February 20, 2019
Ep #192: From Loan Officer to RIA Owner and Process Extraordinaire - The Career of Arielle Minicozzi
When it comes to starting a firm, there’s so much to know about implementation and getting started. After experiencing this firsthand, Arielle Minicozzi found a way to help other advisors with their processes to give them the ability to serve more clients and run their business more s …
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 …
February 06, 2019
Ep #190: Working with Clients in Transition - The Career of Shannon Moenkhaus
From tax planning to owning a growing RIA, Shannon Moenkhaus has had an interesting path to finding her place in financial planning. With her firm successfully reaching $360,000 in just 2 years, we can all learn a lot from Shannon's journey through partnerships, transitions, planning, …
January 30, 2019
Ep #189: Life as the CEO of a 30+ Employee Firm - The Career of Chip Munn
In this episode, you'll get to hear what it's like being the owner of a large firm. Chip Munn of Signature Wealth Strategies joins us to share his journey and transition from teaching to building a fast-growing firm with multiple locations and thousands of clients. He has a lot of gre …
January 23, 2019
Ep #188: Evolving the Vision for Your Firm From Solo to Growth – The Career of Jeremy Walter
Jeremy Walter had a unique experience breaking into the financial advising world. In this episode, he shares his uncommon career path, including his transition from working at a firm he enjoyed to starting his own firm—and how he cordially navigated the change with his boss. He also g …
January 16, 2019
Ep #187: Laying the Foundation for Growth by Merging with Another Firm - The Career of Angela Moore
The lack of financial literacy is astounding, even for those who have college educations. Angela Moore lived through the frustration of not easily being able to find a good advisor, but once she found one that helped her change her life, she decided she wanted to do that too. She join …
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 …
January 02, 2019
Ep #185: From Serving in the Marines to Building a Hyper Growth Financial Planning Firm - The Career of Steven Fox
Making the shift from serving in the Marines to navigating the financial services world is not the easiest transition, but Steven Fox managed it and ended up owning his own successful firm. In this episode, he shares how he initially learned about the financial planning field and deci …
