On this episode, we welcome Michael Batnick, Director of Research at Ritholtz Wealth, and co-host of the popular podcast Animal Spirits. We dive into how they’ve built such a unique, powerful place of knowledge for so many people within our space. Michael and I get into the origins of the podcast, their research process leading up to each episode, and what advisors should expect when building any content series.

Check out Animal Spirits: https://apple.co/3wA2wAc

In this episode, we sit down with Reese Harper – founder or Dentist Advisors, an RIA focused on dentists throughout the country. Reese is also the founder of Elements – a mobile first application that gives financial advisors the framework, processes, and software needed to deliver ongoing financial planning and an excellent client experience–at scale. I wanted to sit down with him to hear what it’s like to build a niche practice from someone who’s done it before. 

Learn more about Elements at: getelements.com

We had the opportunity to sit down with the Creator of the Behavior Gap himself, Carl Richards. Carl and I dove deep into the concept of Advisors being Guide vs. Defenders. He shares examples, as well as tactical steps you can take to become the guide of your practice and your clients. 

Head to thesocietyofadvice.com for more. 

In this episode we sit down with Diana Angelini – Director of Business Development for Ladder for Advisors. Ladder is an insurtech platform making it easier for consumers to get life insurance. This is one of our more tactical conversations, Diana and I come from a heavy LinkedIn background – so we get into the weeds on how you can leverage LinkedIn to expand your network, build your influence, and grow your brand. We cover content, cadence, and engagement.

Check out Ladder here: www.ladderlife.com/advisors 

In this episode, we sit down with Brendan Frazier – Founder of Wired Planning and Host of Human Side of Money -  a podcast that helps advisors think through the behavioral side of your business. Brendan is all about helping advisors deliver better outcomes for their clients uncovering the research and insights from the fields of behavior change, psychology, communication, negotiation, and more. We get into some incredible stories and examples of how advisors can approach each and every client relationship with a behavioral lens.

In this episode, we sit down with Trevor Ward. Trevor helps lead business development at BetterWealth – a new platform that helps individual investors take control o their money through coaching and education. Trevor has been big on where the industry is headed for the next generation of investor. We get into the big wealth transfer and specifics on what advisors can do to define their niche, start marketing themselves, and position themselves for the future.  

This is an episode for the books. We sat down with Mark Pinto, President at Harbourfront Wealth Management. Mark possesses a diverse skill set that includes; Business Development, M & A, Operations, Technology Solutions, People Leadership & Business Coaching. Mark has implemented “The 6 Pillars of an advisory practice” across multiple businesses and shares a ton of insight on what it means to build a practice with intent.

In this episode, we sit down with Shawna Ohm, founder of Content 151 – a content marketing agency & platform that allows advisors to create custom content at a lower price. Shawna brings a wealth of knowledge on the content and story telling side of things – we cover how you can create a more compelling story, why pillar content is so important, and why investor education will help you with.

For the webinar mentioned in the introduction, sign up here: https://bit.ly/349hYaX

In this episode, we sit down with TJ van Gerven - founder of Modern Wealth Builders, an RIA that focuses on equity compensated professionals. TJ is 3 years into building his RIA and we wanted to sit down with him to hear more about what it's been like so far. We dive into his learnings, including his marketing strategy, processes, and frameworks. 

We hosted the first of our 2021 Twitter live sessions where we dove into some of the bigger questions we’ve been getting from clients and members of the advisor community. Trey DeVore, our newest content creator and I hashed through Content Creation vs. Distribution and how it’s not always about creating more content, but how you use that content that matters.

We’ll be hosting these sessions live on Friday at 12pm ET. Follow us @sevengroupnyc on Twitter to get the notifications.