The New Skool

Ross Marino, CFP, social entrepreneur, CEO, and author has navigated the unpredictable tides of life. Emerging from a challenging chapter, he underwent a profound transformation by embracing a human-first approach to his wealth management practice and life.

Now he is taking this to the industry as the creator of SHIFT events, a series that brings together industry leaders and pioneers of the human-first approach to expand its impact and help more people. By exploring his journey and the guiding principles behind it, we can all discover valuable lessons on how to cultivate deeper connections that fuel positive change in our industry. 

Ross' LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/ross-marino/

Transitus Wealth Partners' Website | https://transituswealth.com/

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The number one success factor in an M&A transaction is culture fit, but what is a good culture? How do you create it? Angie Herbers is a well-known management consultant in our industry, and she brings an innovative perspective on how to think about culture and what the real ROI is. In this latest New Skool episode, she shares insights to help you think about it within your own firm.

Angie's LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/angieherbers/

Herbers & Company's LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/herbers-company/

Herbers & Company's Website | https://www.herbersandcompany.com/

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As the RIA industry continues to figure out organic growth in the digital-first era, the title of Chief Growth Officer is starting to show up. What does that role do? Do you need one in your firm? 

In this episode, we interviewed Tiffany Charles - Chief Growth Officer of Destiny Capital and Entrepreneurs Aligned to find out what she does in that role, how she's approaching the priority of organic growth and the evolution of her firms to support it.
 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/tiffany-charles-1a3998b0/

https://destinycapital.com/

https://entrepreneuraligned.com/

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In this special episode, we are joined by award-winning podcaster, Co-Founder of Onyx Advisor Network, Co-Founder of BLatinX Internship, and Founder & CEO of Gen Next Wealth Emlen Miles-Mattingly in front of a live audience at BNY Mellon Pershing.

Emlen uses his influence to create a more inclusive industry that welcomes top talent. We empower you to listen to this discussion through your own lens so that you can create change within our industry.

Onyx Advisor Network | https://www.onyxadvisornetwork.com/

BLatinX Internship | https://www.blxinternship.org/

Gen Next Wealth | https://gennextwealth.com/

Emlen Miles-Mattingly's LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/emlen-miles-mattingly/

Emlen Miles-Mattingly's Twitter | https://twitter.com/emilesmattingly

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We connected with Matt Halloran of ProudMouth, our partner in creating the first end to end advisor podcasting solution, to discuss our shared love of podcasting, how to show up authentically, and the impact it can have on advisor businesses. 

In this episode, we talk about how to rise above the noise, free yourself from the torment of sales, and grow your client credibility through podcasting. Our FiComm and ProudMouth partnership is designed to elevate advisor marketing across the industry.

Website | https://proudmouth.com/

Matt's LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthalloranpm/

Matt's Twitter | https://twitter.com/MattHalloran_

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We are wild advocates for advisor video and coach advisors on how to rock video across their client experience in our quarterly DIY Video Workshop. That’s why we were so excited to partner with FMG and partner with Samantha Russell on our podcast to talk about the power of advisor video.

Samantha Russell, Chief Evangelist Officer at FMG Suite strives to help financial advisors drive organic growth through digital marketing strategies and marketing automation. Helping advisors understand how digital marketing can transform your mindset and change the way they engage clients. 

In this episode, we cover how advisors can rock the power of video to supercharge their marketing. We share first-hand experience of what it takes to adopt video, zero click content, and details of the FiComm and FMG partnership designed to elevate advisor marketing across the industry.

https://twitter.com/SamanthaTwenty

https://www.linkedin.com/in/samanthacrussell/

https://fmgsuite.com/

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As the former Head of Acquisitions, Matt Brinker, closed 90 transactions in his 13 years with United Capital. After setting his sights on a new path, Matt is now the managing partner at Merchant Investment Management. 

In this episode, Matt shares his love for the independent advisor space, how he believes your capital partner influences your destination and what drives his passion. He also speaks about the key ingredients to digital marketing and how his own money story has shaped his perspectives.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattbrinker/

https://twitter.com/mkbrinker?lang=en

https://www.merchantim.com/

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Stephanie McCullough of Sofia Financial and Kevin Gaines of AFMG Planning, are this year’s FiComm and Investment News, Podcast Award-winners in the category of Educate and Empower! Forming the Take Back Retirement podcast, these two felt a calling to reshape the retirement conversation for women over 45 years old.    

In this episode, co-hosts Stephanie and Kevin share their journey and what drove them to start their podcast, Take Back Retirement. One of their main focuses is to meet women where they are by creating the space for women to concept and understand the possibilities of retirement. They interview women to hear their real-life retirement stories, where they drop the technical jargon and focus on the world's possibilities. Both Stephanie and Kevin attribute their success to not being afraid to take a chance!

Podcast Website | https://takebackretirement.com/

Sofia Financial Website | https://sofiafinancial.com/about-us/

AFMG Planning Website | https://afmgplanning.com/

Stephanie’s Twitter | https://twitter.com/sofiafinancial

Stephanie’s Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/sofiafinancial/?hl=en

Stephanie’s LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephaniemccullough/

Kevin’s Twitter | https://twitter.com/2ndHalfPlan

Kevin’s LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinmgaines/

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Stephanie Bogan, the founder of Limitless Advisor, is no stranger to success. She sold her first consulting firm to a fortune 200 company and built the client experience at United Capital. But she always felt like something was missing.  

In this episode, she shares her own journey in finding freedom, becoming her most authentic self and the power of mindset. We catch a glimpse at not only how to create a business that is successful but more importantly a life that is empowering.  

https://twitter.com/steph_bogan

https://www.linkedin.com/in/sbogan/

https://limitlessfa.life/

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Michael Kitces is an industry speaker, trailblazing Twitteree and the founder of Kitces.com. As the publisher of both The Kitces Report and the Nerd’s Eye View blog, Michael has accumulated a twitter following of 72.9K.  

In this episode, Michael shares his own experience in overcoming imposter syndrome and discovering first-hand the power and vulnerability of defining a niche. He attributes much of his success to knowing that some people will love his work and some will hate it and inspires us all to be a little more comfortable in our own skin.

https://www.kitces.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelkitces/

https://twitter.com/michaelkitces

Kitces' Insight on the Power of Social Media in 2013

Carl Richards + Michael Kitces Podcast on Niches

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