Money Matters Episode 169- “Happy Accidents” W/ Frank Ford
MONEY MATTERS with Christopher Hensley
Release Date: 07/31/2017
Money Matters Episode 337 – They Didn’t Start with AI | Valarie Vest & Sean Van Moorleghem on Culture, Capacity & Digital Associates
MONEY MATTERS with Christopher Hensley
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Money Matters Episode 336- Why DEI Still Matters in 2025 | Cornelia Gamlem & Barbara Mitchell on Inclusion, Culture & Engagement
MONEY MATTERS with Christopher Hensley
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Money Matters Episode 335- Human Connection at Scale: Robert Sofia on AI, Trust, and Advisor Growth
MONEY MATTERS with Christopher Hensley
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Money Matters 334- The Man Behind the 4% Rule W/ Bill Bengen
MONEY MATTERS with Christopher Hensley
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Money Matters Episode 333- The AI Visibility Crisis W/ Brian Thorp
MONEY MATTERS with Christopher Hensley
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Money Matters Episode 332- The Prospecting Crisis No One Talks About W/ Eden Ovadia & Victoria Toli
MONEY MATTERS with Christopher Hensley
What if the real problem isn't that advisors hate prospecting—it's that the system we gave them to do it is broken? Most tools treat advisors like marketers. Spray-and-pray. Mass messaging. Cold lists. But the best advisors? They don’t want to scale spam. They want to scale presence. That’s what Eden Ovadia and Victoria Toli built with FINNY: ✅ An AI engine that understands who you actually connect with ✅ A matchmaking algorithm (yes, really) that gets better the more you use it ✅ Outreach that’s compliant, personalized—and human This conversation blew me away. And if you're...
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Money Matters Episode 331- The Invisible Partner: How AI Gives Advisors Their Time Back W/ Arnulf Hsu
MONEY MATTERS with Christopher Hensley
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Money Matters Episode 330- AI, Fraud & the Future W/ Whitney Joy Smith
MONEY MATTERS with Christopher Hensley
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Money Matters Episode 329- Federal Job Cuts 2025 W/ Brian Kuhn
MONEY MATTERS with Christopher Hensley
Federal employees are facing one of the most disruptive years in modern history. Over 275,000 positions have been impacted through layoffs, buyouts, and reclassifications — and many workers are left wondering: What now? To help us make sense of it all, I welcomed back Brian Kuhn, a seasoned financial advisor and federal benefits expert who first appeared on Money Matters in 2014. We discuss: ✅ What the current administration’s restructuring means for public sector workers ✅ How to evaluate early retirement or exit offers ✅ What steps to take before you make a decision ✅ How to...
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Money Matters Episode 328- The Little Book of Data w/ Justin Evans
MONEY MATTERS with Christopher Hensley
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info_outlineDrawing from examples gathered over two decades of turning a weekly Fort Worth comedy show into a full-time business that has them traveling the world and serving as Entrepreneurs in Residence at the business school at Texas Christian University, co-authors David Wilk, David Ahearn, and Frank Ford demonstrate how “yes, and” thinking helps improve communication skills, facilitate creative problem solving, and generate new ideas that can refresh and rejuvenate. From understanding the value of open minded, active listening (the ability to say “yes” to anything and mean it); to a willingness to offer out-of-the-box ideas without prejudgment (putting the “and” into action); to demonstrating authentic respect for the ideas and intentions of others, Happy Accidents shows how the same elements that make for great teamwork on stage prove to be immensely successful strategies in the workplace and board room.
Frank Ford has had a successful career in the entertainment industry for the last 25 years and is one of the founding members and owner of Four Day Weekend, a comedy institution in Texas. He has also studied at the renowned Second City Conservatory in Chicago and taught advanced classes at the Four Day Weekend Training Center.
As a professional actor, Frank has appeared in numerous commercial spots, television shows and films. In addition, he has received critical-acclaim for his original comedy revues, comedy album, short films and acting roles.
Over the years, Frank has been recognized for his writing, including the sale of an original comedy to 20th Century FOX. Frank has recently finished writing a feature film, is working on a pilot treatment for HBO and is in the process of publishing his first book entitled, Happy Accidents, which teaches people how use the philosophy of improvisation in a positive way to enrich their lives.
To learn more about Frank Ford visit:
http://www.frankjford.com/About_Frank.html
Happy Accidents book:
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Financial Advisor Magazine Articles:
http://www.fa-mag.com/news/advisors-stay-the-course-amid-monday-s-market-drop-22864.html?section=3
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