SMAX: Let's get it on!

On Thursday, look for our annual Advisor of the Year roundtable discussion, where all five of the AOY finalists will deliver the goods on what are the key ingredients that took them to the top of the industry. As finalist Jim Brogan, who will also speak in a breakout session on Friday, wrote in a recent blog: “In my session at Senior Market Expo, I’ll show you how I have built a brand that has grown my practice by 700 percent (new assets captured per year) in five short years, amidst the most challenging economic environment of our generation.” Look for those nuggets and more from the finalists.

On Friday, 2010 Advisor of the Year Van Mueller, a real rock star of the industry, will be the closing keynote speaker. Mueller says that attending SMAX and other industry events is vital to an advisor’s success: “Why? People who attend industry meetings on a regular basis believe in themselves and in our business, and their belief rubs off on me. These meetings always refresh and rejuvenate me. They give me energy and new ideas. My success is a direct result of my attendance at these events. They are the most important investment I make in my development as an insurance and financial professional.”

I hope to see you at the show. However, if you are unable to attend, please keep track of the Expo by following the conversation on Twitter by following @smamagazine, @producersweb or @SMAExpo or by typing in the tag #SMAX to get all the latest Expo news.