Andres Sandate, Founder
Endurance Strategies, LLC was founded in Atlanta in 2010 by Andres Sandate.
The platform I have created encompasses two podcasts called ATLalts and Asset Backed, an alternative investment platform called EnduranceX, and comprehensive financial advisory services offered through Gramercy Park Wealth Advisors, LLC and our affiliated broker-dealer called GPWA, LLC, Member FINRA/SIPC.
I formed Endurance Strategies, LLC in 2010 as an advisory and placement agent for emerging managers focused on raising third-party capital. Today our mission is much broader and we help educate, inform, and equip investors and market participants with knowledge and resources to seize opportunities in the alternative investment and private markets industry. Our target market is HNW individuals, independent RIAs, and family enterprises who want to utilize alternative investments and private markets solutions in their portfolios, practices, and platforms. We help in three ways: relevant content, helpful tools, and advice.
In order to advance this mission I started the ATLalts and Asset Backed podcasts to educate and inform a broader set of investors about alternative investments and private markets investing. Calling on my 20 years of experience in investment banking, capital markets, securities, asset management, and alternative investments I focus on creating awareness and understanding of often complex strategies, messages, and ideas.
EnduranceX is an alternative investments and private markets platform for accredited investors and their advisors to access some of our best thinking, solutions, and capabilities.
In 2024 I partnered with Gramercy Park Wealth Advisors, LLC, an RIA based in Nashville, TN as an investment advisor representative to build the Atlanta, GA market presence, lead the alternative investments efforts, and support clients with comprehensive wealth management solutions. We also have a fully owned broker-dealer called GPWA, LLC, Member FINRA/SIPC where I am licensed as a registered representative. My CRD is #5238027.
Previously I worked at two large financial institutions in capital markets, multiple alternative asset management firms, and two technology startups. I currently serve as President of the Southeastern Alternative Funds Association (SEAFA), am the past President of the King Springs Elementary School Foundation, am a two-time recipient of Cobb County Schools Foundation Volunteer of the Year, a current member of the Principal's Advisory Council at King Springs Elementary and Co-Founder of the King Springs Dad's Club and Griffin Guys. I am past President of the Atlanta Chapter of ALPFA, a lifetime member of the National INROADS Alumni Association (NIAA) and hold Series 7, 66, and 79 FINRA securities licenses and am Registered Financial Advisor with Gramercy Park Wealth Advisors, LLC, and GPWA, LLC, Member FINRA/SIPC.
I earned an MBA and a B.S. from The University of Kansas and am a native of Newton, Kansas. My wife Heidi (McElroy) Sandate and I have three children and we live in Smyrna, Georgia. In my free time I enjoy attending all my kids activities, coaching sports, running, and reading.