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Ep #46: Entering the Financial Planning Profession as a Non-Traditional Student with Taynia Vakapuna

Taynia Vakapuna is a paraplanner with Everspire in Midvale, UT. Today she joins the show to discuss her journey going from a biology major to a paraplanner in a financial planning firm, including why she ended up not going through with a degree in the sciences and what led her to consider a change in direction. Listen in as she talks about how the initiative she took to attend a financial planning conference changed the course of her career and what it was like trying to complete the program ...

Ep #15: Starting a Firm Because You Can’t Find a Fit with Betty Wang

Betty Wang is the Founder and Owner of BW Financial Planning in Denver, Colorado. She joins the show today to discuss why she pursued a career in financial planning, how she secured multiple internships while in school, and the reasons she chose not to join a financial planning firm after graduation (instead opting for the institutional side of the business). Listen as Betty shares the keys to succeeding in corporate environments, as well as why she left corporate America. You'll learn what ...

Ep #04: Finding Your Right Fit with Tiffany Ritchie and Kyra Morris

Today Kyra Morris and Tiffany Ritchie of Morris Financial Concepts join the show. Kyra and Tiffany work with the rest of their team to serve 250 clients with over $280 million in AUM, and in this episode, they share how having families while running a successful firm has worked for them, as well as the challenges they have faced along the way. Listen in as they explain how they were connected and why Tiffany ultimately chose Kyra’s offer of employment. You will learn the importance of the ...

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