The Importance of a Valued Workforce in the Financial Profession - Ross Mackie

This week Elena is joined by Ross Mackie, Chartered Financial Planner at Woodgate Financial Planning (part of the Chesterton House Group). We cover Ross’s professional journey plus we focus on career progression and how employers could/should support this. Ross highlights the great work that Chesterton House are doing to invest in their staff and explains how this can be even more important than customer care. A loyal, happy workforce will always go above and beyond for their clients. We cover: How Ross became the financial planner that he is today How he transitioned to financial advice from Paraplanning Virtual vs client facing How do Chesterton House help with employee career development? What financial planners should learn before facing clients The importance of treating staff and clients well  Be sure to follow financial planner life on YouTube for extra content about a career within financial Planning HIT THAT SUBSCRIBE BUTTON! below are some excellent links from our sponsor Recruit UK for any aspiring or experienced financial planners looking for new job opportunities or looking to get ahead in their career.   Financial Planning Qualifications guide https://recruitukltd.co.uk/whats-the-true-cost-of-becoming-a-financial-planner-or-paraplanner-a-definitive-guide/  2021financial planner salary guide    Financial planning Salary Guide https://recruitukltd.co.uk/recruit-uk-salary-survey-2020/  If you are an experienced financial planning candidate looking for a new job opportunity please reach out directly to [email protected] or call 07854778712 he covers all roles within the profession across the UK.   if you hold level 4 qualification and looking for an entry role into financial planning please also reach out! Financial Planner Life is sponsored by Redmill AdvanceWhether you're starting out, already qualified, or building a training academy, Redmill Advance delivers expert-led learning, exam support and CPD from Level 4 to Chartered.✅ Trusted by top UK firms👉 www.redmilladvance.com/fplBe sure to follow Financial Planner Life on YouTube for extra content about  career development within Financial Planning. Reach out to [email protected] in regards to sponsorship, partnerships, videography or podcast production. Want to appear on the Financial Planner Life podcast? Drop Sam a message.