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Between Now and Success
Host Steve Sanduski, CFP® is the founder of two financial services companies, a New York Times bestselling author, podcast host, executive coach, and speaker. Through interviews with top achievers and visionary voices, Between Now and Success brings you the strategies, tips, and tools you need to succeed at the intersection of business and life. In each episode, Steve's guests open up and share their journey and the lessons they learned on their road to the summit. So rope up and get "On Belay"…
Episodes
Between Now and SuccessWhat Do the Ironman, Death, and More Than 600 Advisors Have in Common with John Hyland
John Hyland was unhappy. Fresh out of college, the big firm lifestyle of late nights and steak dinners had taken a physical toll. John felt unhealthy and out…
Between Now and SuccessThe Advisor Who Gets the Most Client Stories…Wins with Mitch Anthony
Historically, the financial advisory business has been about a story of numbers. Today, it's about a number of stories, say Mitch Anthony. Of course, good…
Between Now and SuccessFuturist Lex Sokolin Shares Where Advisor Tech is Heading and How You Should Think About It
If you are in the "inform" business, and not the "transform" business, you won't be long for this business. Technology services are quickly chipping away at…
Between Now and SuccessBarron's Top 15 Advisor Steven Cassaday on His Unorthodox Way to Billions in AUM
I've long said that there are many ways to be successful as a financial advisor. My guest today, Steve Cassaday, founder and CEO of Cassaday and Company, Inc…
Between Now and SuccessHow to Ask Better Questions to Uncover Your Client's Values and Motivations and Drive Desired Behavior with Dr. Elliot Berkman
My guest today, Dr. Elliot Berkman, is a tenured Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of Oregon, where he directs the Social and Effective…
Between Now and SuccessHow to Build Your Ideal Tech Stack for Improved Efficiency and Client Experience with Matt Sonnen
With the accelerating pace of technological change, how can you be sure you are making the right technology choices? What should your tech stack look like? One…
Between Now and SuccessHow Jon Jones Built RIA Brighton Jones To Run Without Him For A Year
How long could your business survive without you? For financial advisors, I think that's really two questions in one. Part one is a question of scale. Part two…
Between Now and SuccessMy 3 Words for 2018
If you could come up with 3 words for this year, that would drive your actions and keep you on track to make this your best year ever, what would those 3 words…
Between Now and SuccessHow to Get Your Clients to Change Their Behavior--And Stick With It with Dr. Sean Young
People often times know what they need to do to reach their goal, or know what the "right decision" is, but they still don't do it. It's that old knowing-doing…
Between Now and SuccessCryptocurrency, Bitcoin, ICOs, Blockchain: What Should Advisors Do?
Can I interest you in my new cryptocurrency, BelayCoin? You can use BelayCoin to pay for the services of my company, and every transaction is verified and…
Between Now and SuccessSchwab Top Advisor Panel: What Decades of Experience Can Tell Us About Thriving in the Future
In the last 35 year, we've seen the following happen in the financial markets. The beginning of the great bull market in August 1982. The stock market crash on…
Between Now and SuccessRoss Levin on "I-You" Relationships, Excelling in the "Slow Things," and Building an Impactful RIA
Imagine you're sitting down with a potential new client for the initial discovery meeting. What do you see sitting across from you? Unfortunately, many…
Between Now and SuccessSeth Streeter on His Evolution From Managing Money to Redefining Wealth for Himself, Clients, and Staff
Financial advisors have a unique opportunity to make a real, immediate impact on people's lives -- if they're willing to break away from the old model that's…
Between Now and SuccessFormer LPL CEO Mark Casady Shares Lessons From the C-Suite
Mark Casady had a front row seat on the massive changes hitting our industry over the past 15 years of his tenure at LPL. Now that he's "retired," we discuss…
Between Now and SuccessAdvising Clients on How Their Money Integrates With Their Life with Kurt Rossi
"Compassionate" isn't necessarily the first word that springs to mind when you think about the traditional financial planning model. But that's just another…
Between Now and Success3-Time Olympic Medalist Lauryn Williams on "Winning" in Business, Life and Financial Planning
You can get the mechanics of a financial plan right, but if you miss the "life" part, you're shortchanging your clients. A financial plan is a tool to help…
Between Now and SuccessEssential Success Tips for Young Advisors From "40 Under 40" Honoree Hannah Moore
Curiosity. The best advisors have it. Hannah Moore's curiosity has led her down many roads and in today's podcast, she shares what she's learned about…
Between Now and SuccessUse Sten Morgan's "7 Mindsets" to Accelerate Your Firm's Growth
How do you go from a struggling, cash-strapped RIA to running a fast-growing, profitable top firm? Adopt Sten Morgan's 7 Mindsets and you'll be on your way. As…
Between Now and SuccessHere's How Multibillion-Dollar RIA Firm Advice Period is Reinventing Wealth Management with Larry Miles
By rethinking every aspect of how to price and deliver wealth management, AdvicePeriod has gone from a startup just a few years ago, to more than $6 billion in…
Between Now and SuccessSurprising Insights From Schwab's RIA Benchmarking Study With Guest Jon Beatty
The latest RIA Benchmarking Study from Charles Schwab contains surprising insights and contradicts some common industry beliefs. I always look forward to…
Between Now and SuccessFormer United Capital CMO Gail Graham on Today's Best Marketing Strategies
Gail Graham is one of those rare people who have worked in the top echelon of two major companies--Fidelity Investments and United Capital--and helped shaped…
Between Now and SuccessHow to Identify the Wealth-Building Habits of the New "Millionaires Next Door" with Sarah Fallaw
The science of wealth is in Sarah Fallaw's DNA. Her father, the late Dr. Thomas Stanley, literally wrote THE book on how and why affluent people accumulate…
Between Now and SuccessMove Over Digital Advisor, People Really Want More Human and Analog Experiences with David Sax
The resurgence of analog products in our digital advisor world has profound implications for both consumers and businesses, which author David Sax details in…
Between Now and SuccessVestorly's Justin Wisz on How Data Driven Content Can Transform Your Firm's Marketing
If you're still stuffing mailers, making cold calls, and tweeting the occasional Warren Buffet interview to a handful of followers, it's time to upgrade your…
Between Now and SuccessStephanie Sammons on Starting a New RIA With 20 Years of Experience to Draw On
What if you had more than 20 years of financial services experience, then decided to start over and build a new RIA from scratch? Do you think you could take…
Between Now and SuccessRIA CEO Michael Nathanson on How to Be a Real Leader That Gets Results
Michael Nathanson is the chairman, CEO, and president of the Colony Group, a multi-billion dollar wealth management company with offices across the United…
Between Now and SuccessDynasty's Shirl Penney on How RIAs Can Stay Independent and Grow Their Businesses
There's never been a more exciting time to be a financial advisor, or a more challenging one. The Baby Boomer generation is keeping advisors busy as they age…
Between Now and SuccessTop RIA leader Matt Cooper on the shifting trends in the RIA market
As the co-founder of multi-billion dollar RIA Beacon Pointe in Newport Beach, CA, Matt Cooper has a unique, in the trenches view of trends that are sweeping…
Between Now and SuccessTop advisor Erin Botsford on building her Seven Figure Firm
Erin Botsford is one of the top financial advisors in the country. She is the founder and CEO of the Botsford Financial Group, which has nearly $1 billion in…
Between Now and SuccessHow to Have "Better Conversations" With BMO's Ben Jones
Once upon a time, financial planners met with clients annually, showed them a printout of how all their investments were performing, shook hands, and moved on…
Between Now and SuccessHow to Adapt Donald Trump's Persuasion Techniques to Add More Clients--Ethically
Whatever you think about Donald Trump, it's hard to deny his masterful use of persuasion and branding techniques to win over a specific segment of the…
Between Now and SuccessSavant Capital's Brent Brodeski On Going From $0 to $5 Billion in AUM
Imagine walking into a doctor's office with a bad cough and walking out on crutches, still coughing. That's how Brent Brodeski saw the client experience of…
Between Now and Success15 non-obvious trends that will give you an unfair advantage with Rohit Bhargava
Nobody can accurately and consistently predict the future but by observing and curating ideas, you can uncover accelerating trends, see things other people…
Between Now and SuccessMy 3 words for 2017
Could 3 words be the difference between success and failure for you over the next 12 months? The recent presidential election proved once again that words are…
Between Now and SuccessCaterpillar Exec Ed Rapp on leadership lessons and staying strong against tough odds
If you don't plan your personal life with the same rigor and discipline you do your professional life, your personal life will suffer, says Ed Rapp. As a Group…
Between Now and SuccessKey insights from my 10 most popular podcasts in 2016
I just finished my second year of podcasting and the numbers are in. Here are my 10 most popular podcasts for 2016 based on downloads along with a key idea…
Between Now and SuccessHow to close the 70bps gap in your value
Your business is under assault from Robo Advisors, technology disruption, Vanguard and Schwab's low-cost call-center programs, the DOL rule, flat markets, and…
Between Now and SuccessAnthony Scaramucci on the jagged line of entrepreneurial success, DOL Rule, and politics
"If you want to be an entrepreneur, you have to get comfortable with the notion of failing. Once you get completely comfortable with the idea that you're going…
Between Now and SuccessMost advisors are missing this surprising opportunity with Michael Haubrich
Shockingly, you might be able to generate more alpha for your clients by helping manage their career than you can from investing or financial planning. Today's…
Between Now and SuccessExploring Advice: How to know if you're delivering good advice and quality plans with Kevin Knull, Tricia Rothschild, Frank McAleer
How would you answer these three questions about exploring advice? What is the definition of good advice? What is the definition of a quality financial plan?…
Between Now and SuccessSheCapital founder Tina Powell on the 'how' and 'why' of starting a Robo-Advisor
Should RIAs offer an automated investing Robo-Advisor service? What are the pros and cons? How should you price the service? Will it cannibalize your existing…
Between Now and SuccessClients don't care very much about their financial advisor's digital technology
It appears clients care much less about their advisor's digital technology than advisors do. The financial services industry spends a lot of time talking about…
Between Now and SuccessHow to improve investment performance by reducing behavioral investing mistakes with Daniel Crosby
I believe financial advisors can add the most value to their clients in the areas of financial and life planning, and not as much in the investment management…
Between Now and SuccessFuture of FinTech Part 2: Highlights from Orion Advisor's Fuse 2016 Event
The second of two special episodes. What does the future of FinTech look like? It was on display recently in Park City, UT at the 3rd Annual Fuse Event…
Between Now and SuccessFuture of FinTech Part 1: Highlights from Orion Advisor's Fuse 2016 Event
This is the first of two episodes. What does the future of FinTech look like? It was on display recently in Park City, UT at the 3rd Annual Fuse Event…
Between Now and SuccessHow financial planning will change as people live to 100 with Professor Andrew Scott
The nature of financial planning advice will change dramatically as it becomes common for people to live to 100. The idea of a three-stage life where we go to…
Between Now and SuccessShould you cut your AUM advisor fee in half with J.D. Bruce and Billy Oliverio
What if you cut your AUM advisor fee in half and made up the difference by charging a retainer fee? That's what multi-billion dollar RIA firm Abacus Wealth…
Between Now and SuccessHow a startup investment firm is blowing up the AUM pricing model with Scott MacKillop
It doesn't cost twice as much to manage a $1 million portfolio as it does a $500,000 portfolio so why do clients have to pay twice as much? That question is…
Between Now and SuccessThis is what inspired me recently
For many years, I've started each business day by writing down my prioritized list of actions. I then spend a couple minutes searching for a quote that speaks…
Between Now and SuccessBlockchain: What is it and why should financial advisors care about it with Alex Tapscott
Today's podcast guest, Alex Tapscott, is the co-author of an important new book called, Blockchain Revolution: How the Technology Behind Bitcoin is Changing…
Between Now and Success7 traits of CEOs running billion-dollar RIAs
How do you build and manage a fast-growing billion-dollar RIA? What is the role of the CEO in this type of company? As the financial advice industry continues…
Between Now and SuccessInvestopedia CEO David Siegel Discusses How Financial Education Generates 20 Million Unique Visitors a Month
Financial education is hot and it's a great way to build your business. Investopedia generates more than 20 million monthly unique visitors to its website by…
Between Now and Success17 Financial Industry Execs Tried to Climb Mt. Shasta. Here's What Happened.
What's it like to climb Mt. Shasta with a hard-charging group of financial industry executives? What goes on behind the scenes to prepare for the climb and who…
Between Now and Success5 Key ways for financial advisors to succeed in digital marketing with Mitch Joel
If you want to succeed in digital marketing, you can't use yesterday's strategies. Today's most successful digital marketers take full advantage of the major…
Between Now and SuccessBest of: Billionaire Eli Broad on How Being Unreasonable Led to Founding Two Fortune 500 Companies (07/18/16)
Note: This episode originally ran on July 18, 2016 Eli Broad is the billionaire founder of two Fortune 500 companies—Kaufman & Broad (now KB Home) and…
Between Now and SuccessBillionaire Eli Broad on How Being Unreasonable Led to Founding Two Fortune 500 Companies
Eli Broad is the billionaire founder of two Fortune 500 companies—Kaufman & Broad (now KB Home) and SunAmerica. You don't reach that level of success by doing…
Between Now and SuccessA little-used strategy that could add tens of millions to your AUM
When your clients sell their business, are you frustrated that you don't always add the resulting windfall to your AUM? There's a simple way to insert yourself…
Between Now and SuccessJeff Dekko's fresh thinking about leadership and marketing adds $6 billion to his firm's AUM
You could be the smartest, most technically competent financial advisor in the country but without solid leadership and a marketing plan, you'll be like the…
Between Now and SuccessHow to use Robo Advisors and Silicon Valley thinking to deliver an extraordinary client experience with Eric Roberge, Alex Benke, and Lex Sokolin
Providing great customer service is no longer good enough. Today's consumers are grading you on the "client experience" you deliver and how your client…
Between Now and SuccessMy key practice management takeaways from the Envestnet Advisor Summit
The Envestnet Advisor Summit was packed with an agenda of top speakers and a multitude of sessions to choose from. And they capped it off with a closing…