March 24, 2021
From Unfulfilled Employees to Independent RIA Owners
Today, we have two remarkable XYPN members—Tremaine Wills and Charles Ho—on the show. Tremaine and Charles both left the broker-dealer space knowing they were destined to do more meaningful work. Both ended up finding major fulfillment in being owners of their very own independent RIA …
August 05, 2020
Ep #267: Supporting BIPOC Advisors on the Path to the CFP
We’re honored to interview the leaders of the XYPN Diversity Committee - Shehara Wooten, Miguel Gomez, Ryan Frailich, and Abel Soares - on the show today. These four wonderful XYPN members have all served on our Diversity Committee over the past 12 months. They join the show today to …
July 29, 2020
Ep #266: Helping Clients Make An Impact Through SRI/ESG Investing - The Careers of Erica Blake and Jan Schalkwijk
We’re excited to have XYPN members Erica Blake and Jan Schalkwijk on the show today to talk about how they've incorporated Socially Responsible Investing (SRI/ESG) into their firms. While Erica and Jan run their own RIAs, they met each other when Jan put a call out in the XYPN member …
July 22, 2020
Building An Inclusive Firm That Creates Opportunities For Women and People of Color To Grow and Succeed
We’re honored to interview Jocelyn Wright, owner and founder of the Ascension Group, a fee-only firm in Philadelphia, PA, on the show today. During today's episode, Jocelyn outlines her path for getting into and working her way around this industry. She's an MBA and a CFP®, has had ex …
April 29, 2020
Ep #253: How to Communicate Authentically with Clients During a Time of Crisis
We’re honored to have XYPN members Ian Bloom, Meg Bartelt, Brian Thompson, and Leighann Miko on the show today as they talk about communicating authentically with clients during a time of crisis. This group of members have invested heavily into themselves, their business and their cli …
January 29, 2020
Creating a Tool to Facilitate Meaningful Money Conversations Among Family Members
Relationships, trust, and follow-through with clients are all incredibly important in the financial advising field. XYPN member Hillel Katzeff joins us on this episode to share how he has truly taken the importance of meaningful relationships to heart and integrated it into his practi …
November 27, 2019
Dualing Careers
Lorri DeFoor started her career as a math teacher. Though she loved it, she became restless a few years ago. Realizing her skills were transferable and that she had a passion for helping people with their money, Lorri decided to open up her own fee-only firm and founded Sustain Financ …
October 16, 2019
Ep #225: From Banking to Financial Planning - The Career of Megan Donnelly
After working in corporate banking for 11 years, Megan Donnelly saw a need arise as she witnessed firsthand the fear and mistakes people made during the financial downturn in 2009. That need made her decide to start her own firm, Quabbin Advisors, and she joins the show today to share …
