Emily Purdon, CFP®, EA. is a Financial Planning and Process Coach at XY Planning Network. In this episode, Emily discussed the importance of advocating for yourself in your career, the many paths of financial planning, and how to elevate a firm through onboarding. She also shares insights on trends in the profession and their impacts.

Kevin Clark, CFP®, Central Ohio NexGen Director, is currently working for Ameriprise as a Certified Financial Planner™. In this episode, he shares how he “fell backwards” into a career in financial planning, how he started his career at a call center, and why different personality types in the financial planning profession are so important.

This episode features Mark Tibergien, Chief Executive Officer of Advisor Solutions at BNY Mellon | Pershing. In this episode, we chat about career paths in financial planning, how we can elevate the profession, and the importance of reverse mentoring. Mark also shares insightful information on making the most of your career as a NexGen planner.

In this episode, we were lucky enough to host financial management consultant Tyrone Ross, Jr. He talks about the current state of the profession in terms of diversity and education, as well as the changes we can make for a successful future.

Paul Greenwood is an experienced Licensed Financial Adviser and a registered Tax Financial Adviser. In this episode, he shares the impact that a royal inquiry is having on the financial services industry in Australia, and what all of us can learn from it.

In this episode, recorded at the FPA Annual Conference, we talked to Brent Weiss, CFP®, Kayla Kennelly, CFP®, Bryan Hasling, CFP®, Dan Yerger, CFP®, and Christine Sjolin, CFP®, about their take on the profession, the challenges it faces, and what needs to happen to prepare future generations for success.

Is financial planning a profession or an industry? What’s the difference between the two, and where is the future of financial planning headed? That’s exactly what we talk about on this week’s episode with Evelyn Zohlen, CFP®​ and Martin Seay, Ph.D., CFP®. Tune in to hear what they have to say!

Preston Cherry, MS, CFP®, is the founder and president of Concurrent Financial Planning Center, LLC, as well as mentor and soon-to-be author. In this episode, he talks about his career goals, starting his virtual firm, mentoring NexGen financial planners, and the winding road that has been his career.

Trudy Turner, CFP® brings over a decade of experience in wealth management, tax planning, insurance underwriting, and public accounting. Here, she shared her insights on careers within the profession, the impact of diversity inclusion, where she sees the profession going, and her mantras for success.

Alex Armstrong, CFP® is the founder and chairman of Armstrong, Fleming & Moore, Inc. She sits on the board of the Foundation for Financial Planning and is the very first recipient of their Lifetime Achievement Award. Jon Dauphine, CEO of the Foundation for Financial Planning, also joined us for this discussion on pro bono planning.