Monthly Archives: April 2019

Ep 160 – The Decommodification of Your Services with Kirk Lowe

April 30, 2019Marketing, Practice Mgmtfinancial advisors, finserv, valuetopadvisorm

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Today Matt shares the mic with Top Advisor Marketing’s Brand Guy, Kirk Lowe, to discuss one of the most important factors to separating yourself from your competition – decommodification.

With any service you’re forever fighting the fact that there is always someone cheaper. Price tags commodify who we are and what we do in a way that can make our businesses and our brilliance feel small. And it’s easy as a business provider to blame your investors or clients for failing to understand just how impactful your services can be. Making them more than just a price tag.

Kirk and Matt dive into how you can break down your services and prove your worth to incoming clients, AKA decommodifying your offering so that your ideal client understands who you are, what you do, and what makes your truly unique and different.

If you’re ready to show your ideal client the true worth of your services, be sure to tune in today!

Links: There is Always Someone Cheaper |

Ep 159 – The College Money Academy with Kelly O’Connor

April 25, 2019Get to Know the Experts, Marketingcollege, college savings, pay for collegetopadvisorm

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Today Matt welcomes life long insurance specialist Kelly O’Connor to the show to discuss one of Kelly’s incredible creations – The College Money Academy.

The College Money Academy was designed to help parents reduce the cost of college. As one of life’s major expenses, you as advisor know what your clients go through in order to ensure their children have the best opportunities for the future. And with Kelly’s resources, this get’s a whole lot easier. You can help your clients save up to 86% off the sticker price of attending college!

So if you’re looking for a way to differentiate yourself from the advisor down the street and help your clients save a LOT of money on those college tuition bills, Kelly has the solution for you.

Tune in today to learn more!

The College Money Academy: A one stop shop for the best education you can get when it comes to reducing the bottom line on your college tuition bills. Whether you’re looking at your own family, or ready to get educated to help your clients, The College Money Academy has all the resources you need for one low cost!

Links: Kelly O’Connor LinkedIn | Kelly D O’Connor | The Three Secrets of Reducing College Fees

Ep 158 – Creating Compelling Business with Amit Dogra

April 23, 2019Get to Know the Experts, Practice Mgmttopadvisorm

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Matt welcomes Amit Dogra, CEO of Third Seven Advisors to today’s episode. Some of you may recognize Amit from his appearance on Permission to Succeed Podcast. where he shared his knowledge on what it means to succeed as a CEO.

For today’s episode, Matt and Amit are taking this conversation deeper into the world of running a business. The two explore what makes Third Seven Advisors truly unique and different, with an emphasis on how they are able to attract their ideal clients.

Three major areas of focus for Third Seven Advisors are:

We believe human interaction is the best way to invest in order to achieve your life and wealth management goals
We believe in putting investments back in investing
We believe in value creation

Amit is an executive with over 20 years of experience in helping investment advisors, Family Offices and wirehouse firms grow through business leadership, practice management, investment management, sales and relationship management.

Links: Amit Dogra LinkedIn | Third Seven Advisors |

Ep 157 – Provoking Brilliance with Machen MacDonald

April 18, 2019Get to Know the Experts, Practice Mgmtbusiness coaching, coaching, finserv, leadership, leadership coachingtopadvisorm

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Your host Matt Halloran welcomes longtime friend of Top Advisor Marketing Machen MacDonald to today’s podcast. Machen is the founder of Pro Brilliance Leadership Institute and is renowned in the financial sector as one of the best leadership coaches around.

The basic definition of leadership is bringing out the best in ourselves and others. As a business owner, are you able to help others to perform at their full potential? Would you define yourself as a successful leader? Or do you even have qualifiers for being a successful leader?

Today’s podcast will help you discover what true leadership in business means, what areas you might be lacking in as a leader, and the next steps to becoming a better leader.

If you’re looking to improve the quality of your offerings and your office culture, listen in today to learn how you can provoke the brilliance around you!

Exclusive Offer: If you love what you’re hearing from Machen, you can sign up today for a FREE 45-minute Strategic Breakthrough & Clarity Session. This 45-minute session will help you get the clarity, confidence, and focus you want for yourself. Are you ready to take charge of your business? Schedule your 45-minute session today!

Links: Machen MacDonald LinkedIn | Pro Brilliance Leadership Institute | MindScan Assessment | 21 Day Magnetic Habits Program

Ep 156 – Education Planning with Priscilla ONeill

April 16, 2019Get to Know the Experts, Practice Mgmtcollege, college planning, education planning, finservtopadvisorm

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Today your host Matt Halloran is pleased to welcome education planning expert Priscilla ONeill to today’s episode to discuss what you can be doing as an advisor to assist your clients with education planning.

Priscilla is the president of Summit Scholar and a Certified Educational Planner. At Summit Scholar, Priscilla has designed software and a four phase college strategy process for highschool aged students so that they can have a thorough understanding of their financial AND educational situation in order to make the best choices for their futures.

If you’re looking to give your clients and their children a true analysis of all the aspects of college, acceptance, and funding this episode is for you! Tune in today and be sure to connect with Priscilla for more information!

LINKS: Priscilla ONeill LinkedIn | Summit Scholars

Ep 155 – Defining Global Leadership with Jodi Morris

April 11, 2019Get to Know the Experts, Practice Mgmtcoaching, economy, finserv, global economy, global leadership, leadership, successtopadvisorm

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On today’s episode of Top Advisor Marketing, we’re stepping away from the US economy to look at the big picture of global connection and wealth. Your host Matt welcomes Jodi Morris, founder of Connecting Growth Globally, to discuss what it takes to develop global leadership and how it’s possible to connect your global growth.

Jodi’s mission in her work is to help motivated, curious, globally-minded individuals and teams define and harness their values, strengths and story to better maximize their life impact. Her two main avenues to achieve this is Success Coach and Global Leadership Trips. In an industry where people often feel they’re unable to be themselves, Jodi’s work enables financial service professionals to add the WHY to their business model and professional lives.

If you’re interested in learning more about global leadership, or how your business model could benefit from a bit more WHY be sure to listen in today!

Links: Jodi Morris LinkedIn | Connecting Growth Globally |

Episode 154 – The Art & Science of Marketing with Andrew Healy

April 9, 2019Get to Know the Experts, Marketingandrew healy, branding, financial planner, finserv, water and walltopadvisorm

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At Top Advisor Marketing we don’t look at anyone as “the competition”. Which is why it’s always a pleasure to host someone else in the financial marketing industry to share their expertise and insights.

Joining Matt today is Andrew Healy, co-founder and partner at the financial marketing agency Water & Wall. Andrew co-founded Water & Wall with the expressed purpose of applying his love for capturing clients’ stories and sharing it with the exact right audience to help their businesses grow. He takes a measured, disciplined approach to the communications process that has resulted in some of the longest-tenured client relationships in the business, and he’s a driving force behind the agency’s expansion into digital and next-gen marketing techniques.

Matt and Andrew discuss what holds advisor’s back from marketing, key components to building an authentic brand, what crisis management can look like in finance and so much more! Be sure to tune in today to discover how to create your own complete marketing solution!

Links: Andrew Healy LinkedIn | Water & Wall Group |

Ep 153 – Direct Response Marketing with Seth Greene

April 4, 2019Get to Know the Experts, Marketingdirect response, direct response marketing, expert, fintech, Podcast, podcast expert, seth greene, sharkpreneurtopadvisorm

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Today your host Matt is joined by the one and only Seth Greene to discuss his expertise in direct response marketing.

Seth is the nation’s foremost authority on growing your business with a podcast along with being the co-host of the Sharkpreneur podcast with Shark Tank’s Kevin Harrington that was just named “One of the Top 10 Podcasts to Listen to in 2019” by Nasdaq. He is also a 7-time best selling author and has been interviewed everywhere from Forces to CBS Moneywatch.

Matt and Seth are diving into what direct response marketing is and how you as an advisor can utilize this tool to create momentum marketing and fill your client list.

If you’re ready to experience two podcasting and financial marketing experts, be sure to listen in today!

Links: Seth Greene LinkedIn | Sharkpreneur Podcast | Market Domination |