About Steve
CEO, Coach, Podcaster, NYT Bestselling Author
Steve Sanduski, CFP®
Steve has over 30 years of business experience growing companies by multiples, including one whose revenue grew 17-fold during his leadership.
He is the co-founder and CEO of ROL Advisor, an international software and training company for financial advisors with more than 250 advisory firm clients in 11 countries including the US, Canada, UK, Ireland, Belgium, The Netherlands, South Africa, New Zealand, Bermuda, Trinidad and Tobagao, and Australia.
In the mid-1990s, he helped launch and build a multi-billion dollar AUM RIA. For 11 years in the 2000s, he was the Managing Partner of Peak Advisor Alliance (now Carson Group Coaching), a financial advisor coaching company, as it grew from 0 to 1,000 financial advisor coaching clients.
And for more than 25 years in financial services, he’s led countless engagements with top financial advisors and spoken to audiences all over the country through keynotes, breakout sessions, and day-long training programs.
Steve has been a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ licensee since 1996.
A prolific writer, Steve is a New York Times Bestselling author and the co-author of Tested in the Trenches: A 9-Step Plan for Success as a New-Era Advisor and Avalanche: The 9 Principles for Uncovering True Wealth. View more of his articles at Financial Advisor Magazine, InvestmentNews by typing Sanduski in the search bar, Financial Planning and MarketWatch.
Podcasting
Steve hosts three terrific podcasts. Please subscribe to all of them!
Between Now and Success
Steve interviews top leaders at the intersection of business, investing, and life. Guests include visionary leaders such as Tony Robbins, Ric Edelman, Joe Duran, Marty Bicknell, Peter Mallouk, Elliott Weissbluth, Jud Bergman, David Bach, Jon Stein, Steve Lockshin, Rebecca Rothstein, Anthony Scaramucci, Michael Port, Chip Roame, and Scott Hanson.
On Your Mark, Get Set, Grow!
This is the podcast of CEO Coaching International, the country’s premier coaching firm for CEOs and entrepreneurs. We interview other leading CEOs and entrepreneurs and share their business insights, lessons, and best practices.
Keen on Retirement
Top wealth advisor Bill Keen and Steve discuss timely and relevant topics of importance to consumers in or near retirement.
Between Now And Success
Through interviews with top achievers and visionary voices, Between Now and Success brings you the strategies, tips, and tools you need to succeed at the intersection of business, investing, and life. In each episode, Steve’s guests open up and share their journey and the lessons they learned on their road to the summit. So rope up and get “On Belay” as we climb the summit to success together.
Stand Out by Producing Content That’s Authentic, Entertaining, Interesting, and Human
Brooke Southall, the founder of RIABiz, discusses how to avoid clickbait and write compelling content that will appeal to your audience.
Best of: Joe Duran
An insightful conversation with Joe Duran about how he built a firm with billions in AUM -- twice.
Fear of Other People’s Opinions
Fearing other's opinions might be holding you back. Taking the safe route won’t upset anybody, but it also won’t generate a strong emotional reaction.
3 Insights and 1 Warning from Peter Mallouk on Driving Growth Under Any Circumstances
Peter Mallouk on how advisors can develop the kind of five-star experience that underscores your value to existing clients, drives referrals, and protects your business from fee compression.
Lin-Manuel Miranda on Creativity: “Fall in Love for a Living”
The desire for money can drive certain behaviors, but creativity is not one of them. Creative people derive satisfaction from falling in love with ideas.
The Mindset Behind Moving from Public Assistance to $2 Billion in AUM
Erin Scannell explains how some hard lessons in perseverance and resilience continue to motivate him to this day.
A 5-Step Process to Improve Your Digital Marketing
The most successful firms have jumped on the virtual marketing trend and are crushing those firms who haven't. This virtual panel will help you keep pace.
Listening Well Is Hard
Becoming a better listener so you can cultivate deeper insights and connections with your clients is an ongoing practice with many layers.
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Using Radio, Podcasting, Social Media, and Writing to Build a Media Presence that Leads to New Clients GalleryUsing Radio, Podcasting, Social Media, and Writing to Build a Media Presence that Leads to New Clients
Between Now and Success, Blog-Podcast, Growing, Leader Interviews, Managing, Planning, Podcast, Practice Management
Using Radio, Podcasting, Social Media, and Writing to Build a Media Presence that Leads to New Clients
Wes Moss on developing a consistent media presence that’s appealing and engaging and leads to reaching your ideal clients.
How to Design and Deliver Effective Live and Virtual Events with Barron’s Alison Rooney
Alison Rooney of Barron's Group discusses how to host and participate in live events to grow your community, even during quarantine.
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30 Top Quotes, 5 Keys, and 1 Warning From Warren Buffett at the 2020 Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meeting Gallery30 Top Quotes, 5 Keys, and 1 Warning From Warren Buffett at the 2020 Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meeting
Between Now and Success, Blog-Podcast, Growing, Leader Interviews, Managing, Planning, Podcast, Practice Management
30 Top Quotes, 5 Keys, and 1 Warning From Warren Buffett at the 2020 Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meeting
It was a somber, subdued event and I felt like I was witnessing the end of Warren Buffett's brilliant and unequaled career.
Writing Yourself Into Your Client’s Next Chapter
Live from the 2020 Barron's Teams Summit, I talk to Arthur Ambarik CFP® and Rachel Elson about becoming an important part of your client's story.
Bonus Episode: Coaching Clients Through Uncertainty
Discussing my 5-point framework for effective communication with clients during a crisis with BMO's Ben Jones.
How to Develop a Point of View that Leads to More Clients and Media Requests
We continue to need leaders at all levels of society to step up and be the light that illuminates the path forward. That includes you as a financial advisor.
Fire Up the Leader Within
We continue to need leaders at all levels of society to step up and be the light that illuminates the path forward. That includes you as a financial advisor.
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Shattering the Silicon Valley Entrepreneurial Myth and Uncovering the Soul of an Entrepreneur GalleryShattering the Silicon Valley Entrepreneurial Myth and Uncovering the Soul of an Entrepreneur
Between Now and Success, Blog-Podcast, Growing, Leader Interviews, Managing, Planning, Podcast, Practice Management
Shattering the Silicon Valley Entrepreneurial Myth and Uncovering the Soul of an Entrepreneur
Silicon Valley unicorns make the billion-dollar headlines, but the true measure of an entrepreneur’s success is how you align your business with your goals, your lifestyle, your values, and the impact you make in people's lives.