Who Owns Your Business?
Before you open another tab, scroll another feed, or rewrite another bio answer this question: who actually owns your business? Not the name on the articles of incorporation. Not the…
You’re Trying Too Hard: The Real Reason You Aren’t Giving and Getting More Referrals
Every single week, as I work and talk with clients, referral sources, and friends in business, I uncover the same thing: massive opportunities sitting inside referral networks, inside relationships with…
Renting vs. Owning: The True Cost of Your Marketing Relationships
I told you so. I've been writing about human networking for a long time. And this week, Richard van der Blom dropped a newsletter that basically confirmed everything I've been…
The Beauty of Business by Referral: Building Relationships that Matter
This week I want to talk about something that lives at the very center of who I am and how I do business: I want to talk about beauty. Beauty…
The Collaboration Tax
I had a conversation last week with two financial advisors at a firm in the Midwest. Both are CEPAs. One has held the designation for nearly five years. The other…
The $60 AI Planning Tool Is Not the Threat to Your Business…Your 1% AUM Business Model Is.
“The market is moving from seeing AI as a productivity booster to seeing it as a fee-killer,” said Sarah Miller, a senior fintech analyst. “If a $60-a-month AI tool can…
You Can’t Conduct an Orchestra Over Email
If you read last week’s post, “You Don’t Have a Growth Problem. You Have a Role Problem”, this is the part that makes some people uncomfortable. Because once you see…
Navigating Sales in an AI-Driven Marketplace: The Power of Referrals
Let’s be honest. None of us really knows how sales will evolve as artificial intelligence becomes part of everything we do. We don’t know which algorithms will decide which advisors,…
The Dichotomy of Sales as an Owner
After finally catching up on sleep, there’s a fresh sense of clarity and readiness this morning. Let’s get straight to what matters most for owners of professional services firms, whether…
Mastering Ideal Client Acquisition for Owners of Professional Services Firms
Ideal client acquisition is the only sustainable growth path for serious professional advisors. Let’s be honest…you are already successful and for you to personally invest time in business development it…
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