Episode No. 345 | October 05, 2022
The Power of Personal Experience in Finding Your Niche
A Conversation with Maggie Beach
Today we talk to Maggie Beach, CFP®, CPA/PFS, and XYPN Member who is the founder of NexJenn Financial Services—a fee-only firm servicing the real estate niche—and NexJenn CPA—an accounting firm that specializes in individual and trust taxation. Today’s podcast is full of information a …
Episode No. 344 | September 21, 2022
Knowledge Gap
A Conversation with Cody Garrett
We’re excited to welcome XYPN member Cody Garrett, CFP®, founder of Measure Twice Financial—an advice-only firm based in Houston, TX—to the show. After 10 years in the music industry, Cody jumped into a career in financial planning. As Cody learned about financial planning, he shared …
Episode No. 343 | September 07, 2022
Finding Success Building a Socially Responsible Firm
A Conversation with Ethan Miller
Today, we talk to XYPN member Ethan Miller, CFP®, founder of Planning for Progress—a fee-only firm based in Washington D.C. Ethan started his career in labor and union organizing which gave him the passion for working with individuals one-on-one to empower them to make the world a bet …
Episode No. 342 | August 24, 2022
Coaching Clients Through Uncertainty with Empathy
A Conversation with Rachael Burns
We’re excited to welcome XYPN member, Rachael Burns, CFP®, CDFA®, founder of True Worth Financial Planning, on the show today. Rachael’s start in financial services and life experience have allowed her to build a practice based on empathy and education. The day after learning she was …
Episode No. 341 | August 10, 2022
Embracing Career Change & Finding Success Serving the Tattoo Artist Niche
A Conversation with Colton Etherton
We’re excited to welcome Colton Etherton CFP®, XYPN Member, and owner of Out of The Office Planning to the show today. On this episode, Colton talks us through his professional background, which includes starting his career in the banking side of financial services, transitioning to M …
Episode No. 340 | July 27, 2022
Successfully Scaling an Advice-Only Firm Serving the Dentist Niche
A Conversation with Sharon Weaver, CFP®
We’re excited to welcome XYPN member Sharon Weaver, CFP®, the founder of Mission Financial Planning, on the show today. Sharon has been a CFP® for over 25 years but had never actually done a financial plan until she launched her firm 11 years ago. Some early dentist clients from a cen …
Episode No. 339 | July 13, 2022
Building a Profitable Fee-Only Firm & Working Part-Time
A Conversation with Chad Holmes
We’re excited to welcome XYPN member Chad Holmes, founder of Formula Wealth, on the show today. Chad always knew he would be an entrepreneur and discovered financial planning in high school when his grandparents invited him to sit in on a meeting with their financial advisor. He start …
Episode No. 338 | June 29, 2022
Scaling to 100 Clients in 3 Years & Working 3-Day Weeks
A Conversation with Ryan Greiser, CFP®
We’re excited to welcome XYPN member Ryan Greiser, CFP®, founder of the Pennsylvania-based financial planning firm Opulus, to the show. Ryan started his professional career as an athletic trainer before a client recruited him into a financial planning firm, where “financial planning” …
