About Dwayne Samples
Growing up in Hickory Flat, a crossroads located about 30 miles north of Atlanta, I had a goal to attend Georgia Tech, get my degree, and mostly likely work for the same company as my dad. It is amazing how things change. After two years at Georgia Tech, I realized that what I really wanted to do was become a Certified Public Accountant. That began the journey that bring me to where I am today.
I practiced public accounting for over 15 years in Atlanta; the last five of those years in my own firm. My practice had many family businesses and I found that I enjoyed the expertise required to be successful in this space. Sensing a desire to practice my advice and counsel in an environment other than public accounting, I sold my practice and joined a company as Chief Financial Officer. Leading the company through dramatic growth over my tenure, I eventually became President of the company. At the peak we had over 1,000 employees located in various states and had revenue in excess of thirty-five million. It was exciting to see what I had been telling my clients all those years actually worked day to day. After 11 years of profitable operations, and due to a change in the business model in our industry, we successful wound down the company and I started a new adventure.
Today, I am president of Amplify Advisors, LLC. Utilizing my technical training as a CPA, my real world experience of operating a successful organization, and my gift of teaching and counseling, I am currently working with closely held and family organizations in the greater Atlanta area. My desire and passion is to see my clients live their dream of operating a successful business with as few sleepless nights as possible.
I have been married to my lovely wife Jennifer for 25 years. We have two beautiful children, a couple of dogs and live in the Crabapple area of North Fulton. I attend North Point Community Church, enjoy reading, playing music and digging in the dirt around my yard.
I look forward to interacting with you as our guest on Family Business Radio!
About Meredith Moore
Meredith has built a successful fee-based practice that works with businesses, providing them with estate planning, business succession planning, asset management and risk management. She provides the link that seems to always be missing….coordination and integration between all financial decisions.
As a lifelong resident of Georgia, Meredith’s roots are in Atlanta and she currently resides in Alpharetta with her son, Erik. She received a bachelor’s of Industrial Engineering from Georgia Tech, after attending Rice University in Houston. Meredith is a member of the North Fulton Chamber of Commerce and is a graduate of the Leadership North Fulton Class of 2005. Through her work with Junior Achievement, she has taught 12th graders personal finance. For fun, Meredith is an avid tri-athlete, participating in numerous races around the Southeast, to offset her love of finding unique restaurants around Atlanta.
Her awards include
- Atlanta Business Chronicle’s Up & Comers for 2009, the Top 40 Under 40. She won this award among a pool of over 400 applicants.
- Profiled in “Newsweek Magazine” for receiving the Life Foundation’s 2006 “Client Service Award”.
- Consistent Million Dollar Roundtable qualifier for the financial services industry, placing her production in the top 10% in the industry.
- Personal story profiled on NBC competing in the AFLAC IronGirl triathlon
Meredith also does extensive motivational and educational public speaking on her personal story of surviving brain cancer. After being diagnosed in 2005 with a grade 4 malignant brain tumor only five weeks after having her only child, Meredith speaks frequently to industry and community service organizations on the key role and importance of life, disability and long-term care insurance planning.
Meredith C. Moore, LUTCF, Registered Representative offering securities through NYLIFE Securities Inc., Member NASD/SIPC
5607 Glenridge Drive, Suite 600 Atlanta, GA 30342 (404-459-2000). Financial Adviser offering investment advisory services through Eagle Strategies Corp., a Registered Investment Adviser. Moore and Associates Insurance and Financial Services is not owned or operated.
Meredith Moore Basic Bio
Meredith has built a successful fee-based practice that works with businesses, providing them with estate planning, business succession planning, asset management and risk management. She provides the link that seems to always be missing….coordination and integration between all financial decisions.
As a lifelong resident of Georgia, Meredith’s roots are in Atlanta and she currently resides in Alpharetta with her son, Erik. She received a bachelor’s of Industrial Engineering from Georgia Tech, after attending Rice University in Houston. Meredith is a member of the North Fulton Chamber of Commerce and is a graduate of the Leadership North Fulton Class of 2005. Through her work with Junior Achievement, she has taught 12th graders personal finance. For fun, Meredith is an avid tri-athlete, participating in numerous races around the Southeast, to offset her love of finding unique restaurants around Atlanta.
Her awards include
- Atlanta Business Chronicle’s Up & Comers for 2009, the Top 40 Under 40. She won this award among a pool of over 400 applicants.
- Profiled in “Newsweek Magazine” for receiving the Life Foundation’s 2006 “Client Service Award”.
- Consistent Million Dollar Roundtable qualifier for the financial services industry, placing her production in the top 10% in the industry.
- Personal story profiled on NBC competing in the AFLAC IronGirl triathlon
Meredith also does extensive motivational and educational public speaking on her personal story of surviving brain cancer. After being diagnosed in 2005 with a grade 4 malignant brain tumor only five weeks after having her only child, Meredith speaks frequently to industry and community service organizations on the key role and importance of life, disability and long-term care insurance planning.
Meredith C. Moore, LUTCF, Registered Representative offering securities through NYLIFE Securities Inc., Member NASD/SIPC
5607 Glenridge Drive, Suite 600 Atlanta, GA 30342 (404-459-2000). Financial Adviser offering investment advisory services through Eagle Strategies Corp., a Registered Investment Adviser. Moore and Associates Insurance and Financial Services is not owned or operated
