Bedside Manners: One of the biggest skills you can gain in your career

Bedside Manners: One of the biggest skills you can gain in your career

Have you ever heard of the term “bedside manners” when it comes to doctors? We all know that we don’t want our doctor to just know how to do his job right; we want him to communicate with us and help us feel better emotionally. This is what we call “Soft Skills,” and we can all benefit from it to stand out in our profession.

The most critical Soft Skills for more people to trust you

The most critical Soft Skills for more people to trust you

There are some people in this world you have never met but somehow deem as trustworthy. For each of us, that person is different. But what are the skills these people have to make so many people trust them, even though we have never met them? In this article we disclose some of those top skills, which you can develop as well!

Why you need a Certificate in Wealth Management Marketing

Why you need a Certificate in Wealth Management Marketing

Are you interested in enhancing the knowledge of the person on your team you have tapped for a marketing role? Or are you in marketing and seeking to get into the field of wealth management marketing? Learn about our certificate to get more information!

Serena Williams' Dad's 85 Page Business Plan to his daughters' success

Serena Williams' Dad's 85 Page Business Plan to his daughters' success

This story is about visualizing the most impossible dream, and mapping out a business plan to make it come true. It is a fascinating story about consistency and following a blueprint, which has helped two families from across the world groom world champions.

Marketing advice for any advisors thinking of going independent

Marketing advice for any advisors thinking of going independent

Thinking of going independent or opening up your own wealth management firm? Make sure you review all the branding and marketing activities you’re going to need to do on an ongoing basis to replace what your large institution was doing on your behalf. We have included in this article a few key solutions.

Sure, Organic Means Healthy, But it Also Means Smart Marketing

Sure, Organic Means Healthy, But it Also Means Smart Marketing

When it comes to marketing for advisors, a big decision need to be made: Do I want to pursue Organic (natural, humanized, from the ground up) Marketing, or Paid (advertisements) Marketing…or both? This article discusses the pros and cons, differences and more.

Consultative Sales Training for anyone not selling widgets or products

Consultative Sales Training for anyone not selling widgets or products

Consultative sales training strategies for financial advisors who want to prospect to more of ultra high net worth or wealthy target and niche market.

How to Boost Your Team's Emotional Intelligence with Clients and Prospects

How to Boost Your Team's Emotional Intelligence with Clients and Prospects

How advisors, lawyers and CPA’s can increase their emotional intelligence with one simple step.

How to Overcome Analysis Paralysis in 5 Simple Steps

How to Overcome Analysis Paralysis in 5 Simple Steps

Friends, don’t let friends be paralyzed by overanalysis. Help decisions be made faster by taking our New Venture Decision Calculator. How can you and your colleagues make decisions faster, without being paralyzed by all the possibilities of what can go wrong?

2022's Highest Impact Time Management Strategies You + Your Team Must Embrace

2022's Highest Impact Time Management Strategies You + Your Team Must Embrace

Mark Cuban once said “Sales Cures All.”

Does it? What about the fact that there are only 24 hours in a day? If that can’t be solved, and a lot of your business decisions are dependent on you at the moment (that’s a whole other conversation), this video is for you.

An Alternative Strategy to the Pomodoro Method

An Alternative Strategy to the Pomodoro Method

Have you been told by mentors, peers, books and blogs that the way to manage your existing clients all while getting new clients is by time blocking? If you've tried any of them, you've probably only felt frustration....mainly because they simply don't work for getting Sales AND handling an existing client base. But we know what does!

The Billionaire Club’s Secret to Managing next-level Stress

The Billionaire Club’s Secret to Managing next-level Stress

There’s daily CEO stress, and then there’s next-level stress: When not just billions, but TRILLIONS of dollars are on our shoulders, and the world is watching you, prepared to see you fail. How do some of the world’s TOP CEO’s manage stress. This article will help answer that question.

The Ultra High Net Worth Opportunity Has Never Been Greater for Those Serving Them

The Ultra High Net Worth Opportunity Has Never Been Greater for Those Serving Them

While the pandemic has significantly shifted the world and how we conduct things, prospects for growing a wealth management firm have never been greater, especially with the growth of so many multi millionaires that can use a wealth manager’s services.

Some RIAs are stretched thin on service bandwidth, so here's a solution

Some RIAs are stretched thin on service bandwidth, so here's a solution

There’s always going to be a major juxtaposition between wanting to build a massive wealth management business, but also wanting to provide a high-touch experience for your clients. After all, we don’t sell widgets; we are in the people business. Learn how “Producticizing” some parts of your practice can help you build more scale into your practice, all while ensuring you don’t lower your service offering.

My interview with Jeff Conception, Founder and CEO of Stratos Wealth Partners, on Advisor Marketing Playbook

My interview with Jeff Conception, Founder and CEO of Stratos Wealth Partners, on Advisor Marketing Playbook

On this podcast Amy Parvaneh speaks with industry leader Jeff Concepcion about the role of an Outsourced Chief Marketing Officer for advisors, key to successful growth for advisors, group coaching programs for advisors and a lot more.

My Conversation with Author Scott West on Curiosity Skills Required for Financial Advisors

My Conversation with Author Scott West on Curiosity Skills Required for Financial Advisors

At the end of the day, as financial advisors, we get paid to converse.  While questioning and listening skills are typically seen as "softer skill", it is the act of better "story selling" that will allow advisors to learn more about their clients, uncover more opportunities to help them, and more quickly discover who within their circle can benefit from your services as a wealth manager.

The man who purchased a $70MM Laguna Beach property in 2021

The man who purchased a $70MM Laguna Beach property in 2021

On November 26, 2021, the WSJ reported that Joseph Edelman and his wife Susan had purchased a $70mm ocean front Laguna Beach mansion. In typical wealth detector fashion, which fuels our ultra high net worth marketing and coaching, we researched more about Mr. Edelman to learn more.