The Diamond Podcast for Financial Advisors
Mindy Diamond Financial Advisor Recruiter and Consultant
Launched in 2017 as Mindy Diamond on Independence, the show has taken on a broader perspective beyond the independent space to include topics, insights, and candid conversations around financial advisor transitions, growth, and an ever-changing industry landscape. Each episode is designed to offer objective guidance and actionable advice with some of the industry’s brightest movers and shakers.
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Apr 14, 2022 • 52min
From UBS to Oppenheimer to Independence: A Next Gen Shares his Playbook for 2x+ Growth
Dan Katz of Revolve Wealth Partners talks about his role as the next gen of a business started by his father, opting to build an RIA firm from scratch, and how their past experiences at UBS and Oppenheimer shapes the vision of their firm today.
Apr 7, 2022 • 53min
Coach to the Advisor Elite: CEG’s John Bowen on What it Really Takes to Build a Blockbuster Business
What’s the secret to the success of top financial advisors? John Bowen of CEG Worldwide, coach to elite financial advisors, shares the “real gamechangers” that help advisors break through to the next level and accelerate growth.
Mar 31, 2022 • 53min
From Musician to Advisor: $500mm Northwestern Mutual Breakaway Finds Her Voice and a 5x Valuation in True Independence
Katherine Forrester Schneewind left a country music career behind to follow her dream of becoming a financial planner and instead became a star at Northwestern Mutual. In 2019, she left to launch RIA High Note Wealth with brother Michael Forrester.
Mar 24, 2022 • 56min
The Mindset of a Mentor: How a 2x Morgan Stanley Breakaway Built a $3B+ RIA Firm
For Brock Moseley, the choice to leave Morgan Stanley for a 2nd time in 2007 to launch RIA Miracle Mile Advisors was about living true to his ethos by building a business from the ground up, based on everything he couldn’t find anywhere else.
Mar 17, 2022 • 40min
Industry Update: The 10 Characteristics of the Most Successful Teams
Mindy Diamond and Louis Diamond explore 10 of the most common practices and behaviors of elite wealth management teams based on their experiences in guiding many of the industry’s top players.
Mar 10, 2022 • 59min
Finding Independence in a Big Firm: Top UBS Team on Their Shift to Wells Fargo Advisors
Vince Finney and Joe Panfil of Bibler, Finney, Panfil Private Wealth Management Group left UBS for Wells Fargo Advisors with Ryan Bibler. A departure for a show on independence, it’s a candid conversation with a young team who didn’t go independent.
Mar 3, 2022 • 48min
A Nearly 200-Year-Old Success Story: How Janney Montgomery Scott Built a $135B Firm
Jerry Lombard, President of Janney’s Private Client Group talks about the regional firm’s exponential growth over recent years, plus how their unique balance of freedom and flexibility makes the employee model an attractive alternative for advisors.
Feb 24, 2022 • 55min
Edward Jones Breakaway: From Knocking on Doors (Literally) to Building a $2B Independent Enterprise
Jim DeCota started his career in wealth management in the financial advisor training program at Edward Jones, building his business to $85mm in AUM in just over a decade, before leaving to build what is today $2B+ Enso Wealth Management.
Feb 17, 2022 • 33min
Industry Update: If Business is Good, Should You Still Consider a Move?
Many advisors are coming off their best years ever, driven by increased client demands and a run-up in the financial markets. So why disrupt momentum and take-on the risk and hassle of a move, to change jerseys or break for independence?
Feb 10, 2022 • 55min
$1B+ Multi-Generational Merrill Breakaway Team Leaves Behind the Big Brand to Gain “More” for Clients
Matt Liebman, Founding Partner and CEO of RIA firm Amplius Wealth Advisors discusses the complexity of considering change with a multi-generational team, the difficulty of walking away from a big brand name, and how that influenced his choice to build an independent firm.
