OUR TEAM
GARY ELKINS, CPA
Principal
Gary Elkins gained his public accounting experience with Arthur Andersen & Company. Upon his leaving Arthur Anderson, Gary became the Chief Financial Officer or several small family owned companies. In 1986, Gary became a trader at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. In 1996 he joined Northwestern Mutual Life, and became a specialist in estate planning. He won an award as the #1 agent in the Midwest in his first year with the company.
In 2000, Gary left Northwestern to start a hedge fund. At its zenith, Crestview Capital Fund had in excess of $200 million dollars in assets under management. Today, Gary spends full time managing Kingsport Financial Network, and seeing clients. He is married and has 4 children.
Office line: 847-266-2270 Fax line:847-266-6304
E-mail:gelkins@kingsportfn.com
DON CORLEY,
Principal
Don is a builder of companies. After receiving his BA in Marketing and Business Management from Western Illinois University, Don began his sales career in the agricultural industry. By the end of his first year, Don was the national sales leader for the entire industry. Don continued to lead the company in sales for the three years as the company expanded into medical sales. In 1980 Don formed a sales and marketing consulting firm serving the health care industry. During the next few years he helped build national sales teams for over a dozen firms and in 1995, his company developed a management concept that assisted smaller firms to becoming publicly traded entities.
In the fall of 2001, Don sold the company to investors and shortly thereafter directed his focus to the financial markets and the insurance industry. Over the last seven years, Don has developed several national sales groups and marketing arms along with special relationships with several life settlement companies. Through his relationship with Kingsport, Don will be able to bring these organizations into the rapidly expanding charitable gifting and life settlement markets.
Don and his wife Jackie have three lovely daughters and four beautiful grandchildren.
Office line: 847-266-2270 Fax line:847-266-6305
E-mail:dcorley@kingsportfn.com