The Diamond Podcast for Financial Advisors

The Diamond Podcast for Financial Advisors


Latest Episodes

Rise and Reinvent: Joe Duran on Building and Rebuilding World-Class Firms
October 23, 2025

Having built and sold two world-class firms, the founder of Rise Growth Partners shares lessons on leadership, innovation, and how growth requires constant reinvention.

Life After Edward Jones: How One Advisor Built a Lean, Focused Independent Firm
October 16, 2025

Former Edward Jones advisor Steve Davis shares how he built a lean, focused independent firm with LPL and what freedom really means.

Sanctuary 2.0: How Adam Malamed Is Reframing Growth with Advisor Autonomy
October 09, 2025

The CEO of Sanctuary Wealth shares how the firm doubled in size, redefining supportive independence and advisor growth in wealth management.

The Advisor Transition Playbook: Inside Baseball on Due Diligence, the Move, and Everything In Between
October 02, 2025

A guide to advisor transitions: due diligence, culture, deals, client comms,and lessons from the $129B Merrill breakaway.

The $129B Blockbuster Move: Shirl Penney on Why This Transition Marks a New Era for the Industry
September 29, 2025

A $129B team left Merrill to launch OpenArc Corporate Advisory, the largest breakaway in industry history. In this special episode, Dynastys Shirl Penney joins Louis Diamond to share an inside perspective on why the deal is about more than scale, what dr

Running It Back: What It Takes to Build a Multi-Billion-Dollar Firm—Twice
September 25, 2025

Few advisors build a multi-billion-dollar RIA. John Krambeer has done it twice. In this candid conversation, the Validus Capital CEO reflects on his journey, how independence has evolved, and the hard-won lessons that guide him now.

Balancing Scale and Service: CEO Mike Durbin on Growth and Cetera’s Future
September 18, 2025

The CEO of Cetera Financial Group shares insights on independence, private equity, and balancing scale with service, plus what the future holds for advisors and firms.

2025 Mid-Year Report on Deals, Transitions, and Recruiting A Special Industry Update
September 11, 2025

A special mid-year update with Jason and Louis Diamond on deals, transitions, and recruiting trends shaping 2025and what advisors can expect in the months ahead.

Not Just Charity: How Donor Advised Funds Help Advisors Add Value and Assets
August 28, 2025

Julia Healey, CEO of United Charitable, shares insights on DAFs, their value to clients, and the potential positive impact they can have on an advisors business.

Doing Well by Doing Good: A UBS Breakaway on Building a $2.9B Mission-Driven Enterprise
August 21, 2025

Ben Valore-Caplan, founder of Syntrinsic, shares how he built a $2.9B mission-driven RIA to serve foundations, endowments, and values-driven institutions, the evolution of impact & ESG investing, why he sold to IMA Financial Group, and more.