Episode 39

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4th Jun 2025

Advice Line: How to Clarify Your Niche So Clients Say Yes Faster (Jeff Venables)

Are you a financial advisor struggling to get your new practice off the ground? Wondering how to clarify your niche and create a marketing strategy that actually works?

In this LIVE "Advice Line" episode, we help Jeff Venables, a teacher-turned-financial advisor who's building a firm to serve fellow educators. With less than a year in business, Jeff faces the classic new advisor challenge: how to gain traction when you're wearing multiple hats and have limited marketing experience.

Key questions we answer include:

► How do you choose between two compelling niches (new teachers vs. those nearing retirement)?

► What website messaging changes will instantly connect with your ideal clients?

► How can you leverage other people's platforms to grow without creating endless content?

Whether you're transitioning careers into financial planning or simply trying to clarify your marketing message, this episode provides a practical roadmap for simplifying your approach and focusing your efforts where they'll have the greatest impact.

Tune in as we help Jeff create a straightforward marketing funnel that leverages his unique position as someone who perfectly embodies his ideal client.

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About the Podcast

Advisor Marketing Made Simple
Ever wish financial advisor marketing was easier? Tired of experimenting without results? Craving simple strategies that actually work? Press play and take notes – we’re about to level up how you market your financial services.

Hey there! We’re Kendra and Taylor 👋… two marketing professionals with decades of real-life experience sharing proven strategies from two (very!) different perspectives. Taylor, as an advisor who tripled his revenue in the last three years, and Kendra, as an agency owner implementing successful marketing plans for growth-focused advisory firms.

Every Wednesday, we discuss successful marketing strategies in a simple, relatable, and practical way. We also feature real advisors on-air, troubleshooting their marketing challenges and providing solutions LIVE, so you can learn from real-world examples.

Whether you’re new to the industry or a seasoned veteran, each episode will help you improve your marketing and grow your business – without the guesswork or frustration.

About your hosts

Taylor Schulte

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Taylor Schulte, CFP® is the founder of Define Financial, a fee-only retirement planning firm with over $225M in assets under management.

In addition, he is the co-founder of The AGC Community, co-host of Kitces Summits, and host of two Apple Top 100 podcasts: The Stay Wealthy Retirement Show and Experiments in Advisor Marketing.

Kendra Wright

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Kendra Wright is the founder of Rebel Media, an agency dedicated to helping financial firms accelerate their growth. Before financial services, she worked in the music industry, marketing for icons like Willie Nelson, Motley Crue, and Matchbox Twenty.

Her superpower as a full-stack marketer is her ability to swiftly grasp the big picture and create practical action plans advisors can easily put to use, no matter their experience level.