John-Mark Young is a Managing Director of Wealth Management based in the Mansfield office of Bluespring Wealth – River Valley. He helps families make wise decisions with their money by building financial plans, tax strategies, and investment portfolios around each client’s goals, season of life, and priorities. Because no two families share the same tax picture or the same hopes for the future, he thinks through every plan from scratch rather than relying on a one-size-fits-all model.
Wealth management has been John-Mark’s only career, and he has spent 20 years in the industry since starting right out of college. Before joining Whitaker-Myers Wealth Managers, he spent seven years as a relationship manager at PNC Private Bank, where he worked closely with families on complex financial decisions.
John-Mark earned a bachelor’s degree in organizational management from Campbellsville University and a master’s degree in finance from Ashland University. A lifelong learner, he has built one of the broadest credential sets in the profession around the belief that every corner of a family’s financial life deserves specialist-level depth. He is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ (CFP®) and Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC®), and recently earned the Certified Private Wealth Advisor (CPWA®) designation from the Investments & Wealth Institute, an advanced credential for serving high-net-worth families. He serves clients as a fiduciary as an Accredited Investment Fiduciary (AIF®) and Certified Kingdom Advisor (CKA®). On the tax side, he is an Enrolled Agent (EA) with the IRS and a Tax Planning Certified Professional (TPCP®). His retirement planning work is supported by the Retirement Income Certified Professional (RICP®) and Retirement Management Advisor (RMA®) designations along with the National Social Security Advisor (NSSA®) certificate, and he holds an Advanced Certificate in Blockchain & Digital Assets so he can guide clients knowledgeably in emerging asset classes. He says the two things he enjoys most about his work, helping families and solving problems, turn out to be the same thing. No two families share the same situation, so every plan has to be thought through on its own terms.
In 2026, John-Mark published his first book, Retirement Done Right: Biblical Wisdom Meets Practical Financial Planning, now available on Amazon. Written for families who want a fully integrated framework for the retirement years, the book walks through the complete journey (Social Security strategy, Medicare, tax-efficient withdrawals, charitable giving tools, and estate planning), grounded in the conviction that we are stewards of what we have been given, and that retirement done right is not just a financial achievement but a faithful response to it.
John-Mark’s work has earned national recognition. He was named to the Forbes Best-In-State Wealth Advisors list in both 2025 and 2026, and under his leadership the firm was recognized by AdvisorHub on its Top 200 Fastest Growing Advisors to Watch list in 2023 and its Top 200 RIAs to Watch list in 2024 and 2025.
Family sits at the center of John-Mark’s life outside the office. He and his wife, Megan, have three children, Bella, Nash, and Landrie. He is a member of Westwood Alliance Church and has served for more than 10 years on the Board of Directors of The Christian Children’s Home of Ohio. A self-described working snowbird, he splits his year between Ohio and Florida.