Dont Shoot The Messenger

About Dont Shoot The Messenger

Hi, I'm Chris Ball, and welcome to my podcast, "Don't Shoot the Messenger." My no-nonsense approach to building wealth and scaling businesses comes from real experience, not theory. I’ve built an international financial planning company with $3.3bn assets under management. I have coached top performers and seen what works (and what doesn’t) up close. This podcast is for the ones who are done with fluff: The high earners who still feel broke The entrepreneurs are burning out trying to chase growth The ambitious professionals who are starting to question the game they’re playing And anyone who’s beginning to realise that more isn’t always better I’m not here to coddle. I’m here to be honest. You might not like everything I have to say, but I’m not here to be liked. I’m here to help you get clear, get focused, and get real results. All I ask is: Don’t Shoot the Messenger. This is a Financial Planner Life Production 🎬

Publisher

Chris Ball

Category

business

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

1 May 2025

Latest episode

9 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

33 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   9 Oct 2026

   The Skills You Need to Succeed in Wealth Management

   What does it take to build a successful career in financial advice? And how is technology changing the future of wealth management? In this episode, Chris and Jake discuss how Hoxton is developing the next generation of financial advisers, creating opportunities for career progression and investing in the people and technology shaping the future of financial planning. From Hoxton's Trainee Wealth Manager Programme to the growing role of AI in financial advice, Chris and Jake share their exp...

2. 

   9 Sept 2026

   What Makes the Top Financial Advisors Successful

   What actually separates the most successful financial advisors from everyone else? In this episode, Chris Ball sits down with Mark Tenenbaum, Director of Advisor Research at Kitces.com, to look at what the data really says about building and growing a successful financial advice business. Mark spends his days analysing advisor productivity, technology, marketing and practice management. In this conversation, he shares some of the biggest findings from that research, including why some finan...

3. 

   27 Aug 2026

   How to Build a $2M Financial Planning Practice By Working Less

   What if you could build a financial advice practice generating more than $2 million in annual revenue, while taking over 250 days off a year? Matthew Jarvis has done exactly that. But his journey looked very different at the beginning. During the 2008 financial crisis, Matthew's practice was struggling, his income had fallen to just $16,000, and he was seriously considering walking away from the industry altogether. Today, he runs a highly profitable financial planning practice, is the co...

Reach and audience

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YouTube views

112,611

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Spotify

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 21 / 100

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Quality

9

Social presence

0

YouTube

82

Engagement

0

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