Recently I had the chance to join a very good friend, mentor and colleague of mine, Duncan MacPherson of Pareto Systems, on his podcast “Always On”.
I joined Duncan to discuss the state of our industry as it continues to change and evolve with increasingly new technology and virtual based offerings. While technology in our business is an amazing thing, it can underscore opportunity gaps when it comes to perfecting and elevating the client experience while ultimately increasing the enterprise value of a firm… These things are the very foundations of the work we do with our advisors at USA Financial.
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Steve Phillips is the Chief Practice Management and Development Officer, joining USA Financial in 2019. He leads the coaching and...
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