Podcast appearances and mentions of kelli cruz

Kelli Cruz is the Founder and CEO of Cruz Consulting Group, a consulting firm that specializes in human capital and compensation consulting for the financial planning profession. Kelli joins the show to chat about what she is seeing from the trenches of her consulting work, including the biggest struggle that her clients are facing right now. If you are considering a new opportunity or preparing for a job interview, this is an episode you won't want to miss! Listen in as Kelli shares the type of team management that is no longer effective, what clients are looking for in new team members, and how career paths have evolved over time. We also discuss the biggest mistakes that planners are making in their careers, what job applicants should be asking in interviews, and the timelines for progressing through the ranks of an advisory firm career ladder. You can find show notes and more information by clicking here: https://bit.ly/3WrKDlo

With many states beginning to lift stay-at-home restrictions, you'll want to create a plan for how and when to open your doors to employees and clients. Who should return to the office and when?  How will you create and maintain a safe office environment? Laura Gregg and David Partain, along with Kelli Cruz, the principal … Continue reading Ep 14: Planning for Re-Opening Your Office – With Kelli Cruz →

In the eleventh episode of The COO Roundtable, Matt welcomes Kelli Cruz, CEO of Cruz Consulting and Jim Regitz, Founding Partner and Senior Advisor at Newport Advisory Financial Counsel. The three professionals discuss the importance of the COO role at growing RIAs, and what led Jim to realize he needed to hire professional management at his firm 2 years ago. Kelli is a well-known consultant to the wealth management space -- her firm specializes in human resource sourcing and human capital development. Based in Newport Beach, California, Newport Advisory is an independent wealth management firm that has more than tripled its AUM in the past few years, to over $700 million today. With the goal of highlighting the importance of the human capital element when it comes to the COO role, Matt, Kelli, and Jim sit down to discuss what characteristics make for a good COO and much more, including: Jim and Kelli’s respective backgrounds and views on the people-side of workflows The importance of self-awareness in the C-suite while crafting roles and responsibilities How Jim best supports his COO and how he delegates duties, allowing them both to be successful in their roles Kelli’s views on the pros and cons of hiring a COO from outside the firm, as opposed to promoting from within How Jim utilizes his COO in M&A transactions from negotiations through integration The qualities and characteristics Jim and Kelli look for when identifying the right talent for operations roles We hope you enjoy, share, and subscribe! You can listen and subscribe on iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, iHeartRadio or Stitcher. Sign up here to be notified of new practice management content added to our blog on a regular basis.

In the eleventh episode of The COO Roundtable, Matt welcomes Kelli Cruz, CEO of Cruz Consulting and Jim Regitz, Founding Partner and Senior Advisor at Newport Advisory Financial Counsel. The three professionals discuss the importance of the COO role at growing RIAs, and what led Jim to realize he needed to hire professional management at his firm 2 years ago. Kelli is a well-known consultant to the wealth management space -- her firm specializes in human resource sourcing and human capital development. Based in Newport Beach, California, Newport Advisory is an independent wealth management firm that has more than tripled its AUM in the past few years, to over $700 million today. With the goal of highlighting the importance of the human capital element when it comes to the COO role, Matt, Kelli, and Jim sit down to discuss what characteristics make for a good COO and much more, including: Jim and Kelli’s respective backgrounds and views on the people-side of workflows The importance of self-awareness in the C-suite while crafting roles and responsibilities How Jim best supports his COO and how he delegates duties, allowing them both to be successful in their roles Kelli’s views on the pros and cons of hiring a COO from outside the firm, as opposed to promoting from within How Jim utilizes his COO in M&A transactions from negotiations through integration The qualities and characteristics Jim and Kelli look for when identifying the right talent for operations roles We hope you enjoy, share, and subscribe! You can listen and subscribe on iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, iHeartRadio or Stitcher. Sign up here to be notified of new practice management content added to our blog on a regular basis.

Mike Langford is joined by Kelli Cruz of Cruz Consulting Group to explore how wealth management businesses (RIAs, broker-dealers, and individual financial advisors) can increase the value of their firms and the success rate for their transition (either by acquisition or internal succession planning) by focusing on the talent within their organizations.

This panel through TD Ameritrade Institutional with Charesse J Hagan, Kelli Cruz, and Heather Fortner offers fascinating insight on how non-advisor roles in the financial planning profession are evolving - and why they’re important.

In today’s episode Charesse J Hagan, Kelli Cruz, and Heather Fortner join Kate Healy from TD Ameritrade for a panel discussion at LINC 2018. They offer fascinating insight on how non-advisor roles in the financial planning profession are evolving – and why they’re important! So many people within the financial planning profession are hyper-focused on becoming an advisor. When working toward being a revenue-generating advisor is the only career path available, many people who are happy performing their current non-advisor role feel lost within the profession, and struggle to find their place. Everyone is able to take ownership of their role within an advisory firm, and building out career paths in operations, investments, or compliance can help everyone find their stride. People each have a unique skill set, and helping people find their sweet spot where their skill set and their passions overlap can motivate non-advisors to build and grow their own career path within a firm. This panel covers so much fantastic information, from how to build non-advisor career paths as a profession, to the best way to motivate non-revenue-generating employees within your firm to scale, grow, and find success as a team. Whether you have back office employees at your firm, or you’re new to this profession and aren’t sure whether or not being a client-facing advisor is right for you – this podcast episode is a must-listen!   What You’ll Learn: How to navigate a career path when there is no career path at your firm How to free up time for your advisory team by delegating, outsourcing, or finding a technology solution The best ways to motivate team members, even if they aren’t firm owners or on track to be firm owners Why it takes people with different skill sets and passions to scale a firm successfully How to stretch yourself to think beyond your revenue to see value in everyone’s role How to give non-advisors the resources they need to lower cost and be successful How to work virtually with either contractor or full time employees who aren’t client-facing How firms can know what their next hire should be How to organize your back office with exceptional processes Questions firms should ask before hiring a non-advisor role    Charesse J Hagan Cruz Consulting Group Signature FD TDA4Advisors

What works early on when a firm is just starting out does not tend to work as well once the business starts to grow. Many financial advisors are not prepared for managing a large practice so when it starts to scale and grow, it’s important to re-evaluate how things are structured. Kelli Cruz joins us on the show to share her expertise in human resources management for mid-size to large financial advisory firms. She has a truly unique and effective method to assessing and adjusting the way businesses compensate and incentivize their employees. For show notes and more visit: https://www.kitces.com/60

Kelli Cruz is a consultant, writer, speaker, and founder of Cruz Consulting Group, committed to building “talent wealth” and helping advisory firms realize their true potential. Prior to this, she founded InvestmentNews Adviser Solutions and oversaw advisor consulting engagements and the InvestmentNews/Moss Adams research […] The post Kelli Cruz on Engaging the Team appeared first on Becoming Referable.