Garner has nearly 20 years of experience in accounting and finance for both public and private companies. From 2015 through 2024, Brad was the Chief Financial and Compliance Officer for Hale Partnership Capital Management, LLC (‘HPCM”), a multi-strategy investment partnership with a focus on public equity, private equity and real estate. Garner served as the Chief Financial and Principal Accounting Officer for the publicly traded HG Holdings, Inc. from 2018 through 2022. Also while at HPCM, Brad served as the CFO of Best Bar Ever, Inc., a protein bar company, where he helped lead the spin-off of non-core assets and structuring multiple rounds of venture capital investment and ultimate exit. Prior to HPCM, Brad spent nearly 10 years in public accounting at Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP in both the audit and tax practices serving public and private clients. Brad has a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Science in Accountancy from Wake Forest University. He and his wife, Emily, have three daughters.