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Episode Synopsis
With Episode 73, Matt welcomes two thoughtful RIA operators to the podcast: Carrie King and Jay Tarno, CFP®. Carrie is Partner, Chief Compliance Officer, Director of Trading, and a Wealth Advisor at Ullmann Wealth Partners, located in Jacksonville Beach, Florida. Ullmann Wealth Partners was founded in 2002 and has grown from approximately $400 million in 2018 when Carrie joined, to about $1.1 billion today. Jay is the Chief Operating Officer at Cornerstone Planning Group in Fairfield, New Jersey. Cornerstone launched in 2020 with about $100 million of assets and today manages approximately $700 million for clients. Matt, Carrie, and Jay discuss the career paths that led them to where they are today (including Carrie’s time as a French restaurant owner!), as well as:
The mindset they use for tackling each day to ensure they are as productive as possible
Favorite books that have shaped their approach to their careers (Getting Things Done by David Allen and Buy Back Your Time by Dan Martell)
How their firms have used specialized client niches to propel their growth
The hiring, onboarding, and training practices they use to set teammates up for success
The importance of documenting their firms’ processes and how those documented processed can cut employee training time in half
Specific tech initiatives their firms are focused on
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