• Tell us about your career to date – how did you get in to Financial Services and what was the path?
• Tell us about Advisors excel – what is it and who do you help?
• You interview a lot of good guests on your podcast the Elite Advisor Blueprint – What are some of the key takeaways from the guests that you have had.
• What separates the best advisers from the pack?
• What advice would you give to a younger adviser starting out in the profession today knowing what you know.
• What are some good learning sources apart from your podcast to help.

• Bill’s backgrounds as a financial planner and a business owner
• The current trends in “robo-advice”
• How financial planners in the US are using technology to leverage businesses
• How the Financial Planning software packages work in the US
• Some more exciting trends he is seeing in the US with tech.

Mark Polson on Platforms Present & Future

• His background in Financial Services
• What he sees in successful planners and why he thinks they succeed
• How to have great meetings with clients and prospects
• What younger planners can do to engage with connections and clients
• How he sees the future of financial planning

Ellie MacDonald on PR Tips and Tricks for Financial Planners

•Carl’s brilliant story about how he got into financial planning
•How he built his career and made key decisions
•Why he decided to leave a big broker dealer and setup a FP practice
•His thoughts about the mindset of entrepreneurs
•How he sees the future of financial planning

•Chris’s background in financial services
•Chris’s view on behavioural finance
•How to engage and build trust with clients
•What work he has been doing all over the world on this topic
•How he sees the future of financial planning going

•Steve’s background and how he setup his firm, Smart Financial
•How he views the world of Financial Planning
•The process he takes every client through
•How he has built a team
•Where he sees the business and profession going forward

•Who does Dominic work with
•What are the skills he believes financial planners need
•Using Nerves to your advantage
•How to share information effectively
•His experience of picking a financial planner

•How she ended up in Social Media for FS
•The trends that she is seeing in Social Media
•Her thoughts on how planners can get the most from social media
•How to engage prospects and introducers digitally
•The work that her firm does

• Why he works 95% with Financial Services
• How to stand out with your website
• What kinds of website attract clients
• Using Google analytics
• How he builds financial planning websites
• The Future of Financial Services and Technology
• His book recommendation

• How he entered Financial Planning and how he built Bloomsbury
• How they built a successful team
• Why he decided to sell and what he is doing now
• What he looked for in hiring people
• Advice for engaging younger customers

•Jess’s background in financial services
•The current trends she is seeing in the market
•The Supply and demand of younger financial planners
•How a younger person interested in financial planning can get their foot in the door
•What skills employers are looking for

•His career to date and the growth of meaningful money
•How he bought into his existing company
•How he handles prospects from Meaningful Money
•How he manages his time despite running two businesses
•His thought on pulling Financial Planning into 2016
•His experience of the CFP accreditation

•His experience of financial advice and advisers
•What is business coaching and how can it help with financial planning
•Are there easy ways to start with the principles he teaches
•Is coaching the same as learning selling techniques
•How Jan works with successful advisers/planners

•How he entered the world of financial advice
•Who are Sense and what is their approach
•What he sees in successful planners
•How he thinks new planners should attract clients
•How to leverage unbiased and vouchedfor

•How Chris started his business
•How Chris charges his clients (including a good story)
•How Chris grew his business and network
•Using professional connections to grow his client base
•How Ovation takes clients through a journey
•Chris’s new project Financial Wellbeing

•How Gavin became an expert in Social Media
•How Gavin launched his new business in 7 days
•Using Facebook Ads to drive traffic and engage customers
•Managing Social Media accounts
•What kind of marketing to use with Facebook Ads
•How to write content and get your content noticed

•How did he enter Financial Services
•How did he progress to Managing Director
•What it is like to work within a family business and how Informed Choice market to clients
•Why he decided to setup his own podcast and website
•What is Martin’s Niche and why he chose it