Episode No. 367 | August 09, 2023
How Resilience and Community Paved a Path to Success
With Leland Gross
We often hear how the network of support and connection that XYPN offers is a strong component of success. In today's episode, we learn that for our guest, Leland Gross, CFP®, the founder of PeaceLink Financial Planning, "community" wasn't just a benefit, it was essential after a life …
Episode No. 366 | July 26, 2023
When Taking Custody & Engaging Virtual Assistance is Right For Your RIA
With Kate Yearwood Young
If you’re wondering whether taking custody of client accounts and a virtual assistant is right for your independent advisory firm, this episode’s for you! Taking custody can be a scary decision, but sometimes it's the right one. Just ask XYPN member Kate Yearwood Young, CFA, CFP®, fou …
Episode No. 365 | July 13, 2023
How to Mine the Market to Find & Maximize Your Niche
With Marlon Wesh
If you are interested in learning highly effective, yet simple ways to use data-driven market research to find and maximize your niche, this episode is for you! In this candid and informative conversation with XYPN member Marlon Wesh, MBA, founder of Wesh Financial, we learn how Marlo …
Episode No. 364 | June 28, 2023
Becoming a Student of Your Own Art
With Terry Bradford-Crane
If you’re interested in the impact being a student of your own art can have on your priorities and business, this episode is for you! Terry Bradford-Crane MBA, CFP® of Bradford-Crane Company went to the Naval Academy for college with a dream of becoming a pilot and an astronaut. Just …
Episode No. 328 | February 09, 2022
An RIA Consultant’s Advice for Building Your Firm
A Conversation with Cameo Roberson
Today I talk with Cameo Roberson, the owner and founder of Atlas Park Consulting—a consulting firm for RIAs. Cameo isn’t an XYPN member, nor is she an RIA owner, but she’s deeply familiar with the space and the experiences of advisors who are running their firms. Today, we dive into C …
Episode No. 327 | January 26, 2022
Building Confidence to Launch and Grow Your Ideal Firm
A Conversation with Heather Townsend
Today’s interview is with XYPN member Heather Townsend, owner and founder of Townsend Financial, a virtual fee-only firm based out of Scottsdale, AZ. Heather is in her fourth year of business and is hitting her stride working with over 40 of her most ideal clients: business owners and …
January 12, 2022
Ep #326: Starting an Equally-Owned Firm with Friends & Transitioning Away from Broker-Dealer
Today we hear from the three founders and owners of AVID Planning—a fee-only firm out of St. Petersburg, FL, that opened its doors in 2016. Right out of the gate, Jack, David, and Kevin experienced how much fun running a business can be when you do it alongside friends. The three of t …
December 29, 2021
Changing Careers & Growing a Successful Fee-Only Firm
Today, Jennipher Lommen, founder of Wildflower Financial, a fee-only firm out of Santa Cruz, California, is on the show. Jennipher is a career changer and entered this industry only a few years before she launched Wildflower four years ago. Jennipher homeschooled all three of her chil …