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Cole Smith

Cole Smith

Financial Advisor

865-470-8444

865-769-6463

chsmith@rwbaird.com

Cole is a financial advisor with The Golliher Collins Group. He brings a strong combination of passion, discipline, and analytical experience to the families and individuals he serves. Cole takes a planning‑first approach, working closely with clients to understand their goals, concerns, and long‑term vision. By focusing on clarity and communication, he helps create comprehensive and approachable financial strategies designed to evolve alongside each stage of life. Cole is committed to upholding the team’s core values of integrity, quality, trust and always putting clients first.

A Knoxville native, Cole attended Christian Academy of Knoxville before graduating from Princeton University, where he studied Economics and served as the starting quarterback and a captain of the 2021–2022 Ivy League Championship football team. After college, he began his career in New York City, spending three years as a banker covering financial institutions before returning home to Knoxville with his wife in 2025. Outside of work, Cole is passionate about his faith and enjoys spending time with friends and family, playing sports, listening to music, and being outdoors.

Cole holds his Series 7 and Series 66 Licenses.