Episode No. 351 | December 28, 2022
The Gift of Community – Why Members of an XYPN Mastermind Group Are Better Together
With Dillon Cobb, Andrew Gray, and Allen Mueller
At XYPN we talk a lot about community. This holiday season feels like a great time to celebrate what a powerful gift being independent, but never alone can be. So, we invited three members of an XYPN Mastermind Group, Dillon Cobb, CPA, CFP®, Andrew Gray, CFP®, and Allen Mueller, CFA, …
Episode No. 350 | December 14, 2022
From PSYOP Specialist to RIA Owner and All the Leveraging Opportunities in Between
A Conversation with Daniel Yerger
We’re excited to welcome XYPN member, Daniel Yerger, MBA, CFP®, ChFC, AIF, CDFA, and founder of MY Wealth Planners, a fee-only firm based in Colorado on the show today. Today’s podcast follows Daniel’s career path from joining the Army and specializing in PSYOPS to becoming an IT mana …
Episode No. 348 | November 16, 2022
Changing Careers & Building an Ideal Firm in 2 Years
A Conversation with Andy Panko
Today we welcome XYPN member Andy Panko, CFP®, RICP®, EA, founder of Tenon Financial, to XYPN Radio. Andy always knew he wanted to be a financial advisor—but the harsh reality of financial planning opportunities (or the lack of them) for a fresh college graduate was discouraging. So, …
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. 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. 331 | March 23, 2022
The Confidence to Launch and Define Your Niche
A Conversation with Elaine King and Scott Alan Turner
Today, we talk with two advisors who launched their firms in the past six months. This is a different kind of podcast that gives folks an inside perspective on what it’s really like in the first year. Instead of talking to people about how their first year was in hindsight, Elaine Kin …
March 09, 2022
Ep #330: Mentally Preparing for Your First Year in Business: A Discussion with Kori Lennon
We’re excited to interview XYPN’s very own Director of Advisor Education, Kori Lennon. Kori pulls the strings for all of the educational programming for XYPN members—from our coaching offerings to our webinars. They are the ears and eyes of our community, always learning about what ad …
February 23, 2022
Ep #329: What the First Six Months of Running a Firm are Really Like: With Stefanie Pickard & Chao Zhang
Today we’re talking with advisors at a different stage of their business development than those we normally feature: two XYPN members who are in their first six months of launching their firm. Chao Zhang and Stefanie Pickard are in the midst of figuring things out as their firms get …
