Greg Smith firmly believes working in a career you love is good for the body and the mind. And he should know. Prior to choosing the financial services field, Greg was a mental health practitioner, providing individual and group therapy, co-managing a psychosocial rehab center, and serving as a forensic examiner determining whether a defendant was competent to stand trial.
After some sessions on the receiving end of counseling from his Grandfather - a 60+ year veteran of the financial services industry - he decided to leave healthcare behind and begin anew as a career agent for Jefferson Pilot Financial in 2000. With early successes, Greg joined the Pilot Financial management team as Sales Manager, recruiting, on-boarding and training new agents.
Now, as a Partner of Pilot Financial and the President/Owner of Pilot's full service fixed brokerage company (Pilot Financial Advisors, Inc) his focus is on building and maintaining productive relationships with Pilot's independent advisors, while helping them take their practice to the next level.
A native of Greensboro, North Carolina and a graduate of the University of North Carolina –Greensboro, Greg holds Securities Licenses Series 6, 63 and 65 and has his Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor (CRCP) designation. He and his wife Amanda (his high school sweetheart) reside in Greensboro with their daughter, and in his spare time Greg is an avid mountain biker.