Financial Planning Framework
January has a particular kind of quiet. The emails slow down. Calendars are lighter. There is space to breathe again before the year properly asks things of us. And yet, this is often the moment we rush past. We set goals. Lock in plans. Fill diaries. Promise ourselves this will be the year we finally…
Over the past couple of weeks as the gates have opened and we’re all running into FY26, I’ve had conversations with leaders across the financial services landscape – dealer groups, super funds, brokers, lenders – and regardless of the size or structure of their network, a few consistent themes keep coming up: What’s interesting is…
When a conversation flows effortlessly, you know you’re tapping into something real—and that’s exactly how it felt sitting down recently with James Wrigley on the Ensombl Advice Australia Podcast. We dove into a topic that’s close to my heart: the intergenerational wealth transfer, and what it really takes for financial planners to be connecting across…
It was an honour to be featured on The Exceptional Sales Leader Podcast with the welcoming and engaging Darren Mitchell, I had the wonderful opportunity to share my insights on sales, leadership, and human connection. What started as a fireside chat evolved into an engaging discussion on what truly makes a great leader and a…
What sets top business leaders apart? It’s not just technical expertise—it’s the ability to build trust, understand client values, and guide them with emotional intelligence. I recently had the incredible opportunity to sit down with Keith Ford at the IFA for a podcast episode around the Intergenerational Wealth Transfer. Keith Ford, a prominent figure in…
Sales is, by far, one of the most essential activities in business. A quick Google search will reveal millions of articles on how to become better at sales and while many will promise the “secrets” of sales or the one strategy that will boost your conversions, the truth is, it comes down to consistency, the…
Is the time you are spending in appointments taking over your day? When you are time poor already, there is nothing more frustrating than spending too long in appointments and not enough time doing more productive activities. It is a frustration I hear all the time from the financial planners I work with but is a frustration that…
