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Ep. 27: Digging Into the 5 Dysfunctions of a Team with Greg Menefee

Not every successful team is functional, but every functional team is successful.

In this episode, Shannon Spotswood and Greg Menefee, Consulting and Implementation SVP at Orion Advisor Tech, dig into the 5 dysfunctions of a team. They help advisors identify each dysfunction and its cause, and learn how to resolve it to build a high-performing, opt-in team.

Greg discusses:

  • The difference between management and leadership
  • The 5 dysfunctions of a team
  • Which dysfunction is most commonly seen in teams
  • The first step a leader can take to resolve their team’s dysfunction
  • How advisors can create and sustain a high-functioning team and company culture
  • And more

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About our Guest:

Greg Menefee is the Senior Vice President of Consulting and Implementation at Orion Advisor Tech. Greg leads teams that excel at consistently elevating the client experience and industry standards.

Ep. 26: Achieving Your Goals One Habit At A Time With Phillip Deas

Setting goals is one thing, but sticking to and achieving them is a whole different marathon.

In this episode, Shannon Spotswood speaks with Business Coach Phillip Deas about how to commit to achieving the goals you set for yourself and your business by building habits. He pulls some tips from his book, House Habits: Living on Mission One Habit at a Time, and shares some motivational stories along the way.

Phillip discusses:

  • What the 12 house habits are
  • The most important house habit: “We live on”
  • The three keys to habit formation
  • How to form a habit around increasing the size of your practice
  • The importance of putting yourself first
  • Why the journey is the destination
  • What it means to “change your posture, change your life, lean in”
  • And more

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Ep. 25: Choosing Growth And Overcoming Fear with Laura Hinton, ChFC

One can choose to go back toward safety or forward toward growth. Growth must be chosen again and again; fear must be overcome again and again.” 

– Abraham Maslow

In this episode, Shannon Spotswood speaks with Laura Hinton, ChFC, about her journey to becoming an independent financial advisor. Laura shares how she got into the industry, why she decided to go independent, and how being a two-time breast cancer survivor has helped shape her career with lessons of perseverance, reacting vs responding, and the importance of a solid plan.

Laura discusses:

  • How she got into the business as a chartered financial consultant
  • Why she decided to pivot and go independent after 28 years in the industry
  • How choosing growth and overcoming fear has impacted her as a financial advisor
  • What advice she has for financial advisors who are looking to go independent
  • Why financial advisors are facing a succession crisis
  • How her experience of surviving breast cancer twice has helped shape her as an advisor
  • Why planning for the possibility of extended longevity is better than risking the plan being too short
  • Why the industry still struggles to attract women to become financial advisors, in 2023
  • And more

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About our Guest:

For nearly 30 years, Laura Hinton has been working with clients to assess and plan for their financial needs. Her focus is on providing fee-based financial planning for executives, business owners, entrepreneurs, and professionals. Laura works with clients to help identify their financial goals and work toward wealth accumulation and retention. Laura has a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Montevallo and graduated from The American College of Financial Services with her Chartered Financial Consultant designation. Prior to joining RFG, Laura worked as a Financial Advisor at Bridgeworth, LLC, and Mass Mutual. She is an avid adventurer and lover of the outdoors.

Ep. 24: Overcoming Fear with Jack Burnette, CFP®

Fear keeps us from achieving our dreams and striving to be the best version of ourselves. Overcoming fear is one of the biggest accomplishments we can have.

In this episode, Shannon Spotswood joins Jack Burnette, CFP® in a conversation about how he overcame fear to completely turn his life around and get to where he is today. They extend the discussion to how he helps the future of financial advisors to strive for what they want through his story.

Jack shares:

  • How his personal journey from working in sales to becoming an independent advisor helped him accomplish and maintain his sobriety
  • His strategy for having a work-life balance
  • Why fear is an obstacle for so many financial advisors
  • How he overcomes fear and anxiety around change
  • How he addresses questions regarding when he plans to retire
  • And more

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Jack Burnette, CFP® is an Independent Advisor and Senior Vice President of Wealth Management at RFG Advisory Wealth Management. Jack has been at RFG Advisory for over 7 years. Prior to going independent with RFG, he worked with Ameriprise and Merill Lynch. His passion for financial advising was preceded by working in sales and VP development in the medical industry.