Design Built For Impact

Our leadership is composed of deeply connected, highly trusted professionals with decades of experience navigating the complexities of affluent family services and privately-owned enterprises.

Supporting our mission is an esteemed board of advisers - industry leaders and subject matter experts who bring unparalleled insight into wealth management, legal strategy, private investments, and legacy preservation. Their collective expertise ensures that every decision, from financial structuring to family governance, is guided by wisdom, discretion, and strategic foresight.

With an unrivaled network and an uncompromising commitment to confidentiality, we anticipate needs before they arise, streamline the complexities of wealth stewardship, and safeguard the continuity of your legacy.

Leadership

Jim Smith

Chairman | Managing Partner

Jim brings over three decades of experience advising business leaders, entrepreneurs, and investors on complex legal, financial and strategic matters.

Rebecca Hurst

Vice Chair | Managing Partner

With over two decades of legal, tax, and business experience, Rebecca brings a passion for helping people with what matters most - their family and their businesses.

Graham Cobb

Managing Partner

Graham is a nationally recognized chamber executive and community development strategist known for leading transformative initiatives in both Little Rock and Bentonville, Arkansas.

Kristin Baldwin

Managing Partner

Kristin brings more than 20 years of experience in executive leadership, operational strategy, and organizational development.

Chase PRIEST

President | Managing Partner

Emeraude Retail Partners

Chase brings more than 15 years of experience leading growth and innovation across the retail industry. At Emeraude Retail Partners, he helps brands navigate retail and build strategies for lasting growth.

Jim Smith

Chairman

Jim brings over three decades of experience advising business leaders, entrepreneurs, and investors on complex legal, financial and strategic matters.

Rebecca Hurst

Vice Chair

With over two decades of legal, tax, and business experience, Rebecca brings a passion for helping people with what matters most – their family and their businesses.

Graham Cobb

Managing Partner

Graham Cobb is a nationally recognized chamber executive and community development strategist known for leading transformative initiatives in both Little Rock and Bentonville, Arkansas.

Kristin Baldwin

Managing Partner

Kristin brings more than 20 years of experience in executive leadership, operational strategy, and organizational development.

Chase Priest

President | Managing Partner

Strategic Advisory board

Emeraude is grounded in deep-rooted relationships and built in proximity to one of the most connected business communities in the world. Our Board of Strategic Advisors brings elite experience from the C-suite, capital markets, digital innovation, venture capital and private equity, family offices and global philanthropy, paired with the humility and generosity that define Northwest Arkansas. These are self-made leaders with global credentials, reputations and local ties, trusted voices we call and engage, not just quote.

It’s talent plus trust, access plus insight, that’s the Emeraude advantage.