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We work with professional sports people to help them set and achieve their financial goals for the future, guiding them on the path to long-term financial security.
Who we work withJosh Brownhill
Burnley Football Club
Calum Chambers
Aston Villa
Aaron Cresswell
West Ham United
Michael O-Neill
Manager, Stoke City
Gordan Taylor OBE
Former Chief Executive of the PFA
Dan Ashworth
Technical Director, Newcastle United
Meet your experienced team of financial professionals, here to support you through your career and beyond.
Meet usGareth Griffiths
Managing Director, Independent Financial Adviser
Tom Kennedy
Financial Planner
Phillip Rose
Group CEO, Chartered Financial Planner
Linzi Dagnall
Financial Planner
Andrew Lee
Client Relationship Manager
Andy Perrett
Client Relationship Manager / Paraplanner
Nikki Pace
Client Services Administrator
Grace Parry
Client Services Administrator
Natalie Coward
Mortgage Adviser
Claire Long
Client Services Administrator
Chris Morley
Trainee Client Relationship Manager
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Gareth Griffiths
Managing Director, Independent Financial Adviser
Tom Kennedy
Financial Planner
Phillip Rose
Group CEO, Chartered Financial Planner
Linzi Dagnall
Financial Planner
Andrew Lee
Client Relationship Manager
Andy Perrett
Client Relationship Manager / Paraplanner
Nikki Pace
Client Services Administrator
Grace Parry
Client Services Administrator
Natalie Coward
Mortgage Adviser
Claire Long
Client Services Administrator
Chris Morley
Trainee Client Relationship Manager
Join our team
Take a look at our latest vacancies
Gareth was a professional footballer for 14 years before entering financial services. He obtained a first-class honours degree and his Chartered Insurance Institute exams before founding ProSport with Phillip Rose. He now focuses on helping sports professionals and high net worth individuals to secure their financial futures.
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 is still very involved in sport and is currently a trustee of the Professional Footballers Association. He has a varied client profile which includes athletes, managers, coaches, and sporting directors, as well as high net worth business owners and trusts.
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.
Andrew joined ProSport in 2014, having graduated from the University of Manchester with a degree in Business Studies. He has achieved his Diploma in Financial Planning and is committed to achieving Chartered status.
Andrew is highly conscientious and prides himself on providing a personalised and trustworthy service when building client relationships. Outside of work, Andrew enjoys spending time with his family. He also plays tennis and is an avid golfer.
Andy has 6 years experience in financial services prior to joining ProSport, the last three years working as a Paraplanner.
Andy’s role involves assisting and supporting the planners in the delivery of compliant new business and ongoing services to clients, reviewing client investment portfolios, risk analysis, and report writing. Andy really enjoys the interaction with the clients.
Andy’s ongoing goal is to continue to develop professionally, gain further experience and achieve high levels of technical knowledge, whilst continuing to progress with his professional exams.
Nikki joined ProSport in March 2020, bringing with her more than 16 years’ experience working within the financial services industry across a range of roles. She is delighted to have joined a team that is committed to delivering a personalised service that really adds value to all its clients.
In her spare time, Nikki can be found baking cakes and spending time with her grandchildren. She also enjoys a good Netflix binge!
Grace joined the ProSport team as its first apprentice in October 2017 and has now completed her Level 3 Financial Administration Apprenticeship with a distinction. Grace also manages the social media platforms for both ProSport and Rosebridge.
In her spare time, Grace likes keeping fit, coaching the local cheerleading team and participating in national competitions.
Natalie’s role as a Mortgage Adviser sees her thrive on the thrill of her clients buying their dream property.
Natalie has more than 20 years’ experience within the financial services environment specialising in mortgage advice. As an independent adviser, Natalie is able to use her skills to help clients navigate their way through the variety of mortgages available. Natalie is a keen and effective communicator who is focused upon identifying the needs and objectives of her clients and then using her financial acumen to find the right solution.
Claire has worked in Financial Services since 2004 in various roles, ranging from SIPP Administrator and IFA Administrator to a SIPP/SSAS Client Relationship Manager. Claire recently joined ProSport and plans a long career with the team.
Claire’s hobbies include walking her Staffordshire Bull Terrier, Max, and anything motorsports, from Formula One to British Superbikes and MotoGP.
Chris has two years’ experience in the profession and is currently working towards his diploma.
Chris’ role involves providing support to the advisers adding value to our clients. Day to day, he can be processing new business, monitoring and assessing suitability of client portfolios, risk, cashflow and benchmark analysis.
We hold one of the industry’s top accolades: Chartered status.
This signifies our commitment to achieving the highest standards of service, something that runs through every level of our organisation. Whether it's our knowledge, our behaviour or our client service, we ensure we achieve more than the minimum industry standard.
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