Episode No. 361 | May 17, 2023
Radically Grow Revenue by Niching What and Who You Know: With Brian O’Neill
With Brian O’Neill
In this fun conversation with XYPN member Brian O'Neill, CFP®,founder of Winged Wealth Management and Financial Planning, we hear how niching not only what you know, but who you know can radically grow your business—even in the first year! Brian spent the first 20 years of his career …
February 10, 2021
Ep #294: Building an Authentic Firm That’s a Magnet for Clients: A Discussion with Anna N’Jie Konte
We’re excited to have XYPN member Anna N’Jie Konte, the founder of the fee-only firm Dare to Dream Financial Planning out of Kensington, MD, on the show today. Anna started her firm in August of 2019 and now serves 27 clients, most of whom are business-owning women of color—clients wh …
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 …
June 10, 2020
Ep #259: Lifting the Mental Health Stigma: How Prioritizing Happiness and Changing Careers Can Help You Live a More Fulfilling Life, The Career of Dave Rowan
We’re excited to have XYPN member Dave Rowan, owner of Rowan Financial, a fee-only firm in Bethlehem, PA, on the show today. Dave is a career changer; he spent a majority of his professional life at Crayola - yes, the Crayola - as the Director of Research and Development, and though h …
April 10, 2019
Ep #199: How a Love of Sailing Has Propelled His Business - The Career of Jamie Rice
Jamie Rice joins the show today to describe how he made the career jump from engineering for the U.S. Navy to investment management. The chief investment officer for his firm, JQR Capital, Jamie specializes in serving individual investors, adventurers, and small businesses. You’ll lea …
October 25, 2017
Ep #123: Building a Virtual Paraplanning Business - The Career of Alex Hopkin
What would you be able to accomplish if you were able to persevere through challenges in order to achieve your dreams? Alex Hopkin took advantage of both challenges and opportunities to advance her career and get to where she is today. Alex is now an associate planner with Gen Y Plann …
August 23, 2017
Ep #114: How to Track Your Key Performance Indicators as You Start Your RIA with Shawn Tydlaska
Sound business decisions are made when you have accurate and helpful data to back them up. Unfortunately, it seems that many advisors - especially those with smaller businesses - are not tracking their metrics and gathering this important data. Shawn Tydlaska joins us again to shed so …
August 16, 2017
Ep #113: Building a Niche Practice in Rural Minnesota - The Career of Tony Madsen
Every member of XYPN has a unique take on what we teach, and it's always fun to hear how each advisor is building a unique and valuable practice. Tony Madsen is building an RIA in rural Minnesota, after taking a leap out of the world of broker-dealers so he could have more fun with pl …
