Financial guidance built on integrity, education, and family values — helping individuals, families, and business owners protect what matters most and move forward with confidence.
MHM Financial Partners was built by three professionals who set out to raise the standard for financial guidance — more education, more transparency, and more genuine care in every conversation.
MHM was founded on a simple belief: people deserve financial guidance built on trust, integrity, and genuine care — not pressure, confusion, or sales tactics.
The partners met earlier in their careers and shared a frustration with an industry that too often put sales over service and transactions over relationships. So they built something different — a firm where every recommendation begins with education and every relationship is built on trust.
Transparent conversations and honest recommendations — every time.
Clear explanations in plain language, before any decision is made.
Plans built around your life, your values, and the people you love.
Every client arrives with different questions. These pathways organize the conversation around protection, income, growth, and legacy — before any recommendation is made.
Life insurance, living benefits, income protection, and planning for the unexpected.
Start a protection reviewRetirement income strategy, annuity education, tax-aware conversations, and long-term confidence.
Discuss retirement goalsDebt strategy, accumulation planning, infinite banking education, and frameworks for the future.
Explore wealth strategiesBeneficiary reviews, estate coordination, asset protection, and planning for future generations.
Meet the partnersWe don’t believe families should feel pressured, confused, or rushed. Our role is to educate, clarify, and help you build a strategy around your life and long-term goals.
Transparent conversations, honest recommendations, and guidance built around lasting relationships.
Clear explanations that help you understand your options before choosing a path forward.
Strategies designed to protect loved ones, preserve income, and create opportunities for the next generation.
Continued support as life changes, priorities shift, and new planning decisions arise.
Layne, Mike, and Carmella lead MHM Financial Partners with a shared commitment to integrity, education, and client-first service.
Co-Founder27+ years in financial and lending, including seven in branch leadership. A relationship-driven advisor who begins with listening and centers on trust and genuine care.
Co-FounderA former law-enforcement officer and public-safety instructor whose career is defined by service and leadership. Focused on preparation, protection, and long-term family security.
Co-FounderPassionate about financial literacy after her own experience with hardship. Works with families across multiple states and loves helping clients break debt cycles and build tax-efficient frameworks.
Alex Buell is a dual citizen of Mexico and the United States who splits his time equally between Arizona and Mexico. A huge fan of sports in general, Alex brings energy, discipline, and a people-first perspective to his work.
Over the last year, Alex has been perfecting his craft in the insurance world and is driven by a sincere desire to make a positive impact in his community. He is passionate about providing sound financial education and introducing families to better opportunities for the future.
Malin White is joining MHM Financial Partners in Upstate New York. A Cornell University and University at Buffalo alumnus, Malin brings a business-minded perspective and a strong desire to help families plan for their futures.
As a dedicated student athlete who played college football, Malin knows how to work hard, stay disciplined, and dream big. He is excited to bring that same drive and commitment to helping families build stronger financial foundations.
We are thrilled to welcome Khadeeja to the team. Her professional journey has been a dynamic adventure, starting out in journalism, public relations, and marketing before she discovered her true calling in numbers, strategy, and operations. With six years of experience bridging bookkeeping, taxation, and financial operations, she is currently wrapping up her MBA with a dual focus on Accounting and Supply Chain Management. Khadeeja loves the stories that data can tell and is incredibly excited to bring her unique blend of analytical insight and communicative spark to the team’s collective goals.
When she is not diving deep into ledgers or analyzing market trends, Khadeeja can usually be found exploring her creative side. She is a passionate enthusiast of speculative cultural art, mythology, and cosmic history, and she is currently channeling that inspiration into a series of mixed media paintings. She also has a major soft spot for global football culture, so if anyone ever wants to chat about recent matches, art valuation, or the perfect shade of earthy brown, her inbox is always open. She is looking forward to collaborating, learning, and growing alongside everyone at MHM Financial.
25+ years of leadership in the consumer-goods industry. Steve helps families break the cycle of debt, build a roadmap for the future, and make their money work more efficiently — simplifying complex concepts every step of the way.
Education is central to the MHM experience. We help clients understand the purpose behind each strategy, the tradeoffs to consider, and the questions that matter before moving forward.
A practical review of protection, debt, income planning, retirement readiness, and legacy considerations — a simple way to see where you stand.
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