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EP 5 – Secrets to Scaling Your Wealth Management Practice with Jen Abboud Smith

EP 5 – Secrets to Scaling Your Wealth Management Practice with Jen Abboud Smith

Which prospects should you call next to maximize your conversion rates? The answer lies in harnessing the power of AI and data.

Dan Gilmartin sits down with Jen Abboud Smith, SVP of Investor Marketing at Carson Wealth, to delve into the strategies and insights that drive sustained growth in wealth management firms. Jen shares her extensive background from Amazon to Vanguard, and now Carson Wealth, exploring organizational challenges, the importance of clear communication between marketing and sales, and leveraging technology for efficient client acquisition.

Jen discusses: 

  • Navigating organizational challenges and enhancing leadership focus on organic growth
  • The dynamic relationship between marketing and sales for seamless collaboration
  • Implementing effective technology and tools for better upstream and downstream results
  • Strategies for long-term planning and adaptive execution in marketing
  • And more

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About our Guest: 

Jen Abboud Smith is an inspirational ecommerce and marketing leader who is results-oriented and customer-focused. She has a proven ability to manage effectively during periods of dynamic change, with over 15 years of managerial experience in building, leading, and developing high-performing teams.

Jen believes the main role of a leader is to provide strategic vision, clarity of accountability, and the necessary resources to enable team members to perform at their best. She tends toward a coach/mentor style of leadership and values data-driven decisions, even if this means questioning her own assumptions.

EP 3 – The Evolution of Marketing in Wealth Management with Angela Giombetti

EP 3 – The Evolution of Marketing in Wealth Management with Angela Giombetti

Have you ever wondered how successful advisors rally their team around organic growth? How have growth strategies evolved through the years?

Daniel Gilmartin chats with Angela Giombetti, Chief Marketing Officer at Wealthspire Advisors, about the evolving world of marketing within wealth management. Listeners will gain insights into how Angela and her team drive organic growth using innovative strategies, tools, and a data-driven approach to client engagement.

Dan and Angela discuss:

  • The transformation of marketing in wealth management over the past 20 years
  • How Wealthspire Advisors rallies around a growth mindset for organic development
  • The importance of data and technology in personalizing client experiences
  • Strategies for integrating newly acquired firms into Wealthspire’s growth-oriented
    approach

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About our Guest: 

Angela has dedicated her 20+ year career to the financial services industry, having served in communications, change management, public relations, and marketing roles in banking, fintech, and RIA firms across the country. She is an accomplished ghost writer of multiple nationally published books and a frequent speaker at industry conferences. She is also the founder of The In Crowd, an inclusive network for financial marketers and the host of The In Crowd podcast.

EP 2 – 5 Levers of Growth with Tim Welsh

EP 2 – 5 Levers of Growth with Tim Welsh

This episode audio originally was recorded as a webinar which can be accessed at Catchlight.ai.

Are you ready to unlock the secrets to sustainable growth in the wealth management sector? In this podcast episode, Dan Gilmartin, the Head of Marketing for Catchlight, and Tim Welsh from Nexus Strategy, delve into the five levers of growth for wealth management firms, exploring how innovative strategies and data-driven insights can lead to significant improvements in client acquisition and retention.

Dan and Tim discuss:

  • The current state and future opportunities within the wealth management industry
  • The importance of organic growth and its impact on firm valuations
  • Effective marketing and prospecting strategies to improve lead generation
  • Tactics to maximize wallet share and drive client referrals

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About our Guest: 

Timothy D. Welsh, CFP® is President, CEO and founder of Nexus Strategy, LLC, a leading consulting firm to the wealth management industry. Nexus Strategy’s primary focus is working with leading organizations to best market their products, services and technology to the independent advisor community.

Tim is frequently quoted in the wealth management media on a wide range of business management and industry topics. He is the author of a number of industry white papers, a regular columnist for RIABiz, ThinkAdvisor, and wealthmanagement.com, and is a frequent speaker at industry conferences and events.