Best Advice Podcast

It's only four words. But they might be the hardest question you'll ever answer. When a psychologist asked Wendy Smith, "What do you want?" , she spent two sessions explaining everything she didn't want before realising she couldn't answer the question at all. That moment quietly changed the direction of her life—and decades later, it's still the question she comes back to whenever life starts fee...

What if the breakthrough you're looking for has nothing to do with your industry? Andrew Braun has spent a career collecting ideas from unexpected places. A law degree led to the internet boom. Startups taught him to embrace uncertainty. Art galleries, travel, business books and technology all became ingredients in the same philosophy: Always be connecting the dots. In this episode, the former Net...

What if the biggest opportunities in your career aren't the ones you discover — they're the ones you create? In this episode, Clayton Daniel — entrepreneur, former financial planner, technology founder, CEO of CPDCheck and Co-Founder of Ensombl — joins Ben and Fraser to unpack the books, mentors, and mindset shifts that transformed him from aspiring musician into one of advice's most forward-think...

What if the most valuable lesson you can learn is that nobody is coming to rescue you? In this episode, Mark "Stubbo" Stubbings — financial services leader, long-time industry advocate, former executive, and one of the profession's most respected relationship-builders — joins Ben and Fraser to reflect on a career shaped by self-reliance, adaptability, and an unwavering focus on people. From being...

What if the fastest way to get what you want is to stop worrying about whether you're right? In this episode, David Hunt — founder of Hunt & Hook, governance and strategy specialist, former paraplanner, licensee executive, and long-time financial services leader — joins Ben and Fraser to explore the deceptively simple question that has shaped both his career and personal life: Do you want to b...

What if the biggest risk in your career isn't making the wrong decision — it's leaving an opportunity unexplored? In this episode, Alisdair Barr — founder of Striver, former banking executive, startup builder, and one of the profession's most passionate advocates for growing the next generation of advisers — joins Ben and Fraser to unpack the ideas that have guided every major fork in his career....

What if your default response to every setback was "anything can be fixed... except death"? In this episode, Pedro Marin — Venezuelan-born CFP, Brisbane-based founder of his own advice licence, and one of only a handful of fully bilingual Spanish-speaking advisers in Australia — joins Ben and Fraser to unpack the advice that's carried him from Caracas to bartender to own-licensee in under two deca...

What's the best advice you've ever gotten? Fraser Jack and Ben Marshan discuss the concept of this podcast and talk to each other about some of the best advice we've ever received. Reach out if you'd like to share the best advice you ever got!