New Planner Podcast

Libby McKay and Jessi Dolmage are Financial Advisors with Penobscot Financial Advisors based out of Portland, ME. They join the show today to discuss how they got started in financial planning and what it was like getting hired without any previous experience under their belts. If you are considering a career change to financial planning, this episode is one you won't want to miss! Listen in as Je...

Keith Wayne is an Associate Financial Planning Analyst at Mercer Advisors based out of Lynchburg, VA. He joins the show today to share how he transitioned from a 26-year career in teaching to become a financial planner. If you are coming from the education profession and want to successfully navigate the transition, this is an episode for you! Listen in as Keith talks about what originally got him...

Melissa Barron and Jordan Slingo are both Senior Wealth Advisors with Elwood & Goetz Wealth Advisory Group in Athens, GA. They join the show today to discuss their individual journeys in the financial planning industry, including what it was like entering the profession when entry-level jobs were hard to come by. Listen in as Melissa and Jordan share how they got started in the industry, as well a...

John Gugle is a Regional Growth Consultant with LPL Financial based out of Charlotte, NC. He joins the show today to share his career journey into financial planning, including how he was able to leverage his degrees in Japanese and Finance to get started with a consulting firm.  Listen in as John shares how he was able to develop the trust of his co-workers who came to him for financial advice, a...

Sara Stollberger is the Director of Financial Planning at Bridgewater Advisors based out of New York, and she joins the show today to share her story of how she began her financial planning career after spending more than five years as an actress. If you are a career changer seeking to enter the financial planning profession, this is an episode you won't want to miss! Listen in as Sara shares how...

Frank Fernandez is an Associate Planner with Weingarten & Associates, a planning-centric fee-only firm based out of Trenton, NJ that is led by a husband and wife team. If you are seeking to add value to a small yet growing firm, this is an episode you won't want to miss! Listen in to hear how Frank initially found the CFP program, why he pursued three voluntary internships, and how he approached t...

Louis Diamond is the President of Diamond Consultants, a financial advisor recruiting firm based out of Morristown, NJ. He joins the show today to discuss the recruiting landscape from a mergers and acquisitions perspective, including how the various channels are vying for established financial advisors in a highly competitive market. If you think your firm might be acquired, this is an episode yo...

Cecil Staton is the President and Wealth Advisor with Arch Financial Planning. He joins the show today to chat about his journey in the financial planning industry, including how he got started and why ultimately decided to start his own firm. Listen in as Cecil shares why the fee-only RIA model was the best fit for him, as well as how he was able to leverage his network to find an opportunity tha...

Steve Kampschmidt joins the show today to share how he got started in the financial planning industry, including what it was like trying to enter the profession in a down market. After transitioning from his job to the bank channel, Steve used that position to leverage his way into an entry-level opportunity in a wirehouse training program before ultimately building his own RIA. Tune in as he shar...

Shane Kozusko is a recent graduate from the University of Georgia's Financial Planning degree program. He joins the show today to talk about how he passed the Series 65 exam, including why he chose to take it, even though it wasn't a requirement for him. If you are planning to take the Series 65, this is an episode you can't afford to miss! Tune in as Shane shares the materials that he found the m...

Jake Smail is a Financial Planning Associate at Demming Financial Services based out of Cleveland, OH. He joins the show today to discuss his entry into the financial planning profession, including the approach he took when trying to get hired in early 2020 during the beginning of the pandemic. If you are a middle-of-the-pack job seeker and want to have success in financial planning, this is an ep...

Matt Trogdon is a Financial Planner with Craftwork Capital based out of Washington, DC, and he joins the show today to share his unexpected journey to becoming a financial planner. If you are considering changing careers to become a financial planner, you definitely don't want to miss this episode! Listen in as Matt shares why he pursued a history degree despite having an interest in financial pla...

John Fennig is the Co-Founder of KFA Private Wealth based out of McLean, VA, where they serve over 800 households with $700 million in AUM. He joins the show today to share how he got his start in the financial planning industry, as well as what eventually led to him starting his own firm.  Listen in as John opens up about his journey, including why he pursued the CFP and CPA designations, how he...

Dan Weiss is an Associate Wealth Manager with PrairieView Partners in Minneapolis, MN. He joins the show today to share his path into financial planning and how he was exposed to it early on through his father's firm. He also discusses why he didn't join his father's firm when he started his career, instead moving halfway across the country to join a fee-only RIA in the Midwest. Listen in to hear...

Stephen Nelson is a Senior Financial Planner with Mills Wealth Advisors based out of Southlake, TX. He joins the show today to talk about his path into the financial planning profession and how it led him to his current firm, which he knew was the right fit for him and his family. Listen in as Stephen shares why he pivoted away from pursuing a career in law, as well as how his early years in the i...

Joining the show today is Alisa Nguyen, the 2021 recipient of The New Planner Recruiting CFP Program Tuition Reimbursement Scholarship. In this episode, she discusses her path into financial planning, how she leveraged her past experiences as the financial steward for her family to help other divorced women confront various anxieties around money, and more. Listen in as Alisa shares why she pursue...

Eric Roberge is the Founder and and Kali Roberge is the COO of Beyond Your Hammock, a fee-only independent financial planning firm based out of Boston that serves professional clients in their 30s and 40s. They stop by the show today to share how they have grown their business from scratch almost 9 years ago. Listen in as we discuss why they chose to focus on a younger clientele with high incomes,...

My guests today are Landon Powell, Josh Brumbach, and Garrett Klinger, who are Financial Planning Students at the University of Georgia. Listen in as they explain what the Securities Industry Essentials (SIE) is and why they each wanted to pursue it, what the cost and process for registering entailed, and detailed insight as to what type of material and types of questions were asked on the test. Y...

Chloe Denning is an Analyst with Wealthstream Advisors based out of New York City, and she joins the show today to talk about how she pivoted from a successful career in the hospitality industry to jump into the financial planning profession. If you are in a career that serves people but are looking for a more rewarding and fulfilling role, this is an episode for you! Listen in as Chloe discusses...

Every once in a while, we like to give an update on what is happening in the job market, from what we're seeing when it comes to compensation to what compensation packages are being accepted and rejected. Jesse Lineberry is a CFP and Account Executive with New Planner Recruiting, and he joins me today to talk about what he's seeing with the recruiting in the trenches. Listen in as we share what co...

Carolyn Stewart, Karlyn Jones, and Carman Franklin are financial planners with Abacus Planning based out of Columbia, SC. They join the show today to discuss their journeys in the financial planning industry, including their biggest fears about entering the profession and what the first few weeks were like at their new firm. If you are considering a career in financial planning but are concerned a...

Jun Shim is a financial planner with MyCFO4Life based out of Dallas, TX, and he joins the show today to share his journey into financial planning and why it is the right career fit for him. If you are stuck in a job outside of the industry and deeply desire to secure a true financial planning apprenticeship type role, this is an episode you won't want to miss! Listen in as Jun shares how he got st...

Brooklyn Brock is the founder of Ellevate Advisors based out of Tulsa, OK. Offering financial planning and exit coaching for advisors, Brooklyn joins the show today to talk candidly about how she found her niche in providing financial planning to other financial planners. Tune in to find out what her initial planning process looks like, as well as the three points she has for evaluating succession...

Do you think introversion may keep you from a successful financial planning career? Turns out that isn't the case! Joining me on the podcast today is Emily Haberkern, a financial advisor with Evangelista & Associates in Ann Arbor, MI who has proven that being an introvert doesn't mean you can't have a successful planning career. In this episode, she talks about getting started in financial plannin...

Sandy Russ is an aspiring financial planner based in Raleigh, NC. She joins the show today to talk about her career path and the transition she is going through right now to become a financial planner. She also shares what led her to start her own property and casualty insurance agency, the challenges she had to overcome with the PNC business, and what it is like to shut down a successful business...