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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Dec 14, 2023 • 47min
Barron’s Top Advisor and Industry Visionary Steve Lockshin: Lessons from the Life of a Serial Entrepreneur
The founder of AdvicePeriod, Vanilla, and others, offers a unique perspective on how an advisor’s entrepreneurial DNA can drive their ability to serve clients and grow untethered, particularly in the independent space.
Dec 7, 2023 • 53min
The Founding Sanctuary Team: How These Wells Fargo Breakaways Built a $2.4B Business
What motivated this $1.6B multi-generational Wells Fargo team to leave the wirehouse world for supported independence with a relatively unknown broker dealer? Chris and Brian Cooke of Cooke Financial discuss their decision, growth, and more.
Nov 30, 2023 • 57min
$1.6B 6 Years Later: Matt Celenza on Doubling Growth, Opportunity, and Life After Merrill
The founder of Boulevard Family Wealth revisits the show 6 years later to share an insider perspective on what he wishes he knew before breaking away from Merrill, including greater access to everything his UHNW clients needed and the positive impact on client service and growth.
Nov 16, 2023 • 48min
Private Equity and the RIA: Two Perspectives on the Value of Growth
Mark Copeland, Founder of $19B Signature Estate & Investment Advisors (SEIA) and Ben Prigal, Vice President of Reverence Capital Partners, discuss the value of partnership between private equity and RIAs, practice valuation, PE’s attraction to the wealth management space, and more.
Nov 9, 2023 • 57min
From Lifer to Leaver: $3B Former UBS Advisor Finds His New Edge
Ghislain Gouraige, a 15-year UBS “culture carrier” shares what made him “start listening” to what was going on outside of the four walls of the firm at which he built a $3B practice, the value he saw in leaving to join NewEdge, tips on building an extraordinary business, and more.
Nov 2, 2023 • 45min
Embracing the Modern Advisor: An Inside Look at Goldman Sachs Advisor Solutions
Richard Lofgren, the Managing Director of Goldman Sachs Advisor Solutions, provides inside baseball on Goldman’s custody offering, including how they differentiate from other established custodians and their ideal advisor profile.
Oct 26, 2023 • 36min
How to Navigate the Emotional Rollercoaster Ride of a Transition: A Special Industry Update
Mindy Diamond and Louis Diamond share ideas from 25 years of experience to help advisors navigate the daunting process of transition and advice on how to better cope with what can feel like a tumultuous ride.
Oct 19, 2023 • 54min
Seeing the Future Through the Eyes of the Client: A $770mm UBS Breakaway Story
Matthew Murphy and Rebecca Baker of Marble Wealth discuss their choice to leave UBS and opt for independence early in their careers, the impact of signing on to the firm’s retire-in-place program ALFA, their age as a competitive advantage, and much more.
Oct 12, 2023 • 59min
Goldman Custody Platform Trailblazers: $1B Merrill Breakaway Team One Year Later
The founders of Beverly Hills Private Wealth discuss their motivations to leave Merrill after building a billion-dollar business, their transition to independence and experience as one of the first RIAs to choose Goldman Sachs Advisor Solutions as their custodian.
Oct 5, 2023 • 41min
An Industry Update on Mega-Moves: How the Ever-Increasing Number of Billion-Dollar Transitions Are Rocking the Industry
With 2023 mega-advisor moves already outpacing 2022, this episode explores case studies to answer: What was needle-moving enough to leave the firms where they built phenomenal businesses? What can we all learn from this activity? What is the impact on recruiting and the industry at large? And more…
