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Building The Billion Dollar Business — 105 episodes

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Building an Advisory Firm That Senses and Adapts Like an Octopus Organization

2

How Better Performance Reviews Drive Better Outcomes

3

What Kind of Firm Are You Building in a World Where Intelligence Is No Longer Scarce?

4

Letting Go Without Losing Control Through Internal Transfers of Trust

5

Why the Best Next Generation Advisors Build Followership Not Just Competence

6

The Producer vs Builder Conflict That Quietly Destroys Advisory Firm Partnerships

7

The 3-Part AI Roadmap for Financial Advisors

8

Project Management Is Soul-Sucking Until You Understand What It Actually Does

9

Next Generation Leaders and the Passage to Partnership

10

How Great Leaders Invest Their Time

11

That’s Not Growth —That’s Gravity

12

The Six Ways to Fuel Organic Growth

13

Ten Missteps That Keep Advisory Teams from Growing Intentionally

14

The Power of White Space in Leadership

15

Why Leadership Bench Strength Determines an RIA’s Future

16

Advisor Movement Data Reveals a Retention Crisis in Wealth Management

17

Who Taught You That? The Power of Training in High-Performing Firms

18

Designing Client Confidence Beyond the Advisor Through the Transfers of Trust

19

The Five-Part Kickoff Meeting Framework Used by High-Performing Advisory Teams

20

How to Grow in 2026 Without Losing the Team That Got You Here

21

A Year End Leadership Reflection for Financial Advisors Building an Enduring Wealth Management Firm

22

A Sorkin-Style Approach to Strategy and Execution for Financial Advisors

23

Level Up Your Advisory Team

24

Offboarding with Integrity

25

Gratitude As Strategy

26

The Accidental Owner’s Roadmap to Building a Lasting Firm

27

How Strategic Planning Turns Organic Growth Into Sustainable Success

28

5 Strategic Moves to Finish 2025 Strong and Start 2026 Stronger

29

Build Your Compensation Philosophy Before Talking About Bonuses

30

Playing Your Part When Leadership Changes

31

Winning the Advisor Talent War

32

Stop Undervaluing Your Firm

33

The 5-Part Marketing Review Every Advisory Firm Needs to Stay Relevant and Grow

34

How Top Financial Advisors Scale Growth Through Strategic Lead Generation

35

The Rule of 40 as Your CEO Scorecard for Real Growth

36

How Elite RIAs Scale Through Smart Capital Allocation

37

Building Enterprise Value Through Strategic Client Selection

38

The Silver Tsunami

39

Why Client Engagement Is the New Growth Strategy for Advisory Firms

40

The Hidden Cost of Haphazard Growth in Advisory Firms

41

What’s Your Stock Worth?

42

Summer Retreats That Build Culture, Capacity, and Vision

43

The Valuation Trap

44

What Mark Twain Can Teach Financial Advisors About Client Acquisition

45

5 Steps for Financial Advisors to Identify Their Ideal Client Type

46

8 Essential Qualities of Successful Next Generation Leaders

47

Patriotism in the Work We Choose to Do

48

Mentorship with an Expiration Date

49

How Performative Opportunities Unlock Leadership Readiness in Advisory Firms

50

Facilitating the Future of Wealth Management with Technology, Talent, and Integration

51

Setting the Right Growth Pace by Balancing Ambition and Stability in Financial Advisory Firms

52

Retaining Top-Tier Advisors Through Career Pathing and Compensation

53

Gratitude in Action

54

The Modern Advisory Firm Playbook

55

Scaling Smart in Revolutionary Times feat. Matt Barthel of Barron's

56

The Growth Trap

57

The Complexity Capacity Gap

58

Do You Know Your True Value?

59

Calculating Your Client Acquisition Costs

60

The Best Defense Is A Good Offense During Market Volatility

61

12 Considerations for Building an Enduring Firm

62

A Fiduciary Perspective on Organic Growth in a Legacy-Driven Firm

63

The Proven Blueprint for Building Advisory Career Paths

64

Tackling Partner Challenges with a COO’s 5-Step Playbook for Success

65

The Intentional Growth Playbook for Financial Advisors

66

4 Team Communication Steps to Build Trust and a Collaborative Culture

67

3 More Creative Ways for Financial Advisors to Find New Clients

68

Making Your Mission Statement Mean Something Powerful

69

Ten Crucial Conversations for Client Reviews

70

Before Taking Any M&A Action, Make Sure To Know Your ‘Why’

71

The Blueprint for High-Performing Teams

72

The Paradox of Choice

73

Begin the Year with a 20-Year Perspective

74

Hold On! Strategies to stem the outflow of assets as they transition to the next generation

75

The Secret Sauce of Great Leaders

76

Transfers of Trust

77

Wishing You a Joyful Holiday & Peace in the New Year

78

Turning Failures into Fuel for Future Planning

79

When’s the Right Time to Hire a CEO?

80

Unlocking Hidden Opportunities

81

Gobble Gobble! Gratitude! 🦃

82

Should You Stay or Step Aside? When Founders Face the CEO Dilemma

83

The Talent Management Epidemic in Financial Services

84

Schwab’s 2024 RIA Benchmarking Study

85

The Multi-Tactic Marketing Approach

86

6 Key Insights from Fidelity's 2024 RIA Benchmarking Study

87

How Mission, Vision, & Values Impact Your Bottom Line

88

Ditch the Pitch

89

6 Critical M&A Insights from Billion-Dollar Wealth Managers

90

Beyond the 12-4-2

91

The Stockdale Paradox

92

5 Steps for Prospecting Small Business Owners

93

Get Out and Vote

94

Unleashing Organic Growth

95

8 Essential Qualities for Identifying NextGen Producing Partners

96

9 Ways to Leverage the Pygmalion Effect

97

8 Benefits of a Five-Year Strategic Plan for Your Business

98

The RIA Growth Illusion

99

5 Strategies to Gamify Your Next-Generation Path to Partnership

100

7 Powerful Reasons to Formalize Your Advisory Board

101

6 Key Drivers to Designing Effective Compensation Programs for Future Leaders

102

Career Pathing & Team Incentives

103

7 Essential Metrics for Your CEO Scorecard

104

9 Trends That Will Impact the Future of Your Firm

105

7 Steps to Building Your ‘Firm of Dreams’