Hi. I’m Brian!

As a tax attorney and a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™, I provide comprehensive financial and business planning to LGBTQ+ entrepreneurs who run mission-driven businesses. Whether you’re a small business, freelancer, or consultant, this is the place for you.

I hold a special place in my heart for small-business owners. I spent a decade defending them against the IRS as a tax attorney and have become one as a financial advisor. It’s a position filled with hope and opportunity. It gives you the most freedom and flexibility to create the life that you want. I also understand the added stresses of running a business while being a person of color and a part of the LGBTQ+ community.  You may feel like you don’t have access to the knowledge that others do. I’m here to help lift some of that weight from your shoulders.

Because of my service to the LGBTQ+ community, I was awarded the Inspiring Leader Award by the National Association of Personal Financial Advisors (NAPFA) in 2018. I was also named to InvestmentNews’ 2018 “40 under 40”. I’m a senior contributor to Forbes and NAPFA Advisor Magazine’s Efficient Planner Column. You can learn more about me and my story in my profile in the New York Times and on my podcast interview featured on The Huffington Post.

I graduated cum laude from DePauw University and obtained my Juris Doctor from Boston University School of Law. I earned my Certificate in Financial Planning from Boston University Center for Professional Planning and received my CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ designation in 2012. I became a Registered Life Planner through the Kinder Institute of Life Planning in 2020.

When I’m not doing what I love professionally, I enjoy working out, cooking (and sometimes baking), and exploring Chicago, the best city in the world!