Tag: Vision

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

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

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!

Resources:

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Firm Speed Dating: Asking the Right Questions Before You Commit (Ep. 13)

Firm Speed Dating: Asking the Right Questions Before You Commit (Ep. 13)

Choosing the right firm isn’t just about payout numbers. 

It’s about alignment, vision, and transparency.

In this episode of The Broken Dealer, hosts Carmine Corino and Daren Blonski unpack the crucial questions advisors must ask before joining a new firm. From ownership incentives to fee structures and long-term vision, they reveal how to “peel the onion” and see what’s really driving a firm. 

Their stories and examples show the hidden costs of quick checks and the transformative power of working in an aligned environment.

Key Points:

  • Why ownership incentives shape firm behavior and advisor experience
  • The pitfalls of upfront money and hidden product requirements
  • How misaligned visions trap advisors in short-term decisions
  • A case study where alignment led to tripling assets under management
  • The difference between growth cultures and environments focused only on product sales
  • And more!

Resources:

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