Chad Hamilton

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Director of Practice Management | Brown and Company, Inc.

Chad Hamilton is Director of Practice Management at Brown and Company, Inc., and has more than 20 years of experience in the wealth advisory industry.  Previously, he was V.P. of practice management for one of the largest independent wealth management firms in the country, where he built customized tools, processes, and marketing resources for nearly 200 wealth advisors. Chad was also national director of wealth planning for a large regional bank, is a CFP® and Chartered Advisor in Philanthropy. Chad is the author of two books, Deep Wealth and Redefining Financial Freedom, and has contributed to leading financial publications including CNBC, Investors’ Business Daily, Money Magazine, Financial Advisor IQ, and Financial Planning Magazine.

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A Hope-Based Approach to Money

A Hope-Based Approach to Money

Your desired future not only informs decision-making today, but it also provides the incentive to make it a reality. Internal motivation drives external behavior. In other words, it is not primarily head knowledge that dictates the choices we make.

Chad Horning

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Senior Vice President and the Chief Investment Officer | Everence

Chad Horning, CFA®, serves as a Senior Vice President and the Chief Investment Officer of Everence®. He is also a member of the Everence Senior Leadership Team. As the Chief Investment Officer, Chad provides oversight and leadership to Everence investment processes. He joined Everence in 1999, serving as an Equity Analyst. From 2000 to 2008, he served as Equity Investment Manager and Senior Equity Investment Manager. Chad also serves as the President of Praxis Mutual Funds®, a leading faith-based, socially responsible family of mutual funds from Everence designed to help people and groups integrate their finances with faith values. He serves on the investment committee of the Mennonite Education Agency and is a frequent guest speaker at economic, educational and civic organizations. Chad earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from Goshen College, and his Master of Arts degree in economics from the University of Maryland. He earned his Chartered Financial Analyst® designation in 2001.

Chad Merrill

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Managing Partner | Impact 2:52

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Chad Merrill has a long history as a successful entrepreneur, having been involved in the creation and leadership of multiple businesses. Most recently Chad founded Impact 2:52, LLC which owns and operates 7 athletic facilities in the Atlanta area operating as D-BAT Baseball & Softball and TOCA Soccer.  The mission of Impact 2:52 is to Inspire, Influence & Impact.

Prior to Impact 2:52, Chad was a Founding partner in Onepath Systems. Founded in 2006 it has grown to a $200 million dollar technology company with over 1,500 employees. Prior to Onepath Systems, his companies included a technology and cabling company operating in seven states and a travel and technology company that was sold to Synovus in 2001. His special strengths lie in leadership, strategy, strategic partnerships and out-of-the-box thinking that leverages partner skill sets to create Win-Win-Win relationships.

In late 2017, Chad became the President of the Fellowship of Companies for Christ International.  FCCI is a 40 year old ministry whose vision is transforming the world through Christ one business leader at a time.

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Originally from Swainsboro, Georgia, Chad attended boarding school in NYC before attending Emory University &  Georgia State University in Atlanta. An entrepreneur at heart, he enjoys working with partners to create companies and opportunities for others to succeed. Chad lives in Atlanta, Georgia with his wife, Robin, and their two sons. Chad sits on the Truett McConnell University Board of Visitors, and the Boards of FCCI International & Amplio Recruiting. He enjoys spending time with his family, coaching entrepreneurs, traveling and living an active lifestyle.

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Charlie Paparelli

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“Angel investing is a contact sport. It is not about investing in companies. It is all about investing in people and their families. I love it and wouldn’t think of doing anything else. God uses me every day in these activities as an angel investor.”

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For over 20 years, I’ve been an professional angel investor and entrepreneur. My mission is to help you take the next steps in business and life.

10 facts about Charlie

  1. Professional angel investor and co-founder of 12 startups.

  2. Invested in 23 startups in the last 23 years.

  3. Since 1992 focused on helping entrepreneurs start and build their company.

  4. Mentors 10 startup founders and advise many more on a daily basis.

  5. Offices at the Advanced Technology Development Center (ATDC) at Georgia Tech, Atlanta, GA.

  6. Founder and director of Angel Lounge in Atlanta.

  7. Had five exits which netted an 50% IRR (internal return rate).

  8. Continually thinks about helping entrepreneurs build the company of their dreams and great value for investors.

  9. A recovering alcoholic who, thanks to the recovery process, entered into a personal relationship with God through Jesus Christ.

  10. Has a God given passion for entrepreneurs, to love and serve them.

I have 3 beliefs…

  1. There is a reason God puts each entrepreneur in my life. I need to discover the reason and help with next steps for the entrepreneur.

  2. Every day I must intercede in prayer, asking God to share his mercy, blessing and protection for every entrepreneur who shares their story with me.

  3. My investment and mentoring relationships tie my destiny to God’s destiny for the entrepreneur. It is always a wild ride.

Chip Ingram

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Teaching Pastor and CEO | Living on the Edge

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Chip Ingram is the teaching pastor and CEO of Living on the Edge, an international teaching and discipleship ministry. Chip’s direct, practical teaching style helps everyday believers apply God’s truth to relevant issues, relationships and challenges. Reaching more than a million people a week, his teaching can be heard online and through hundreds of radio and television outlets worldwide. In his winsome, down-to-earth way, he reveals Bible truth about God’s perspective on marriage, understanding love and sex, raising kids, money, and how to live the Christian life in today’s culture. A pastor for over thirty years, Chip is the author of many books, including Culture Shock, The Real Heaven, The Real God, The Invisible War, and Love, Sex, and Lasting Relationships.

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Chip and his wife, Theresa, have four grown children and twelve grandchildren and live in California.

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Camden Nunery

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Family Wealth Director | Keel Point

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Cam work at Keel Point with a blended background in finance and law. He leverages that background helping high net worth and ultra-high net worth families achieve their goals through effective risk management, investment, tax planning, exit planning and estate planning strategies.

Cam graduated summa cum laude from Duke University and magna cum laude from Harvard Law School. He ran a search fund and worked in investment banking in New York prior to coming to Keel Point.

He enjoys people, the outdoors, college hoops, finance, real estate, any athletics he can squeeze in, and serving in his church. He and his wife, Caitlin, live on Capitol Hill with their son, Brooks.

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Shareholder Value, Corporate Governance, and Faith Driven Investing

Shareholder Value, Corporate Governance, and Faith Driven Investing

I first visited Nairobi almost 20 years ago, and it was there I first recognized the potential of businesses to drive Kingdom transformation. I was back and forth several times, working to establish a partnership with churches led by a group of remarkable Kenyan leaders who were creative, courageous, and whose redemptive influence across the entire city of Nairobi was extraordinary.