Email: jcannon@dwaria.com | Phone: (480) 719-8090 | Linkedin

Jim’s entire career has involved working with and for independent financial advisors to improve their businesses. He has a broad and deep understanding of the issues, challenges and opportunities that exist in the competitive, yet exhilarating world of advisor independence. Jim’s strong suit is foreseeing the evolution for independent advisors and assembling those business components necessary for individual advisors to achieve highly productive and efficient businesses while having full control of their destiny. Jim is a highly skilled and impactful executive with over 25 years of experience in managing and leading sales, service and operations of successful and growing advisory businesses. He has an extensive background in strategic planning, business development, relationship management, business combination/operational integration, and developing highly effective management teams and businesses. Jim served as President and Chief Executive Officer of AIG Financial Advisors, Inc. (now known as Sagepoint Financial, Inc.), which under his leadership grew to the 6th largest independent RIA and broker dealer in the U.S. with over 3,000 financial advisors generating in excess of $400 million of revenues. His team led the design and development of several innovative programs to build advisor support services, including education, technology and an industry leading employee-advisor model created to provide opportunities for financial advisors from wire houses and regional firms to enjoy true independence. He led and was also responsible for the design of the new advisory services business model which grew to service financial advisors overseeing in excess of $30 billion of U.S. based client assets.

During his 25 plus year financial services career, Jim also served as president and CEO of SunAmerica Securities, Sentra Securities Corporation, Spelman & Co, Inc. and American General Securities. He is a graduate of Arizona State University and passed the examinations for the Series 7, 24, 63, 65 and 66 licenses. He is a former member of the FINRA District Three Committee, is a member of the Financial Services Institute and actively participates in the Vistage CEO Organization. Jim enjoys snow skiing, hiking, reading, baseball and spending time with family.

As Head of Strategy for Dynamic’s Portfolio Services Team, Konstantin “Kostya” Etus, CFA® brings to Dynamic specialized experience in asset allocation and security selection of various ETF and mutual fund portfolios. This includes managing mutual funds, ETF strategies and 529 plans. Kostya also has experience in international and ESG investments, evaluating various types of investment strategies that include SMAs, model portfolios and individual funds through a robust due diligence framework.

Prior to Dynamic, Kostya served the Orion organization (CLS Investments and Orion Portfolio Solutions) for more than 10 years. There, he held various roles, including Trading Specialist, Research Analyst, Portfolio Manager and finally, Director of Research. Prior to working at Orion, Kostya worked as an Associate Financial Analyst at ConAgra Foods, Inc., managing the company’s global cash network.

He graduated from the University of Nebraska at Omaha with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration and obtained Master of Investment Management and Financial Analysis and Master of Business Administration degrees from Creighton University. He holds the FINRA Series 65 securities registration and the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation.

Email: fgillis@dwaria.com | Phone: 877-257-3840 ext610 | Linkedin

With over 25 years of experience serving corporate retirement plan sponsors as well as individual investors, Fran coaches, and trains other financial advisors throughout the U.S. regarding retirement plan management issues and strategies. Fran offers an independent and objective assessment to advisors and their plan sponsor clients to facilitate the implementation and on-going enhancement of solutions to best serve their plan goals and objectives. He provides corporate retirement plan sponsors with comprehensive, simplified and cost competitive solutions which are designed to help save plan clients and their participants money and improve retirement outcomes. Fran also manages the development of practice programs for the firm’s retirement business and works with a select group of his own individual and retirement plan clients.

Fran is a Qualified Plan Financial Consultant with American Society of Pension Professionals. This ongoing training provides him technical knowledge and skills to solve Plan Sponsors and Fiduciaries ERISA and DOL compliance issues. In addition to degrees in Finance and Economics from Regis University, Fran is an Accredited Investment Fiduciary™, Qualified Plan Financial Consultant and Professional Plan Consultant™. Fran is also accredited through Financial Service Standards, LLC, which formalized one of the most comprehensive 401k plan management programs available, dubbed the 401k Service Solution™ for Plan Sponsors, and is a Professional Plan Consultant™ accredited through Robert Morris University, giving sponsors access to the 401k Service Solution™ tools based on Fiduciary best practices.

Whitney has made a career out of providing service to others with more than 13 years of experience, working exclusively in the wealth management industry. Prior to Dynamic, she served multiple RIAs, both locally in Arizona and nationwide practices, with a focus on holistic planning services, operations and best practice development.

As for strengths she brings to the Dynamic team, Whitney has found relating with others while being present to their personal situations to be profoundly rewarding; she considers it a privilege to be a contribution to others. Whitney is a detail-oriented professional who strives to maintain an efficient and proactive approach while fostering open communication.

After discovering a passion for estate planning, she earned a designation as a Certified Estate Planner (CEP®). When Whitney isn’t working, she enjoys spending time with her family and friends, dancing, writing, reading and various forms of personal development. She is working towards a certification in life coaching.

Email: cherie.jolly@dwaria.com | Phone: (877) 257-3840 x720 | Linkedin

Cherie Jolly is Chief Compliance Officer for Dynamic Wealth Advisors, an investment adviser servicing independent financial advisory practices and their clients through the U.S.

Cherie started her career in the securities industry in 1989 as a wire room operator for an investment company in Palo Alto, CA. She gained experience around securities transactions, fund wires, new accounts, client service and other related operational functions for broker-dealers. Over the next several years, Cherie held various positions, ranging from office manager and director of financial planning to new business director and head of operations and compliance. She has focused on compliance for the past 16 years.

Cherie has extensive expertise and passion about effective compliance programs. She’s served in senior and chief compliance officer roles for several broker-dealers and registered investment advisers. Cherie also had the opportunity to work within the investment divisions of large U.S. banks, where she served as chief compliance officer and in other senior compliance positions for their registered investment advisers and broker-dealers. She developed an expertise in creating, implementing and executing compliance programs, risk assessments, testing, and monitoring programs for broker-dealers, registered investment advisers and trust departments.

Cherie’s experience and working knowledge of broker-dealer and registered investment adviser operations provides her a strong understanding of the advisory business and how to effectively incorporate controls and systems to promote compliance and mitigate risk. Her operational experience also enables her to thoroughly evaluate potential risks and gaps, and propose solutions that are both compliant with regulatory requirements and satisfy the needs of the business.

Cherie has been a FINRA arbitrator since 2003 and is a frequent speaker at industry compliance meetings. She holds the Investment Advisor Certified Compliance Professional (IACCP) designation and passed the Series 7, 24 and 66 exams.

Email: craigmorningstar@dynamicwealthadvisors.com | Phone: (877) 257-3840 ext560 | Linkedin

Craig is Dynamic’s Chief Operating Officer, responsible for the development and execution of the firm’s advisory platform, service and investment management. He has industry experience at custodians, turn-key asset management providers and RIAs. Craig also has extensive experiences as a business owner, practice manager, wealth advisor, and business consultant.

Craig began his financial industry career in 1987 as 401k educator. Securities and insurance licensed since 1991, he brings a broad range of experience to Dynamic Wealth Advisors, including previous roles as a financial planner, institutional trader and trading manager, branch manager, RIA owner and operator, compliance and audit officer, and chief operating officer and president.

In addition to his financial industry experience, Craig is an accomplished public speaker, published author, guest columnist and community volunteer. His volunteer efforts have focused on business leadership associations, advising non-profit boards and coaching high school hockey.

In his role as CTO, Justin works to bring efficiencies by combining automation technology and methods with regular processes to ensure that the maximum benefit of the latest technologies can be realized by Dynamic’s team and the advisory practices it services.

Justin has been an innovator in the technology industry for over 25 years. His varied experience ranges from large-scale software development and design to network administration. He has designed and supported applications and designs for both small businesses and large corporations. Justin’s area of expertise lies in his ability to integrate technology with practical applications and business processes. He has had the pleasure of working with customers across a broad range of industries, including Investment Management, Banking, Captive Insurance Management, along with Medical, Commercial Construction, Water Treatment, and Sustainable Energy. Through these initiatives, he has been instrumental in developing several cloud-based offerings that integrate multiple technologies and applications with vertical market-specific applications for regulated industries.

In 2000, he founded an IT consulting and management firm in Phoenix, AZ. Soon after he founded a second successful cloud-based technology provider. Both of these firms are leading in innovative and cutting-edge solutions for managed information technology and cloud-based infrastructures or platform as a service solution. Justin started studying computers and technology solutions over 35 years ago at the young age of 5 and went on to pursue a dual degree at Texas Tech University in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.