October 24, 2018
Ep #175: Financial Planning for Genentech Employees - The Career of David Barson
My guest today is a great example of how powerful it can be to nail down a niche. David Barson is the founder of Barson Financial Planning, and nearly two years after starting his firm, he has really started focusing on his ideal client profile: Genentech employees. Having started his …
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 …
Episode No. 173 | October 10, 2018
Full-Time Police Officer Running His Own RIA
The Career of Mike Bronson
Balancing two careers, Police sergeant Mike Bronson brings us some serious motivation and inspiration with his whirlwind life and career. He has some great insight and advice to share on time management, niche marketing, resilience and much more. Mike talks in depth about where he fou …
Episode No. 172 | October 03, 2018
How Two Full-Time Firefighters are Running a Successful Financial Planning Firm - The Careers of Leo Nunez & James Estep
Many people start a business as a side-hustle with the goal to take that full-time, but Leo Nunez and James Estep of Everest Financial Advisors have two full-time jobs. In this episode, you’ll learn how two firefighters fell into finance and decided to follow their passion for helping …
September 26, 2018
Ep #171: Leveraging Processes to Allow Explosive Growth Working 20 Hours-Week - The Career of Rebecca Conner
Rebecca Conner took the leap and started her own financial planning firm. Her early success is something she credits to having a specific niche from the start and implementing processes that nurtured growth. She discusses the risks she took on, her unique niche in tech and how she fig …
September 19, 2018
Ep #170: Impact Financial Planning for Progressives - The Career of Zach Teutsch
Most people are very careful to keep politics out of their business so as not to offend or alienate potential clients. Zach Teutsch has found that his unapologetic political stance has actually helped his business. He discusses why he thinks his practice has grown due to his political …
September 12, 2018
Ep #169: Building a $220k Revenue Business in 4 Years - The Career of Martin Lundgren
Entrepreneurs view risk differently and Martin Lundgren is the perfect example of this. We’ll chat about his career journey into financial consulting and eventually his own successful business. He talks about the unique challenges and risks involved as an immigrant and shares many tip …
September 05, 2018
Ep #168: How Deb Meyer Spent Three Months in Spain Running 2 Businesses with Her 3 Kids & Husband
Today I’m excited to have XYPN member Deb Meyer on the show. The founder of both WorthyNest and SV CPA Services, Deb started her career on the tax side of the business before eventually finding her way into financial planning. After working for a large family office firm, she realized …
