The Diamond Podcast for Financial Advisors

The Diamond Podcast for Financial Advisors


Latest Episodes

Attracting, Advising, and Advancing Women: A Guide for Forward-Thinking Firms
August 14, 2025

Cary Carbonaro learned from her own experience that there was both a gap and an opportunity in attracting and retaining women clients and advisors. In this episode, Cary shares specific advice on what firms are doing wrong and how they can get it right.

Firms That Win in 2025: What Advisors Are Really Looking For
August 07, 2025

With advisor expectations evolving, not all good firms are winning the talent. Mindy and Louis Diamond share what todays top advisors really valueand why some firms are standing out while others fall short.

When Values No Longer Align: An Ex-Wells Fargo Advisor’s Leap to Independence
July 31, 2025

Brian Pultman discusses why he chose independence over taking a wirehouse transition deal. However, as he candidly shares, building your own RIA is not always a smooth process, yet it resulted in aligning his values while building $1B+ Correct Capital Wea

Limitless Growth: Building the Business You Want and the Life to Match
July 24, 2025

Stephanie Bogan, founder of Limitless Advisor, offers a glimpse into the advice and perspective she shares with advisors and business leaders in the wealth management world, focusing on mindset and methods, and their relationship to achieving ones best b

Growth from Practice to Enterprise The Evolution of an Ex-Wirehouse Advisor’s $3B Business
July 17, 2025

Joel Guth shares how stepping out from under the Hightower umbrella to become a fully independent RIA opened up a new world of opportunity for his firm Gryphon Financial Partners. He shares how that transition allows them to create a $3B firm designed aro

The Seamless Path to Independence: A Billion-Dollar RIA’s Evolution
July 10, 2025

Tony Parr shares the journey of Parr McKnight Wealth Management Group, a team that built their practice at Wells Fargo Private Client Group and leveraged the firms independent channels to achieve a frictionless launch of their RIA.

The Best of the Best: 10 Ways Top Advisors Are Growing Their Businesses— A Special Industry Update
June 26, 2025

A Top 10 list of firm-level innovations and grassroots methodologies from some of the most successful advisors, teams, and firm in the business. Listen in to spark ideas designed to drive greater growth.

Advisor Tech Advice: AI, Strategy, and the Future of Wealth Management
June 19, 2025

The co-founder of F2 Strategy, Doug Fritz, offers a mini-masterclass on how the best advisory businesses utilize technology to create efficiencies and deliver a better client experience. Discover how strategic choices in building a tech stack, incorporati

The Valuation Playbook: Ted Jenkin on the Metrics and Mistakes That Matter
June 12, 2025

What drives valuationsand what mistakes kill deals? M&A advisor Ted Jenkin joins Louis Diamond to share practical insights on maximizing value, understanding multiples, avoiding seller pitfalls, and the critical prep work every advisor should be doing no

From $125mm to $700mm: A Story of Growth and Grit in the Independent Broker Dealer Space
June 05, 2025

Brett Oley and Ryan Kinser demonstrate how the power of friendship and a shared focus on the client contributed to their early success in making the leap from UBS to Raymond James, building a growing business under the independent broker dealer umbrella.