Coleman Trillow and Associates
Weslee Trillow
Financial Advisor and Co-Founder|CFP®, CLU®, ChFC®
Our Dedicated Team Working For You
Whether you are a rising young professional or nearing retirement, our highly-specialized team is equipped to serve you to and through retirement. You can rest assured that we’ll be by your side when you start a family, launch a business, or settle down after decades of hard work, whether that’s in five or fifty years.

Emanuel Ayo Coleman
RICP®
Co-Founder and Financial Advisor
Growing up in Oberlin, Ohio, Ayo obtained his degree in Corporate Communications from Cleveland State University. Coupled with his outgoing and welcoming personality, Northwestern Mutual was a perfect fit. He has been in the business since 2016, learning and growing exponentially throughout the years. He thrives when working with motivated young professionals, encouraging them to identify their definition of financial security. As an advisor, he aims to provide high-level financial planning to ensure his clients are well-prepared for their future, while also living in the present.
Along with his professional goals, Ayo has a lot of personal goals that he wishes to achieve. He is an avid cook and hopes to one day have his own vegetable farm, granting him access to the freshest of ingredients. He plans to travel the world, having already been to 40 countries. He currently has one Greyhound named after his favorite city, Cleveland, but hopes to grow his fur family in the near future.

Josh Liberati
Financial Advisor
Josh graduated from Baldwin Wallace in 2020 with a bachelor’s degree in Finance. Joining Northwestern Mutual as an intern in 2020, he quickly found his purpose by helping others through financial planning. Working primarily with individuals and families with fast-paced lifestyles, he strives to guide them to achieve financial independence through designed planning. He is grateful for finding Wes and Ayo, who share the same passion and vision that he does. Also acting as a college mentor, he welcomes and guides interns that come and go through the program. Josh is very passionate about this role as he hopes to change the lives of young professionals.
Josh spends most of his spare time with his wife, Ana, and their Goldendoodle, Duke. Traveling and taking Duke on walks around Downtown are some of their favorite past times. If he isn’t at the office, you can typically find him on a golf course (searching for his golf ball), or at home reading a good book.

Adam J Brindza
CFP®, CLU®, ChFC®, CASL®, RICP®
Financial Advisor
Adam grew up in the West Park area of Cleveland and began his career with Northwestern Mutual while a senior at John Carroll University. Adam is a lifelong learner and holds 6 professional designations including the CFP® professional designation. Being Series 7 registered gives him the ability to work with his clients utilizing a wide variety of investment solutions when needed. Bringing 30 years of knowledge and experience to the firm, he is an extremely valuable member of our team. Adam encourages the team to improve our lives and those of our clients each day by taking the time to truly listen and never settling.
Adam and his wife, Carrie, have been married for 26 years and have 3 grown daughters, Molly, Madelyn and Grace. His greatest joy in life are his “girls” and how they inspire him to stay young and work to be the very best version of himself.

Rachael Leininger
Chief Operations Officer
Rachael grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania before she moved to Cleveland where she graduated from John Carroll University. She joined Coleman, Trillow and Associates in 2022 as the Insurance Coordinator. In 2024, she began oversight of the team's operations, ensuring everything runs smoothly and that our clients have the best experience possible.
After work, Rachael can be found reading or learning how to play new board games. She enjoys spending quality time with her family, friends, fiancé & beloved chocolate lab, Abby.

Austin C Otterbein
Director of Investments
Originally from Buffalo, New York, Austin moved to Ohio to attend John Carrol University obtaining a degree in Finance. Joining the team as an intern in 2020, he has developed into our Director of Investments. He also provides high-level service to all clients as it relates to their financial planning and investment accounts. Austin has continued to grow his education and has obtained his SIE, Series 63, and Series 7. Being the staff member that has been on the team the longest, he has watched the team grow while acting as a support system to all his co-workers.
In his spare time, Austin enjoys visiting his hometown to go skiing and showing his support to his favorite football team, the Buffalo Bills. He is an avid golfer and has yet to be beat by anyone on the team and plans to keep it that way going forward.

Nyima Coleman
Executive Assistant
Graduating from the University of Cincinnati in 2022 with a degree in Sociology, Nyima supports the team with planning and is an Administration Assistant as she works towards her dream of attending law school. She is also currently working part-time as a remote research assistant in Sociology at Dartmouth College.
Nyima enjoys using her free time to indulge in film and writing. Her favorite activities to partake in are going on long walks and spending time with her loved ones. She is very passionate about learning and aspires to get her PhD in Sociology. Nyima is known as the “ray of sunshine” of the team. Her infectious enthusiasm always brightens up the day.
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