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Hi, I'm Chris Ball, and welcome to my podcast, "Don't Shoot the Messenger." My no-nonsense approach to building wealth and scaling businesses comes from real experience, not theory. I’ve built an international financial planning company with $3.3bn assets under management. I have coached top performers and seen what works (and what doesn’t) up close. This podcast is for the ones who are done with fluff: The high earners who still feel broke The entrepreneurs are burning out trying to chase growth The ambitious professionals who are starting to question the game they’re playing And anyone who’s beginning to realise that more isn’t always better I’m not here to coddle. I’m here to be honest. You might not like everything I have to say, but I’m not here to be liked. I’m here to help you get clear, get focused, and get real results. All I ask is: Don’t Shoot t
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Signup to Generate a PitchHi, I'm Chris Ball, and welcome to my podcast, "Don't Shoot the Messenger." My no-nonsense approach to building wealth and scaling businesses comes from real experience, not theory. I’ve built an international financial planning company with $3.3bn assets under management. I have coached top performers and seen what works (and what doesn’t) up close.
Dont Shoot The Messenger is hosted by Chris Ball. The show has published 30 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "How to Grow Your Advisory Practice Without Doing It All" (29 October 2026, 58 minutes), "The Skills You Need to Succeed in Wealth Management" (9 October 2026, 51 minutes), and "What Makes the Top Financial Advisors Successful" (9 September 2026, 46 minutes).
Dont Shoot The Messenger publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 49 minutes across 30 episodes.
Booking probability for Dont Shoot The Messenger is 29%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Dont Shoot The Messenger requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Dont Shoot The Messenger's contact route on record: public web form.
The strongest fits for Dont Shoot The Messenger are Investment Banking & Trading and Investing & Wealth Management. Dont Shoot The Messenger has a business audience.
Chris Ball hosts Dont Shoot The Messenger, a business podcast with 30 episodes published.
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Episode #34
How do you grow a financial advisory practice without doing everything yourself? Christine Timms shares how she went from zero clients to managing over $400 million by building a team and learning to delegate. Explore...
Episode #33
What does it take to build a successful career in financial advice? And how is technology changing the future of wealth management? In this episode, Chris and Jake discuss how Hoxton is developing the next generation of...
Episode #32
What actually separates the most successful financial advisors from everyone else? In this episode, Chris Ball sits down with Mark Tenenbaum, Director of Advisor Research at Kitces.com, to look at what the data really...
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What if the biggest thing holding your advice business back isn’t your strategy, but your mindset? In this episode of Don’t Shoot the Messenger, Chris Ball sits down with Stephanie Bogan, founder of Limitless Advisor...
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In this episode of Don't Shoot the Messenger, Chris Ball sits down with financial adviser, author and behavioural investment coach Mike LeGassick* to explore why great financial advice has far less to do with investment...
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Tom Brookes didn't enter financial planning the traditional way. After writing a list of 200 possible careers, he decided financial advice was the one. Three and a half months later, he had passed six CII exams, secured...
Episode #27
The financial advice profession has a talent problem. Experienced advisers are approaching retirement, firms are struggling to attract younger talent, and artificial intelligence is beginning to reshape many of the...
Episode #26
How do you build a successful financial planning business? In this episode of Don’t Shoot The Messenger, Chris sits down with Guy Skinner, founder of Citygate Financial Planning, to discuss how he built a thriving...
Episode #25
David Swanwick is Head of Client Communications EMEA at Dimensional Fund Advisors, but he didn't start there. He began his career in banking, moved into independent financial advice in Brisbane, helped merge 14 firms...
Episode #24
In this episode of Don’t Shoot the Messenger, Chris sits down with Paul Taylor, a financial planner turned coach who has spent over 25 years working with business owners and entrepreneurial families. After building a...
Episode #23
In this episode of Don’t Shoot the Messenger, Chris Ball sits down with Alan Smith, Founder and CEO of Capital Asset Management, to unpack what it really takes to build a successful financial planning business. Alan...
Episode #22
When I started Hoxton Wealth in 2018, we had $35 million of assets, five people, and two small offices. Today the business manages over $4 billion for more than 10,000 clients globally, with licences and offices across...
Episode #21
In this episode of Don’t Shoot the Messenger , Chris Ball sits down with Don Bennyhoff, former Vanguard investment leader and one of the key architects behind the widely referenced “Advisor Alpha” research. Don spent...
Episode #20
Behavioral finance legend Carl Richards explains what great financial planners actually get paid for, and why human connection is becoming the most valuable skill in advice. In this episode of Don’t Shoot the Messenger...
Episode #19
In this episode of Don’t Shoot the Messenger, Chris sits down with Adam to break down what it really looks like to start in advice from scratch, build a client book, and make the leap from a network model into a larger...
Episode #18
Why does property feel easier than stocks for so many people, even smart, high-earning professionals? In this episode of Don’t Shoot the Messenger, Chris sits down with Lámidé Elizabeth, an ex-investment banker turned...
Episode #17
Pete Matthew is the founder of Meaningful Money, one of the most established personal finance platforms in the UK. What started in 2010 with a cheap camera and a simple idea has grown into: Over 10 million views 145,000...
Episode #16
In this conversation, Chris sits down with Jamie McNish, Regional Director at Hoxton Wealth London, who previously led an £11 billion office with over 250 advisors at St. James’s Place (SJP). Jamie shares hard won...
Episode #15
Will AI replace financial advisers, paraplanners, and investment analysts, or just change how the best ones work? In this episode, Chris and JJ explain exactly how AI is reshaping financial planning careers and what you...
Episode #14
Most financial planners say they want more clients… …but they’re still relying on referrals, cold calls, and hope. In this episode, Chris sits down with Alan Turner, Group Marketing Director at Hoxton Wealth, to break...
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Founder and Chief Possibility Officer, Limitless Advisor Coaching
Owner and Principal Financial Planner, Guiding Wealth Management
Neuroscientist, Exercise Physiologist, Nutritionist and PhD student in Psychology, George Mason University's Antonin Scalia Law School
Head of Visual and Data Journalism at the Financial Times, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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