Meet the Team

Samuel Granett

Chairman

Sam is the Founder of NorthView Advisors and is responsible for the overall business strategy of the firm. He is a seasoned Executive with skills in strategic planning and policy implementation.

With over 30 years of experience, he has worked at all levels of executive management.

While serving in the military, Sam received the Silver Star and Bronze Star for Valor. He holds degrees from the United States Military Academy and Harvard Business School.

Sam holds securities licenses Series 7, 24, 53, 63, and 65.

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Sam holds securities licenses 7, 24, 63, and 65.Sam holds industry licenses 7, 24, 63, and 65.

JT Schroeder

Managing Director

JT has nearly 15 years of experience in sourcing debt and equity financings and sell-/buy-side M&A for lower middle-market companies. He leads NorthView’s underwriting and deal team efforts designing and executing financing solutions for company clients in order to maximize value.

JT has arranged over $1 billion of debt and equity financings over his career. He has also acted in an advisory capacity on behalf of lenders during bankruptcies, reorganizations, and other restructurings.

He merged Northpoint Capital Advisors, an investment banking boutique he founded in 2010, with NorthView in 2018. Prior to founding Northpoint, JT worked in Zurich, Switzerland for a boutique investment banking firm and multi-strategy hedge fund focused on structuring privately negotiated investments in energy, metals and mining, and other commodity-based businesses. He is an active member of the Association for Corporate Growth (ACG), Turnaround Management Association (TMA), and Commercial Finance Association (CFA) as well as other industry organizations. 

He received his BA in Finance and International Business from Stetson University, and holds industry licenses Series 7, 66, and 79.

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Paul Gorski

Managing Director – Originations

Paul has over 15 years of experience identifying, analyzing, investing in, and sourcing both debt and equity for lower middle market private and small cap public companies. Paul leads Northview’s origination and business development efforts.

Paul’s experience includes investing in public companies as a former principal hedge fund manager as well as raising capital in an investment banking capacity for private companies. He has raised over $800M in total financings for companies around the globe. He has experience raising capital from bank and non-bank lenders, hedge funds, private equity, single and multi family offices, private and public pensions, insurance companies, endowments, foundations, commodity firms, and high net worth individuals. He has also raised capital for a number of hybrid funds. 

He is an active member of the Association of Corporate Growth (ACG), National Association of Pipe Distributors (NAPD), National Association of Electrical Distributors (NAED), Copper Council, The Secured Finance Network (formerly the Commercial Finance Association), and a number of other local and national organizations.

Paul received a BA in Management from Georgia Southern University and holds industry licenses Series 63 and 82. 

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John Lindquist

Operations / Compliance Director

John heads up our firm’s Compliance and Operations. He has abroad compliance and operations background in both large and small company environments, providing a unique perspective in the practicalities of maintaining a strong, healthy and compliant organization.

John began his career in the securities industry working on Wall Street and is fully licensed as a broker, advisor, investment banking principal and supervisor. John has additional training from the NY Institute of Finance and holds a degree in Finance from Iona College.

John holds industry licenses Series 3, 4, 7, 8, 24, 27, 53, 63, 65, and 79.

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Aubrey Ethridge

Director – Business Development

Aubrey Ethridge is a Director with Northview Advisors. His responsibilities include sourcing and evaluating investment opportunities, as well as supporting the transaction process.

Prior to joining Northview Advisors, Aubrey worked as an operator at Fouts Bros., a specialty and commercial vehicle manufacturer, for over five years. With Fouts Bros., Aubrey served as both a Fleet Sales Manager and subsequently Director of Operations. Through these roles, Aubrey gained valuable experience in creating and capturing value while faced with a dynamic and highly competitive market.

Aubrey received his MBA from the Scheller College of Business at Georgia Tech, and his undergraduate degree in Accounting from Georgia College & State University. While pursuing his undergraduate degree, Aubrey was an active leader within the student body. Aubrey served as President of his social fraternity, Treasurer of the student body, and received recognition in “Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges” during his senior year.

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Robb Herzfeld

Director – Business Development

Robb has twenty years-experience delivering business development and marketing solutions as a leader in the consumer products industry, working for Procter & Gamble and Georgia-Pacific. He spent an additional four years as a financial advisor in the sports industry and is the founder of Altitude 50 LLC, a marketing strategy and business consulting firm.

Robb attended the University of Virginia and its undergraduate business school in Charlottesville, VA. There he earned his Bachelor of Science in Commerce (BSC) with a double major in Marketing & Management. He also attended Emory University and its graduate business school in Atlanta, GA where he received his Master of Business Administration (MBA) with a major in Marketing & a minor in Finance.

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