Scott Garcia
President
Scott Garcia has been helping clients protect their nest eggs and plan for an abundant future for more than 30 years. The founder of Premier Estate & Income Planning was born in South St. Louis City. He attended Affton High School and received a full-ride baseball scholarship to Central Methodist College in Fayette, MO.
At an early age, Scott experienced how one of life’s curveballs can take you off course. Three weeks into baseball practice, at age 18, he was diagnosed with life-threatening cancer and told he had only three weeks to live. Luckily, his treatment worked and after two years of it, he was able to return to school. While training to requalify for his scholarship, Scott entered the financial services industry with Banker’s Life and Casualty. That was in 1986.
He enjoyed immediate success and was honored as the St. Louis Agent of the Year for six years in a row, beginning his first year. He was recruited into management for the company and remained there loyally for 17 years.
When he saw an opportunity to return to working with clients one-on-one to help them prepare for their financial futures, he founded the company that led to Premier Estate & Income Planning so he could operate independently and bring the best of all product solutions available to his clients. Over his career, he has helped more than 1,000 clients protect their financial futures.
Licensed in Missouri and Illinois, Scott truly loves helping people and changing their lives for the better.
Our Team of Strategic Partners
Andrew Victor
President, CSI Financial Services
Andrew Auchincloss Victor has been in the financial services industry for 25 years, providing counsel in the areas of Tax-efficient Income Planning, Tax-efficient Asset Planning, Wealth Transfer, Estate Planning, and Business Tax and Succession Planning.
For more than 20 years, Andrew has worked with financial advisors to present their clients, clients’ attorneys, and accountants with complex and comprehensive solutions through succinct yet actionable guidance.
Andrew’s consultative approach helps clients explore areas of opportunity in their financial plan to reduce or even eliminate unnecessary taxation. He’s created a proprietary wealth development and management model which has helped hundreds of clients secure a solid financial plan while going through the process of ‘Divorcing the IRS’.
Andrew graduated from Harvard in 1993 with a bachelor’s degree in Government with a focus on Economics. Andrew and his wife Sarah have two sons, Jacob and Jack, and enjoy playing golf and tennis.
Greg Crawford
CEO, TEP
Greg is a globally recognized leader in the Nevada trust industry. Prior to founding Crawford Trust Company, Greg spent nearly two decades leading a trust company in Reno, Nevada. He carries over two decades of experience working with lawyers, advisors, and institutions implementing estate and asset protection plans for multi-generational American and international families.
Greg is a regular speaker on the benefits and advantages of Nevada trust situs at American law schools and international estate planning conferences. Publications such as The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and The Financial Times of London regularly quote Greg. Additionally, Greg has appeared as an on-air expert on CNBC, Bloomberg Television, and ABC World News Tonight.
A native of Menlo Park, California, Greg is a TEP and holds a B.A. from the University of California, Davis, and an M.H.A. from the University of Minnesota.
Scott Johnson
Tax Mitigation Specialist
Scott has spent 39 years in financial services helping professionals create more efficient, balanced lives. After roles at firms like E.F. Hutton and in areas ranging from real estate to hedge funds, his passion led him to focus on serving CPAs. He co-founded Financial Resource Network to help professionals reduce overwhelm and prioritize what matters most—family, faith, and community. Rather than work with hundreds of clients, Scott partners closely with a select few to make a lasting impact. A devoted husband and father of three, he lives what he teaches—being present for life’s most important moments.