We are in an age where clients expect customized advice and have more choice than ever before. Firms that find ways to stay relevant will attract clients and those that don’t will have more trouble competing. A client advisory board can be the most powerful tool you have for increasing loyalty and driving growth. By leveraging it the right way, you can learn how to make your client engagements more relevant to them, how to maximize the value of client meetings, and streamline your services. Following this strategy you will learn what prospective clients really want when they engage you, how to differentiate your business from the competition, and how to enlist clients as ambassadors.
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The Client Driven Practice LLC
President
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Stephen Wershing, CFP® is President of The Client Driven Practice, a firm that consults with financial advisors on how to create an experience clients naturally talk about. He helps them clarify their value, build their brand, and attract more referrals. He is also known for his work with client advisory boards.
Wershing is cohost of the popular podcast Becoming Referable, www.becomingreferable.com.
Bob Veres calls Steve “the best marketing mind in financial planning.” His book, Stop Asking for Referrals: A Revolutionary New Strategy for Building a Financial Service Business that Sells Itself, was published by McGraw Hill in 2012.
Steve has authored articles or been quoted in many trade and popular publications including Journal of Financial Planning, Financial Advisor, Investment Advisor, InvestmentNews and USA Today.
Steve started as a registered rep 30 years ago, becoming a fee-based advisor and later a broker/dealer executive. He was Chief Operating Officer of a national firm and subsequently President of a regional B/D before dedicating himself to coaching advisors full time in 2011. He is also partner in the Focused Advisor Network (www.focused-advisors.com), a platform for independent advisors.