Client Minded Financial Planning
Your Personal CFO
AT OUR FIRM, WE HAVE THE CLIENT - AND ONLY THE CLIENT - IN MIND.
Our reasons for becoming financial professionals are deeply personal. We repeatedly saw many friends and family struggling to find the help they needed to map out their financial future. We are confident that with our understanding of personal finance, coupled with our training as financial professionals, we can help people better prepare for the future. After years in the business, we have developed a reputation for educating individuals in an easy-to-understand manner so they can grasp personal finance and use those concepts to pursue their financial objectives. We feel a commitment to our community and are proud to serve it.
We have found the most effective way to make a difference is to focus on a unique strategy for each client. We aim to serve as your personal CFO. You have earned the right to enjoy the life you’ve built for yourself. With us serving as your personal CFO, you won’t have to worry about a thing!
Our mission is simple: We lead our clients towards hope, stewardship, and growth in their personal, professional, and financial lives, by providing solutions which create, build, and protect financial security.
We understand today’s financial environment. We understand that individuals face unique challenges as they prepare for retirement. And we can help take the mystery out of preparing for today and tomorrow. Whether you are investing to build wealth, protect your family, or preserve your assets, our personalized service focuses your needs, wants, and long-term goals. Our team has years of experience in financial services. We can help you address your needs of today and for many years to come. We look forward to working with you.
MEET THE TEAM
Solomon Kafoure
Founder, CEO | Senior Advisor
ChFC, CeXP
Solomon has lived in Nashville, Tennessee for 23 years, where he has built a practice serving people all across the nation in the complexities of business and wealth planning.
In 2008, Solomon began working in business and wealth planning where he could use his passion of having intentional relationship and listening to his clients to help them proactively plan what is important to them and their families. Solomon has built a team that specializes in serving high net worth business owners, music industry artist, and families in the complexities of business and estate planning, tax strategies, and investment planning.
Solomon resides in Columbia, TN with his bride, Katie, and their four sons, Nolan, Micah, Titus and Caleb. He is an active member at Parish Presbyterian church. He enjoys spending time with his family, working on the farm, reading, playing music, and spending time in the community with friends.
Registered Representative & Financial Advisor of Park Avenue Securities LLC (PAS), Financial Representative of Guardian, AR insurance license #10676934, CA insurance license #0J08049.
Tim Giarra
Investment Specialist | Advisor
ChFC
Tim Giarra partnered with Solomon Kafoure to join Compass Advisory Group in 2017. His primary focus is to help his clients design a comprehensive plan that allows them to discover proper financial behaviors which naturally allow them to achieve their goals. Tim is passionate about forming personal relationships with his clients and his desire is to simplify complex financial concepts to break down the stigma that finances and economics are difficult to understand.
Tim was born and raised in the Princeton, NJ area. He earned his degree in accounting from Rowan College in New Jersey, where he graduated summa cum laude. Tim and his wife, Caleigh, live in Franklin with their daughter Havana. They are passionate members of their church, The Village Chapel in Nashville. When not in the office, he enjoys golfing, camping, backpacking, and spending time at the beach.
Registered Representative & Financial Advisor of Park Avenue Securities LLC (PAS), Financial Representative of Guardian, AR insurance license #18429399, CA insurance license #0L91740.
Leslie Janssen
Financial Advisor
CeXP
Leslie Janssen has resided in Tennessee since 2003. After growing up on a farm in southwest Missouri she attended Oklahoma Baptist University and graduated with a BA in Exercise Science and a minor in Business Management. While in college, she began to find her passion for business and entrepreneurism.
Since moving to Nashville, Leslie worked in management overseeing Human Resources for a small businesses’ where she learned the important of employee retention and benefits. Over the years Leslie has helped many small business owners build, steward, and cultivate flourishing business that has had a tremendous impact on many families’ lives.
Leslie currently lives in Thompson’s Station, TN with her husband and two kids. She has a passion serve others through Faith and Finance. She also enjoys time with family and friends, riding horses, spending time on the lake, and participating or coaching any kind of sporting event.
Registered Representative and Financial Advisor of Park Avenue Securities LLC (PAS), Financial Representative of Guardian, AR insurance license #18890903, CA insurance license #4318113.
Andrew Andreotta
Financial Advisor
CeXP
Andrew has lived in Nashville, Tennessee for 17 years, where he has built a practice serving people and businesses all cross the nation in the complexities of business and estate planning.
After graduating Trevecca Nazarene University with a degree in History Education and Vanderbilt Army ROTC with a degree in Military History he taught high school personal finance and was the junior varsity baseball coach and varsity men’s golf coach before attending chiropractic school in Marietta, Georgia.
In 2017, Andrew began his career as a Financial Advisor first by helping his fellow chiropractors and other physicians all across the United States. Andrew has built a practice that serves and specializes in physicians, business owners and families. He has strong knowledge and understanding of tax strategies, estate planning, investment management as well as distribution planning.
Andrew resides in Hendersonville, TN with his bride, Allison, and his three daughters, Bonnie, Audrey, and Libby. He is an active member at Long Hollow Baptist Church. He enjoys spending time with his family, golfing, pickleball, the Tennessee Titans and the Atlanta Braves.
Registered Representative & Financial Advisor of Park Avenue Securities LLC (PAS), Financial Representative of Guardian, CA insurance license #4024614.
Ryan Vorhies
Financial Professional
Ryan is originally from Texas and graduated from the U.S. Air Force Academy in 2004 with a degree in management. Ryan also has a Master’s degree in organizational leadership from the University of Oklahoma. After undergrad, Ryan served in the U.S. Air Force where he served in the Special Operations community and Pacific Air Forces with assignments in Charleston, SC and Anchorage, AK. Ryan was honored to serve in combat in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. Ryan separated from the military in 2016 and went on to work in leadership and mentoring roles at United Airlines and Amazon. Moving to the Nashville area in 2020, Ryan’s last role was a manager and team lead at Amazon Logistics.
Ryan joined the team at Compass in early 2023. Ryan and his wife Jenna live in Franklin, TN where they are active members and volunteers at Rolling Hills Community Church. They have two children, Wyatt and Emma Kate with baby #3 arriving in fall of 2023.
Ryan has a passion to serve clients both locally and nationally by serving others and helping clients create experiences for their personal and business interests. Ryan enjoys spending time with his family, traveling, working out, and anything with sports and outdoors.
Financial Representative of Guardian. CA insurance license #4287711.
Patrick Moore
Financial Advisor
Pat is a native of Nashville TN and graduated from Auburn University in 1972 with a Bachelor of Science in Finance. At Auburn, Pat was a member of Sigma Chi Fraternity, a letterman on the basketball team and member of the U.S. Air Force R.O.T.C. program.
Upon graduation, Pat was commissioned in the United States Air Force as a second lieutenant and entered pilot training. He received the “Commander’s Trophy” for excelling as the top graduate and then was assigned as an operational F-106 fighter pilot with the 5th Fighter Squadron stationed in Minot, N.D.
Pat entered the financial services industry in 1976. He holds the Series 6,7,63,66 investment licenses and has served as Past President of both the Nashville Association of Financial Advisors and the Nashville Society of Financial Services Professionals. After nearly 25 years specializing in employee benefits, Pat was inspired by the “Purpose Driven Life” book to begin a purpose driven wealth planning practice in 2003.
Registered Representative and Financial Advisor of Park Avenue Securities LLC (PAS). Special Agent of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America® (Guardian), New York, NY
Ariel Parolini
COO | Client Service
Ariel Parolini has been a Tennessee resident since 2006 and is passionate about serving others. She joined the Compass team at the start of 2020, managing operations, client experience, and team projects to the highest standard. With her background in teaching and management, she brings a unique skill set to support Compass Advisory Group on a variety of client focused projects. Ariel strives to encourage growth consistent with our values.
Ariel graduated from Columbia State in 2020 where she studied Education and Business. Ariel enjoys spending time with her husband and her son, friends, playing sports, reading, and traveling.
Renee Hooper
Office Administrator
Renee started her working career with BellSouth/AT&T and continued for 41 years where she held many roles - one of those was coordinating communication services for the Master’s Golf tournament for approximately 5 years, plus handling state government accounts. During this time, Renee earned an event planning certificate from Belmont University, as well as completed the course work for project management from Martin Methodist College.
After retiring from AT&T, Renee worked in the financial world as an executive administrative assistant before joining Compass Advisory Group in December 2021. Renee is dedicated to handling customer requests with a servant’s heart.
Renee lives in Franklin, TN. In her spare time, she enjoys reading, traveling, playing cards/games, dining out with friends and being involved in her church.
Maya Wylie
Marketing Director | Client Services
Maya is a native of Arkansas but has lived in Middle Tennessee since 2019. She joined the Compass Advisory Group team in January of 2023 while finishing her B.A. at New College Franklin. Deeply impacted by her study of philosophy and theology at NCF, she enjoys the challenge to think critically and strive for efficiency, excellence, and Christlike service in every aspect of her role in client service. Maya shares the vision that finance is at its core a matter of stewardship and is delighted to help carry this vision to every client with Compass Advisory Group!
Maya is an active member of Parish Presbyterian Church in Franklin, TN. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her fiancé, Isaac, helping to produce a small art and literature journal, hiking, playing music, and writing poetry!