The Broken Dealer

The Broken Dealer
Podcast Description
Welcome to Broken Dealer with Carmine Corino & Daren Blonski. In this podcast, we help advisors stuck in constrained environments overcome the frustrations of big firm bureaucracies and restrictions. We do this by exploring the best channels for building the business of your dreams. Join us as Carmine and Daren share hard insights, compelling stories, and years of expertise—alongside guest experts—to empower you to break free, serve your clients fully, and live a life of abundance.
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The podcast focuses on topics relevant to financial advisors, such as overcoming corporate constraints, establishing client-centric businesses, and transitioning to independent practices. Episodes include discussions on personal experiences in the finance industry, strategic insights for navigating bureaucratic challenges, and advice for building trust and transparency with clients.

Welcome to Broken Dealer with Carmine Corino & Daren Blonski. In this podcast, we help advisors stuck in constrained environments overcome the frustrations of big firm bureaucracies and restrictions. We do this by exploring the best channels for building the business of your dreams. Join us as Carmine and Daren share hard insights, compelling stories, and years of expertise—alongside guest experts—to empower you to break free, serve your clients fully, and live a life of abundance.

What drives a financial advisor to step into an independent realm? Is it the passion for client impact, a dissatisfaction with industry constraints, or something else entirely?
Join Carmine Corino and Daren Blonski in this episode of The Broken Dealer as they explore the fundamental question of an advisor’s “why.”
Through candid stories and insights, they delve deep into the motivations that fuel financial advisors to break free from bureaucratic shackles and embrace independence.
Carmine and Daren discuss:
- Understanding the difference between the suitability standard and fiduciary duty
- The power of defining and knowing your “why”
- How independent advisors can serve with no hidden agenda
- The influence of culture and organizational impact
- And more!
Resources:
- Broken Dealer: Navigating the Path to Financial Advisor Independence by Carmine Corino and Daren Blonski
- The Three Identities of a Financial Advisor (Ep. 5)
- Start with WHY by Simon Sinek
- Strategic Coach® Program by Dan Sullivan
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