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Vision as the Simplifier: How to Align Your Team and Scale with Purpose (Ep. 20 | Pt. 2)

By The Broken Dealer | February 20, 2026

How do you keep a growing organization aligned and moving forward together? What role does vision play in overcoming resistance to change and creating momentum?

In this episode, Daren Blonski and Carmine Corino continue their scaling series by exploring vision as the critical simplifier for growth. They share practical strategies for keeping teams focused, from weekly GSL (Grow, Serve, Learn) calls to reading books together as an organization. Carmine discusses his powerful ten-three-one business planning framework and how he challenged 50 advisors in Greenville to compress their 10-year vision into a 3-year milestone, forcing elimination and pathway clarity.

Daren and Carmine discuss:

Weekly GSL calls to keep teams grounded in growth, service, and learning goals across dispersed offices
Reading books as an organization to create shared language and reinforce cultural values
The ten-three-one business planning framework and why the 3-year milestone is where the real work happens
How compressing timelines from 10 years to 3 years forces the elimination of pathways that won’t achieve 10X results
Why detachment and thinking time are essential for breakthroughs, not endless desk work
And more!

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Building a 10X Mindset for Scaling Your Advisory Practice (Ep. 19 | Pt. 1)

By TheBrokenDealer | February 13, 2026

Growth is steady. Scaling is exponential. What separates the two?

How do you shift from incremental progress to transformational results? What does it take to build a practice that doesn’t just grow by percentages but multiplies in value and impact?

In this episode, Daren Blonski and Carmine Corino launch their five-part series on scaling financial advisory businesses. They break down the difference between 10X thinking and 2X thinking, sharing practical strategies they’ve used to scale their own billion-dollar practices. From intentionality and decision discipline to eliminating distractions and focusing on what truly matters, they reveal the principles that drive real transformation in advisory businesses.

Daren and Carmine discuss:

The core difference between 10X scaling mindset versus 2X growth mindset and how to apply it
Why intentionality and knowing your destination are the foundation of any scaling effort
How decision discipline and values-based filters eliminate noise and focus energy
The importance of understanding whether you’re an operator or an advisor before scaling
Why 80% of daily activities keep advisors stuck and how to focus on the critical 20%
And more!