The Diamond Podcast for Financial Advisors

The Diamond Podcast for Financial Advisors


Latest Episodes

Driving Organic Growth: Practical Marketing Tips for Advisors from FiComm’s Megan Carpenter
June 29, 2023

Growing a sustainable wealth management business relies on attracting new clients while engaging current ones. The leader of the award-winning integrated marketing firm shares advice on what it takes to impact organic growth via marketing.

A $6.8B William Blair Advisor on Finding the Benefits of Independence as an Employee
June 22, 2023

Craig Savage shares his journey from Goldman Sachs to Credit Suisse, why joining William Blair ultimately won out over launching an RIA, how finding the right culture has enhanced his teams growth, and more.

Independent Again: The Founding Partners of $18B+ IEQ Capital on Growth, Culture, and the Luminous Leap
June 15, 2023

Alan Zafran and Eric Harrison, 2 of the 3 Co-CEOs and Founding Partners of IEQ Capital, discuss making 2 leaps to independence from Merrill to Luminous then First Republic to IEQ and share their journey and formula for growth they mastered along the way.

What a Move to Independence is Really Like: $1.75B ex-Merrill Advisor Shares His Perspective
June 08, 2023

R. Scott Bills considered himself a Merrill Lifer. But as the firm changed and the desire to build a brand and better serve their clients grew stronger, he and his team decided to make the leap to independence, launching Nilsine Partners.

Growth Through Media and Innovative Solutions: How Ross Gerber’s $2.2B Firm Found a Resounding Voice in Independence
June 01, 2023

The co-founder of Gerber Kawasaki weighs in on everything from what it takes to build a $2.2B mega-RIA and the power of freedom in the independent space, on to crypto, digitization, and ETFs, plus Elon Musk and Tesla.

Considering a Move? Here’s What You Need to Know: A Special Industry Update
May 25, 2023

What does an advisor need to know when embarking upon due diligence? In the second of this 2-part series, Mindy Diamond and Jason Diamond provide the key steps to a strategic process with focused outcomes.

Questions Every Advisor Should Ask Before Considering a Move: A Special Industry Update
May 18, 2023

What is it that advisors need to be aware of before jumping into due diligence? In the first of a 2-part series, Mindy Diamond and Louis Diamond share advice on the threshold questions to ask yourself before taking meetings or calls.

Valuation Expert FP Transitions: On M&A, Growth, and Maximizing Enterprise Value
May 11, 2023

CEO Brad Bueermann discusses key aspects of M&A and succession, the most important factors around multiples, valuations, and maximizing enterprise value, the future of M&A, and much more.

From Merrill Resident Director to Breakaway: How the Freedom to Innovate Fostered 2x Growth
May 04, 2023

Amir Monsefi describes conflicts of interest with the ability to serve clients and grow the business at Merrill. The former RD shares how building their own RIA allowed them the freedom to innovate and remove conflicts.

From Product-Driven to Client-Driven: An Independent Advisor’s 3x Revenue Growth Story
April 27, 2023

Matt Blocki left the insurance broker dealer world to build independent firm Equilibrium Wealth, allowing him to step away from being product-driven and focus instead on being client-driven. Hear how he tripled his revenue as a result.