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EP 8 – Tech, Talent, and Experimenting with Mark Bruno

EP 8 – Tech, Talent, and Experimenting with Mark Bruno

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Are you ready to learn about some of the highest-performing financial advisory firms? Discover innovative organic growth strategies from industry leader Mark Bruno, exploring crucial topics from growth-oriented compensation to data-driven decision-making.

In this episode of Grow Organically, Dan Gilmartin hosts Mark Bruno, Managing Director and Head of Strategic Advisory for Emigrant Partners, to dive deep into the intertwined nature of organic growth and strategic compensation within financial advisory firms. Learn how closely integrated tech and talent can boost growth, the importance of an experimental mindset, and why advisor-level marketing strategies may trump traditional firm branding. You will gain insights into how aligning compensation plans with growth strategies can create a robust foundation for long-term success by tuning in. 

Dan discusses: 

  • How strategic compensation plans impact organic growth
  • How high-performing firms excel by experimenting with digital strategies, data utilization, and content precision
  • Understanding and leveraging your data can transform your growth strategy and improve client engagement
  • Advisor-level marketing can humanize and build trust more effectively than firm-level branding
  • And more

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Mark Bruno is Managing Director, Head of Strategic Advisory, for Emigrant Partners, where he is primarily responsible for helping its partner firms identify and execute on opportunities to accelerate their growth. Prior to joining Emigrant in October 2023, Mark spent more than 20 years working across the wealth and asset management industries with a particular focus on developing and delivering research, events and consulting platforms to growth-oriented RIAs. Mark most recently served as the Managing Director of the Wealth Management Group at Informa, where he oversaw the group’s media, research and events businesses and launched the unit’s RIA Edge podcast, research studies, and nationwide events.

Before Informa, Mark was a Managing Director at Echelon Partners, a leading investment bank and consulting firm to the wealth management community. Mark also spent more than ten years at InvestmentNews, where he oversaw the company’s digital businesses, RIA events and RIA benchmarking studies. He has been a fixture on the wealth management event circuit for the past decade, and is also the author of Save Now or Die Trying, one of the top-selling retirement planning books shortly after it was published in 2007.

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EP 7 – How Organic Growth Can Boost Your M&A Strategy

EP 7 – How Organic Growth Can Boost Your M&A Strategy

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Are you curious about why organic growth in the wealth management sector is often stagnant and how you can turn the tide? Dan Gilmartin chats with Gary Roth, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Modern Wealth Management, about the complexities of organic growth in today's competitive financial landscape. Gary shares valuable insights drawn from his extensive experience at firms like Goldman Sachs and United Capital.

Dan and Gary discuss:

  • Why do many financial advisory firms struggle with organic growth, resulting in a low average growth rate in the industry
  • Why is it crucial to understand the underlying condition of each firm and its capacity for growth
  • How organic growth impact a firm’s valuation, and why do firms with such growth often have a premium valuation
  • The role investments in technology, people, marketing, and PR play in driving organic growth
  • And more

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Gary Roth is a co-founder and co-CEO at Modern Wealth Management, which he helped to start with the goal of delivering high-quality and comprehensive financial advice to clients by building a next-generation national RIA. Prior to being a part of the founding team at Modern Wealth, Roth was a managing director at Goldman Sachs Personal Financial Management. Between 2005 and 2019, he also served as Chief Business Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer at United Capital, where he was part of the team that built, scaled, and sold United Capital—a $25 billion RIA with 90 locations—to Goldman Sachs for $750 million. Roth was also a co-founder at AssureNet, one of the cloud computing pioneers in financial services that created sales force automation solutions for financial consultants and insurance brokers.

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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

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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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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.

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EP 4- The Power of Niche Marketing with Kristen Luke

EP 4- The Power of Niche Marketing with Kristen Luke

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Did you know that financial advisors who narrowly focus on a specific niche enjoy an average income of $660,000, compared to $395,000 for their non-niche counterparts?

Daniel Gilmartin welcomes Kristen Luke, founder of Kaleido and author of Uncomparable, discuss how financial advisors can stand out by specializing in niche markets. Kristen shares her journey in wealth management, strategies on defining and reaching niche audiences, and invaluable insights on boosting efficiency and engagement.

Kristen discusses the importance of niche marketing for financial advisors, strategies for distinguishing your practice from competitors and real-life examples of successful niche markets.

Kristen discusses: 

  • Importance of niche marketing for financial advisors
  • Strategies for distinguishing your practice from competitors
  • Real-life examples of successful niche markets
  • Practical tips for implementing niche marketing in your advisory firm
  • And more

About our Guest: 

The author of Uncomparable: The Financial Advisor’s Guide to Standing Out Through Niche Marketing, Kristen Luke has built a career on empowering financial advisory firms to become “uncomparable” as unique leaders in their space. Kristen works with financial advisors to create marketing systems that attract their ideal clients. Since founding the original iteration of the business in 2008, she has guided hundreds of financial advisors to create and implement strategies that help them stand out and close more clients.

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

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

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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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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.

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