Tag: Client Relationships

Ep 98: Your Personal Brand: Capitalize on Your Strengths – With Susan Danzig

Ep 98: Your Personal Brand: Capitalize on Your Strengths – With Susan Danzig

Creating a distinct personal brand may be the most important (and underestimated) thing you can do to attract ideal clients and enhance your practice. 

In this podcast episode, Laura Gregg and David Partain invite Susan Danzig, a certified business development coach, to discuss how your brand can help clients and prospects understand who you are and what you can provide.  

Susan discusses: 

  • The value of establishing a market niche in today’s environment 
  • How personal and corporate branding can work in tandem
  • Using your personal interests to connect with your ideal clients 
  • Why taking stock of who you serve, how you stand out, and what you offer is an ongoing process
  • And more

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About Our Guest:

Susan Danzig has been consulting with financial services professionals since 1997. She helps her clients understand and clarify their true value, define their specialization and create effective marketing strategies. Susan’s specialty is brand refinement, messaging and strategic marketing to enhance a business’s market value for growth and sale.

Susan is a graduate of the University of Colorado in Boulder, a Certified Business Development Coach and a Certified Master Neuro Linguistic Programming Practitioner. A strong contributor to the financial services community, Susan has served as a National Board Member of the Financial Planning Association.

Ep 95: Clients Want More Than Advice; They Want A Plan – With Chazz Logue

Ep 95: Clients Want More Than Advice; They Want A Plan – With Chazz Logue

Why pay a financial advisor for services available on a host of digital platforms?  Today’s clients expect more from a paid financial professional than a diversified investment portfolio. They appreciate advice, but they expect a plan. 

In this episode, Laura Gregg speaks with Chazz Logue, Regional Director and Business Development Team Lead of Advice and Financial Planning at MassMutual, about the trends pushing advisors toward full-service planning models. 

Chazz discusses: 

  • What is driving advisors toward financial planning 
  • Why a one-and-done advisory approach often falls short 
  • The case for creating ongoing financial planning relationships 
  • Actionable ideas to make planning a larger part of your practice
  • And more

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About Our Guest:

Charles (Chazz) Logue is the Regional Director and Business Development Team Lead of Advice and Financial Planning at MassMutual. Through a deep understanding and in-depth knowledge of tools and options available, he and his experienced team partner with advisors to help clients articulate their goals and then develop a plan of action to make achieving their goals inevitable, including short-term liquidity needs, longer-term retirement or purchase goals and even leaving a legacy. Outside the office, Charles can be found volunteering as a Wildlife Rescuer, instructing drivers at various racetracks, working with venomous reptiles, surfing, volleyball, and enjoying theatre and the arts. 

*Basis Point definition: “A basis point is a common unit of measure for interest rates and other percentages in finance. Basis points are typically expressed with the abbreviations bp, bps, or bips.” (Fernando). 

Fernando, Jason. “Basis Points (BPS).” Investopedia, 2019, www.investopedia.com/terms/b/basispoint.asp.

*Alpha definition: “Alpha measures the amount that the investment has returned in comparison to the market index or other broad benchmark that it is compared against.” (Banton, 2022) Banton, C. (2022, May 13). Alpha vs. Beta: What Is The Difference? Investopedia. https://www.investopedia.com/ask/answers/102714/whats-difference-between-alpha-and-beta.asp