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 …
January 09, 2019
Ep #186: Carving Out a Niche Working with Clients with College-Bound Kids - The Career of Alyssa Lum
Having a flexible schedule is valuable, especially when you’re starting a family and want to spend more time at home. Alyssa Lum shares her journey from a financial projection team to learning her way around financial planning and eventually starting her own firm at home. She discusse …
October 17, 2018
Ep #174: 3 Years Into Business - How Linden Cornett is Growing a Business to Support Her Great Life
When it comes to balancing work and life, Linden Cornett seems to have found a really interesting way to do that. Last time we spoke with her she had promised her family to not work as much by taking on only 5 new clients per year. In this episode we catch up with her to see how this …
February 28, 2018
Ep #141: Life as the Spouse of an Entrepreneur - The Careers of Mary Beth and Brian Storjohann
The role of a supportive partner or spouse is extremely valuable to an entrepreneur and the success of their business and family. Mary Beth and Brian Storjohann join us on the show to share their inspiring journey through building a business, career changes, children and more. The pai …
November 15, 2017
Ep #126: Using Tiered Services to Scale a Business – The Career of Bill Simonet
It’s easy to get stuck doing things the same way as everyone else but Bill Simonet shows us the value of doing things a bit differently. He joins us on this episode to share some wisdom and lessons he has learned on his path to becoming a successful practice owner. In just 15 months, …
November 08, 2017
Ep #125: Alan & Kitces Unhinged - Diving Deep Into XYPN's Inaugural Benchmarking Survey
I’m excited to have Michael Kitces on the show to talk about XYPN's Inaugural Benchmarking Survey. This year, we hired The Ensemble Practice to survey XYPN members to really understand their businesses. The report was pretty lengthy, so Michael and I talk through some of the highlight …
October 18, 2017
Ep #122: From Campaigning for Congress to Launching an RIA - The Career of Jason Howell
Becoming a financial planner wasn’t at the top of Jason Howell’s list, but through working in finance and politics he made his way into a career he's passionate about. He joins us on the show today to share his career and the growing process he went through. From running for political …
