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GIYA Institute

GIYA Fellows

Guiding Advisors. Protecting Legacies. A collaborative platform — built to develop Fellows who contribute expertise so GIYA grows beyond any single mentor.

Institute flywheel

1 Nilo · Founding Mentor

2 Builds GIYA

3 Develops Fellows

4 Fellows contribute

5 GIYA becomes a platform

Knowledge ecosystem

Founding Mentor · Fellows · Contributors · Community

Founding Mentor

Chief Mentor · Founder · Lead resource

GIYA Fellows

Experienced practitioners by discipline

Contributors

Articles · cases · research · templates

Community

Members · learners · future Fellows

Fellow roster

Discipline Fellows lead learning and case work in their domain. Additional Fellows are opening as the institute grows.

Chief Mentor · Live

Nilo B. Matunog

GIYA Fellow — Business Insurance

PFA · RFP · Wealth & Estate Planner

Founder of GIYA and lead resource for Keyman, buy-sell, succession, and executive benefits practice.

Keyman Resource Center →
Opening soon

Maria Santos

GIYA Fellow — Estate Conservation

Opening soon

Juan Reyes

GIYA Fellow — Wealth Management

Opening soon

Carlo Dizon

GIYA Fellow — Health Planning

Opening soon

Fellow — Practice Building

Advisory practice growth & leadership

Opening soon

Fellow — Succession Planning

Ownership transition & continuity

Certification path

Aspire to Fellow status through learning, practice, and contribution — not checkout alone.

1

GIYA Certified Advisor

Readiness assessment · community · foundational learning.

Take assessment →
2

GIYA Professional Advisor

Professional membership · master class · resource depth.

View Professional →
3

GIYA Legacy Consultant

Complete Master Class academies · advanced case recognition.

Explore academies →
4

GIYA Fellow

Earned designation · application & recognition — not a subscription

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