Exhibit 31.1

           CERTIFICATION PURSUANT  TO SECTION 302
              OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

     I, William R. Parker, certify that:

     1.   I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-KSB of
          Epic Financial Corporation;

     2.   Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any
          untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a
          material fact necessary to make the statements made, in
          light of the circumstances under which such statements were
          made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by
          this report;

     3.   Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and
          other financial information included in this report, fairly
          present in all material respects the financial condition,
          results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as
          of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

     4.   The registrant's other certifying officer and I are
          responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure
          controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules
          13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and have:

          (a)    Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or
             caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be
             designed under our supervision, to ensure that material
             information relating to the registrant, including its
             consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others
             within those entities, particularly during the period in
             which this report is being prepared;

          (b)    Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's
             disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this
             report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the
             disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the
             period covered by this report based on such evaluation;
             and

          (c)    Disclosed in this report any change in the
             registrant's internal control over financial reporting
             that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal
             quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably
             likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal
             control over financial reporting; and

     5.   The registrant's other certifying officer and I have
          disclosed, based upon our most recent evaluation of internal
          control over financial reporting, to the registrant's
          auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board
          of directors (or persons performing the equivalent
          functions):

          (a)    All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses
             in the design or operation of internal controls over
             financial reporting  which are reasonably likely to
             adversely affect the registrant's ability to record,
             process, summarize and report financial information; and

          (b)    Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves
             management or other employees who have a significant role
             in the registrant's internal controls.

     Date:  February 13, 2004.


                              By: /s/ William R. Parker
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                                  William R. Parker
                                  President
                                  and Chief Executive Officer