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Lynn Torgove is the co-founder of Gabriel Communications. As stage director, coach and performer, Torgove brings unique talent, expertise and perspective to communications training. She has built a training program for communication and presentation skills based on techniques used in the performing arts. With over 20 years of experience, she has trained performers at top conservatories and training programs in the United States and Europe. Through Gabriel Communications, she has trained senior executives in leading firms in the financial industry including Loomis Sayles, Lehman Brothers, Pensions & Investments, and Fidelity.

It has been said that, "When love and skill work together, expect a masterpiece." Those words fittingly describe Faust-Boyer Group Senior Vice President Lynn Faust. A 30-year veteran of the financial planning industry, Lynn exudes a love for her work, her clients and her team. And her level of skill is evident in her numerous awards and accomplishments.\n The Faust-Boyer Group of Raymond James is the realization of a dream that began 30 years ago when Lynn, a former educator, started a new career in financial planning. Understanding that a one-size-fits-all approach is not a financial services solution, Lynn’s dream was to create a highly knowledgeable team to develop, monitor and service comprehensive, customized financial plans to meet individual needs and goals.\n An award-winning advisor specializing in asset allocation, Lynn was the first female branch manager for Raymond James, the first woman to serve on the Raymond James Executive Council, has achieved membership in the Raymond James & Associates Chairman’s Council every year since 1989, and is a certified Raymond James Investment Management Consultant.\n In 2010 and 2011, Barron’s named Lynn to its Top 1,000 Advisors list and ranked her fifth on the list of Top Advisors in South Carolina for 2011. Additionally, Lynn was named the 2010 Woman of Distinction for the Atlantic Division of Raymond James & Associates for her outstanding community contributions as the volunteer coordinator for the annual BI-LO Charity Golf Classic. Also in 2010, The Faust-Boyer Group received the Business Integrity Award for Community Service from the Better Business Bureau of upstate South Carolina.\n Lynn believes that education is the key to success. Armed with an education degree from North Carolina’s Guilford College, Lynn moved to Guam fresh out of school where she taught elementary grades for three years. "That was a life-changing event for me," she says. "I was challenged to effectively teach those who were at different knowledge levels and I developed a real passion for doing so." Ever the educator, Lynn continuously studies financial products and trends to keep her clients abreast of market changes.\n A recognized community leader, Lynn serves as a board member of United Way’s Women Leadership Initiative, as treasurer of the Greenville Technical College Foundation, and as vice president for BI-LO Charities, where she directs more than 700 volunteers for the annual BI-LO Charity Classic golf tournament.\n

Lynn Ballou, CFP, is a senior vice president and partner at EP Wealth Advisors, an independent registered investment adviser that specializes in client-centric financial planning and investment management services. She is based in the firm's Lafayette, California, office. In her role, she leads and mentors a team of advisors. She is also a co-founder of EP Wealth's Investing in Women initiative, which provides women with the right tools and pathways to grow their careers to better elevate the EP Wealth experience for clients and colleagues. She has helped to educate women as a keynote speaker and panelist at various conferences, including the YWCA’s Young Women and Money Conference in Oakland. She has over three decades of experience in the financial services industry. Prior to joining EP Wealth in 2016, she was managing partner of Ballou Plum Wealth Advisors, LLC. She is a member of the Financial Planning Association. She has taught taxation and financial planning as an adjunct faculty member of the College for Financial Planning through JFK University.

Ms. Padilla joined DoubleLine in 2009. She is Senior Portfolio Manager of the Emerging Markets Fixed Income strategy. Prior to DoubleLine, she was a Managing Director at TCW since 1994, where she had served in a number of roles of increasing responsibility with the group, including Credit Analyst, Director of Research, Co-Portfolio Manager since December 2001, and lead Portfolio Manager since October 2006. She was involved in all aspects of building and managing TCW’s Emerging Markets Fixed Income business including credit, securitization, trading and marketing. While at TCW, Ms. Padilla managed the Emerging Markets Total Return Strategy. Ms. Padilla attended University of California at Berkeley as a fellow of the Robert A. Toigo Foundation and graduated with an MBA in 1994. Ms. Padilla received her Bachelor’s of Art degree in Economics in 1989 from Stanford University in Palo Alto, California.

Louis J. Pantalone is founder and executive vice president of Univers Workplace Solutions, a benefits communication, enrollment and consulting firm.

Lou Mastropietro is currently a Program Director for LPL Financial, a third party marketing leader that provides investment and insurance products and back office infrastructure to banks and credit unions across the country. Lou is responsible for the management and distribution of investments and insurance products and services through the retail branch network of Astoria Federal Savings in New York. Lou’s career in financial services encompasses some 30+ years. He began his career as a retail banker and moved to the investment and insurance industry in 1984. He has managed bank investment and insurance programs since 1989. His experience in the industry includes work done for insurance companies, banks and third party marketing firms. Prior to joining LPL in December of 2006, he managed the ABN AMRO investment and insurance program for LaSalle Bank in Chicago which had a complement of 150 registered Financial Consultants as well as a licensed platform staff of over 500. Lou was named one of the Top 20 Program Managers by the Bank Insurance & Securities Association in both 2008 & 2009. Lou currently lives on Long Island, New York with his wife and three daughters.

Lori Watt, CFP® - Lori is the Founder and President of Investors Advisory Group. She has over 30 years of financial planning experience, and has been a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ practitioner since 1982. She has a wealth of knowledge in all areas of financial planning, but her specialties are tax and estate planning issues for small business owners.\n Lori started Investors Advisory Group in 1985 to provide comprehensive wealth management to high income\/net worth individuals in all areas of their financial lives. Through the years, the firm has grown to include 22 advisors and support staff, dedicated to guiding clients in making sound wealth management decisions throughout the stages of their lives.\n Lori has been named one of the top-ranked financial advisors in America by Research Magazine, being named to the Winner’s Circle®, an award recognizing the most outstanding financial advisors in the industry based on superior performance in money management, client service and business building, philanthropic activities, and acknowledged peer recognition and respect. For the last several years, she has been named to Milwaukee Magazine’s “Best in Client Satisfaction. She has also co-authored The Black Book on Personal Finance and has made regular appearances on local television programs discussing various topics of interest in financial planning. Lori has lectured to attorneys, accountants, large corporations, other financial advisors and the general public.\n