Thursday, May 18, 2023

10:30 am - 3:45 pm
On-site Social to follow on the rooftop.

Dual-Track In-Person Event

Track 1: I’m an advisor looking to supercharge and scale myself (personal effectiveness)

Track 2: I’m a leader at my firm looking to scale (and then maybe sell) my firm (firm effectiveness)

Format:

• Three (3)  short virtual presentations, followed by small-group discussions.

  • Presentation length: 30 minutes.

  • Group discussion: 30 minutes

• Final panel for all attendees

• Post-discussion/social event on Janus Henderson's rooftop patio

Track 1 Speakers:

Marketing (Virtual Speaker)

Samantha Russell, Chief Evangelist at FMG Suite and Twenty Over Ten

Sam helps financial advisors create digital marketing strategies that produce explosive growth through website development, content marketing, SEO, social media and video. A prolific speaker and content contributor, she often appears on stage at financial conferences and in the pages of well-known industry publications. She is an Investment News 40 Under 40 award winner and was recently named to the "10 to Watch" list by WealthManagement.com in 2020.

Personal Effectiveness and Structuring Your Day 

Libby Griewe, ChFC, RICP, FIC, The Efficient Advisor

Do you ever wish you knew an Advisor who built a 7-figure practice--while only working 3 days a week--that was willing to share her systems, processes, and business hacks with you? Meet the Efficient Advisor Podcast host Libby Greiwe. Her specialty? Breaking down the functions of a financial planning practice into actionable step-by-step processes designed to get you results and get you out of overwhelm.

Expert interviews, done-for-you templates, and easy-to-implement solutions... all tied together by her MISSION to create ease in your business. She promises to deliver actionable step-by-step solutions you can implement right away to save time, money, and frustration. The goal--to lead you from overwhelm to efficiency.

She started her own financial planning business in 2004. And, over the years she scaled into a 7-figure single-advisor firm while working only 25 hours a week so she could be super involved while raising her kiddos and loving on her hubby. She knows what it takes to build a 100% referral-only practice and to not have to GRIND out the hours to be successful.

She ran her own planning business for 16 years culminating in a sale & retirement in 2019. Now, she's simply just obsessed with helping other amazing advisors do the same thing.

Coaching and Mindset

Adrienne Grace, CFA, Mindset & High-Performance Coach 

Adrienne Grace is a Mindset and High-Performance Coach, Consultant & Speaker. She works with high achieving financial sales professionals become leaders in their field, bring in more business with ease and design a life they love.
Adrienne spent 16 years in the finance industry as a successful, high-performing VP of Sales and earned the prestigious CFA designation – the highest distinction in the investment management industry. She is a certified Proctor Gallagher Consultant and was mentored by Bob Proctor – the world’s foremost thought leader on personal performance coaching and mindset. Prior to starting her own business, she worked with hundreds of financial advisors around the country.
She enjoys speaking about success mindset, the importance of setting big goals & time & money freedom.
Adrienne left her successful finance career to start a business that she is passionate about and be a change agent in financial services. She was able to hit six figures in under a year and replicated her prior monthly income in month 12 by applying the principles she coaches on.

Track 2 Speakers

Maximizing your Tech Stack (Virtual Speaker)

Kristen Schmidt, RIA Oasis

Kristen Schmidt  As Founder & President of  RIA Oasis, Kristen uncovers the real-time hurdles advisors face when it comes to technology, integrations & workflow building. As a Technology Strategist & Speaker, Kristen works directly with advisors and planners to assess, research, & implement technology platforms. Her passion is uncovering business solutions by marrying tech with best practice initiatives.  Kristen’s career spans over almost twenty years in financial services, specializing in operational efficiencies related to technology & business infrastructure.  She is now an agnostic, strategic partner to tech vendors, RIA firms, Hybrid model firms, Financial Planning firms, Consultants & Custodians throughout the industry. 

Succession Planning for RIAs

Mark Milligan, Spring Ridge Advisor Solutions, and Ben Luchow, SDR Ventures

Mark Milligan is an Independent Consultant engaged in the Financial Services industry as a business-to-business Connector and Thought Leader.  He has been affiliated in the past with firms such as Morgan Stanley, Deutsche Asset Management, Envestnet, and most recently TD Ameritrade Institutional.  Mark's primary focus is bringing people and firms together in our industry to expand their capacity via new networks and ideas.   In doing so, his goal and number one priority are to bring ideas to light that can arguably bring a solid addition to a financial advisor’s value proposition.   Because of his experiences of the past 4+ decades in Financial Services, he has a vast network of industry leaders and luminaries from which to share the best-of-breed ideas.

Ben Luchow joined SDR Ventures in 2018. In his role as Vice President of SDR Ventures, Ben leads deal execution throughout the entire process, oversees members of the production team, and executes on business development opportunities. He works closely with clients and management teams to understand their businesses, financials, and strategies. During his tenure at SDR Ventures, Ben has worked on or led a variety of sell-side and buy-side transactions across several industries, including consumer, business services, infrastructure services, and field services. Ben holds his Series 79 securities license. Prior to SDR, Ben worked as an auditor at Ernst & Young, LLC, focusing on the real estate sector. During his time there, Ben was responsible for analyzing financial statements to determine their fairness as well as ensuring client compliance with applicable regulatory requirements.  Ben holds a Master of Science in Accountancy and a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from the University of Denver. In addition, Ben holds a CPA license (inactive) in the state of Colorado.

Hiring and Retaining the Next Gen of Advisors (Virtual Speaker)

Penny Phillips, Journey Strategic Wealth

Penny Phillips has spent most of her career coaching and consulting financial advisors and institutions. She is the co-founder and President of Journey Strategic Wealth, a Registered Investment Adviser built for advisors seeking independence and hands-on practice management support.
Prior to founding Journey, Penny founded Thrivos Consulting, a practice management coaching company. She has worked in various leadership positions across the financial services industry and has authored multiple practice management training programs focused on helping financial advisors build better businesses and prepare for the next generation of wealth holders.
As an industry speaker and sought-after facilitator, she has spoken at financial services conferences across the US and Canada. She is a monthly contributor to Wealthmanagement.com and runs a Youtube channel called Practice Management with Penny. In 2022 Penny was nominated for Innovator of the Year by WealthManagement.com and for a Luminary award by ThinkAdvisor. She was named as one of 23 People Who Will Change the Wealth Management Industry in 2023 by FinancialPlanning.com.

Final Event – Panel Discussion on Firm Development: Perspectives on Building Great Teams

Perry Mattern, CFP®, CIMA® Mattern Capital.  With 27 years of finance and wealth management experience, Perry founded Mattern Capital Management, LLC in 2019 to provide “Personal CFO” fiduciary services to high-net-worth families, successful individuals, and businesses. He has a deeply held belief that people’s financial picture is about much more than their money – it’s about their entire life story. His own story is one of growing up in a small town, working in the family store and on his grandparents’ farm, and carrying with him the values of hard work, integrity, attention to detail, and the importance of family. Perry and his wife live in Evergreen and have two adult children. Outside of family and work, he has a passion for game theory and the study of decision-making, probability and statistical analysis, golf, and mountain biking.

Matt Sommer, PhD., CFA, CFP® Janus Henderson Investors. Matt Sommer is the Interim Head of the Specialist Consulting Group at Janus Henderson Investors. His team consists of various subject matter experts across several disciplines including retirement planning, wealth advisory, practice management, and investment strategies. They provide clients with actionable insight and expertise they can implement into their business practice to retain and gain clients. Before assuming his current role in 2023, Matt was head of the firm's defined contribution and wealth advisory services team and lead behavioral finance researcher and wealth strategist. Prior to joining Janus in 2010, Matt spent 17 years at Morgan Stanley Wealth Management and its predecessors, Citi Global Wealth Management and Smith Barney, during which time his roles included director of financial planning and director of retirement planning. Matt received his bachelor's degree in finance from the University of Rhode Island and an MBA with a concentration in finance from Pace University, Lubin School of Business. He received a doctorate degree (dissertation: Three Essays Investigating the Bequest Intentions and Expectations of Older Adults) from Kansas State University. His doctoral candidacy research was selected for publication in the Journal of Financial Planning and the Journal of Personal Finance. Matt is a frequent guest on CNBC and Bloomberg TV, a regular contributor to Kiplinger's Building Wealth column, and has been extensively quoted in various industry publications including the Wall Street Journal, Barron's, and Investment News. He has 30 years of financial industry experience.

Pat Kummer, CFP® Mariner Wealth Advisors LLC. Managing Director.  Pat served as a past president of the Colorado Financial Planners Association and has written the finance column in the Highlands Ranch Herald and Lone Tree papers since 1986. She has a bachelor’s degree in business with an emphasis in public relations. She is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional.  In 2022, Pat ranked #4 on Forbes’ Top Women Wealth Advisors Best-in-State list for Colorado.  Pat was ranked #5 in Colorado (#128 overall) on Forbes’ 2023 Top Women Wealth Advisors list and in Forbes’ Best-In-State Wealth Advisors in Colorado, ranking #20. Pat was ranked as a Five Star Professional in 5280 Magazine and ColoradoBIZ magazine from 2012-2023.  Pat grew a financial planning practice from her basement to close to a Billion in assets under management.  She manages the Colorado and South Dakota offices for a national RIA, Mariner Wealth Advisors.  She oversees 23 employees and of which she formed 10 teams made up of Senior Wealth Advisors, Associate Wealth Advisors, and an operations assistant.  She has mentored close to 50 CFP candidates in her 38 years in business, has been a Chief Compliance Officer, and provides oversite on over 600 households for their financial planning and wealth management. Pat is a liaison for Fidelity and Schwab in their referral partner program and speaks at events and provides training for many of their financial consultants.

Katie Weber, CFP® Goldman Sachs.  Katie Weber, Denver, focuses on comprehensive financial planning and investment management for clients in the Denver office of Goldman Sachs Personal Financial Management, within the Asset & Wealth Management business of Goldman Sachs. She emphasizes the importance of the relationship with her clients and the value of understanding her clients’ instinctual biases and personal blind spots. Using a holistic approach to wealth management allows her to tailor advice to each client and their unique set of needs and goals.  Katie began her career at Janus, where she developed her investment acumen before finding her role at an independent RIA in Denver in 2017. Katie is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER^™ practitioner and provides her clients with guidance in the areas of investments, risk management, estate planning, and retirement.  Katie graduated with her degrees in Finance and Economics from the University of Idaho.

On-site social event to follow. 

Tickets

$20.00 COFPA Members
$30.00 after 11:59 pm May 15

$20.00 FPA Members and Partners
$30.00 after 11:59 pm May 15

$55.00 CFA, CPA and DBA members
$65.00 after 11:59 pm May 15

$125.00 Non Members
$135.00 after 11:59 pm May 15