David Mead | ‘Write it, or refer it’: Growth through pioneering protection approaches

About this episode

David Mead discusses his journey in building Future Proof and the growth of protection services.

In this episode of Just Covered, we meet David Mead, founder of multi-award-winning protection specialist, Future Proof. From humble beginnings, David started Future Proof in 2011, and in their early days they began managing orphan clients for a major provider that closed. By 2018, St. James’s Place (SJP) had acquired them, and today, they’ve handled over 25,000 referrals from over 2,600 advisers. He also now sits as Head of Protection for SJP. We dig into his journey, the organic growth of h...

People in this episode

Guest: David Mead

Topics covered

• protection approaches
• business growth
• client management
• financial services
• entrepreneurship

Keywords

• protection specialist
• Future Proof
• St. James’s Place
• client referrals
• business growth

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Future Proof, St. James’s Place, SJP

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