WealthTech in the Weeds with Michael Liersch and Harry Bartle

WealthTech in the Weeds is a series covering the broad yet critical path to financial services. The goal is to get together with industry experts and get into the details of building an effective, productive, coordinated, and comprehensive advice system.

In this episode, Jack talks with Michael Liersch, Head of Advice & Planning at Wells Fargo, and Harry Bartle, Executive Vice President of Enterprise Sales at LifeYield. At Wells Fargo, Michael leads a team that delivers comprehensive planning services and growth strategies. He is responsible for developing research-based methods to help advisors and clients productively collaborate around their money decisions. As EVP of Enterprise Sales, Harry is responsible for developing relationships with the largest financial services firms in the world. He has more than 20 years of experience driving revenue for many innovative companies across the financial industry. 

Jack talks with Michael and Harry about LifeSync, a groundbreaking tool that provides clients with a hyper-personalized financial planning experience. They discuss how LifeSync connects and coordinates the many systems at Wells Fargo so they can turn guidance into actions that improve results. They also share the importance of understanding consumer needs, data-driven insights, and how LifeSync offers digital comfort to consumers.

Key Takeaways

• [02:58] - Michael's role at Wells Fargo.
• [05:43] - How LifeYield serves its clients. 
• [08:27] - LifeSync's founding principle.
• [09:28] - LifeSync's key features.
• [16:13] - How LifeSync transforms financial advice.
• [20:19] - Hyper-personalization and why it matters.
• [25:12] - How LifeSync addresses personalization.
• [28:50] - What personalization is like from the customer's standpoint.
• [30:41] - LifeSync’s three main areas of focus.
• [34:10] - Michael’s and Harry's key takeaways.

Quotes

[03:45] - "When we think of clients and institutions we work with at Wells Fargo, we want to come to them as one organization that meets their needs, either personally or professionally." ~ Michael Liersch

[08:36] - "We want LifeSync to be a real conduit for an actual human being to represent themselves as they are. Our customers and clients want to reflect themselves as individual human beings on their own terms." ~ Michael Liersch

[17:14] - "With LifeSync, you can really talk to your advisor, be more transparent, and have a unique approach where the customer is upfront and communicated. And Wells Fargo is building a technology around that, which is revolutionary." ~ Harry Bartle

[29:06] - "We don't need to be everything for everybody. Consumers want to see the different options and what's recommended, but they want to choose based on their beliefs." ~ Harry Bartle

Links 

• Michael Liersch on LinkedIn
• Harry Bartle on LinkedIn
• Wells Fargo

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• LifeYield
• Jack Sharry on LinkedIn
• Jack Sharry on Twitter

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