How do you grow a practice to 160 people in nine offices managing around $4.5 billion* in less than 20 years? For Jeff Dobyns, founder of the Southwestern Investment Group in Franklin, Tennessee, it boils down to advice he heard years ago from success guru Tom Gau: "You make money by being in front of clients."

While he admits this is easier said than done, it drove Dobyns to do the difficult work of client segmentation and tenacious team building. He's turned his formula into a mentorship program designed to support young talent while providing top advisors more face time with clients. To learn more, visit PracticeLab.

*As of October 2020.