September 02, 2020
Ep #271: Leveraging Previous Relationships to Build a Firm During a Pandemic with Luis Rosa
We’re excited to welcome our one-thousandth XYPN member, Luis Rosa, owner of Build a Better Financial Future, a fee-only firm in Las Vegas, Nevada on the show today. Due to the state of Nevada’s registration process, it took Luis 7 ½ months to launch his own firm and transition two do …
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 …
July 03, 2019
Ep #211: From the Institutional Trading Desk to RIA Owner - The Career of Grant Bledsoe
Grant Bledsoe is the founder of Three Oaks Capital Management, and he joins the show to discuss what gave him the confidence to make the move from institutional trading to starting his own RIA. After realizing that his business was not growing as fast as he wanted it to, Grant decided …
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, …
December 12, 2018
Ep #182: Leveraging a Soccer Coaching Network to Build a Practice - The Career of Evan Loomis
Although he didn’t expect to become a financial advisor, Evan Loomis is now a successful owner of a firm that has gained 22 clients in just one year. How did he get there? In this episode, we’ll hear about his start in collections, as well as how he excelled in his financial career du …
June 20, 2018
Ep #157: From Massage Therapy to Financial Planning: How to Build a Business That Works For You - The Career of Debbie Gallant
Many people are in search of a career that supports their lifestyle and feeds their passions. Debbie Gallant has found just that and joins us on the show to share her entrepreneurial journey and the various careers that brought her to the sweet spot where she is today. She offers some …
June 13, 2018
Ep #156: Bringing on a Partner to Accelerate Growth - The Careers of Jirayr Kembikian & Ryan Cole
There’s no right way to structure a partnership and this can make things confusing when building a business relationship between partners. Jirayr Kembikian and Ryan Cole have successfully navigated a 50/50 partnership and they’re here to share how they did it. This episode will be all …
May 23, 2018
Ep #153: The Merging of Two Practices - The Careers of Gabe Anderson & Scott Bell
Have you ever wondered about or considered teaming up with another advisor? If so, this episode is for you. Both Gabe Anderson and Scott Bell started their own practices and ended up merging their financial planning and investment businesses to create a business that provides a qualit …
