The Efficient Advisor: Tactical Business Advice for Financial Planners

By Libby Greiwe

Ever wish you knew an Advisor who built a 7-figure practice--while only working 3 days a week--that was willing to share her systems, processes, and business hacks with you? Meet the Efficient Advi

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Number 1: 399: The One Simple Skill Blocking Your Next Level Up
There’s one CEO skill that may be quietly capping your success—and it has nothing to do with how smart you are, how many credentials you have, or how good you are at financial planning. It’s your ability to make decisions quickly. In this episode, we’re talking about why advisors tend to overthink business decisions, how that slows your growth, and the simple framework I use to help advisors make decisions faster without being reckless. In this episode you will learn:Why your financial advisor mindset might actually be slowing you down as a CEO.How faster decision-making creates momentum, better judgment, and more confidence over time.The Two-Question Rule for knowing when to make a decision quickly and when to slow down.How to use the 80% Rule to stop waiting for perfect information and finally make the call. You don’t need to make perfect decisions—you need a framework that helps you make more good decisions, learn quickly, and keep moving. I’ll also give you a simple seven-day decision sprint to help you put this into practice and start building your decision-making muscle immediately. Register for The Efficient Advisor x Quin: Workflow Show and Tell HERE! Register for the Quin x Efficient Advisor Show & Tell HERE! Check out The First 100 Days Course: The Advisor's Blueprint for a Remarkable Client Experience HERE! Learn more about T2MWorks HERE! Learn more about Asset-Map financial planning software HERE! Learn more about our sponsor Beemo Automation HERE! Check out the Efficient Advisor YouTube Channel HERE! Connect with Libby on LinkedIn HERE! Successful businesses don’t get built alone. You need community! You need collaboration! Join us in The Efficient Advisor Community on Facebook.
August 28, 202622min
Number 2: 398: Stop Using AI Like a Note-Taker (Use It Like an Executive Assistant)
If you think AI in your advisory practice means meeting notes, follow-up emails, and asking ChatGPT to write something for you, we need to talk. Because what AI can do inside of an advisory practice has changed dramatically—and I think most of us are still thinking way too small. AI for financial advisors has moved far beyond note-taking, meeting summaries, and drafting follow-up emails. In this episode, I’m joined by Gabe to explore the next evolution: agentic AI and what it looks like when AI stops being another piece of software you have to manage and starts operating more like a digital team member working behind the scenes. We dig into how Quinn has evolved, the difference between traditional AI tools and agentic AI, and the practical ways advisors are using automation to give themselves and their teams back significant time each week.The difference between AI tools and agentic AIWhat advisors can automate right nowHow AI can help you “scale thoughtfulness” with clientsWhere to start before automating your processesThe goal isn’t necessarily to replace your team with AI. It’s to stop spending valuable human time hunting down information, entering data, filling out forms, and handling repetitive administrative work so you and your team can focus on the work that actually requires a human. If you’ve been thinking about AI primarily as a note-taker or writing assistant, this conversation will give you a much bigger picture of what’s already possible—and what could be coming next for your advisory practice. Register for The Efficient Advisor x Quin: Workflow Show and Tell HERE! Register for the Quin x Efficient Advisor Show & Tell HERE! Check out The First 100 Days Course: The Advisor's Blueprint for a Remarkable Client Experience HERE! Learn more about T2MWorks HERE! Learn more about Asset-Map financial planning software HERE! Learn more about our sponsor Beemo Automation HERE! Check out the Efficient Advisor YouTube Channel HERE! Connect with Libby on LinkedIn HERE! Successful businesses don’t get built alone. You need community! You need collaboration! Join us in The Efficient Advisor Community on Facebook.
August 25, 202644min
Number 3: 400: Inside the Client Service Model of a $415M AUM Practice
What does it actually look like to build a fast-growing advisory firm without sacrificing the depth of your client relationships? In this episode, I’m sitting down with financial advisor Emily Rassam to take a behind-the-scenes look at the client experience, workflows, and team structure she’s used to build a thriving practice serving approximately 270 families. We dig into how behavioral finance shapes everything from prospect conversations to financial plans, why every meeting in her firm has a defined purpose and process, and how her team delivers a highly personalized experience without relying on traditional client segmentation. In this episode you will learn:How to use behavioral finance questions to identify ideal clients and create deeper financial planning conversations.Why a structured onboarding process can differentiate your firm before a prospect ever becomes a client.How to build a flexible client service model that combines consistent processes with personalized planning.How strong workflows and delegation allow advisors to step away from prep and follow-up without sacrificing the client experience.If you’ve ever wondered how to create a more personalized client experience while still building a practice that can scale, this conversation gives you a look under the hood of a firm doing exactly that. You’ll walk away with practical ideas for structuring your meetings, strengthening your workflows, using your team more effectively, and creating the kind of processes that give you more capacity to focus on the work you do best. Register for the Quin x Efficient Advisor Show & Tell HERE! Check out The First 100 Days Course: The Advisor's Blueprint for a Remarkable Client Experience HERE! Learn more about T2MWorks HERE! Learn more about Asset-Map financial planning software HERE! Learn more about our sponsor Beemo Automation HERE! Check out the Efficient Advisor YouTube Channel HERE! Connect with Libby on LinkedIn HERE! Successful businesses don’t get built alone. You need community! You need collaboration! Join us in The Efficient Advisor Community on Facebook.
September 01, 202655min
Number 4: 401: The Simple System That Saved Me Oodles of Time
Some of the best efficiency wins in your practice aren’t massive system overhauls—they’re the small decisions you find yourself making over and over again. In this episode, I’m sharing one incredibly simple process I used in my own advisory practice to eliminate a recurring interruption, empower my team to make more decisions without me, and ultimately give clients faster service. I’ll walk you through exactly how we created a “first $20,000” distribution strategy for clients, documented it in our CRM, and built a decision tree that helped my team know exactly what to do when a client called needing cash. In this episode you will learn:How to create a simple “first $20,000” distribution strategy for your clients.How to use your CRM to give your team clear direction without needing to involve you.How to build a decision tree that helps your team confidently handle client distribution requests.How to identify recurring questions and small decisions you can systematically remove from your plate.You don’t have to build this process for every client overnight. Start with the clients you’re already meeting with next week, document where you’d recommend they access cash if a need comes up, and build from there. Small systems like this can eliminate interruptions, speed up your client service, and gradually train your team to take ownership of more decisions—freeing you to focus on the bigger strategies and conversations that actually require you. Register for the Quin Show & Tell HERE! Register for the Quin x Efficient Advisor Show & Tell HERE! Check out The First 100 Days Course: The Advisor's Blueprint for a Remarkable Client Experience HERE! Learn more about T2MWorks HERE! Learn more about Asset-Map financial planning software HERE! Learn more about our sponsor Beemo Automation HERE! Check out the Efficient Advisor YouTube Channel HERE! Connect with Libby on LinkedIn HERE! Successful businesses don’t get built alone. You need community! You need collaboration! Join us in The Efficient Advisor Community on Facebook.
September 04, 202614min
Number 5: 397: How to Know if You are Solving the Wrong Problem in Your Business (Replay)
I am excited to introduce Efficient Friday! Each week, in 10 minutes or less, I want to share a super tactical tip, idea, process, hack, etc with you that you can implement in your business right away! In this episode, we dive into a common misstep advisors make—solving for the wrong problem. Are you actually demand-constrained or supply-constrained? 🧩 You’ll learn how to quickly diagnose where your true bottleneck lies, what to focus on based on your answer, and what to stop wasting time on. Whether you’re drowning in clients or staring at an empty calendar, this episode will help you get clarity, cut the noise, and start making the right moves 🚀💼 Register for the Quin x Efficient Advisor Show & Tell HERE! Check out The First 100 Days Course: The Advisor's Blueprint for a Remarkable Client Experience HERE! Learn more about T2MWorks HERE! Learn more about Asset-Map financial planning software HERE! Learn more about our sponsor Beemo Automation HERE! Check out the Efficient Advisor YouTube Channel HERE! Connect with Libby on LinkedIn HERE! Successful businesses don’t get built alone. You need community! You need collaboration! Join us in The Efficient Advisor Community on Facebook.
August 22, 202612min