Episode No. 343 | September 07, 2022
Finding Success Building a Socially Responsible Firm
A Conversation with Ethan Miller
Today, we talk to XYPN member Ethan Miller, CFP®, founder of Planning for Progress—a fee-only firm based in Washington D.C. Ethan started his career in labor and union organizing which gave him the passion for working with individuals one-on-one to empower them to make the world a bet …
Episode No. 341 | August 10, 2022
Embracing Career Change & Finding Success Serving the Tattoo Artist Niche
A Conversation with Colton Etherton
We’re excited to welcome Colton Etherton CFP®, XYPN Member, and owner of Out of The Office Planning to the show today. On this episode, Colton talks us through his professional background, which includes starting his career in the banking side of financial services, transitioning to M …
Episode No. 340 | July 27, 2022
Successfully Scaling an Advice-Only Firm Serving the Dentist Niche
A Conversation with Sharon Weaver, CFP®
We’re excited to welcome XYPN member Sharon Weaver, CFP®, the founder of Mission Financial Planning, on the show today. Sharon has been a CFP® for over 25 years but had never actually done a financial plan until she launched her firm 11 years ago. Some early dentist clients from a cen …
Episode No. 339 | July 13, 2022
Building a Profitable Fee-Only Firm & Working Part-Time
A Conversation with Chad Holmes
We’re excited to welcome XYPN member Chad Holmes, founder of Formula Wealth, on the show today. Chad always knew he would be an entrepreneur and discovered financial planning in high school when his grandparents invited him to sit in on a meeting with their financial advisor. He start …
Episode No. 338 | June 29, 2022
Scaling to 100 Clients in 3 Years & Working 3-Day Weeks
A Conversation with Ryan Greiser, CFP®
We’re excited to welcome XYPN member Ryan Greiser, CFP®, founder of the Pennsylvania-based financial planning firm Opulus, to the show. Ryan started his professional career as an athletic trainer before a client recruited him into a financial planning firm, where “financial planning” …
Episode No. 336 | June 01, 2022
Finding Balance Building a Boutique Firm & Serving the Dentist Niche
A Conversation with Reese Harper
We’re excited to welcome XYPN member Reese Harper to the show today. Reese is the founder of Dentist Advisors, a virtual firm based in Salt Lake City, UT., focused on serving (you guessed it) dentists. Reese started his firm in 2007 after working at Northwestern Mutual, and he had one …
Episode No. 335 | May 18, 2022
Building a Fee-Only Lifestyle Firm Through Good Times and Bad
A Conversation with Danielle Harrison
We’re excited to welcome XYPN member Danielle Harrison MBA, CFP®, CFT-I™, the founder of Harrison Financial Planning, a fee-only firm based in Columbia, Missouri, on the show today. Danielle was destined to be a financial planner, starting all the way back in middle school as a kid fa …
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 …
