Buffalo Wealth Management

William R Hayes

Founder & Wealth Management Advisor|CFP®, CLU®, ChFC®, RICP®

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1711 Crescent Pointe Pkwy, College Station, TX 77845

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Will is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional in College Station, TX and is the Founder of Buffalo Wealth Management. He resides in College Station full-time with his wife Allison and three daughters. Will is a graduate of Georgia Southwestern State University where he studied Business Management and played on the Men's Tennis Team.

Will has a passion for working with Business Owners and families approaching Retirement and has chosen to focus on helping them create and implement a Financial Plan, to give them peace of mind and live life by design. As a business owner himself, he understands the definition of financial security varies from business to business as well as from person to person. That's why he strives to truly understand his clients and works hard to build impactful long term relationships.

Will's ability to gain deep understandings of his client's needs is what allows him to uncover solutions that are just as unique as they are. His knowledge and integrity provide clients with the security needed to focus on that which is most important to them, which is their family and their business.

Will holds the Chartered Financial Consultant™ (ChFC) and Chartered Life Underwriter™ (CLU) designations through The American College of Financial Services.

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Josh W. Pownall

CFP®, ChFC®, CLU®, MBA, QPFC

Director of Investments and Planning

979-846-3100

Josh Pownall joined the Buffalo Wealth Team after serving as a Financial Representative in the College Station Northwestern Mutual office. Josh has worked with clients around the great State of Texas, primarily assisting individual clients and small business owners by developing holistic, integrated wealth planning strategies. Josh is licensed under FINRA (Series 7 and 63).

Josh is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ Professional and holds the Chartered Financial Consultant™ and Chartered Life Underwriter™ designations.

Josh attended the University of Mary Hardin Baylor, where he earned his Bachelor of Science in Sport Management and his Master’s in Business Administration. A former collegiate athlete, Josh is an avid outdoorsman who is active in the local sports leagues, enjoys playing tennis with his wife, Yvonne, and is currently in pursuit of the single-digit handicap in golf.

Leslie Stewart

Director of Client Services

979-846-3100

Leslie Stewart joined Buffalo Wealth as the Director of Client Services in 2022. Prior to joining Buffalo Wealth' team, Leslie was an Account Executive at Lockton Dunning Benefits and the HR/Accounting Manager at HBK, an Investment Management firm in Dallas, Texas. Leslie is passionate about developing trusted relationships and ensuring we deliver a distinctive client experience through their financial journey.

Leslie is originally from Washington, Texas and graduated from Brenham High School. She attended The University of Texas at Austin, where she earned her Bachelor’s in Business Administration and Master’s in Professional Accounting. After spending 15 years in Dallas, her family relocated to BCS in 2020 to be closer to family and raise their children in a wonderful community.

Leslie and her husband, Barclay, have two children and enjoy attending sporting events, listening to live music, playing outside with the kids, traveling, and spending quality time with friends and family!