Next Mile Podcast
How Advisors Can Better Serve Business Owners
How Advisors Can Better Serve Business Owners
How Advisors Can Better Serve Business Owners
Kyle Van Pelt
June 10, 2025
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Episode 097
On this week's episode of The Connected Advisor, I speak with Jason Early, Founder and CEO of RISR—a wealthtech platform helping financial advisors better serve business owners. With a background in financial services, leadership, and fintech, Jason is passionate about solving complex problems and empowering advisors through data, technology, and behavioral insight.
We explore why business owners are often an underserved yet high-potential client segment. Jason shares how RISR equips advisors with the tools and technology needed to navigate the complex needs of these clients—and why now is the time to tap into this fast-growing market.
Key Takeaways
A large portion of high-net-worth individuals are business owners, yet many don't work with financial advisors—representing a major growth opportunity.
Business owners face unique and often complex financial situations that require more than traditional wealth management—advisors who understand this can deliver outsized value.
While business owners may not always have immediate liquidity, their long-term potential makes them ideal clients for strategic, relationship-driven advisors.
RISR helps advisors serve this segment by providing smarter data, personalized insights, and tools designed specifically for the challenges business owners face.
Quotes
"Business owners need better advice, and the advisors that serve them need better tools and technology."
— Jason Early
"Business owners make the best clients for advisors. We need to position advisors with the tools and the technology to be able to serve."
— Jason Early
"68% of millionaires own businesses, and 89% of people worth $30 million or more own businesses. And so, if you are in the advice business, you get paid for the size of the problems you solve. And nobody has bigger problems than business owners."
— Jason Early
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— Kyle Van Pelt
Next Mile Podcast
How Advisors Can Better Serve Business Owners
Kyle Van Pelt
June 10, 2025
Listen to this week’s episode.
Episode 097
On this week's episode of The Connected Advisor, I speak with Jason Early, Founder and CEO of RISR—a wealthtech platform helping financial advisors better serve business owners. With a background in financial services, leadership, and fintech, Jason is passionate about solving complex problems and empowering advisors through data, technology, and behavioral insight.
We explore why business owners are often an underserved yet high-potential client segment. Jason shares how RISR equips advisors with the tools and technology needed to navigate the complex needs of these clients—and why now is the time to tap into this fast-growing market.
Key Takeaways
A large portion of high-net-worth individuals are business owners, yet many don't work with financial advisors—representing a major growth opportunity.
Business owners face unique and often complex financial situations that require more than traditional wealth management—advisors who understand this can deliver outsized value.
While business owners may not always have immediate liquidity, their long-term potential makes them ideal clients for strategic, relationship-driven advisors.
RISR helps advisors serve this segment by providing smarter data, personalized insights, and tools designed specifically for the challenges business owners face.
Quotes
"Business owners need better advice, and the advisors that serve them need better tools and technology."
— Jason Early
"Business owners make the best clients for advisors. We need to position advisors with the tools and the technology to be able to serve."
— Jason Early
"68% of millionaires own businesses, and 89% of people worth $30 million or more own businesses. And so, if you are in the advice business, you get paid for the size of the problems you solve. And nobody has bigger problems than business owners."
— Jason Early
Links & Resources
Featured:
Books Mentioned:
Be Where Your Feet Are by Scott O'Neil
Companies Mentioned:
Connect With Our Hosts
Subscribe and Stay in Touch
If you'd like to schedule a time to talk with me about anything we cover on our podcast or Milemarker, click here for 15 minutes.
— Kyle Van Pelt
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Lewes, Delaware 19958
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DISCLAIMER: All product names, logos, and brands are property of their respective owners in the U.S. and other countries, and are used for identification purposes only. Use of these names, logos, and brands does not imply affiliation or endorsement.
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Lewes, Delaware 19958
Built by Teams In:
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DISCLAIMER: All product names, logos, and brands are property of their respective owners in the U.S. and other countries, and are used for identification purposes only. Use of these names, logos, and brands does not imply affiliation or endorsement.
