CFFP #39 - Using Media to Raise Your Authority & Reach Your Ideal Client Benjamin J. Brandt, CFP®, RICP®

Welcome to another episode of the Conversations for Financial Professionals podcast where we are shaping the next generation of financial advice.

 

Today we have Benjamin Brandt.

 

Benjamin Brandt you are a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ and Founder/President of Capital City Wealth Management, a Bismarck, North Dakota fee-only financial planning company. 

 

You are also the host of the popular podcast Retirement Starts Today Radio and blog.

 

You were recently named as one of the top 40 financial advisors under age 40 by Investment News.

 

You are also an Iraqi combat veteran having served in the North Dakota Army National Guard for 8 years, including a 15 month deployment to Iraq in 2003. 

 

You've been featured in The Huffington Post, CNBC.com, Forbes, Business Insider, ClarkHoward.com, and many others. 

In your free time, you and your wife Kristen can be found on the weekends at the hockey rink, or on the gymnastic and wrestling mats, chasing their six energetic children.

 

In this conversation you'll learn:

 

• The importance of understanding how the media can work for you;
• What to do in order to gain more clients and authority within your industry;
• How to reach your target audience and make media personal for your ideal customer;
• The importance of keeping your story compelling to your audience;
• How to use the media to why media is important for growing your business;
• The importance of understanding how to market your brand with media;
• And so much more!

 

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