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The Advisor Summit Podcast
Ep #18: Transform and Scale Your Financial Advisory Firm with Practical Solutions
Ep #18: Transform and Scale Your Financial Advisory Firm with Practical Solutions
Welcome back to another episode of the Advisor Summit Podcast, where industry innovators and thought leaders come together to elevate the way we serve, scale, and succeed.
In this episode of the Advisor Summit, we sit down with Jen, founder of My Virtual COO, to uncover the strategies and frameworks that help financial advisory firms scale without burnout. Jen shares actionable advice on goal-setting, delegation, team empowerment, change management, and creating a legacy-driven business. Whether you’re a small firm looking to grow or a seasoned advisor aiming to optimize your team, this episode is packed with practical insights you can implement today.
Key Takeaways:
- Scaling your firm effectively requires written goals and vision—whether on paper, a whiteboard, or a digital tool—to provide clarity and direction for every decision.
- Scaling without burnout comes from grounding yourself in data, understanding team structure, and reviewing priorities quarterly or at least every six months.
- Delegation and clear responsibility charts empower your team, reduce disengagement, and allow leaders to focus on strategic growth instead of getting stuck in daily operations.
- The Four Ps—People, Productivity, Profitability, and Presence—help leaders evaluate and implement change without overwhelming their team or creating “change fatigue.”
- Building a legacy firm requires clear communication, empowering your team, taking breaks to step back, and fostering a culture of giving back through impactful initiatives.
Jen Goldman is a business transformation specialist. She has 30+ years’ experience in service industries and transformed hundreds and trained thousands of professional services firms to experience higher growth, success and profits. Jen’s expertise is in strategic business improvement planning, optimization of staff, providers and tech, Lean® process creation and adoption, change accelerators without fatigue, and overall implementation of operational efficiencies. Her philosophy includes Visualization, 4Ws™ Sequencing, and IDEOS®. Her thought leadership is found in Inc Magazine, Liberated CEO, Tools for High Profit Margin Practice, Vettafi, and on industry-leading conference stages. Jen’s written work can be found in Inc, NAPFA, Technology Tools for Today, Trust Advisor, and many more.
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