John G. Gillespie, CEP, RFC®

Founder | CEO | Advisor

John G. Gillespie, CEP, RFC® Certified Estate Planner, Registered Financial Consultant, Founder and CEO of AFG, and author of The Power of Seven Personal Financial Disciplines. Mr. Gillespie has been a personal financial advisor since 1982. He is also the founder of Access Consulting, LLC and Carved In Stone, Inc. Mr. Gillespie received his Bachelor of Science degree from Trevecca Nazarene University, in Nashville, Tennessee. AFG is guided by Mr. Gillespie’s experience with Estate Planning, Trusts, Investments, Financial Management, and Charitable Gift Planning. Mr. Gillespie holds series 65 registration.

Active in industry and community organizations, Mr. Gillespie is a member of the National Association of Charitable Estate Counselors and the National Council of Certified Estate Planners. He is a faithful supporter of CBMC (Christian Business Men’s Connection), and serves on the boards of Stand in the Gap Ministries and the Signatry, a Global Christian Foundation. Mr. Gillespie has a son, Jason, and he and his wife, Celeste Gillespie, of 43 years have two beautiful daughters, Candace and Lauren. The Gillespies are the proud grandparents of three precious granddaughters, Rielyn, Kennedy, and Larkyn, as well as a handsome grandson, Karter. Mr. Gillespie is a private pilot and flies a Cirrus SR22T-G6. He is a confessed bass fishing fanatic.