Episode No. 370 | September 20, 2023
Mastering the RIA Transition from CIO to Successful Founder
With Terri Spath, CFA®, CFP®
Our guest today moved up the corporate ladder to become CIO at 2 different large RIA’s. Even from the top, there is just no replacing the freedom and flexibility that owning your own business can provide for both you and your clients. Terri Spath, CFA®, CFP®, founder of Zuma Wealth sh …
Episode No. 368 | August 23, 2023
Unchaining Student Loan Repayment: New Laws Are Reshaping How We Serve Clients
With Erik Kroll
Our guest today shares how not only are students of all ages needing financial guidance, the solutions available to them can completely change the way we look at student loan repayment and consolidation. In this episode, we have the pleasure of sitting down with Erik Kroll, CFP®, the …
March 20, 2019
Ep #196: From Olympic Athlete to Financial Planner - The Career of Lauryn Williams
My guest today is XYPN member Lauryn Williams, founder of Worth Winning and the only American to have medaled in both the summer and winter Olympics. She joins the show to share her experience starting a financial planning firm as her athletic career came to a close and the major chal …
March 06, 2019
Ep #194: An Update on the State of Student Loan Debt and How Advisors Can Help Their Clients - With Heather Jarvis and Jantz Hoffman
If you're interested in what’s going on in the world of student loans and want to find the best ways to help your clients who have them, then this episode is for you. Two of the leading student loans experts, Heather Jarvis and Jantz Hoffman, join the show today to discuss the latest …
February 13, 2019
Ep #191: From Future Priest to RIA Owner – The Career of Ben Martinek
From a Kentucky monastery to paying off over $100,000 in debt by co-driving a truck with his wife, Ben Martinek has had an unusual journey to starting his own financial planning firm. In this episode, he shares how the unconventional nature of his career path, his passion for philosop …
May 30, 2018
Ep #154: New Job, New Baby, New City: Starting a Firm in the Midst of Major Life Changes - The Career of Scott Snider
Today’s guest is XYPN member and founder of Mellen Money Management, Scott Snider. After starting his career on the sales side, briefly working at a bank, and finding his way to a wealth management firm, Scott ultimately decided to start his own firm—and did so while also dealing with …