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Financial Planner Life Podcast — 274 episodes

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I left St James's Place for an IFA and Instantly Regretted it!

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Are these the Best Paid Jobs and Benefits in Financial Planning? Frazer James, The best should be paid more!!!!

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The Truth About Selling an International Financial Planning Business

4

Are These AI Agents for Financial Planners the best in 2026?

5

Inside Titan Wealth: James Kaberry & Andrew Fearon on Consolidation, Private Equity and the Future of Financial Advice

6

Building a Financial Planning Career in Public: Lessons, Risks & Opportunities

7

From Rugby Player to Financial Adviser: How Titan Wealth’s Sports Academy Supports Career Change

8

Employed Financial Planner Academy - The Openwork & Redmill Advance Partnership

9

A Financial Adviser Built AI That Replaced His Job for £149 a Month

10

Investment Banker to Self Employed IFA - Caroline Laudren

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Building An International Financial Advice Powerhouse - Titan Wealth International

12

How A Paraplanner Became A Financial Planner At Titan Wealth

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Redmill Advance: Raising Standards in Financial Planning Education & Qualifications

14

42-Year Legacy, Startup Energy: Reinventing a Family Advice Firm

15

How A Career Pivot At 45 Built A Purpose-Led Financial Planning Practice

16

From 17 Clients to £500M+ AUM: How Marc Norris Built a Thriving Financial Planning Firm

17

How A 20% Pay Cut Became A Career Breakthrough In Wealth Management

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Life as a Hyper Local Female Financial Planner in Bishop’s Stortford

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How to Build a Referral-Driven Financial Planning Business with Rosie Hooper

20

He Built 40 Clients in a Library. Now He Manages £58M AUM

21

From the Trading Floor To Financial Planner with £70 Million AUM

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Active vs Passive investing: A Pointless Debate for Financial Planners?

23

From JP Morgan to £150M AUM: - Building a Referral-Only Financial Advice Practice

24

Can 105 Financial Advisers Be Wrong? Find Out!

25

Working 3 Days a Week as a Financial Planner and Thriving!

26

Career Tips From Successful Financial Planners Part 2 - Golf Day

27

Career Tips From Successful Financial Planners Part 1 - Golf Day

28

How to pass the CII R01-RO6 exams (DipPFS) in 6 months. 2025 update!

29

85 First Client Meetings in 2 Months, Why I Love Prospecting!

30

Mortgage Adviser Explains Why She Went Self-Employed - And Will Never Go Back!

31

So, you want to be a self-employed IFA? Watch this first!

32

AI Is a Fuel, Not a Tool: Redefining Financial Advice with Saturn - Rohit Vaisha

33

I never thought someone like me could be a financial planner!

34

Restricted or IFA? What is best for my Financial Planning Career - with Wayne Griffiths from One Financial Solutions.

35

Self-Employed Chartered Financial Planner with £10M AUM, By 26 - Lawrence Bearman from Westminster Wealth Management

36

“Built a £60 million AUM Financial Planning Business After Surviving Cancer” A Foster Denovo Special

37

From Council Estate to Financial Planning TV & Social Media Influencer!

38

She left the Army and became a Financial Planner Mum, With St James's Place Academy | Katie Volker

39

Let Go or Burn Out: Jeri Williams’ Guide to Reclaiming Your Time

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He Built £12M AUM With Just LinkedIn and a Laptop - Financial Planner Success! | Aleem Nijabat

41

Why You Feel Anxious About Money (And Don’t Even Know It) - with Dennis Harhalakis

42

From ChatGPT to Chat SJP: The AI Revolution at St. James’s Place | John O'Driscoll & Wenyu Bai (SJP)

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20 Years, 450+ People: The Foster Denovo Growth Journey with Roger Brosch

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From Rejection to Chartered Financial Planner: Jay Dhaliwal's Journey

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From Recruiter to £266M Financial Planner | A Career Change That Paid Off - with Vikash Kanani

46

How Financial Planners Can Win with Marketing in 2025 | Samantha Russell

47

Paul Jackson from Invesco on Investment Strategy & Career Lessons

48

Can You Be a Financial Planner with ADHD & Dyslexia?

49

Hiring Missionaries, Not Mercenaries: How Guy Skinner Built a £1M Financial Planning Firm

50

Want to Be a Financial Planner? Here’s What You Need to Know! - with Carla Brown

51

Chris Ball: Hoxton Wealth’s Big Plans for 2025

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Performance Coaching for Financial Planners: Unlock Your Full Potential - with Tony Fields

53

Crypto, ETFs & Big Money—Why Institutions Are Moving Into Bitcoin. - With Lisa Tyshchenko

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Want to Grow as a Financial Planner? Build the Right Team Around You - with Joanna Butler

55

Father & Son in Finance: How St. James’s Place Academy Shapes Careers & Succession

56

Behind the Headlines: Neil Woodford Reflects on His Career

57

Go All In on Your Niche When Building a Financial Planning Business from Scratch - Rohit Rohela

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Switching From Mortgage Adviser to Chartered Financial Planner With Charlotte Walters

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Starting a Financial Planning Career at 50 & Writing £400k in Year 1 at Foster Denovo

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From Classroom to Client Meetings: Laura North's Journey from Teacher to Financial Planner

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From Kyrgyzstan to UK Financial Planner: Cholpon Djanuzakova - Why Mindset And Hardwork, Always Wins!

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What A Paraplanning Manager Does And How To Get Ahead In Your Paraplanner Career.

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How we built a £2.5 Billion lending business, and why we are doing it again with TAB!

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Financial Coaching: The Content Creation Gap in Financial Planning with Peter Komolafe (Conversation of Money)

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Interview with David Kneeshaw, Group Chief Executive of International Financial Group Limited (IFGL)

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How I achieved £500,000 turnover as a self employed financial planner with Foster Denovo

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Part-Time Financial Planner, Why it works for me!

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Paraplanning Disruptor - How 'Parapool' is creating a gig economy for Paraplanners! With Rebecca Livesey

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Financial Coaching vs. Financial Planning: Insights from Money Coach Alina Burlacu

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Supporting Women's Wellbeing in the Workplace: Emma Hall's Journey in Financial Planning

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Breaking the Age Bias: Investing in the Next Generation of Financial Planners with Kate Bailey and Ryan Milne

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Leadership & Perfecting Career Development Frameworks in Financial Planning - Helen Lovett - COO at Foster Denovo

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From Fitness to Finance: Tom Mangan's Journey to Becoming a Successful Young Financial Planner

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Risk Vs Reward, Career Lessons from Terry Smith CEO of Fundsmith

75

Women, Wealth and Podcasting: Tracy Brookes' Journey Through Her Financial Planning Career

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From Retail to Financial Planning: The Transformative Journey of Godfrey Asare

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From Accounting to Financial Planning: Charley Smith’s Journey to Success

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From Admin to Paraplanner to Practice Manager - Paula Guedes Inspiring Journey in Financial Planning

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Thriving in Dubai: This 22-Year-Old Financial Planner's Journey to Success - Ellie Gracie from Hoxton Wealth

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From Graduate to Chartered Financial Planner & what I do in the paraplanner club - Matt Finch

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Global Compliance in Financial Planning: Insights from Paul Tate of Hoxton Capital Management

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The Transformative Journey of a Young Financial Planner - Dylan Ellis

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Why Switching from Mortgage Advice to IFA is a good idea! With Daniel Hobbs of New Leaf

84

Life Protection, Careers and International Opportunities at Hoxton Capital with new hire Adrian Benjamin and Sam Oakes

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Financial Planning Talent Attraction and Management with Helena Bogdanovski of Foster Denovo

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Why I didn't take recruiter advice, and how I secured my first job in Financial Planning as a Financial Planner! Tom Brookes

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Unlocking Success in Global Financial Advice: Insights from Dubai with Jacob Hall of Hoxton

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Emotional Intelligence in Financial Planning with James Woodfall & Sam Oakes

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From Luxury Cars to £63m in AUM, a Financial Planning Career Pivot With Nathan Ind of St James's Place

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Building an International Financial Planning Business with $2bil AUM in 6 years! Chris Ball of Hoxton Capital Management

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Unlocking Career Growth: Sean Banks on Financial Planning, Mentorship, and Navigating Career Transitions

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Jonathon Jay - Why I joined Hoxton Capital Managment as Managing Director of UK Financial Planning - With Your Host Sam Oakes

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How I 6x My Turnover as a Financial Planner - Tom Schofield of Foster Denovo shares with Sam Oakes

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Sam Oakes Talks to Jack Dudley about his career change, from teaching to financial advice and how to get a job in financial planning.

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Change Manager Olivia Crease on Driving Growth and Innovation at Foster Denovo

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Is Self Employed The Wrong Way To Fix The Financial Adviser Gap? Rob Atherton Shares Why We Need More Employed Options For Trainee Financial Planners.

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St James's Place Adviser Academy Update 2024 - A Deep Dive Into Terms 5 & 6 with Gee Foottit

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Ceri Griffiths - Why I Work With Women Divorcing Multi Millionaire CEO's - Niche Financial Planning.

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Life’s Good - It’s The Disease That’s The Problem. Financial Education Through Personal Tragedy

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How I cold called my way to £100,000,000 AUM, emotional intelligence and financial planning training with - Paul Taylor

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Apprenticeship v University, Early Financial Planning career development at Foster Denovo with Ryan Edwards

102

What happens after the St James's Place Academy? My 3rd year as a Financial Planner - Natasha Percy-Baxter

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8 Promotions in 7 years at Foster Denovo, a Financial planning career development deep dive with Josie Freeman

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Redefining Financial Planning Through Diversity and Education with Guest Phoebe Ellis

105

Crafting a Legacy Beyond Profit: The Ethical and Community-Centric Approach of Altor Wealth Management

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Shaping the Next Generation of Financial Advisers with Expert Guidance from Matt Fowler of St James's Place

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The Power of Alignment: Culture, Values, and Growth Mindset’ with Roger Brosch, CEO of Foster Denovo

108

Exploring Gen AI's Transformative Impact on Financial Advice and Compliance - Fintech Special

109

Alan Smith from Capital Asset Managment, The Bullet Proof Financial Planner - Host of TRAP Podcast, talks Innovation and careers in Finanical Planning

110

Turning Personal Loss into Professional Growth: Guy Skinner's Journey in Life Protection and Financial Planning

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Orann Coyle – financial planning client acquisition via Instagram!

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Taking a career leap: What’s holding you back?

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Achieving your career goals in financial planning

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How to set up your own financial planning business

115

How to be the best Financial Adviser you can be

116

Paraplanners – The Engine Behind a Truly Successful Financial Planning Firm

117

Building a Financial Planning Business with Purpose

118

Pursuing Progression in Your Financial Planning Career

119

How YOU can find a job in the finanical planning profession, without the need of a recruiter!

120

LinkedIn Lead Generation for Financial Planners

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Supercharging Financial Planning Through Award Winning Administration

122

Why You Should Become a Financial Planner: Live from Changefest

123

CRMs in Financial Planning with Wealth Dynamix and Plannr

124

Growing Your Financial Planning Business Through Mental Fitness

125

How To Become A Paraplanner in Financial Planning. Financial Planner Life Academy Focus ( taken from YouTube video)

126

More Women are Needed in Wealth Management – Female Financial Planners Unite!

127

A Guide To Financial Advice Administration, Financial Planner Life Academy Focus (from YouTube)

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Building a YouTube personal brand with Financial Planner George Agan

129

The Financial Planner Life Academy

130

Transitioning from Legal to Financial Planning

131

See it, Believe it, Be it – A Financial Planners Guide to Achieving Career Goals

132

Make Sales Great Again – The Forgotten Code in Financial Planning

133

Cultivating an Attitude of Gratitude when Building an IFA Practice

134

Unleash Your Potential – Embracing Self Employment as a Financial Planner

135

Financial Planning Blueprint for Career Success with Warren Shute

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From Restricted Adviser to Independent Financial Planner

137

Insights from the Experts - Sustainable Financial Planning

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Paraplanner to Financial Adviser – No need to wait!

139

POV of a Financial Planning Company Director

140

Build Better Relationships in Financial Planning

141

Tools for Quick Success When Running Your Financial Planning Business

142

Chartered Financial Planner & Company Director at 24

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Building Career Confidence in Financial Planning

144

New Business Opportunities In Corporate Financial Advice

145

Inclusivity and Diversity in Financial Planning

146

FPL Top Tips - Financial Planning Gurus on Content Creation, Marketing & Personal Brand

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Financial Planning Career Testimonial with Rich Weatherburn

148

The Power of Podcasting and YouTube with Pete Matthew

149

Financial Planning for Communities, Not Corporates

150

Building a Personal Brand from the Ground Up

151

Invest in Yourself – Invest in Your Business

152

The Secret to Successful Management in Financial Planning

153

Building Confidence in Financial Advice

154

Mindful Wealth

155

The New World Order – Affordable Financial Planning for All

156

B Corp: Turning Your Financial Planning Business Into a Force for Good

157

How We Can Better Serve The LGBTQ+ Community

158

Finding your niche within Paraplanning

159

Building the Foundations for Success. Client Relationships and Business Development

160

Transitioning From Employed to Self-employed IFA Within the Same Company

161

Let’s Talk About Menopause and Mental Health

162

Setting up a Directly Authorised Financial Planning Firm From Scratch!

163

Networking for Financial Planners with Octo Members Founder Lee Robertson

164

Breaking the Taboo’s Within Financial Planning

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Career Accelerator For Financial Planning - Part 4 of 4

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Career Accelerator For Financial Planning - Part 3 of 4

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Career Accelerator For Financial Planning - Part 2 of 4

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Career Accelerator For Financial Planning - Part 1 of 4

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Business Management for Financial Planners - Lucy Byrom

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How Paraplanning and Financial Advice Prepared Me For A Role In Operations

171

Dave Robinson on why It's the 'Chartered IFA Way or The Highway'

172

The Kinvault From Kinherit - Revolutionising Wealth Transfer for IFAs and their Clients

173

How Powerful Networking Practices Creates the Ultimate Work Life Balance - Chris Daems

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How Habitual Self-development is Paramount for Success in Financial Planning - Hannah Whiteley

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What Financial Planners Could Learn from a Financial Coach

176

Graduate to Chartered Fellow, Emma Halls Financial Planning Journey

177

The client is the hero of this journey, the financial planner is the guide – Carl Richards

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Talk Club- The Mens Mental Fitness Movement - Gavin Thorpe

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"I was concerned that financial planning would be a sales role. I was wrong!" – Rory Albon

180

Create Your Own Mould - Joseph Obeng

181

The ultimate review of the St James's Place Financial Adviser Academy - Gee Foottit

182

Investing towards a more sustainable world - Tom Jaffrey

183

Financial wellbeing planner and avid gamer – Kris Mason

184

Clark's Financial Sparks – Bryce Clark

185

The M&G Wealth Financial Adviser Academy - Tom Hegarty

186

From Law Student to Chartered Financial Planner - Danielle Lecomber

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Sustainable Pensions - Charlotte O’Leary

188

Overcoming Limiting Beliefs to become a Financial Planner - Sara Davies

189

Your Sustainable Investment Comfort Zone - Rebecca Kowalski

190

A jargon busting approach to financial planning – Keith Boyes

191

Build trust and you’re good, no matter your age – Nick Adamthwaite

192

Can money buy you happiness? Paul Bradley

193

Female Folio, a network supporting women on their investment journey – Claire Barker

194

My first year as a financial planner - Natasha Percy Baxter

195

Financial Abuse with Michelle Hoskin - Helping you spot the signs

196

What an operational role within financial planning looks like – Laura Dean

197

Why it’s an advantage to be a young financial planner – Dan Martin

198

Good mentorship is how you make someone feel – Danielle Arnold

199

Nothing about employment worked for me - Tom Skinner

200

My biggest challenge as a woman in financial planning - Susie Laws

201

Protecting your wealth – Adrian Benjamin

202

100% of mortgage business from social media! Dan Knott

203

A Marathon a day for 100 days straight! Kate Jayden

204

A Financial Planner does NOT need to be academic – Sam Robinson

205

Using wealth management to tackle the climate and nature crisis – Yan Swiderski, the Global Returns Project

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A clear career progression path – Natalie Cooke

207

Working in Spain as a Financial Planner – Chris Burke

208

Educating the next generation through the Personal Finance Society - Robert Boland

209

Helping you to pass your R0 exams - Shannon Fox

210

Lisa Tipton – Paraplanner turned business owner

211

Mental Health Engagement with Nick Elston

212

The Future of Financial Planning - Anthony Villis

213

Financial Wellbeing with Leigh Dunkley

214

How to Teach our Children About Money with Will Rainey

215

The Paraplanner Club - Sian Davies Cole

216

A career in mortgages and being your own boss - Jon Stones

217

Becoming a Financial Planner – Ciaran Ruttledge

218

Mental health conversations within Financial Planning - Robert Stringer

219

Career swap and a fresh start in financial planning - Kate Evans

220

Lena Patel – Being a financial planner from an ethnic minority background

221

The opportunities for female financial planners - Marie Smith

222

Learning on the job rather than university - Financial Planner & MD Jasmine Lambert

223

Being a young Financial Planner in an ageing profession - Tom Hopson

224

Lead generation for Financial Planners – Nigel Borwell

225

The Foundation - Supporting Young Financial Planners Through Community

226

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

227

Standing Out From The Crowd, with Mortgage Adviser Graham Taylor

228

What is Sustainable Investing? - Clemence Chatelin

229

Building Client Trust with Divorce Financial Specialist Nikki Pipping

230

The Importance of Paraplanners – Sasha Wakefield

231

Success as a Financial Planner in the Offshore Market – Chris Ball

232

Becoming a Self-Employed Financial Planner, with James Wallis. JUST DO IT!

233

The Truth About Being a Financial Professional in Dubai, with Tyla Phillips

234

Using Apprenticeships to Grow Your Financial Planning Business, Save Money and Help The Next Generation of Financial Planners, with Carolyn Blunt

235

Finding The Perfect Niche with Financial Planner Richard Weatherburn

236

Life after sport. Transitioning from Professional Sports to Financial advice, with Davey Lewis

237

Martin Lindsey MD of Integrity Wealth Solutions on how building professional connections helped push his IFA practice forward

238

Are you a true paraplanner? females under 30 in financial planning and the power of community with Chanelle Pattinson

239

Jessica McGuigan on financial education, and why financial planning is a great career for women.

240

Steven Pyne from Holden & Partners an early adopter of ethical investments and growing a directly authorised IFA practice.

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Why apprenticeships in Finanical Planning are a great way to train the next generation of Financial Advisers

242

How to triple your turnover as a financial planner, the private client experience & the benefits of a partnership.

243

Building a start up financial planning company during lock down with Gregg Moss

244

Impact and Ethical investment focused Financial Planning career with David Macdonald of The Path

245

A career move from Actuary to Self employed IFA, Why Daniel chose Financial Planning as a career

246

Michael Pashley discusses the brand new PIP Qualification, a game changer for all levels of financial planners

247

Luiza Todd - How to Pass you Cii Diploma in Financial Planning first time with Bespoke Training Solutions

248

Benjamin Beck - from the army to financial planning and mentoring the next generation of financial planners.

249

Hanna Hunt - is IFA Administration & Paraplanning the best career route to becoming a Financial Planner?

250

Training and development with Natalie Bell from The Art of Finance

251

Jason Mountford - Personal Injury Financial Planning and transfering skills from Australia to the UK

252

Kris Amliwala - The benefits of being a younger Financial Planner

253

Peter Komolafe - Financial Planning vs Financial Coaching, Whats the Difference?

254

Sarah Tucker - 'The Mortgage Mum' setting up her own brokerage and inspiring female mortgage advisers

255

Taylor Beavis on LGBTQ+ Financial Planning & running a business with purpose, and why he went self employed / DA

256

Michael Donkor - From Stockbroker to Financial Planner & Personal branding on Social Media

257

Phillip Instone on being DA, & growing through acquisitions & buying retiring IFA client books

258

Jessamy Walker - Building your own financial planning firm, AR over DA and the power of SEO

259

Robert Lewis - the realities of building a directly authorised IFA

260

Anthony Rowe - From professional basketball to a career in Finanical Planning.

261

Kieran Bywater - From Professional Footballer to Financial Planner, Why he chose Financial Planning as a career.

262

Jeremy Korn - on Impact & ESG Investing, why ethical investments are important & the changes to MiFID II for Financial Planners

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Catherine Morgan on financial wellbeing, personal branding and why more women should join the financial planning profession.

264

Tina Weeks on coaching clients, running a financial planning business, and how getting to know yourself will make you a better financial planner

265

Richard Mikdadi Chartered Fellow on Ultra High Net Worth Financial Planning, Why Team Work Makes the Dream Work, And a Career at Tilney.

266

Jonathon Jay, from Trainee Paraplanner to Chartered Financial Planning Director at Investec

267

Cathi Harrison - business owner, CEO of the Verve Group talks graduate recruitment, outsourced paraplanning & compliance.

268

Nathan Smith - From college to financial planner, the power of mentorship & why entry level roles are the way forward!

269

Simon Parfitt - Fee Based, Life Centred Financial Planning in Hong Kong

270

Makala Green on networking, advising the entertainment industry and being the first black chartered female financial planner in the UK.

271

James Prince - the realities of making it as an International financial planner in Abu Dhabi

272

Jade Rose: From fashion to finance: Why health and wellness, financial literacy and educating young women on finance is crucial

273

Emmanuel Asuquo: The importance of personal branding, and educating young adults about financial literacy

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Cleona Lira: Moving from Mumbai, first year self employed as an IFA and the importance of branding - and how it will propel your career forwards!