XYPN Radio / Lifestyle, Family, & Personal Finance (4)

February 28, 2018

Ep #141: Life as the Spouse of an Entrepreneur - The Careers of Mary Beth and Brian Storjohann

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 …

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January 31, 2018

Ep #137: Husband and Wife Each Start Businesses with a Newborn - The Career of Scott Haley

Ep #137: Husband and Wife Each Start Businesses with a Newborn - The Career of Scott Haley

From fee-only planning to tax planning, Scott Haley has found an interesting and successful business model for his firm. He joins us on the show to talk about how he got started in financial planning and what it was like getting a rough start initially and then finally finding the rig …

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December 20, 2017

Ep #131: Having the Difficult Conversation About Diversity and Inclusion - Co-Hosted by Kathleen Boyd & Bill Simonet

Ep #131: Having the Difficult Conversation About Diversity and Inclusion - Co-Hosted by Kathleen Boyd & Bill Simonet

The financial planning field has been historically dominated by white males and focused on the same. This discussion is to bring a better understanding of the difficulties that ethnic minorities and females have when trying to break into and become established in the field. Listen in …

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September 13, 2017

Ep #117: Becoming a Planner After Being Told It Wasn't an Appropriate Career for a Woman - The Career of Melissa Ellis

Ep #117: Becoming a Planner After Being Told It Wasn't an Appropriate Career for a Woman - The Career of Melissa Ellis

Melissa Ellis joins us this episode to share her story and some of the lessons she learned along the way to where she is now. Despite putting off her dream due to being told financial planning wasn’t appropriate for women and that the timing wasn’t right, she finally went for it and n …

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July 19, 2017

Ep #109: When She Makes More - An Interview With Farnoosh Torabi

Ep #109: When She Makes More - An Interview With Farnoosh Torabi

We're really excited about our guest, Farnoosh Torabi, because a lot of you will be meeting her later this year at #XYPN17! Farnoosh is one of our keynote speakers, and on this episode she gives a little sneak preview of what she'll be talking about.

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June 21, 2017

Ep #105: The Importance of Self Care for Surviving Entrepreneurship - The Career of Meg Bartelt

Ep #105: The Importance of Self Care for Surviving Entrepreneurship - The Career of Meg Bartelt

Oftentimes we're so excited about financial planning around here that we can gloss over some of the tougher, less glamorous aspects of running your own business. Today's guest, XYPN member Meg Bartelt, started her own RIA in May 2016 and is here to share her experience.

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Episode No. 84 | January 25, 2017

Surviving Depression To Find Happiness & Success - The Career of Dave Grant

Surviving Depression To Find Happiness & Success - The Career of Dave Grant

Today we're talking about a few topics that don't often get discussed in the financial planning space: how your mental health and business are related, and what happens when you struggle with them both. Dave Grant, now the head of Retirement Matters, shares his journey as a financial …

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December 28, 2016

Ep #80: Planner, Professor, and Parent - the Career of Inga Chira

Ep #80: Planner, Professor, and Parent - the Career of Inga Chira

Inga Chira is the President and Founder of Attainable Wealth, a fee-only RIA based in Los Angeles. She specializes in financial planning services for college professors and teachers. Inga has an awesome story and a very cool career path. Originally from Eastern Europe, she came to the …

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