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How do you foster your own strategies and expertise, and how do you communicate that to clients? In this episode, MDRT members share what makes them unique and how it benefits their practice.

You’ll hear from:
David Braithwaite, Dip PFS
Sofia Dumansky, MBA, LUTCF
Jonathan Peter Kestle, CLU, B Com
Mark D. Olson, MSFS, CFP

Episode breakdown:
0:35 – Utilizing specialized knowledge of the tax code
2:21 – The benefits of unique software
4:08 – Gaining prospects from teaching university classes
5:39 – The student/teacher relationship compared to client/advisor relationship
6:44 – Creating your own opportunity on the radio
10:52 – Keeping a moving list of goals on you at all times
14:33 - "Will it make the boat go faster?"
15:57 – The value of tradition

Focus on the comfort of clients to enable better communication during presentations. Paresh B. Shah, CFP, explains how to use technology to improve clients' comfort.

Use technology to help clients better understand your presentation.

Develop successors from within your practice.

What would you do if a client’s dog starting drinking your tea? Believe it or not, an MDRT member had this experience. In this episode, members share how they handled unusual circumstances and what they learned.

You’ll hear from:
David Braithwaite, Dip PFS
Sofia Dumansky, MBA, LUTCF
Jonathan Peter Kestle, CLU, B Com
Mark D. Olson, MSFS, CFP

Episode breakdown:
0:33 – Sliding up a prominent media figure’s stairs on your bottom
2:25 – When prospects think the state will pay for their insurance
3:15 – When a client’s dog drinks your tea
4:55 – Traversing dangerous conditions, surrounded by wild animals
6:15 – A client choosing between coverage and their spouse
9:48 – Being yourself and being OK not connecting with everyone
10:55 – Making sure you know who you want to work with

What do you do if employees don’t work out the way that you expect? What’s the lesson from a staff member who doesn’t know to put a stamp on a letter? In this episode, MDRT members explain difficulties they have encountered and what they have gained from these experiences.

You’ll hear from:
David Braithwaite, Dip PFS
Sofia Dumansky, MBA, LUTCF
Jonathan Peter Kestle, CLU, B Com
Mark D. Olson, MSFS, CFP

Episode breakdown:
0:27 – Refining the job description to find the right person to replace departing staff
1:57 – Realizing the problems caused by continually extending a staff member’s probationary period
4:08 – Improving team camaraderie by removing a problem employee
4:33 – Learning that not everyone knows what you think they know
6:38 – When a new hire seems great but turns out not to be so great
8:39 – Adapting to things that aren’t done the way a team member says they are
10:36 – Changes being made to ensure hiring success in the future

A panel of MDRT members who have overcome a significant medical crisis discuss how it changed their views on critical illness insurance.

A panel of four MDRT members share how they set and achieve goals, including tracking productivity and staying accountable for progress.

Your expertise as a financial advisor is worth money and of value to clients. That mindset shift, along with being a holistic financial advisor, increased success for Top of the Table qualifier Mark Olson, CFP, MSFS.

After implementing client fees for holistic financial planning, Mark Olson qualified for Court of the Table every year and it generates 70% of his income. In this brief video, find out how you can position this win-win arrangement with clients.