XYPN Radio / Journey Makers (34)

November 15, 2017

Ep #126: Using Tiered Services to Scale a Business – The Career of Bill Simonet

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, …

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November 01, 2017

Ep #124: Financial Life Planning and Discovering Your Why - An Interview with Elizabeth Jetton

Ep #124: Financial Life Planning and Discovering Your Why - An Interview with Elizabeth Jetton

Elizabeth Jetton is on the show to share the incredible new programs and educational opportunities being developed to help financial planners start strong. She also opens up to share the importance of finding your ‘Why’ and gives tips on when and how to do it. Her experience in almost …

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October 25, 2017

Ep #123: Building a Virtual Paraplanning Business - The Career of Alex Hopkin

Ep #123: Building a Virtual Paraplanning Business - The Career of Alex Hopkin

What would you be able to accomplish if you were able to persevere through challenges in order to achieve your dreams? Alex Hopkin took advantage of both challenges and opportunities to advance her career and get to where she is today. Alex is now an associate planner with Gen Y Plann …

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October 18, 2017

Ep #122: From Campaigning for Congress to Launching an RIA - The Career of Jason Howell

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 …

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October 11, 2017

Ep #121: Outsourced Student Loan Services to Financial Advisors - The Career of Galen Herbst de Cortina

Ep #121: Outsourced Student Loan Services to Financial Advisors - The Career of Galen Herbst de Cortina

What would you do if you were forced to find a different job? It happened to Galen. He is the founder of Buff Your Finances and was following a typical career path of a financial planner when he had the opportunity to work as a virtual paraplanner for another advisory. He made the mis …

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October 04, 2017

Ep #120 - Career Changing From Tax Attorney to Financial Planner With a Focused Niche of Serving LGBTQ Couple Clients - The Career of Brian Thompson

Ep #120 - Career Changing From Tax Attorney to Financial Planner With a Focused Niche of Serving LGBTQ Couple Clients - The Career of Brian Thompson

Brian Thompson, founder of Brian Thompson Financial, is committed to helping the LGBTQ community with their financial planning. He started out as a tax attorney but his interest in personal finance grew after he watched his mom get sold inappropriate annuities and saw more opportunity …

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Episode No. 119 | September 27, 2017

Scaling a Firm to Serving 100 Clients in Less Than 2 Years – An Interview with Amy Irvine

Scaling a Firm to Serving 100 Clients in Less Than 2 Years – An Interview with Amy Irvine

Amy Irvine, founder of Irvine Wealth Planning Strategies, is no stranger to hard work. Her finance career started out on a typical succession planning path, but after being told she couldn’t roll out a service model to serve younger clients she decided to split off and join another fi …

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September 20, 2017

Ep #118: Using a Barbell Service Model to Serve Two Niches - The Career of Justin Castelli

Ep #118: Using a Barbell Service Model to Serve Two Niches - The Career of Justin Castelli

Justin Castelli certainly knows how to think outside the box. The owner of RL Wealth Management and a member of the XYPN Advisory Board, he developed a unique model that allows him to serve two different niches in the financial planning space. This so-called “barbell model” allows him …

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