Gareth was a professional footballer for 14 years prior to entering financial services. During his career he obtained a first class honours degree, a post graduate qualification from the Chartered Institute of Marketing and his Chartered Insurance Institute exams before retiring, whereby he founded ProSport Wealth Management with Phil Rose in 2009. He is affiliated to the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) and possesses the STEP Certificate UK – Financial Services – Trusts and Estates. Gareth now focuses on helping sports professionals and HNW individuals secure their financial future. With a firm understanding of the highs and lows of a professional sporting career, Gareth is able to identify with his clients and advise them on how to generate and preserve their wealth.

Gareth was a board member of the Management Committee of the Professional Footballers Association for a number of years as a player and has been serving as a trustee of The PFA Charity since 2014. He has a varied client profile which includes athletes, managers, coaches and sporting directors as well as high-net-worth business owners. He also provides independent investment governance advice and oversight to Charities and trusts, helping trustees to discharge their responsibilities.

Tom is an ex professional footballer with 500+ league games. Knowing first hand the highs and lows of the industry, Tom uses his experience to educate and help players prepare for every eventuality in what is a roller coaster career. He is diploma qualified and focuses on giving honest and trustworthy advice to sports professionals and high net worth individuals to help them secure their financial futures.

Phillip holds an MSc in Financial Services and Business Management. Following a distinction accreditation in behavioural economics, a key focus for Philip is researching investors’ behavioural tendencies.

Phillip won the Chartered Insurance Institute Personal Finance Society (PFS) Financial Planner 2017/18. He was also awarded the Money Management Retirement Planner of the Year and Inheritance Tax Planner runner up in 2017.

After starting his career in the Armed Forces, Phillip moved into financial services. He began his career on an accelerated path to senior management within one of the largest home service insurers in the UK, but the bright lights of independence beckoned. He built a large, provincial independent financial services business that sold to BDO, where he gained promotion to the board of directors. When BDO sold their financial services arm, Phil set up what is now known as Rosebridge and employs more than 40 financial advising specialists covering Manchester, Chester, Skipton, and Leeds.

Linzi is Diploma qualified with 10 years’ experience within financial services and a degree in Business Management. Linzi has also recently qualified as an Internationally Accredited Coach & NLP Practitioner.

Linzi prides herself on providing a holistic and personalised approach to financial planning and putting her clients at the forefront of everything she does.

When Linzi is not working, she enjoys going to her husband’s football matches, spending time with friends and travelling.

Since joining the team in 2014 as a Trainee Administrator having graduated from the University of Manchester with a degree in Business Studies, Andrew has continued to excel in his career achieving his Diploma in Financial Planning in 2016, followed by the Advanced Diploma and Chartered Status in April 2022. Andrew is our first homegrown adviser, highly conscientious and prides himself on providing a personalised and trustworthy service when building client relationships. Andrew interacts with clients regarding the implementation of their short and long-term financial planning objectives. This includes product/solution research and technical analysis on a wide range of financial solutions.

Outside of work, Andrew enjoys spending time with his family, competing in badminton and tennis and is an avid golfer with a handicap of 6.  He has an increasing interest in horticulture and loves walking in the the Lake District and Yorkshire Dales.