Barry E. Wirt, Jr.

I was born and raised in Roanoke and was lucky enough to come from a very large, close-knit family. Growing up I started to realize how great a value living in Roanoke is compared to other cities. I was graduated from the University of Virginia in May 2007 and chose to come back to Roanoke. I received job offers in other cities but had long ago decided that Roanoke was where I wanted to start out.

Although I did not end up working for a company based out of Roanoke, I decided to start an office in Roanoke. Working for Advanced Planning Services has given me the chance to start a regional office in Roanoke instead of Richmond or elsewhere. In fact, our company is just a couple of spots ahead of another Roanoke company, Atlantic Credit and Finance, in Inc. Magazine’s top 500 fastest growing private companies list! I also recently joined the golf committee for the National Kidney Foundation tournament held at Ashley Plantation. Coming back to Roanoke was definitely a great decision!

Having always loved downtown, I recently purchased a condo at The Candy Factory on Salem Avenue. Downtown is becoming so much better than I had heard it described when I was a child. With exciting new restaurants and bars opening, I have no fear that when entertaining out of town clients there will be no shortage of things to do. With the good friends I have that chosen to stay and start something in Roanoke, and with the unbelievable golf community I have grown up in, I know that I will have no shortage of friends or fun in the years to come with the good friends I have that chose to stay.

• Barry’s Career: Mid-Atlantic Brokerage Director, APS, Inc
• Barry’s Hometown: Roanoke, VA