The Plannex Podcast

In this episode, our guest host Ilze Skendere talks to Kate Capocci from Smith & Williamson. Here, they chat about Kate's specialist area - responsible investing - and how financial planners can talk about it with their clients, and also the future of responsible investing. Join our community HERE .

In this episode, Dan chats with Robert Sofia from Snappy Kraken in the United States. Here, they chat about marketing for financial planners and how to make your financial planning business stand out in a noisy, forgetful world. Join our community: https://nextgenplanners.co.uk/join-our-community/

In this episode, Dan chats with Danika Waddell from Xena Financial Planning in Seattle. Here, they chat about why Danika launched a virtual financial planning business, what she's doing do increase financial empowerment for all women and what we can do to create a more inclusive society. Grab tickets for #NEXTGEN21: https://bit.ly/3bK3EcX

In this episode, Dan chats with Rizanne Oosthuisen from Profileme in South Africa. Here, they chat about the importance of word of mouth, referrals and how financial planners can use it to their advantage. Grab tickets to see Rizanne at #NEXTGEN21: https://bit.ly/3ffBnw1

In this episode, Dan chats with Scott Frank from Stone Steps Financial in California. Here, they chat about the importance of silence when having conversations with clients and allowing them the space to share what they're truly thinking. Join our community: https://nextgenplanners.co.uk/join-our-community/

In this episode, Dan chats with Lisa Perry from PWH Wealth Group in South Africa. Here, they chat about Lisa's career in finance so far, how she's using behavioural coaching with her clients and what she will be chatting about at the #NEXTGEN21 Global Conference in June. Grab tickets for #NEXTGEN21: https://buytickets.at/nextgenplanners/484194

In this episode, Dan chats with Penny Phillips from Thrivos Consulting in New York. Here, that discuss how to launch a business, the biggest challenges that financial planning business owners face, and how to become a leader in your financial planning business. Join our community: https://nextgenplanners.co.uk/join-our-community/

In this episode, Dan chats with Nicola Beswick, a financial planner from Melbourne, Australia. Here, they discuss Nicola's career change into financial planning, how she has built her personal brand, and what being a confidante for her client truly means. Grab tickets for the #NEXTGEN21 Conference: https://bit.ly/3npa6dY

In this episode, Dan chats with Russell Ho, a financial planner, podcast host, public speaker and all-round great guy from South Africa. They chat about Russell's entry to the profession, his extremely personal reason for doing what he does, how he came up with his 'Financial Advice Made Easy' tagline, and much, much more. Find out more about the #NEXTGEN21 Conference: https://nextgenplanners.co.u...

In this episode, Dan chats with Lottie Kent from True Financial Design, which is a financial planning firm based in Harrogate. Here, they have a really interesting discussion about niching and the benefits of it, and why Lottie chose to niche and work with divorced women rather than the wider general public. Join our community: https://nextgenplanners.co.uk/join-our-community/

In this episode, Dan chats with Joe Froud from Best Life Financial Planning and the Retirement Planning Academy. Here, they chat about launching a business during COVID, the need for financial coaching from clients and the transition from paraplanner to financial planner. Find out more about our community: https://nextgenplanners.co.uk/

In this episode, Dan chats with Arnaud Malherbe from PSG Wealth in South Africa. Here, they chat about Arnaud's move from athletics into financial planning, his opinions on the value of advice and what we can do to raise the reputation of financial planning. Find out more about #NEXTGEN21: https://nextgenplanners.co.uk/conference/

In this episode, Dan spoke with Nick Elston who is a public speaker on the lived experience of mental health. Here, they chatted about the importance of self-care, why financial planners suffer from burnout and some tips for working on your mental health at work. Find out more about joining our community, of which Nick is part of, here: https://nextgenplanners.co.uk/join-our-community/

In this episode, Dan chats with Camilla Rogers from fifty50 Coaching in Oxfordshire. Here, they chat about creating mentally healthy habits in your financial planning business, the state of workplace wellbeing, what it takes to be a great coach and much more. Find out more about NextGen Planners: www.nextgenplanners.co.uk

In the final episode of our Blast Off Series, Dan chats with Keith Boyes from Spentwell in Edinburgh. Here, they chat about the best and most challenging parts of being a financial planning business owner, including needing to wear different hats at different times. Find out more about Blast Off: https://nextgenplanners.co.uk/blast-off/

In Episode 7 of our Blast Off Series, Rohan chats with Tom Morris from Ovation Finance in Bristol. Here, they chat about becoming employee-owned as a financial planning firm, his work with the IFW, and some of the challenges of becoming a business owner. Find out more about Blast Off here: https://nextgenplanners.co.uk/blast-off/

In the latest episode in our Blast Off Series, Rohan chats with Rebecca Andrew from Eleven:Eleven Financial. Here, they discuss Rebecca's journey so far, how she constantly reminds herself of her vision and big picture, and also the challenges of launching a financial planning business. Find out more about Blast Off: https://nextgenplanners.co.uk/blast-off/

In the next episode of our Blast Off Series, Rohan chats with Jess Brady from Fox and Hare in Australia. Here, they chat about the lessons that Jess learned from launching her financial planning business, what she would do differently, and some tips for those launching their own financial planning business. Find out more about Blast Off here: https://nextgenplanners.co.uk/blast-off/

In the fourth episode of our Blast Off Series, Rohan chats with Rich Ellis from Ellis Davies Financial Planning in Bristol. Here, they discuss how to hire, how to launch a financial planning business with a business partner, and also the importance of a business plan. Find out more about Blast Off: https://nextgenplanners.co.uk/blast-off/

In the next episode of our Blast Off Series, Rohan speaks to Lisa Johnstone from VWM Wealth in Scotland. Here, they discuss how Lisa was involved in a successful succession plan and a few of Lisa's tips on running a thriving financial planning firm. Find out more about Blast Off: https://nextgenplanners.co.uk/blast-off/

In this episode for International Womens Day, our very special guest host Emily Pool chats with Sam Secomb from Women's Wealth. Here, they discuss the position of women in financial planning, how to get more women into the profession and how to give better financial advice to women. Find out more about IWD: https://www.internationalwomensday.com/

In the next episode of the Blast Off series, Rohan chats with Ben Baldwin from STEM Financial. Here, they discuss knowing your why, how to identify who to work with, and some tips for deciding whether or not to launch your financial planning firm. Find out more about Blast Off: https://bit.ly/3sJAXTI

In the first episode in our Blast Off Series, Rohan chats with Jo Little from Emery Little and Eelah. Here, they chat about Jo's tips for starting a financial planning business, from finding the right support network to finding out who you really want to work with. The next cohort of the Blast Off Programme goes live in April. Find out more: https://nextgenplanners.co.uk/blast-off/

In this episode, Dan chats with Rich Weatherburn from 313 Financial in Durham. Here, they chat about the financial planning profession and how it links to personal training, the best parts about running a financial planning firm and how technology can revolutionise financial planning. Join our community: https://nextgenplanners.co.uk/join-our-community/

For our 100th episode, Dan chats with Dasarte Yarnway from the United States, who is the co-founder and owner of Berknell Financial Group. Here, they chat about why Dasarte thinks should start a business at a young age and take risks whilst you have time. They also chat about fee structures, book-writing, content and the profession generally. Enjoy!