Tag: Business Planning

Using Leadership Agility to Scale Your Business with Rob Ferguson, CEPA (Ep. 74)

Using Leadership Agility to Scale Your Business with Rob Ferguson, CEPA (Ep. 74)

Can you lead your business through change without losing balance?

In this episode of the Advisor Mentorship Podcast, Jeremy Houser is joined by Rob Ferguson, CEO of Ferguson Alliance, to explore how independent advisors can differentiate themselves through effective restructuring and strategic planning. 

You’ll gain insights on how to evolve from a salesperson to a business leader, ensuring your practice’s sustainability while balancing work-life dynamics. 

They discuss: 

  • Strategies for successful business restructuring and growth planning
  • Tips for 2025 Business Planning
  • The importance of balancing structure and flexibility in leadership
  • Ways to delegate task efficiently 
  • How to maintain a sustainable business while planning for future succession
  • The power of mentorship and advisory boards for business growth
  • And more!

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About Our Guest:

With over a decade of steering middle-market family-owned companies, Rob Ferguson, Founder and President of Ferguson Alliance, harnesses his NACD Board Leadership Fellowship and Certified Exit Planning Advisor credentials to guide CEOs and boards through generational transitions. His team’s focus on strategic implementation and value creation prepares business leaders for successful exits, fostering sustainable growth and operational excellence.

Leveraging his skills in family business governance, succession planning, and process improvement, Rob’s clients thrive on strategic insights that enable concrete results. In collaboration with stakeholders, he has shaped robust strategies that drive growth, optimize operations, and ensure the realization of his clients’ business objectives.

Advisor Mentorship Program: The Evolution of AMP (Ep. 52)

Advisor Mentorship Program: The Evolution of AMP (Ep. 52)

How are AMP advisors thriving in today’s market? 

Join us on an impactful journey with Jeremy Houser, Vice President of InsurMark, as he shares some secrets of Advisor Mentorship Program (AMP). Launched in 2018, AMP has united financial advisors across the U.S. into a thriving community. This episode dives into how AMP reshapes advisors from traditional product sellers to forward-thinking entrepreneurs.

Key Points to Spark Your Curiosity:

  • Learn how AMP advisors are integrating financial technology to enhance their strategies
  • Discover the importance of personal relationships and family support in professional success within AMP
  • Understand the significant influence of your closest connections on both personal and professional growth
  • Find out how AMP advisors set meaningful goals that transcend mere numbers
  • Explore the strategic decisions top advisors are making for future success
  • Get inspired by a potent planning strategy that focuses on what’s truly important
  • Learn about the advantages of early business planning and its impact
  • And much more!

 

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How To 10X Your Success (Ep. 51)

How To 10X Your Success (Ep. 51)

Is 10X actually easier than 2X? 

Join the conversation with Jeremy Houser as he digs into this intriguing concept in this episode of the Advisor Mentorship Podcast. This episode goes beyond typical financial advisory talks, diving into groundbreaking strategies that are reshaping how advisors achieve success and maintain balance in today’s ever-changing world.

In this insightful episode, Jeremy dives into topics including:

  • Strategies for expanding your business in a rapidly growing industry
  • The art of delegation and its impact on team growth and profits
  • The transformative role of social media and AI in financial advising
  • Insights into a unique advisor community and its networking secrets
  • How the ‘Amazon effect’ is altering customer expectations in finance
  • Effective preparation for the significant wealth transfer happening in the next 22 years
  • And much more!

Don’t miss out on this episode, which offers more than advice – it’s a roadmap to transforming your advisory practice.

 

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2023 Business Planning: Advisors, Here’s The Advice You Need (Ep. 29)

2023 Business Planning: Advisors, Here’s The Advice You Need (Ep. 29)

As Thanksgiving slipped through our fingers, December brings in new opportunities to be thankful and discover new relationships with prospects while rekindling old ones. 

In this episode, Jeremy Houser unveils some December themes as well as business planning considerations for advisors. With 2023 being a year of big changes, listen in and discover how the advisors at InsurMark are focusing on refining their processes and making those important improvements to step into the new year on the right foot. 

Jeremy discusses: 

  • Valuable processes to take forward into 2023
  • The importance of a pen and paper 
  • Some 2022 wins for InsurMark’s advisors 
  • Why December is a great time to reel in new prospects
  • Trust and credibility: What you should know about storytelling
  • And more!

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Man in the Mirror: Reviewing 2022 (Ep. 28)

Man in the Mirror: Reviewing 2022 (Ep. 28)

As this year starts to wrap up, it is time for Jeremy Houser and the team at InsurMark to review 2022 and celebrate the growth they have seen within the business (and this podcast, too).

In this episode, Jeremy details some big wins he has seen this year and the factors that have contributed to his and his advisors’ success. He explains what separates a good from a great advisor while offering tips for the upcoming year so that you can excel in your business, too.

Jeremy discusses: 

  • Some growth opportunities for the upcoming year 
  • Key commonalities between successful advisors
  • Some important milestones for his advisors
  • Systems to leverage technology as an advisor
  • Ways the team at InsurMark can help advisors with their business planning 
  • And more!

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