Tag: Marketing
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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About our Guest:

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 2 – 5 Levers of Growth with Tim Welsh

EP 2 – 5 Levers of Growth with Tim Welsh

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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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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.

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