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Simplified Reporting and RFX Solutions with Justin Witz (Ep. 31)

Simplified Reporting and RFX Solutions with Justin Witz (Ep. 31)

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Are you struggling to keep up with the ever-changing landscape of the retirement plan industry?

In this episode of the 401(k) Marketing Podcast, Rebecca Hourihan interviews Justin Witz, co-founder of PlanTools, LLC and Catapult HQ, Inc. Justin shares his insights on where the 401(k) industry is headed and how technology can help advisors stay ahead of the curve.

Justin Witz discusses:

  • The importance of building trust with clients
  • How PlanTools helps advisors streamline their retirement plan reporting
  • How Catapult, as an RFX platform, helps bring automation into your practice
  • Why you should take a “consistently good, occasionally great” approach
  • And more

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About Our Guest:

A Veteran of the U.S. Air Force, Operation Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom, Justin is the Co-Founder and CEO of Catapult HQ, Inc., a universal Request for Proposal (“RFP”) platform which caters to every industry and project type to include RFP’s, RFI’s, RFQ’s, DDQ’s, Cybersecurity, Government and more. Catapult has won a plethora of awards within the local community as a top startup to watch and globally for its innovation, time and cost saving technology across the Fortune 500. Catapult reduces the RFx workflow by over 90% for organizations worldwide while standardizing their internal processes.

In addition, Justin has been widely recognized for the technology solutions he has built that brought three Target Date Solutions in the Financial Services – Retirement sector for AllianzGI, Merrill Lynch and the widely successful Principal Financial Groups Target Date Analyzer. In addition, he has built custom solutions for Vanguard, Nationwide and many others alongside publications by Google, Atlassian, Balsamiq, Forbes, ASPPA’s Plan Consultant Magazine, Bloomberg BNA, 401kWire, 401k Help Center, StartCharlotte, Charlotte Stories, Charlotte Business Journal and he has spoken globally on project management, team empowerment, collaboration, entrepreneurship and additional topics at industry related conferences for Google, Atlassian, Startup Grind, NAPA, Excel 401(k), and CFDD.

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How Fiduciary Works Helps Advisors Work Smarter with Josh Itzoe, CFP®, AIF® (Ep. 30)

How Fiduciary Works Helps Advisors Work Smarter with Josh Itzoe, CFP®, AIF® (Ep. 30)

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We’ve all heard it a thousand times: Work smarter, not harder. Discover how to work smarter and become a hero to your clients with FiduciaryWor(k)s.

In this episode of the 401k Marketing Podcast, Rebecca Hourihan interviews Josh Itzoe, CFP®, AIF®, founder of FiduciaryWor(k)s and former co-founder of Greenspring Advisors. Josh discusses the challenges that advisors face in their business, including visualizing their value and creating efficiency and repeatability in their practice. 

Josh Itzoe discusses:

  • The importance of creating a consistent process
  • Why “casting a vision” is important for financial advisors to do with clients
  • How to leverage technology to increase efficiency and profitability
  • Ways you can become a hero to your clients
  • And more

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About Our Guest:

Josh Itzoe is the Founder & CEO of FiduciaryWor(k)s, where he focuses on developing insights, research, technology, fiduciary consulting, and practice management coaching to assist retirement plan advisors and employers in the areas of fiduciary responsibility and workplace retirement. As the creator of FiduciaryRx™, a web-based tool, he helps retirement plan advisors diagnose, prescribe, and improve Fiduciary Wellness™ for corporate retirement plans.

An Amazon Best Selling author of two books, “The Fiduciary Formula: 6 Essential Elements to Create the Perfect Corporate Retirement Plan” and “Fixing the 401(k): What Fiduciaries Must Know (And Do) To Help Employees Retire Successfully,” Josh is also the host of the Fiduciary U™ Podcast and a frequent industry speaker.

With a track record of excellence, Josh has been named a Financial Times Top 401 Retirement Advisor three times (2016-2018) and nominated for the Top 100 Most Influential People in Defined Contribution survey by 401kWire. He is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional and Accredited Investment Fiduciary®.

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