Culture, Collaboration and Career Change with Cerity Partners’ Claire O’Keefe
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Claire O’Keefe discusses her journey from schoolteacher to wealth management and the importance of culture in firm growth.
What happens when a schoolteacher from Ireland follows her curiosity halfway across the world and ends up helping shape one of the nation’s largest wealth management firms? In this episode of the Focused on the Future podcast, host Suzanne Siracuse talks with Claire O’Keefe, partner and head of partner development at Cerity Partners, about her unconventional journey from education to wealth management and the people-first culture that drives firm growth. Claire shares insights on career transitions, cultural alignment in mergers and acquisitions, the importance of organic growth and how investing in people powers the future of wealth management. Claire discusses: How her travels from Ireland to the U.S. led to a career in wealth management The key trends shaping M&A decisions for RIAs, from succession planning to client experience Why cultural alignment and shared values determine successful partnerships How top-performing firms prioritize training, development, and broad ownership structures Her perspective on the future of small and solo firms in a rapidly evolving, AI-driven industry Resources: Listen to Focused on the Future on WealthManagement.com Subscribe and listen to…
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