Dave graduated from Southeastern Oklahoma State University in 1995 with a Bachelor of Science degree and had a series of sales and management jobs that eventually lead him to start work in the Financial Services field in 2005 with Edward Jones. After about 5 years with Edward Jones, he joined Landmark Bank as a financial advisor for 7 1/2 years and cleared through broker dealers, Cetera and Raymond James. On March 21, 2017, Dave left the bank to start his own business as a Financial Advisor with LPL Financial Services. The business that Dave started was Premier Investment Advisors which quickly became a partnership with Teresa Adams. That business has now merged with Gaddis & Gaddis,