Oversees the development and growth of the firm, maintains regulatory compliance, researches and implements investment strategies, and cheerleads aggressively for stronger levels of ethics and professionalism both in the Briggs Financial Inc. organization and in the financial planning world as a whole.

It is my belief that every person should work with an ethical, high-quality financial adviser. To that end, I have just opened my new financial planning and investment advisory firm, Briggs Financial. My goal with this firm is twofold:1. To provide clients at all stages of financial planning and investment management with prudent, unbiased expert financial advise free from the commissions and hard conflicts of interest that other advisers have.2. To eventually hire and develop new professional financial advisers to work in the same capacity. Additionally, I regularly offer free talks and seminars to non-profit organizations and educational institutions. Please contact me if you're seeking a fun, engaging financial speaker to talk with your group or organization.

My goal is to develop a financial plan tailored specifically to your needs as part of Waddell & Reed, a company that has helped people just like you get where they want to go for more than 80 years.

I was responsible for identifying key initiatives in the improvement of both Pastimes Comics & Games retail space in Niles as well as improvement of Pastimes convention and large tournament operations throughout the United States. Developing stronger team members, building sustainable processes for accomplishing tasks, creating new business programs and community development are a few of the key areas I was involved with in the company.

I was the founder/owner of Griffon Events, a professional event services company that provides a variety of marketing, logistical, and administrative solutions for medium to large sized conventions in cities around the Great Lakes geographical region. After building this property over a two year period, I sold the company to Comic Town of Columbus, OH upon taking employment with Pastimes, Inc.

I was responsible for the overall day-to-day operations of Sylvan Learning Jackson. I served many families throughout the Greater Jackson area and surrounding communities in helping their children grow and become more successful students. I collaborated with local educators and educational organizations in the area to help students grow and become more successful. I was also partnering with local businesses and community organizations to improve the quality of education and promote local business and growth in the Greater Jackson area. I was an educational administrator of a wide range of students from early elementary through college students, including adults. Strong emphasis was placed on developing new educational programs, strengthening community relations between the center and other educational institutions. Responsibilities include monitoring metrics of performance of educational programs, attendance, P/L statements, accounts receivable, and managing the image, fiscal health, and labor of multiple center locations.

I was responsible for the education oversight of student programs at Sylvan Learning Jackson. My focus was to meet student's educational needs, and ensure quality instruction and academic growth for all of our students. I was also responsible for educational outreach into the Greater Jackson community, including providing educational seminars, ACT fundraisers for schools, workshops, and public speaking appearances. I also published "An Apple For Your Day," a bi-weekly e-Newsletter that focuses on empowering parents with concrete ideas on how they can help their child in school daily.