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Financial Advisor Success

Michael Kitces

The Financial Advisor Success podcast brings you real success stories and insights from the most successful financial advisors, and leading industry consultants, about how to take your advis...

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Ep 512: Winning Clients And Moving 'Upmarket' By Being Confident In Telling Your Value Story with Chris Smith

A discovery meeting can either feel like a sales conversation or the beginning of a relationship where a prospect feels genuinely understood...

01:30:16Oct 20, 2026

Ep 511: Outsourcing And Managing Client Headcount To Stay Lean As A Two-Founder, $150M Firm with Ashlee deSteiger

What if growing your financial planning firm didn't have to mean giving up the lifestyle you worked so hard to create? For today's guest, bu...

01:29:43Oct 13, 2026

Ep 510: Creating Effective Discovery Meetings To Convert 100% Of (High-Value) Prospects Into Clients with Michael Yoder

An effective discovery process not only can help an advisor better understand prospects' unique situations, but also can increase the rate a...

01:30:43Oct 6, 2026

Ep 509: Systematizing Your Differentiated Service As A (True) Retirement Expert While Scaling To $850M Of AUM with Dana Anspach

Standing out as a true retirement expert: today's guest shares how she systemized her service by leaning into decumulation planning and runn...

01:30:22Sep 29, 2026

Ep 508: Leveraging Video The Right Way To Add $1M Of New Revenue In Less Than 12 Months with Nate Hoskin

While it can seem like video content is everywhere, creating educational videos doesn't automatically result in viewers (or new clients) for...

01:35:07Sep 22, 2026

Ep 507: Growing Bigger For Succession And Then Intentionally Downsizing For A Simpler Lifestyle Practice with Carolyn McClanahan

Making the decision to downsize after growing can be shocking, but might also be the best decision for work-life balance. Today's guest shar...

01:25:29Sep 15, 2026

Ep 506: Building A 'Killer' Scorecard To Track Key Weekly Metrics On The Path To $275M AUM with Jenna Biancavilla

Key metrics can not only show how your advisory firm is performing, but also whether your team is thriving. Today's guest builds a 'killer'...

01:30:33Sep 8, 2026

Ep 505: Using A "Pillow Test" To Make The Hard Business Decisions On The Way To $3.5B AUM with Andrew Rosen

How do you know you're making the right decision, especially when every option comes with trade-offs? Whether you're making career decisions...

01:30:32Sep 1, 2026

Ep 504: Taking Your Growth To The Next Level By Building An Authentic Personal Brand with Sheri Fitts

What makes a financial advisor stand out? T he answer isn't a better logo or tagline— it's building a personal brand that stands out in the...

01:29:19Aug 25, 2026

Ep 503: Organically Growing To $800M AUM In Less Than A Decade By Investing In Educational Marketing with David Brooks

Whether you're looking to scale your advisory firm, improve your marketing strategy, or build a stronger brand presence, today's guest offer...

01:30:40Aug 18, 2026

Ep 502: Managing $240M As A 3-Person Team Through A Structured Meeting Approach with Wendy Ciehanski

Your client review meetings could become your firm's biggest competitive advantage. Today's guest shares how her advisory firm has refined a...

01:29:48Aug 11, 2026

Ep 501: Navigating Succession Planning That Doesn't Turn Out As Expected (Even When You're Doing Everything Right) with Rick Kahler

You can take all the 'right' steps for succession planning… and it still might not go according to plan. After building an RIA managing appr...

01:29:45Aug 4, 2026

Ep 500: Amplifying Business Growth By Constantly Honing Your Time Towards Its Highest-And-Best Use with Michael Kitces

Building a highly successful advisory platform is less about running every department yourself and more about finding the right operational...

01:40:23Jul 28, 2026

Ep 499: 4Xing To $200M AUM In 4 Years While Staying Lean By Leveraging AI, Technology, And Outsourcing All You Can Let Go Of with Ryan Townsley

Scaling a financial advisory practice often forces a choice between capping growth or building a large, people-heavy infrastructure. Today's...

01:30:07Jul 21, 2026

Ep 498: Hiring A COO And Creating Partnership Paths Early To Drive Enterprise Value On The Path To $3B AUM with Christine DeMao

Passing the torch to next-gen leaders requires more than paperwork; it demands deep cultural investment, transparent career pathing, and a t...

01:29:56Jul 14, 2026

Ep 497: Growing From Solo To Siloed Partnership To A $3.3B Enterprise Ensemble (Without Taking Outside Capital) with Shane Morrow

Evolving a financial advisory practice is less about individual client ownership and more about aligning multiple practices under a unified...

01:29:57Jul 7, 2026

Ep 496: Lessons Learned From Building A $60B Advisory Enterprise with Shannon Eusey

Scaling a financial advisory firm from a startup with no clients into a national enterprise managing tens of billions of dollars: Today's gu...

01:29:57Jun 30, 2026

Ep 495: Scaling To $3.5M Of (Flat-Fee) Revenue by Leaning into A Unique Retirement Income Approach with Bradley Clark

What does it take to build a successful advisory firm using a flat-fee model instead of charging based on assets under management? And how c...

01:39:56Jun 23, 2026

Ep 494: Training Next-Gen Advisors In Business Development By Getting Really Clear About Who They Serve And How They Help with Kristin Harad

What does it take for next-generation advisors to become confident in business development without feeling overly sales-focused? And how can...

01:29:20Jun 16, 2026

Ep 493: Growing To $350M AUM By Putting Client Cash Flow At The Center Of The Planning Process with David Mozeika

Budgeting – less about rigid restrictions, more about changing mindsets on using income effectively. Today's guest shares a different approa...

01:29:40Jun 9, 2026