Blair Thompson serves as Founder and President of Sparta Wealth Partners. Employing his strategic background, Blair has assembled a wealth of business and financial resource specialists to meet the full spectrum of client needs all in one place. As both an adviser and leader of Sparta, helping others be successful is truly Blair's passion. Formerly a Senior Vice President and HNW Relationship Manager with private banks, Blair delivered a full suite of private banking, investment management, wealth planning, trust, insurance and estate services to high net worth individuals and companies across the country. Prior to the private banking roles, Blair owned and operated his own firm, Thompson Financial Partners, that evolved from a career adviser to a fully independent model in the late 2000’s prior to being rolled into the bank channel. Blair is extremely bullish on the future of independent advisory and the customization and flexibility it offers sophisticated clients and fellow advisers. He brings a rare skillset for having demonstrated success in multiple approaches within the industry as a whole. This experience serves as a tremendous basis for helping successful business owners evaluate what banking products, offerings and services best meet their needs from an agnostic advocate or personal CFO type lens. Blair holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics and Spanish from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is a Million Dollar Round Table, MDRT®, qualifying member, holds the Certified Wealth Strategist, CWS®, Accredited Asset Management Specialist, AAMS, Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor, CRPC, designations and is a perennial Chairman’s Council and Leaders Club qualifier with several institutions. Additionally, he qualified and was nominated for the Prestigious Top 100 Financial Advisers in the USA by Financial Planning magazine in 2017. He has also served on the boards of the Society of Financial Services Professionals, National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisers, Special Operator Transition Foundation, The Rosie Network and the SEAL Naval Special Warfare Family Foundation and is a member of Forest Hill Church in Charlotte, NC. While Blair is a civilian, he has served on a National Innovation Council with the Department of Defense and is a uniquely positioned strategic adviser to companies in the US Special Operations Command Network. Blair was also appointed as a Private Capital Adviser with NavalX, a government organization focused on connecting the US Navy with private sector companies, entrepreneurs and disruptive technology. He truly enjoys connecting clients and prospective clients to each other for helpful synergies and believes this adds tremendous value for a Sparta style community of trusted advocacy. Blair maintains his Series 7, 63, and 65 registrations along with life, health, disability and long term care insurance licenses. Blair’s motto is: “One Day or Day One. You Choose.”

Lori Copeland serves as Senior Advisor for Sparta Wealth Partners. Lori began her investment advisory career at SilverRock Wealth Partners as Director of Operations and Office Manager. Lori graduated Summa Cum Laude from the South Carolina Honors College at the University of South Carolina with a Finance degree from the Darla Moore School of Business in 1996. She began her career with Accenture as a management, process and technology consultant and finished her career there as a Senior Manager. She worked with Fortune 500 clients in the Financial Services and Energy sectors across North America, Europe and South America. Her consulting experience built an ideal foundation for her work as a financial advisor. Lori’s attention to detail, strong listening skills and commitment to excellence are just a few of the attributes her clients appreciate most. Lori strives for success in all that she does. She is supported by a team of investment management and product specialists whose expertise and depth of knowledge provides clients with the highest level of service. Lori and her husband live in Charlotte and share 4 children – 2 girls and 2 boys. When she isn’t supporting her clients, Lori can be found spending time with her family and friends, traveling, enjoying the outdoors and playing mahjong.