as COO/CCO at Parcion Private Wealth (~$2B) in Seattle. He oversaw an 80% AUM growth trajectory in the first 12 months of his tenure there. Prior to Parcion, Doug spent six years at The Ensemble Practice, where he supported RIAs and broker-dealers with business consulting and strategic planning. Doug also served in leadership positions at Columbia Pacific Capital Management and Lakeside Capital Management, among other firms.

Doug earned an MBA from Thunderbird School of Management/ASU and a BA from University of California Los Angeles.

Dustin Mangone
Managing Partner Director of Investment Advisor Services
PPC Loan
Dustin Mangone
Managing Partner Director of Investment Advisor Services
PPC Loan

Dustin Mangone is a Managing Partner and the Director of Investment Advisor Services for PPC LOAN, a cash-flow based lender providing nationwide financing to service sector businesses. He has over 18 years of experience with cash-flow lending and has evaluated and underwritten over $1 billion in loans for investment advisors. Dustin now spends 100% of his time consulting on the M&A financing needs of RIAs and Independent Investment Advisors nationwide and is a regular speaker on these topics. Dustin’s experience is focused on acquisitions, mergers, buy-ins, buy-outs, equity purchases, succession plans, and debt consolidations.

Dustin is a 2002 graduate of Texas A&M University and spent 2 years as a financial advisor providing retirement planning for non-profit organizations before joining PPC LOAN in May of 2005.  

Tony Abbott
Managing Director
Wintrust Investment Advisor Banking
Tony Abbott
Managing Director
Wintrust Investment Advisor Banking

Tony is responsible for managing the national Investment Advisor Banking team for Wintrust ($70Bil bank based in Chicago), which provides financing/banking services to RIAs for M&A, succession planning, dividend recaps, lift-outs, and capital call facilities.  Tony has been a proven commercial banking professional for 28 years (14 years with Wintrust).  He has a passion for establishing highly personalized relationships, and providing counsel to existing and potential clients on a range of business decisions including growth strategies and succession planning.

Tony received his Bachelor of Science in economics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.  In addition to his responsibilities with the Bank, Tony is an active member of the community.  He currently serves on the Board of the Fox Valley Special Recreation Foundation and NAMI DuPage.  Tony and his wife, Maggie, have three children and live in St. Charles, IL.

Nicole Madosik
Partner & Chief Mergers and Integrations Officer
Mission Wealth
Nicole Madosik
Partner & Chief Mergers and Integrations Officer
Mission Wealth

Nicole serves as a Partner and the Chief Mergers and Integrations Officer at Mission Wealth.  In her role, she spearheads the firm’s inorganic growth strategy, focusing on identifying and integrating merger partners that share a deep commitment to an exceptional client experience.

With a focus on long-term sustainability and firm culture, Nicole ensures that every partnership is built on a foundation of alignment and shared values. She defines “Cultural Alignment” as the intersection of our values and behaviors.  In her work, she loves helping firm founders make the best decisions for themselves, their clients, and their teams.

Under her leadership, Mission Wealth welcomes firms that live the values of caring, committed, growth-minded, and adaptable, ensuring that the firm's expansion remains authentic to its mission of providing comprehensive, heart-led financial advice.

Stephen de Man
Regional Director, Practice Management and Vice President
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Stephen de Man
Regional Director, Practice Management and Vice President
Dimensional Fund Advisors

Stephen de Man is an Austin-based Regional Director and VicePresident in Dimensional's Global Client Group. He works on the PracticeManagement team, whose mission is to help financial advisors gain strategicinsight into their business by reviewing their performance and strategiesrelative to those of like-minded peers. Stephen has worked with numerousadvisors and RIAs globally, with the goal of helping their firms implementstrategies and top practices in pursuit of growth, improved profitability, andsuccess.

Stephen is a graduate of the G2 Leadership Institute. Hebegan his career as a civics teacher in rural Texas through Teach For America.He earned an MBA from the University of Texas, a master's degree in policy andorganizational leadership studies from Stanford University, and a bachelor'sdegree from Georgetown University.

He can be seen here on the Dimensional Voices video: https://youtu.be/r16Ch0e3puc

Jim Hardeman
EVP of Product
Zocks
Jim Hardeman
EVP of Product
Zocks

Jim Hardeman is the Executive Vice President of Product atZocks. Prior to joining Zocks, Jim was a co-founder or early employee atmultiple startups including CMX1, EISI/NaviPlan, and Financial Profiles. Jim isan experienced product and marketing leader with demonstrated success inconceiving, launching, and scaling enterprise SaaS solutions and companies.With his deep expertise in strategy, product management, and marketing, Jimbrings valuable insight into the design, positioning, sale, and delivery ofenterprise solutions. 

Jim received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics fromPepperdine University.

Adam Levy
Managing Director
DeVoe & Company
Adam Levy
Managing Director
DeVoe & Company

Adam returned to DeVoe & Company in 2022 after previously working with the company in 2014-2015. Adam is focused on delivering our valuation services to RIA clients. He is an experienced CFO and financial analyst.

He has held positions across multiple industries, including financial services, technology, and other professional services verticals. Most recently, he was the CFO at Talent, Inc a technology-enabled career services provider. Prior to that, he was the CFO at Helix Education, a technology-based enrollment platform for colleges and universities. Earlier in his career, Adam co-founded Deer Creek Capital Partners, a long/short alternative investment fund with $20MM in assets.  He was also a Senior Equity Analyst at Invesco Funds Group.

Adam has a BA in English from the University of Michigan and a MBA in Finance from Cornell University Johnson Graduate School of Management.

Lindsay Schoen Lane
Principal
Caldwell
Lindsay Schoen Lane
Principal
Caldwell

Lindsay Schoen Lane is a Principal in Caldwell’s Financial Services, Asset & Wealth Management, Board & CEO, and Legal, Risk & Regulatory Oversight practices. Her focus is with wealth management platform businesses, as well as with investment managers recruiting corporate, functional and product & solutions leaders. Lindsay advises clients on CEO succession, leadership readiness, and executive assessment. In addition, Lindsay recruits senior executives in various financial services functions including: legal, compliance, anti-financial crimes, regulatory risk and governance. Lindsay has also worked as part of Caldwell’s Consumer, Commercial Banking, and is building our firm’s offering to the institutional custody and clearing market.

Lindsay joined Caldwell from Brown Brothers Harriman, a privately owned and managed financial services firm, where she worked in Investor Services in their global custody business as a market registration analyst specializing in frontier and emerging market regulatory research. In this role, she acted as an intermediary between sub-custodian banks and institutional investors in markets requiring specific legal registration market practices. Lindsay has also held roles in corporate communications and marketing.

Lindsay has a bachelor’s degree in economics with a minor in mathematics from Assumption College in Worcester, MA. Lindsay and her family co-locate between Boston, MA and Charleston, SC.

Jack Wyatt
Managing Director
Manulife | Comvest Credit Partners
Jack Wyatt
Managing Director
Manulife | Comvest Credit Partners

Jack is a Managing Director and is responsible for originating new investment opportunities across all industries for the direct lending and opportunistic credit strategies.

Prior to joining Manulife | Comvest Credit Partners (formerly Comvest Credit Partners), Jack was a Director at Group1001, where he helped oversee the origination, structuring and execution of middle-market direct lending and specialty finance investments. Before that, he was an Associate at Citi in the Credit Opportunities Group (formerly the Global Special Situations Group), where he focused on U.S. and cross-border middle-market lending. Jack began his career at HSBC in the Global M&A Group.

Jack received an M.S. in Management Studies from the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University and a BSc in Economics and Politics from the University of Bath.

Jon Wainman
Advisor Practice Management Consultant
Capital Group
Jon Wainman
Advisor Practice Management Consultant
Capital Group

Jon Wainman is an advisor practice management consultant at Capital Group. He coaches and provides practice management consulting insights to top financial professionals. He has 22 years of investment industry experience helping financial professionals grow their retirement plan and practices and has been with Capital Group for 13 years. Earlier in his career at Capital, he was a senior sales capabilities manager and a retirement plan counselor, responsible for relationship management and sales development in western and central Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Prior to joining Capital, Jon was a regional vice president at Voya Financial. Before that, he was an internal wholesaler at Transamerica Retirement Plan Solutions. He holds a bachelor’s degree in marketing from Indiana University. Jon is based in Los Angeles.

Nancy Gordon
Head of Advisor Growth, Product Lead, Wealth Services Platform
BNY Pershing
Nancy Gordon
Head of Advisor Growth, Product Lead, Wealth Services Platform
BNY Pershing

Nancy Gordon is Managing Director, Head of Advisor Growth and Product Lead for the Wealth Solutions Platform at BNY Pershing.  In her role, she leads the development of products and solutions that support growth efforts for our Clients and Asset Managers.  Notable new products include BNY Pershing's Custodial Referral Program and Advisor Growth Network.  Nancy is also responsible for the Asset Manager product selection and distribution on Pershing’s Wealth platforms.  Nancy is passionate about scaling businesses and commercializing new concepts that bring value to its end-users.

Previously, Nancy was the General Manager of Bakkt Loyalty Solutions, partaking in the NYSE public listing for the crypto native company.  Nancy also served as Managing Director at EY, leading customer growth strategies, and held various roles at JPMorgan Chase, Swift Exchange, and Citi where she focused on product development that harnessesdata-driven insights and emerging technologies to drive business outcomes for wealthmanagement, credit cards and loyalty programs.

She holds a BA in Business Administration from George Washington University.

Tom Valverde
Managing Director
DeVoe & Company
Tom Valverde
Managing Director
DeVoe & Company

Tom joined DeVoe & Company in 2026 and brings over 30 years of experience in the wealth management industry. He began his career as a financial advisor and branch leader, spending his first decade building and leading advisor teams. He then spent the next 24 years consulting with advisory firms on optimizing business models, improving operational efficiency, implementing technology and investment solutions and developing both organic and inorganic growth strategies. His work has also included designing client segmentation models, refining pricing strategies, and enhancing firms’ overall value proposition, all with a focus on improving client outcomes and increasing enterprise value. Tom previously held senior executive leadership roles at Fidelity and BNY Mellon Pershing. He also partnered with several wealthtech companies to launch go-to-market growth strategies and support successful liquidity events. Most recently, Tom served as Executive Vice President at Unity Wealth Collective Private Equity Group, where he led growth, strategy, and execution across the firm’s investment banking and M&A advisory services, wholesale distribution, and wealth management platform divisions. In this role, he focused on expanding the firm’s capabilities and amplifying the impact of financial advisors by providing strategic capital, operational support, and scalable growth solutions.

Tom earned his B.S. in Marketing with a minor in Finance from the W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University, holds several professional licenses (Series 7, 9, 10, 24, 63), and completed the Securities Industry Institute at the Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania.

Tylor Bordelon Seaman
CEO
Maslow Wealth Advisors
Tylor Bordelon Seaman
CEO
Maslow Wealth Advisors

Tylor Bordelon Seaman, the driving force behind Maslow Wealth Advisors, assumed the role of CEO in 2020 after joining as a Senior Advisor in 2015. Tylor is charged with continuously enhancing the wealth management experience of clients and professional journey of colleagues. As a Chartered Financial Analyst and Certified Financial Planner, he brings a wealth of expertise to the table.

Tylor is an alumnus of the University of Texas Austin, where he completed the Plan II Honors program for his undergraduate degree and earned his Masters of Business Administration in 2011. His commitment to lifelong learning is evident through his past role on the Advisory Board for the University of Texas's College of Undergraduate Studies. Beyond the boardroom, Tylor finds balance as a loving husband and the proud father of two beautifully chaotic young daughters.

His version of the Good Life centers on self-awareness, care for others, and striving to improve as a human being a little bit every day.

Tobin Bennion
SVP of Sales
Jump AI
Tobin Bennion
SVP of Sales
Jump AI

Tobin previously worked in sales and business development atSnowflake, a leading big-data platform, and in strategic finance at Medallia, acustomer experience management platform. Tobin received an MBA from Stanfordand a bachelor’s in mathematics from the University of Utah.

Hoyt Stastney
Managing Director and General Counsel
DeVoe & Company
Hoyt Stastney
Managing Director and General Counsel
DeVoe & Company

Hoyt Stastney joined DeVoe & Company as Managing Director and General Counsel in 2025.  He brings 30 years of experience in the wealth management industry with a strong track record of building RIAs through strategic M&A and counseling founders and executives on proper risk management.

Most recently, Hoyt served as General Counsel and Head of M&A at Wealthspire Advisors and its predecessor firms.  Over his nearly 10 years at Wealthspire, Hoyt established and executed on the firm’s M&A strategy, growing the firm from approximately $1B in AUM to over $30B in AUM during his tenure, while at the same time overseeing the legal and compliance functions.  During his time at Wealthspire, Hoyt was part of an executive team which shepherded the firm through numerous ownership structures, including family and employee ownership, private equity ownership, insurance brokerage ownership, and ultimately public company ownership.  Hoyt helped engineer numerous multi-billion AUM transactions, both as seller and buyer, including numerous like-size mergers.

Prior to joining Wealthspire, Hoyt was a partner at the national law firm of Quarles & Brady, an AmLaw 200 firm with over 500 attorneys.  Over his 20 years at Quarles, Hoyt specialized in securities/corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, and chaired the firm’s investment management practice group, advising RIAs, broker-dealers, hedge funds, family offices and private equity firms across the nation.  Hoyt has extensive experience counseling founders, executives and boards of directors at public and private companies regarding complex business relationships, corporate governance matters, securities offerings, compliance issues, mergers and acquisitions, and international business relationships.  He has counseled numerous clients through the IPO process.

Hoyt received a BS in Political Science, History and Latin from the University of North Dakota and a JD from the University of Minnesota.

Aryeh Malitzky
Managing Director
DeVoe & Company
Aryeh Malitzky
Managing Director
DeVoe & Company

Aryeh joined DeVoe & Company in 2018. He has over 10 years of experience providing M&A advice and valuation services to the Financial Services Industry and specifically to RIAs.

Previously, Aryeh was a Managing Director at InCap Group, Inc., a boutique Investment Bank exclusively serving RIAs. There, he helped RIAs buy, sell and merge, refined the company's valuation modeling and executed valuations, and supported many firms in their quest to raise capital. He led and supported over 50 engagements during his tenure, while overseeing the operations of the firm.

Aryeh has a B.A. and an M.A. from Ner Israel Rabbinical College and an MBA from Loyola University in Maryland.

Event Location

The Fairmont
101 Red River St, Austin, TX 78701

The room block at the Fairmont is now closed. Here are some nearby hotel recommendations within walking distance: Hotel Van Zandt, Austin Marriott Downtown, Hilton Austin

2026 Networking Events

Make sure to join us for our fourth annual Women in Wealth Brunch in partnership with Mission Wealth. It will be a fantastic way to kick off the event! Registration required.

Save the date for the Main Evening Event at Geraldine’s, located inside the Hotel Van Zandt! Thank you to Invesco QQQ, our Diamond Partner, for their partnership on this event! Registration required.

Join us for an early evening reception at the close of Thursday, May 7, for a good time after a full day of learning and connecting.

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