Ron Brown
Co-Founder at Commonwealth Causes
Lexington, Kentucky, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolRon Brown is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ and entrepreneur with 10+ years helping individuals and businesses in Lexington, KY achieve retirement, estate, and succession goals. As President of R.L. Brown Wealth Management and co-founder of Athlete Essentials and Commonwealth Causes, he blends fiduciary investment advice with tax and business planning tailored for professional athletes and business owners. He started his advisory career at Wells Fargo Advisors and Keystone Financial Group, building a client-first practice that emphasizes clarity and peace of mind. Known for translating complex financial strategies into actionable plans, he runs separate boutique offerings to meet diverse client needs while maintaining regulatory rigor. A business administration graduate from Asbury University, he describes himself wryly as a “former computer-enjoyer,” hinting at a pragmatic, people-first approach rather than a technocratic one.
10 years of coding experience
Bachelor of Science (BS), Business Administration and Management, General, Bachelor of Science (BS), Business Administration and Management, General at Asbury University
Github Skills (71)
github10
google-analytics10
javascript10
git10
nodejs10
css10
graphql10
react10
nodejs-server9
gatsby9
compiler9
security9
certification9
linter9
math9
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
shoesandsocks/photo-to-markdown
Jan 2019 - Apr 2025
Takes a folder of images; builds a page with pics and forms; user input is turned into blog-ready markdown files. Also makes KMLLayers for Google Maps
Contributions:18 PRs, 46 pushes, 11 branches in 6 years 3 months
google-mapgoogle-mapsmarkdown
shoesandsocks/the-professor
Jun 2017 - Feb 2022
A Slack app offering slash commands and interactive messages to search Frinkiac and Morbotron
Contributions:11 PRs, 54 pushes, 7 branches in 4 years 8 months
slack-appslackbotslash-commands
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