Episode 055: In this episode, Kyle talks with Shannon Spotswood, CEO at RFG Advisory, about empowering independent advisors through technology. Shannon discusses the importance of a tech-forward approach to delivering services and optimizing internal processes and what it takes to become the RIA of the future. She also shares the foundational pillars of RFG 2.0 and offers a glimpse into the future with RFG 3.0 and the strategic initiatives driving the platform's growth.

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[17:33] - "My obligation and duty in the industry is not only to be a mentor and a champion for innovation but also for RFG to be a testimony that if you link arms with talented people, you're aligned on your mission, and you're willing to walk through that trench and that valley, you can build something reflective of these big dreams." ~ Shannon Spotswood

[29:15] - "Advisors deserve more. They deserve a tech stack that is as frictionless as possible. They deserve centralized operations. They deserve a team that is wrapped around them, highly trained, motivated, and force multipliers for their clients and their growth. They deserve marketing and coaching resources anchored around the business they want to build." ~ Shannon Spotswood 

[37:45] - "We are builders. We are servants. We like to build something bigger than ourselves. That ‘service above self’ unites us all and drives us to get out of bed in the morning." ~ Shannon Spotswood 

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