Episode No. 385 | April 17, 2024
XYPN From “NextGen” to the “NextTen:” A Growth Story
With Alan Moore and Michael Kitces
Today’s episode is a special edition of XYPN Radio as we celebrate 10 years of XYPN with co-founders Alan Moore and Michael Kitces who join me on today's episode. We reminisce about the early days of XYPN, how Alan and Michael first met, and the initial emails exchanged about the unta …
Episode No. 356 | March 08, 2023
Niche What You Know and Grow Fee-only Revenue to $250k in 5 Years
A Conversation with Andie Clark
If you’re interested in learning how niching what you know and starting a group focused around that niche can help grow your fee-only revenue to $250k in 5 years, this episode is for you! We're excited to welcome XYPN member Andie Clark, founder of The Table Financial Planning, a virt …
Episode No. 320 | October 20, 2021
Impacting Over 100 Clients in Two Years
An Interview with River Nice
Today, we’re excited to interview River Nice, XYPN member and founder of Be Intentional Financial, a fee-only firm focused on serving LGBTQ community members. River, whose pronouns are they/them, started their firm just over two years ago and has effectively served over 100 clients si …
December 25, 2019
Merging Firms To Better Serve Clients: The Rapid Growth Of FDS
Today we are joined by the team from Financial Design Studio (FDS), a fee-only firm in Deer Park, Illinois. Husband and wife duo Michelle and Stephen Smalenberger started FDS three years ago with the intention of eventually growing their team, while Trevore Meyer and Rob Stoll each st …
October 02, 2019
Ep #223: Going All-In on a Niche and Ramping Growth - The Career of Adam Cmejla
From broker-dealer to independent broker-dealer to building his own independent RIA, Adam Cmejla had quite the journey towards creating a business and lifestyle that fit his needs and the needs of his family. He joins the show today to discuss how he achieved such an impressive rate o …
September 18, 2019
Ep #221: Leveraging a Tax Practice to Rapidly Grow Their RIA - The Careers of AJ Ayers and Shane Mason
Today we have XYPN members and founders of Brooklyn FI, AJ Ayers and Shane Mason, on the show! The pair has achieved explosive growth, and they join us to share how they did it, as well as how their unique career paths ultimately led them to financial planning. Listen in to hear about …
September 04, 2019
Ep #219: Adding 100 Clients This Year with a Team of 6 by Focusing On His Niche - The Career of Daniel Hannoush
Daniel Hannoush is an excellent example of how well niches can work. After spending years trying to build his business, it wasn’t until he met his partner and found his niche in Chick-fil-A franchises and corporate staff that he saw the rapid growth he had been searching for. Daniel i …
August 28, 2019
Ep #218: Hyper Growth Working with Clients in the Oil and Gas Industries - The Career of Michael Rahn
Today's guest has found impressive success working with retirees and soon-to-be retirees in the oil and gas industry, and by employing a unique fee structure that he has found suits his niche. Michael Rahn is the founder of The Sum, a financial planning firm he has grown phenomenally …
