Excell 2024: Get to Know Mainstage Speaker Kyle Scheele

Excell 2024 is the premier practice management conference for growth-focused Carson Partners and Coaching members. Our speakers – both Carson and industry leaders – will bring big, creative and inspirational ideas to the stage to help you turn your business into what you know it can be and confirm that Carson is the right place …

The Ted Lasso Factor: The Power of Believing and Other Necessary Sales Skills for G2 Advisors

If you’re a Ted Lasso fan, you’re familiar with the bright yellow sign above his office reading “Believe” in blue ink. With that sign, Ted Lasso taught us the core sales skill: believe. So many people want to become great at selling, and they think it’s about the tactics. But the best salespeople believe so …

Excell 2024: Get to Know Mainstage Speaker Liz Bohannon

Excell 2024 is the premier practice management conference for growth-focused Carson Partners and Coaching members. Our speakers – both Carson and industry leaders – will bring big, creative and inspirational ideas to the stage to help you turn your business into what you know it can be and confirm that Carson is the right place …

Being Prepared for the Unexpected: What to Consider in Building a Key Person Continuity Plan

I once knew an advisor who went out of state on vacation. She had an accident so severe it required several rounds of surgery. She was unable to come home for some time. While she had a small staff, she was the only advisor, and there wasn’t anyone else licensed to serve as a backup …

A Different Kind of Growth: How Carson Helped One Partner Go from Advisor to CEO

Joel Worsfold partnered with Carson because he was looking for a more streamlined client experience, a better tech stack than his broker-dealer offered, practice management tools for dealing with his more complex clients’ financial plans and improved advisor operations for behind-the-scenes support. With Carson in his corner, Joel’s business was growing faster than it ever …

Lessons Learned: Reigniting Growth by Focusing on the Fundamentals

When it comes to growth for financial advisors, podcasts, books and becoming an influencer might be tempting, but the basics are the real magic ingredient. Find out how our Fundamental 50 Challenge participants reignited growth by focusing on the basics. Hosted by Sarah Cain, VP, Coaching and Consulting, and Bobby Steinau, VP, Business Consulting, this …

How Mentoring Led Me to Financial Services and Made a Pit Stop Permanent

Working in the financial services industry was supposed to be a pit stop for me. I can say with 100% certainty that I wouldn’t be where I am today – or even in this industry – without mentoring. My journey is a bit unique in that mentoring itself brought me to the profession. But it …

The Tools for Success: How Carson Helped One Advisor Level Up His Client Experience

As a Carson Coaching member, Joel Worsfold reached new levels of success as a financial advisor. He was named a “Premier Advisor” at his broker-dealer from 2012-2018, and was named one of the nation’s top 1,200 State-by-State advisors in 2018 by Barron’s. But just as he had joined Carson Coaching, Joel started to feel again …

Insights into Investments from Partner Summit

Keeping up with the markets and investment strategies can be a challenge for any advisor, but it’s easier when you can leverage the help and resources of a partner like Carson. At this year’s Partner Summit, breakout sessions focused on the current state of the economy and the markets, what the future of financial advice …

Advisors Face A Diversity Problem

The first step to solving any problem is to recognize that one exists. In this case, that problem is the lack of racial and gender diversity in the financial advisory profession. This lack of diversity isn’t a mystery. In fact, it’s well known – both in perception and reality. Although we are currently in the middle …

Encouraging Diversity and Lessons from the Kitchen with Chef Lauren Owens

In today’s episode of Framework, Jamie talks with Lauren Owens, a private chef based out of New Jersey. Lauren has been a line cook, an executive chef, and everything in between. She now cooks for clients in their homes and works to pass on her love of vegetables to others. Though she didn’t realize it …