The Diamond Podcast for Financial Advisors

The Diamond Podcast for Financial Advisors

Launched in 2017 as Mindy Diamond on Independence, the show has taken on a broader perspective beyond the independent space to include topics, insights, and candid conversations around financial advisor transitions, growth, and an ever-changing industry landscape. Each episode is designed to offer objective guidance and actionable advice with some of the industry’s brightest movers and shakers.

Episodes

Sanctuary 2.0: How Adam Malamed Is Reframing Growth with Advisor Autonomy

October 9, 2025 • 56 mins
The CEO of Sanctuary Wealth shares how the firm doubled in size, redefining supportive independence and advisor growth in wealth management.
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The Advisor Transition Playbook: Inside Baseball on Due Diligence, the Move, and Everything In Between

October 2, 2025 • 46 mins
A guide to advisor transitions: due diligence, culture, deals, client comms,and lessons from the $129B Merrill breakaway.
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The $129B Blockbuster Move: Shirl Penney on Why This Transition Marks a New Era for the Industry

September 29, 2025 • 38 mins
A $129B team left Merrill to launch OpenArc Corporate Advisory, the largest breakaway in industry history. In this special episode, Dynasty’s Shirl Penney joins Louis Diamond to share an inside perspective on why the deal is about more than scale, what drove the move, and how it signals a new era for independence and the industry at large.
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Running It Back: What It Takes to Build a Multi-Billion-Dollar Firm—Twice

September 25, 2025 • 50 mins
Few advisors build a multi-billion-dollar RIA. John Krambeer has done it twice. In this candid conversation, the Validus Capital CEO reflects on his journey, how independence has evolved, and the hard-won lessons that guide him now.
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Balancing Scale and Service: CEO Mike Durbin on Growth and Cetera’s Future

September 18, 2025 • 54 mins
The CEO of Cetera Financial Group shares insights on independence, private equity, and balancing scale with service, plus what the future holds for advisors and firms.
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2025 Mid-Year Report on Deals, Transitions, and Recruiting A Special Industry Update

September 11, 2025 • 41 mins
A special mid-year update with Jason and Louis Diamond on deals, transitions, and recruiting trends shaping 2025—and what advisors can expect in the months ahead.
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Not Just Charity: How Donor Advised Funds Help Advisors Add Value and Assets

August 28, 2025 • 31 mins
Julia Healey, CEO of United Charitable, shares insights on DAFs, their value to clients, and the potential positive impact they can have on an advisor’s business.
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Doing Well by Doing Good: A UBS Breakaway on Building a $2.9B Mission-Driven Enterprise

August 21, 2025 • 50 mins
Ben Valore-Caplan, founder of Syntrinsic, shares how he built a $2.9B mission-driven RIA to serve foundations, endowments, and values-driven institutions, the evolution of impact & ESG investing, why he sold to IMA Financial Group, and more.
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Attracting, Advising, and Advancing Women: A Guide for Forward-Thinking Firms

August 14, 2025 • 51 mins
Cary Carbonaro learned from her own experience that there was both a gap and an opportunity in attracting and retaining women clients and advisors. In this episode, Cary shares specific advice on what firms are doing wrong and how they can get it right.
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Firms That Win in 2025: What Advisors Are Really Looking For

August 7, 2025 • 51 mins
With advisor expectations evolving, not all “good firms” are winning the talent. Mindy and Louis Diamond share what today’s top advisors really value—and why some firms are standing out while others fall short.
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When Values No Longer Align: An Ex-Wells Fargo Advisor’s Leap to Independence

July 31, 2025 • 38 mins
Brian Pultman discusses why he chose independence over taking a wirehouse transition deal. However, as he candidly shares, building your own RIA is not always a smooth process, yet it resulted in aligning his values while building $1B+ Correct Capital Wealth Management.
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Limitless Growth: Building the Business You Want and the Life to Match

July 24, 2025 • 68 mins
Stephanie Bogan, founder of Limitless Advisor, offers a glimpse into the advice and perspective she shares with advisors and business leaders in the wealth management world, focusing on mindset and methods, and their relationship to achieving one’s best business life.
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Growth from Practice to Enterprise The Evolution of an Ex-Wirehouse Advisor’s $3B Business

July 17, 2025 • 47 mins
Joel Guth shares how stepping out from under the Hightower umbrella to become a fully independent RIA opened up a new world of opportunity for his firm Gryphon Financial Partners. He shares how that transition allows them to create a $3B firm designed around turning client problems into opportunities.
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The Seamless Path to Independence: A Billion-Dollar RIA’s Evolution

July 10, 2025 • 52 mins
Tony Parr shares the journey of Parr McKnight Wealth Management Group, a team that built their practice at Wells Fargo Private Client Group and leveraged the firm’s independent channels to achieve a “frictionless” launch of their RIA.
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The Best of the Best: 10 Ways Top Advisors Are Growing Their Businesses— A Special Industry Update

June 26, 2025 • 38 mins
A “Top 10” list of firm-level innovations and grassroots methodologies from some of the most successful advisors, teams, and firm in the business. Listen in to spark ideas designed to drive greater growth.
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Advisor Tech Advice: AI, Strategy, and the Future of Wealth Management

June 19, 2025 • 51 mins
The co-founder of F2 Strategy, Doug Fritz, offers a mini-masterclass on how the best advisory businesses utilize technology to create efficiencies and deliver a better client experience. Discover how strategic choices in building a tech stack, incorporating AI, and other key elements can future-proof your business and serve as a distinct differentiator.
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The Valuation Playbook: Ted Jenkin on the Metrics and Mistakes That Matter

June 12, 2025 • 54 mins
What drives valuations—and what mistakes kill deals? M&A advisor Ted Jenkin joins Louis Diamond to share practical insights on maximizing value, understanding multiples, avoiding seller pitfalls, and the critical prep work every advisor should be doing now.
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From $125mm to $700mm: A Story of Growth and Grit in the Independent Broker Dealer Space

June 5, 2025 • 37 mins
Brett Oley and Ryan Kinser demonstrate how the power of friendship and a shared focus on the client contributed to their early success in making the leap from UBS to Raymond James, building a growing business under the independent broker dealer umbrella.
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Who’s in Control: The Advisor or The Firm? A Special Industry Update

May 29, 2025 • 29 mins
The ultimate survival guide for employee advisors, offering essential advice on navigating the realities of control. Learn actionable points to consider should you find yourself dealing with the impact of mergers and acquisitions, new mandates, heightened vulnerability, and more.
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Ex-Merrill Leader’s Vision Comes to Fruition: John Thiel on Making the Advisor “The Value Proposition”

May 22, 2025 • 61 mins
John Thiel offers a unique perspective on the evolution of the wealth management industry and his former leadership role at Merrill. Plus, he shares how his new independent firm, Indivisible Partners, is carving a new path for those seeking a firm with a greater focus on the advisor.
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