Gean Martin, CLU®, AEP

Gean is the founder of Martin Financial Group and a Principal at M3 Advisors. He has been instrumental in the strategic growth of the Martin enterprises, guiding our path with a steady hand.

Gean specializes in helping clients preserve their wealth and transfer it to successive generations. In that role, he counsels individuals and families regarding federal, state, estate, gift and generation-skipping transfer tax issues, and the development of complex estate plans.

His 40+ years of experience include counseling families and businesses regarding a broad range of trust and estate areas as well as general corporate matters. These include sophisticated estate planning, the administration of estates and trusts, closely-held business counseling, business succession planning, and the structuring of business entities.

Tony Martin, MBA, MTax, CFP®

Tony is a Principal at M3 Advisors and Martin Financial Group. He is primarily responsible for the creation and implementation of our clients’ strategic plans for both firms. He is a frequent speaker and lecturer who enjoys sharing with a wide variety of audiences.

Tony specializes in helping business owners integrate the tax and financial aspects of their business with their personal financial needs. He accomplishes the integration by applying his background in taxation, finance, risk management and corporate structuring to assist business owners and their advisors with sophisticated estate planning, closely-held business counseling, business succession planning, structuring of business entities, and the acquisition and sale of business interests.

Tony is a board member of UGA Terry College of Business Alumni Board, Junior Achievement of Savannah and the Georgia Chapter of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. He graduated from Rhodes College with a degree in Business Administration before obtaining a MBA from the University of Georgia and a Masters of Taxation from the University of Tulsa. Tony and his wife, Holly, have two sons.

Todd Martin, CLU®, ChFC®, AEP®

Todd is a Principal at M3 Advisors and Martin Financial Group. He is primarily responsible for helping clients preserve their wealth and create income distribution strategies to meet their long term needs and goals.

As a specialist in product placement and evaluation, he has developed a unique process for managing, monitoring, and evaluating insurance policies after they have been put in place. Todd is a frequent author with published articles on a number of topics, including family business continuity, succession planning, life insurance selection and management, annuities and guaranteed income streams.

He is a graduate of Leadership Savannah and is a Board Member for The National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force. Todd graduated from the University of Georgia with a degree in Risk Management and Insurance. He and his wife, Lauren, have two children.

Gretchen Speerstra

Gretchen Speerstra joined the team in October 2012 and manages the corporate office for M3 Advisors and Martin Financial Group in Savannah. She brings many years of client relations experience to our team. Her dedication to the firm and in helping clients is apparent in everything she does. Ms. Speerstra has over 20 years of experience working in various roles as team leader, supervisor and manager. Gretchen was awarded as the National Call Center Manager in 2008 by the SCAMA (Society of Classified Advertising Managers of America). She is also a Georgia Notary Public.

Gretchen moved to Savannah in 1996 but is originally from Montana and tries to get back home to her roots at least once a year. In her spare time, she enjoys being surrounded by family, her sweet pets (Mella, Abby and Charlie) as well as many friends both near and far. Gretchen has one son, Dane, who attends Calvary Day School and is very active in various programs as well as JV and Varsity Football. She also enjoys traveling, going to music concerts and experiencing local restaurants and entertainment.