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Episode 63 – Preparing to Transfer Estates to the Next Generation– With Alyssa Rakovich

June 27, 2022Financial, Investing, Permission To Succeed, Uncategorized#Advisorpedia, #AlyssaRakovich, #DouglasHeikkinen, #EstatePlanning, #FinancialAdvisors, #PowerYourAdvice, #TheEstateRegistry, #WealthTransfer, RIAspermissiontosucceedpodcast

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Alyssa Rakovich is the Director of Strategic Relationships for The Estate Registry, an online tool designed to notify creditors of the passing of a loved one or a client.

Doug and Alyssa sat down at the T3 Advisor Conference and discussed the process of preparing for relative wealth transfers and building relationships with those of the new generation. They also discussed:

How The Estate Registry helps advisors who want to pass down their business
The need for The Estate Registry
What their products NotifyNOW and InheritNOW do for advisors
How it prevents advisors from letting their clients pass without a will
What is up next for The Estate Registry

Resources: The Estate Registry

Episode 61 – Find the Partner That Can Help You Grow – With Matt Nielsen

June 17, 2022Financial, Investing, Permission To Succeed, Uncategorized#Advisorpedia, #DouglasHeikkinen, #EndowmentInvesting, #FinancialAdvisors, #KingswoodFamilyOffice, #KingswoodUS, #MattNielsen, #PowerYourAdvice, #SuccessionPlanning, RIAspermissiontosucceedpodcast

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Matt Nielsen is the Co-Founder of Kingswood Family Office, which focuses on endowment-style investing for ultra high-net-worth individuals and families. In today’s episode, Doug and Matt talk about his professional journey, the circumstances that drove him to find a new partner, and how Kingswood’s creativity and commitment to his (and others’) growth set them apart from other potential providers. They also discuss:

What it’s like to work with professional athletes
Why Matt focuses on endowment-style investing
How Kingswood Family Office began from a shared commitment to growth and a great introduction
How Kingswood helped Matt and his partner become the succession plan for another Kingswood advisor
What’s next for Matt & Kingswood Family Office

Resources: Kingswood Family Office | Kingswood U.S.

Episode 60 – Data and Intelligence Trends Shaping the Wealth Industry – With Farouk Ferchichi

June 9, 2022Financial, Investing, Permission To Succeed, Uncategorized#Advisorpedia, #DouglasHeikkinen, #EndValue, #Envestnet, #FaroukFerchichi, #FinancialAdvisors, #HyperPersonalization, #PowerYourAdvice, RIAspermissiontosucceedpodcast

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Farouk Ferchichi is the Global Head of Data and Analytics at Envestnet, a company whose mission is to empower advisors and financial service providers with innovative technology, solutions and intelligence to make financial wellness a reality for everyone.

Doug and Farouk sat down at the Envestnet Advisor Summit and talked about the importance of hyper personalization in service in order to please clients and prospects. They also discuss

The difference between hyper personalization and personalization
How to meet people’s ecological and environmental concerns
How to react to the current speed of technological growth
What two considerations are most crucial when collecting and using data
What Envestnet is doing to expand their DNA footprint

Resources: Envestnet

Episode 57 – Get Out of Your Comfort Zone to Build Your Future – With Danielle Mariano

April 20, 2022Financial, Investing, Permission To Succeed, Uncategorized#Advisorpedia, #DeFrezeFinancialServices, #DouglasHeikkinen, #FinancialAdvisors, #KingswoodUS, #NextGenAdvisor, #PowerYourAdvice, #SuccessionPlanning, RIAspermissiontosucceedpodcast

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Danielle Mariano of DeFreze Financial Services and Kingswood U.S. is part of the next generation of financial advisors stepping up to lead their firms into the future.

In today’s episode, Doug and Danielle talk about her professional evolution, what it’s like to become the succession plan for a firm, and how she knew she needed a new broker-dealer to help her evolve her business to its next phase. They also discuss:

How Danielle got drawn into financial services and learned to run an advisory business from the ground up
How her former role as an athletic coach has helped her in working with clients and managing a business
Why she finds being a female advisor a huge advantage
Why she sought out a new broker-dealer, and what her search process looked like
How partnering with Kingswood U.S. has helped her manage and grow her business
What the future looks like for her and her firm

Resources: DeFreze Financial Services | Kingswood U.S.

Episode 56 – The CMO Series – Drivers of Revenue – With Kelly Waltrich

April 4, 2022Financial, Investing, Permission To Succeed#Advisorpedia, #DouglasHeikkinen, #FinancialAdvisors, #Finserv, #fintech, #Intention.ly, #KellyWaltrich, #Marketing, #PowerYourAdvice, RIAspermissiontosucceedpodcast

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We’re starting a new focus within this podcast – The CMO Series – Drivers of Revenue – to learn more about how people who run marketing departments got to where they are, how marketing has evolved and what the future holds for this important element of company success.

Our first guest is Kelly Waltrich, CEO and Co-Founder of Intention.ly, a growth engine design consultancy and marketing agency that works with fintech and finserv companies who want to transform the trajectory of their business.

In today’s episode, Doug and Kelly talk about her journey through financial services marketing and how the role of marketing has evolved. They also discuss

How Kelly built the toolkit required to be a CMO
Why it is important for sales and marketing to be aligned
What is her recipe for success in marketing
How to narrow down your goals to be focused on the right thing for your company
What CEOs who want to build the right marketing mix need to know
Why she founded Intention.ly

Resources: Intention.ly

Episode 49 – Financial Advisors Should Bet on Themselves – with Mike Hlavek

November 10, 2020Financial, Investing, Permission To Succeed, Uncategorized#BreakAwayBroker, #ConcurrentAdvisors, #DougHeikkinen, #FinancialAdvisors, #IRISMediaWorks, #PermissiontoSucceed, #PowerYourAdvicepermissiontosucceedpodcast

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Mike Hlavek is the Chief Operating Officer and Founding Partner of Concurrent Advisors, an advisor-owned partnership of independent advisors affiliated with Raymond James Financial Services, Inc., who work together to realize a common vision of creating a superior client experience while growing their own practices.

In this episode of Permission to Succeed, he and Doug Heikkinen discuss why Mike created Concurrent and what is driving the amazing growth of their collaborative network of advisors. They also discuss:

How the Concurrent model supports its advisors’ businesses
Why we are seeing so many advisors moving seats and/or breaking away this year
Three things advisors should consider as they start the process of breaking away
Mike’s advice for anyone starting out on their own

Resources: Concurrent Advisors

Michael Hlavek
Financial Advisor, RJFS

Raymond James is not affiliated with and does not endorse the opinions or services of Permission to Succeed or Doug Heikkinen. Opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the speaker and are not necessarily those of Raymond James. All opinions are as of this date and are subject to change without notice.

Episode 44 – Connect With Your Clients Through Storytelling – with Stacy Havener

April 17, 2020Financial, Impact 2019, Investing, MarketCounsel Summit, Permission To Succeed, Uncategorized#DiscoveryData, #HavenerCapital, #IRISMediaWorks, #PermissiontoSucceed, #PowerYourAdvice, #SchwabIMPACTpermissiontosucceedpodcast

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Recorded live at IMPACT® 2019, this episode of Permission to Succeed features Doug Heikkinen and Stacy Havener, Founder & CEO of Havener Capital Partners, discussing the current environment and how, despite having the odds stacked against them on an uneven playing field, smaller asset managers can set themselves apart by telling their story.

In this episode, you will learn:

Why Havener Capital chooses to work with underdogs
Why active management tends to be underappreciated until there’s volatility
How smaller, active asset managers can compete and win against the behemoths
How soccer led to Stacy’s career in the financial services industry, and the advice she has for others who might be interested in it.

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IRIS Media Works recorded 16 Permission to Succeed podcasts from our pop-up podcast “studio” in the Discovery Data booth at IMPACT 2019. Fueled by coffee and the conference energy swirling around us, we had a great time talking to leaders from across the financial services industry. Thank you to Discovery Data and to our guests for participating in this grand experiment. We hope you enjoy and learn from these conversations as much as we did.

RESOURCES: Havener Capital Partners | Havener Capital Partners LinkedIn | Discovery Data

Episode 37 – The Importance of Diversity of Thought – with Michael Saliba

January 30, 2020Financial, Impact 2019, Investing, MarketCounsel Summit, Permission To Succeed, Uncategorized#BaillieGifford, #DiscoveryData, #DougHeikkinen, #IRIS, #MichaelSaliba, #PermissiontoSucceed, #PowerYourAdvice, #SchwabIMPACTpermissiontosucceedpodcast

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Recorded live at IMPACT 2019®, this episode of Permission to Succeed features Doug Heikkinen and Michael Saliba, Director of Marketing at Baillie Gifford, discussing Baillie Gifford’s history, their commitment to creating a culture of diversity of thought, and how that benefits Advisors.

In this episode, you will learn:

Baillie Gifford’s story – it may be new to you, but it has been around for more than 100 years;
The advantage of hiring people who think beyond and outside the financial services industry;
How following innovation can help make the world a better place and provide good investment opportunities for advisors.

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RESOURCES: Baillie Gifford| Actual Investors| Baillie Gifford LinkedIn | Discovery Data

Episode 36 – Adapt Through Education – with Sean Walters

January 23, 2020Financial, Impact 2019, Investing, Permission To Succeed, Uncategorized#DiscoveryData, #InvestmentsandWealthInstitute, #IRISMediaWorks, #PermissiontoSucceed, #PowerYourAdvice, #SchwabIMPACT, #SeanWalterspermissiontosucceedpodcast

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Recorded live at IMPACT® 2019, this episode of Permission to Succeed features Doug Heikkinen and Sean Walters, CEO of the Investments and Wealth Institute, discussing importance of being a life-long learner, and how education can help Advisors adapt to meet clients’ changing needs.

In this episode, you will learn:

Why IMCA changed its name to the Investments & Wealth Institute.
The three mega issues – the Three Cs – tracked by the Investments & Wealth Institute board, and how they affect the Advisor community.
Why continuing education is important to Advisors.
There is always opportunity to change careers within our industry, and how that is a good thing for young advisors.

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RESOURCES: Investments & Wealth Institute | Investments & Wealth Institute LinkedIn | Discovery Data

Episode 35 – Make Your Foray Into the Digital World an Evolution, Not a Revolution — With Yaela Shamberg

January 17, 2020Financial, Impact 2019, Investing, Permission To Succeed, Uncategorized#DiscoveryData, #InvestCloud, #PermissionToSucceedPodcast, #PowerYourAdvice, #Schwab IMPACT, #YaelaShambergpermissiontosucceedpodcast

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There’s a digital transformation happening that a lot of money managers know they need to get on. They need a digital roadmap, and they need to start their journey. But they’re not sure how.

In a live recording at the Charles Schwab IMPACT 2019 conference, Doug Heikkinen speaks with Yaela Shamberg, chief product officer and co-founder at InvestCloud, about the digital platform where money owners, money managers, and asset-service providers can cherry-pick the apps that will best suit theirs and their clients’ needs. This is a conversation that encourages financial professionals to start using a digital strategy that will help them serve clients at every life stage.

In this episode, you will learn:

Where InvestCloud first got their start
Recommendations for approaching a new digital strategy
The definition of digital empathy
What impact longer lifespans might have on future wealth transfers
And more!

Tune in now and get inspired to join the digital transformation!

Resources: IRIS.xyz | InvestCloud | Yaela Shamberg | InvestCloud Twitter | Discovery Data