Curtis C. Brown, Jr.

Chief Executive Officer, Tier 1 Level Consulting, LLC

Curtis Brown has held the position of President and COO of EQIS, an early-stage, cloud-based, software-as-a-service asset management technology platform. He has been a consultant to financial advisors and managers of major investment firms. Curtis spent over thirty years with the investment firm of Merrill Lynch in a variety of leadership positions, including Managing Director, National Sales Manager, Regional Managing Director, and Special Assistant to the Chairman and President.

Rob Knapp

Former Chief Executive Officer, Supernova Consulting

Helping high performers reach even higher was Rob Knapp’s lifelong calling and passion. Since starting Supernova Consulting LLC Rob’s team has improved the lives of over three million clients and over 3,500 Financial Advisors and CAs. Supernova has recently been obtained by Tim Byrnes.

In a 34-year career at Merrill Lynch, Rob was widely recognized as an innovator and, occasionally, an iconoclast. He put the long-term development of his teams ahead of short-term gains, and those people are now some of the most successful leaders in the company. His former managers are consistently recognized for their accomplishments in developing teams, serving clients, and generating revenue.