Monthly Archives: March 2019

Ep 151 – Equal Pay Negotiations with Katie Donovan



To finish of Women’s History Month, your host Matt Halloran welcomes pay equity expert Katie Donovan to discuss what you can be doing to decrease the wage gap in your business.

Katie is the first pay expert to be featured on Top Advisor Marketing Podcast. She began the movement in Massachusetts to ban use of salary history in hiring and compensation decisions which has had a dramatic impact on lessening the pay gap. She is now a consultant and owner of Equal Pay Negotiations (EPN). Her work their strives to achieve equal pay for all groups who are systemically underpaid including women, people of color, members of the LGBTQ community, and people with disabilities, through pragmatic solutions similar to ending the use of salary history.

Discover ways you can change your hiring process, optimize your current payroll employee and learn what finance as a whole can be doing to decrease the wage gap. Listen in today!

Links: Katie Donovan LinkedIn | Equal Pay Negotiations 


Episode 150 – Part 3: The Compounding Impact of Marketing to Women with Podcasts: How to Maximize Your ROI Featuring Adri Miller-Heckman



Your host Matt welcomes returning guest Adri Miller-Heckman for the final installment of their  three-part mini-series titled: The Compounding Impact of Marketing to Women With Podcasts: How to Maximize Your ROI. 

For their final segment together, Matt and Adri discuss how you go about bringing products and services to market. With all things in business, you need to be willing to take a risk with your marketing. Not every strategy or idea is going to work 100%.  From today’s episode, you’re going to walk away with the answer to three key questions:

1. What are the benefits? (And get ready because it’s not what you think!)

2. Where do I start and what steps will I need to take?

3. How do I make my marketing a defining moment?

With some help from Matt and Adri, your marketing is bout to get easier. Learn how to plan strong marketing strategies, put yourself out there, and understand the multidimensional benefits of your marketing.

Adri is a globally recognized speaker, author, and consultant in the financial industry. She is the founder of femXadvisor™, a professional training and coaching business designed to help advisors generate exponential growth with the femXadvisor™ process to create a female-friendly, results-oriented financial practice.

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Ep 149 – Part 2 of The Compounding Impact of Marketing to Women with Podcasts: How to Maximize Your ROI Featuring Adri Miller-Heckman



Your host Matt welcomes returning guest Adri Miller-Heckman to part two of their three-part mini-series titled: The Compounding Impact of Marketing to Women With Podcasts: How to Maximize Your ROI. 

On today’s episode, Adri discusses the most common questions and concerns she hears from women about podcasting. With Adri hosting the interview, listen in and learn from your host Matt how you can overcome some of the apprehensions about podcasting and sharing your story. In addition, you’ll discover the value of podcasting for women in the financial sector and the impact it can have on maximizing your ROI.

Adri is a globally recognized speaker, author, and consultant in the financial industry. She is the founder of femXadvisor™, a professional training and coaching business designed to help advisors generate exponential growth with the femXadvisor™ process to create a female-friendly, results-oriented financial practice.

Top Advisor Listener Special!

FREE 30-Day Trial! 

Whether you are actively pursuing the female market or simply want to develop a stronger relationship with your existing female clients, our Engaging Email Marketing Membership program will make the process easier and more effective. As a member, you receive female-friendly engaging nurture emails that are easy to implement; tools to engage women, making your efforts more effective; and ideas, strategies, and live coaching to make marketing to women FUN! Try our 30-Day Free Trial! Learn more at http://adrimillerheckman.com/tools/topadvisor/


Ep 148 – The Compounding Impact of Marketing to Women With Podcasts: How to Maximize Your ROI featuring Adri Miller-Heckman



Your host Matt welcomes returning guest Adri Miller-Heckman to part one of their three-part mini-series titled: The Compounding Impact of Marketing to Women With Podcasts: How to Maximize Your ROI. 

Adri is a globally recognized speaker, author, and consultant in the financial industry. She is the founder of femXadvisor™, a professional training and coaching business designed to help advisors generate exponential growth with the femXadvisor™ process to create a female-friendly, results-oriented financial practice.

On today’s episode, Matt and Adri discuss the importance of branding when its come to marketing to women. Listen in to discover some of the critical elements of honing your message to create a real and authentic experience that appeals not only to your women clientele but men as well.

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Whether you are actively pursuing the female market or simply want to develop a stronger relationship with your existing female clients, our Engaging Email Marketing Membership program will make the process easier and more effective. As a member, you receive female-friendly engaging nurture emails that are easy to implement; tools to engage women, making your efforts more effective; and ideas, strategies, and live coaching to make marketing to women FUN! Try our 30-Day Free Trial! Learn more at http://adrimillerheckman.com/tools/topadvisor/


Ep 147 – Tips to Creating Your Marketing Calendar with Kaley Lewis



Your host Matt Halloran is welcoming back a returning guest and one of Top Advisor Marketing’s very own Kaley Lewis to discuss how you can create timely and engaging marketing calendars.

The two social media veterans discuss the value in adding timely and sometimes humorous posts to your regular social media calendar, how you can use an annual structure to create content for your podcast or blog, and some of their favourite “days” to celebrate.

Let Matt and Kaley help you build your marketing calendars by listening in today!

Links: Kaley Lewis LinkedIn | Tips For Creating Engaging and Timely Marketing Calendars


Ep 146 – Creating Your Story Brand with Amy Huth



Your host Matt Halloran welcomes Amy Huth, founder and CEO of Due North Brand Consulting to today’s show to discuss how you can use storytelling to further develop your brand.

Story branding has been in the industry for a while now, but many advisors haven’t been executing the practice to it’s fullest potential. With over 16 years of experience, Amy understands what it takes to make your brand a priority and how you can take your brand and your bottom line to the next level using storytelling with a purpose.

If you’re looking to grow your brand, or discover how to build a brand that tells the story and success of you, be sure to listen in today!

Links: Amy Huth LinkedIn |Due North Brand Consulting |


Ep 145 – Flourish Financially with Kathy Longo



On our second episode of Women’s month, your host Matt Halloran welcomes Kathy Longo, CFP®, CAP®, CDFA to discuss her newest book Flourish Financially: Values, Transitions, and Big Conversations.

Kathy brings 25 years of experience and her extensive knowledge and wisdom working as a wealth manager, financial planner, firm manager, and business owner to her writing and this podcast!

Kathy’s new book, Flourish Financially: Values, Transitions, and Big Conversations, explores how the concept of money is a lot more than the dollars and cents we earn, save and spend.

Get to the know the author and learn more about this incredible book, what it takes to become an author, and a few marketing tips to make your next book an incredible success!

Links: Kathy Longo LinkedIn | Flourish Financially |


Episode 144 – Social Media Changes of 2019 with Julia Ritchie



Your host Matt Halloran welcomes one of Top Advisor Marketing’s very own Julia Ritchie back to the mic today to dive into what’s happening in social media!

Julia is one of our social media specialists at Top Advisor Marketing and one of her primary focuses is keeping us current with the ever evolving changes that are happening on your social platforms. One of our top priorities for our clients is to please the algorithm with every post we make, and with Julia’s help we’re able to stay on top of those changes.

In today’s episode Julia and Matt discuss some of the big changes we’ve seen since the start of 2019, and what you as advisors, lawyers, or business owners can be doing to stay proactive on your social media.

Tune in today to keep your engagement high and social media successful!

Links: Julia Ritchie LinkedIn | Social Media Changes Report