Stump The Guru Podcast Ari Galper

How many times have you had an initial consultation with a new qualified prospect, where no matter how well you explained your process, they just wouldn’t take the next step with you?For most advisors, it’s far too many.Somewhere in the conversation the momentum is lost, they don’t return your calls, don’t respond to your emails, and you never figure out the root cause of why they decided to “ghost” you.In this month’s Stump The Guru show, I talked about Why Your Prospects Won’t Take the Next...

A funny thing happens when you have an initial conversation with a potential client. When they start sharing their challenges with you, you probably can’t help yourself but to do what I call “free consulting”.Free consulting is when you provide information and education to prove you know your stuff.It assumes they’re making their decision to hire you based on your competence – proven by the information and education you provide to them.I've made it my life’s mission to create the clarity...

As an advisor, the last thing you want is to be labelled as a stereotypical “sales person”.But when your prospects don’t give you enough information in your initial conversation, you begin educating them and fall into “free consulting” mode.You’re a fiduciary, you have their best interest at heart, but they keep you at bay shopping around, seeing other advisors.In this month’s Stump The Guru show, I spoke about “Is The Hard Sell Obsolete?”I've made it my life’s mission to create the clarity t...

Your prospect won’t allow you into their world unless they perceive you as being selfless in your intentions.But unless your advisory practice is a non-profit entity, being selfless in your intentions is completely at odds with your need to make the sale.How do you reconcile this paradox?In this month’s Stump The Guru show, I spoke about “Does Being Too Friendly Come With Downsides?”I've made it my life’s mission to create the clarity that is missing in the traditional sales process, through ...

Many advisors have been conditioned to believe that their prospects must like them first before they’re willing to become a paying client.If you eavesdropped inside a typical initial conversationbetween an advisor and their prospect, you’d probably hear a lot of chit-chat about trivial things, that may not relate to their challenges.The problem with rapport-building on its own is that your prospects can sense you may have a hidden agenda behind it.In this month’s Stump The Guru show, I spoke ...

When there is an abundant supply of advisors in your local market, it becomes harder for you to differentiate yourself. As a result, it’s easy to let your guard down and adjust your fees downward (or add more pre-sale “meetings” to your sales process), out of fear you might lose a new client opportunity.But if you allow yourself to become commoditized in this way, you open yourself up to being “shopped” against other advisors.In this month’s Stump The Guru show, I spoke about “How To Know If ...