Episode 15

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Published on:

21st Jan 2021

Utilize Your LinkedIn Profile with Lindsey McMillion Stemann

On this episode Kristin talks to Lindsey McMillion Stemann, better known as LinkedIn Lindsey, about growing your LinkedIn network and utilizing the profile to meet your goals. LinkedIn goes great with Google, and your LinkedIn profile will most likely pop up on the first page when you search your name online. Why shouldn’t you use that to your advantage? Lindsey is an expert when it comes to LinkedIn, and she shares great advice on how to grow your network on the platform and stand out from your competition.

Episode Highlights

07:15 - Give the visitors on your LinkedIn profile a reason to follow and engage

11:05 - 4 simple steps to grow your LinkedIn network

13:00 - Personalize your LinkedIn connection request. Don’t ask for a meeting in your invitation

15:50 - After your invitation has been accepted, follow up with them. It’s the most important piece of that digital relationship

Resources

Free Masterclass for Elite Achievement Podcast listeners

linkedintoit.com/elite

https://www.instagram.com/linkedinlindsey/Connect with Kristin @meetkristinburke on Instagram and on her website kristinburke.com

Connect with Lindsey

https://www.linkedin.com/in/lindseystemann

http://www.mcmillionconsulting.com/

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About the Podcast

Elite Achievement
A leadership and execution podcast for financial advisors and firm leaders
Elite Achievement with Kristin Burke

You’re a financial advisor. Your calendar is booked with back-to-back client meetings. You have a vision to grow your firm. You’re not sure if you have the right team in place. You’re holding on to work you know you should be delegating. You want to spend more time doing complex planning and working with your best clients, but you’re still trying to deliver for every client in your book.

At the end of the day, you’re still the one driving the revenue.

Or…

You’re leading a team of financial advisors or a firm. You’re responsible for growth, but don’t produce the results yourself. They come through the people you recruit, develop, and retain. And many of them aren’t traditional employees, which means you’re leading as much through influence as you are through expectations and accountability.

Your calendar is full, but your time doesn’t always feel well spent. You start the day with a plan, and it quickly shifts as people come to you with questions, challenges, and decisions that need your input.

You’re constantly balancing competing priorities. Attracting and bringing in new talent. Launching and developing new financial advisors. Supporting career advisors as they continue to grow. Having difficult conversations when someone isn’t performing. Protecting the culture and keeping everyone aligned to the vision.

At the end of the day, you’re still accountable for the results.

Different roles. Same challenges.

How do you create clarity around your vision and get others aligned to it?

How do you focus on the right priorities when everything feels important?

How do you develop people and hold a high standard of performance?

How do you lead effectively while still driving results?

This is the work of Elite Achievement.

A leadership and execution podcast for financial advisors and firm leaders who are building and scaling a firm and being challenged to lead at a higher level as success becomes less about your individual effort and more about how you lead.

Kristin Burke brings over 20 years of industry experience and works closely with financial advisors and firm leaders as they build firms, develop people, and navigate the challenges that come with growth.

Elite Achievement is about setting a bold vision, executing consistently, and becoming the kind of leader capable of building a legacy.