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Episode No. 332 | April 06, 2022

Providing a Personal Client Experience in a Virtual Firm

A Conversation with Leo Marte, CFP®

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Today’s interview is with Leo Marte, CFP®, the owner of Abundant Advisors, a virtual fee-only firm that specializes in serving Christian professionals. Leo joined XYPN and launched his firm in 2020 after spending a dozen years at Vanguard, managing a large team, and working with thous …

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Episode No. 331 | March 23, 2022

The Confidence to Launch and Define Your Niche

A Conversation with Elaine King and Scott Alan Turner

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Today, we talk with two advisors who launched their firms in the past six months. This is a different kind of podcast that gives folks an inside perspective on what it’s really like in the first year. Instead of talking to people about how their first year was in hindsight, Elaine Kin …

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March 09, 2022

Mentally Preparing for Your First Year in Business

Ep #330: Mentally Preparing for Your First Year in Business: A Discussion with Kori Lennon

We’re excited to interview XYPN’s very own Director of Advisor Education, Kori Lennon. Kori pulls the strings for all of the educational programming for XYPN members—from our coaching offerings to our webinars. They are the ears and eyes of our community, always learning about what ad …

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February 23, 2022

What the First Six Months of Running a Firm are Really Like

Ep #329: What the First Six Months of Running a Firm are Really Like: With Stefanie Pickard & Chao Zhang

Today we’re talking with advisors at a different stage of their business development than those we normally feature⁠: two XYPN members who are in their first six months of launching their firm. Chao Zhang and Stefanie Pickard⁠ are in the midst of figuring things out as their firms get …

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Episode No. 328 | February 09, 2022

An RIA Consultant’s Advice for Building Your Firm

A Conversation with Cameo Roberson

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Today I talk with Cameo Roberson, the owner and founder of Atlas Park Consulting—a consulting firm for RIAs. Cameo isn’t an XYPN member, nor is she an RIA owner, but she’s deeply familiar with the space and the experiences of advisors who are running their firms. Today, we dive into C …

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February 10, 2021

Building an Authentic Firm That’s a Magnet for Clients

Ep #294: Building an Authentic Firm That’s a Magnet for Clients: A Discussion with Anna N’Jie Konte

We’re excited to have XYPN member Anna N’Jie Konte, the founder of the fee-only firm Dare to Dream Financial Planning out of Kensington, MD, on the show today. Anna started her firm in August of 2019 and now serves 27 clients, most of whom are business-owning women of color—clients wh …

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January 13, 2021

A Technology Professional in the Financial Planning Space

Ep #290: A Technology Professional in the Financial Planning Space: A Discussion with Taylor Deardorff

We’re excited to have XYPN teammate, Taylor Deardorff, on the show today. Taylor currently manages XYPN’s Tech Team as the Product Owner, a role that allows her to leverage her deep understanding of member needs to design and create cutting-edge technology solutions for the Network. T …

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May 27, 2020

Ep #257: The Experiences of Running a Newly Launched Firm During the 2008 Market Crash with Diana Bacon and Scott Bell

Ep #257: The Experiences of Running a Newly Launched Firm During the 2008 Market Crash with Diana Bacon and Scott Bell

We’re excited to have XYPN members Diana Bacon, with FSG out of Dallas, TX, and Scott Bell with GDP, inc out of Manhattan Beach, CA on the show today. Both Diana and Scott started and grew their own RIAs during the 2008 recession. During this episode, we reminisce about their experien …

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