Striver Podcast

Alisdair Barr

Join Alisdair Barr, CEO and Founder of Striver to break down the best practices, timely topics and creative solutions to business problems in Financial Advice. Are you an Adviser, Practice Manager, Product Provider or Client? Hear from subject-matter experts from across the industry and beyond to hear how they STRIVE for the answers.

  1. MAR 30

    Scaling Advice Without Losing the Human Touch

    What does the future of financial advice look like? Mark Akeroyd from UniSuper joins Alisdair Barr to discuss AI in advice, lessons from the U.S. wealth industry, and how advisers can deliver better, more personalised experiences while scaling advice to more Australians.

    27 min

  2. 12/12/2025

    135: Talent Attraction for Early-Career Professionals

    What makes a firm a place where young professionals genuinely want to join? Alisdair and Whitney explore the "vibe," the expectations, and the make-or-break moments in the hiring journey—and how simple communication can transform the whole experience.

    17 min

  3. 09/18/2025

    134: Making Advice More Accessible through the Stella Network

    In this episode of the Striver Podcast, I sit down with Julia Newbold – founder of the Stella Network – to discuss how financial advice can reach more Australians and reflect the clients it serves. We cover practical ways advisers and firms can service clients across every demographic, the relaunch of the Stella Network, and the power of networks to drive change and growth in the profession. If you're interested in expanding your impact and seeing how diversity, collaboration and fresh thinking can transform advice delivery, you'll want to tune in.

    19 min

  4. 09/01/2025

    133: Solving the Advice Gap

    How do we make quality financial advice accessible to more Australians? In our latest Striver Podcast, we sit down with Rachel White from Vanguard to explore both local and global solutions — from fresh industry approaches to international innovations — that could help solve this urgent challenge.

    22 min

  5. 02/11/2025

    132: New Class of Advisors

    Introducing the 'New Class of Advisors' that promises to enhance accessibility to financial advice amid upcoming legislative changes.  I speak to Ben Marshan from Marshan Consulting about the impact of new legislative proposals, including the introduction of a "new class of advisor" and how this could reshape accessibility, affordability, and career pathways in financial planning. We discuss the challenges and opportunities facing the profession—how businesses can better serve under-advised clients, the role of new advisors in bridging the generational wealth gap, and how firms can leverage these changes to grow sustainably. If you're interested in the future of financial advice and what it means for both clients and industry professionals, this episode is a must-listen.

    28 min

  6. 09/20/2024

    131: The Customer Service Handshake

    I asked Sharyn Baker, Head of Service and Operations at BT, "What does successful customer 'service' mean to you?"   In Sharon's words, it means providing predictable, consistent and reliable service to both your internal and external customers. Hear how success is measured and how optimisation is driven by Net Promoter Score (NPS) data from the service frontline of BT Panorama, which celebrates 10 years of enabling quality financial advice to thrive with intuitive technology.   It may surprise you - that from the simplest of feedback, the biggest of improvements can be made. Listen now.

    19 min

  7. 07/25/2024

    130: The 7 Megatrends set to transform advice by 2030

    Iress, in collaboration with Deloitte Access Economics, has launched a landmark report on the future of financial advice in Australia. Hear from Marcus Field, Head of Growth and Partnerships at Iress as we unpack the seven megatrends set to usher in a new era of opportunity for advice and highlight the strategic choices that advisers, business owners and industry stakeholders need to make to come out on top Read more: info.iress.com/thebigshift

    22 min

  8. 01/23/2024

    129: Is the Human Brain just a huge piece of software?

    We often think about efficiency in business to be focused around process and software but what about individual effectiveness. My chat with Vanessa Bennett highlighted some ways to find 25% more effectiveness and at the same time manage burn out. I really enjoyed this chat....

    23 min
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Join Alisdair Barr, CEO and Founder of Striver to break down the best practices, timely topics and creative solutions to business problems in Financial Advice. Are you an Adviser, Practice Manager, Product Provider or Client? Hear from subject-matter experts from across the industry and beyond to hear how they STRIVE for the answers.

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  • Creator
    Alisdair Barr
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2026
  • Episodes
    136
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © All rights reserved
  • Show Website
    Striver Podcast

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