Aaron W. Smith is founder of A. W. Smith Financial Group, and is a certified personal financial advisor in six states. Smith is a popular seminar leader and successful financial expert who has generated millions of dollars in revenue.  He holds several securities and insurance licenses, and is a Registered Player Financial Advisor for the National Football League Players Association and a personal finance advisor to the American Business Women’s Association.

Smith speaks at various seminars and conferences, and takes an active role in numerous industry and community groups. He is the president of the board of directors of the Richmond Senior Center, a trustee of the Pavilion of Joy Full Gospel Church, and a member of the Coalition of Black Investors, the National Alliance of Practitioners, and the Association of Registered Financial Consultants. He has been featured in Inside Business and the Richmond Times Dispatch.  He is the author of In the Black: Live Faithfully, Prosper Financially: The Ultimate 9-Step Plan for Financial Fitness from Harper Paperbacks.