Christina Podoll

ChristinaRaised on a Wisconsin dairy farm, Christina has been active in marketing and sales her whole life.  Whether showing a prize heifer or her insurance background, she loves to help people find solutions to their challenges.  She attended the University of Stevens Point with a music education and trumpet performance major before joining Combined Insurance, a subsidiary of Aon, where she trained and supervised a 10 person sales team.  Along the way, she designed and implemented in the Fox Valley area an innovative, successful group method to teach small children piano playing fundamentals.

At Holt-Smith Advisors, Christina is a key contact for individuals and institutions.  Her creativity and people skills complement the analytical side of the investment business.  This allows her to break down complex investment processes, ensuring investors have a clear understanding of our approach.  Along with her business development responsibilities, she represents the firm to the national institutional and consultant marketplace.

Christina is a member of Madison South Rotary. She is a “Big Sister” volunteer with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Dane County and volunteers her expertise to the Madison based A Fund for Women, assisting with their marketing efforts.  She has been involved with training others in increasing their sales efforts as well as speaking on topics regarding women and investing.

When not dashing off to a networking event, Christina spends quality time with her friends, family and chocolate lab, Biff.  She also enjoys golf, music, piano playing and reading.