The CFDD Advisor Conference Speaker Interviews

The CFDD Advisor Conference Speaker Interviews

The CFDD's October 6-8, 2010 Advisor Conference at the downtown Chicago Fairmont Hotel, New Age Marketing, is an all business event designed to help retirement plan advisors adapt to a rapidly changing environment, stay relevant and grow their business. Distinguished by value, CE credits, a content rich agenda and business building takeaways, the CFDD's advisor-centric conference is the retirement industry's premier educational and networking event. As the only conference that focuses exclusively on practice management and helping advisors grow their business, the CFDD Advisor Conference attracts more accomplished retirement plan advisors than any other industry event. For more information on the conference, go to: http://www.thecfdd.com/CFDDconference2010

Host

Tony DeMaio

Chairman & CEO, Big Media Broadcasting Company

Tony DeMaio is Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of the Big Media Broadcasting Company, Inc (BMBC). Under his leadership, the company has grown into a premier Internet broadcast information, education, entertainment and media company reaching global consumer markets. Mr. DeMaio was also the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Ugottagolf, managing hundreds of charity fundraising golf tournaments. Clients ranged from the Kiwanis Clubs to the NFL Alumni, NFL Coaches Association and The Reagan Presidential Library. Tony founded the Healthy America Campaign Inc in 1994, which developed non-hospital based health screening facilities, including a joint venture with Blue Cross of California's Check-Up Centers of America Division. In 2005, Tony was named the Director of Fund Development for a 100 million dollar building project for the Shepherd of the Hills Church in Porter Ranch, CA. He also Founded Life-Time Management Co., whose clients included hundreds of Fortune 1000 companies and some notables such as Tony Robins, Fred Pryer, and Tom Hopkins. As Founder of Duraflex Sports Products, Mr. DeMaio developed, manufactured and marketed fitness products to major department and sporting goods stores, including JC Penny's, K-mart, Target, Big 5 and Oshmans. Duraflex Sports was subsequently purchased by Carlson industries, a six billion-dollar publicly traded company based in Minnesota. Tony still owns patents on exercise & football equipment, and has owned and operated The Executive Fitness Clubs. He started his career as a coach, serving as both a high school football coach and as an assistant football coach at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), under Head Coach Dick Vermeil. A veteran with over 25 years of experience in mergers & acquisitions, operations, marketing, sales, product development and manufacturing, Tony has always demonstrated exceptional abilities to run companies, develop products, facilitate marketing plans and train sales forces.

Episodes

John Mulligan	Retirement Income Smackdown Case Study (Panelist) Listen

William Heestand	Retirement Income Smackdown Case Study (Panelist) Listen

Curtis Cloke	Retirement Income Smackdown Case Study (Panelist) Listen

Keith Diffenderffer	Retirement Income Smackdown Case Study (Moderator) Listen

Thomas Bruns	Retirement Income: Needs, Wants & Solutions Listen

Dominic Falaschetti	Outsourcing 3(21) & 3(38) Solutions (Panelist) Listen

David J Witz	What Type Of ERISA Fiduciary Are You & Why It Matters (Moderator) Listen

Jason Roberts	What Type Of ERISA Fiduciary Are You & Why It Matters (Panelist) Listen

Jeff Gratton	What Type Of ERISA Fiduciary Are You & Why It Matters (Panelist) - Coming Soon! - Listen

Pete Swisher	The Future of National Retirement Policy (Moderator) Listen

David Wray	The Future of National Retirement Policy (Panelist) Listen

Fred Reish	The Future Of National Retirement Policy (Panelist) - Coming Soon! - Listen

Jerry Bramlett	The March Towards Socialism: Impact On Advisors & The Retirement Industry Listen

Steve Saxon	Washington Update Listen

Vince Rainforth	You Can Lead Them To Water, But You Can't Make Them Drink Listen

Brodie Wood	Best Practices In 403(b) Plan Design: Carpe Diem Listen

Edward M. Lynch, Jr.	Participant Advice Solutions: What's Working & What's Coming Listen

Sheri Fitts	The Intersection of Inbound Marketing, New Media, Sales & Compliance (Moderator) Listen

Jennifer Sussman	The Intersection of Inbound Marketing, New Media, Sales & Compliance (Panelist) Listen

Chad Bockius	The Intersection of Inbound Marketing, New Media, Sales & Compliance (Panelist) Listen

Pete Swisher	Change or Die: Adapting To The New Investment Advice & Disclosure Regulations Listen

Donald Stone	What Does It Take To Play In The Large Plan Market & Why Would You Listen

Adam Sokolic	Advisor Customized "Outsourced" Reporting Solutions Listen

Steve Sansone	Beyond 401(k): How Advisors Can Grow Their Business Using Cash Balance Plans Listen

Chip Hardy	Leveraging Centers Of Influence Listen

Gary Sutherland	E&O Insurance, Fiduciary Exposure & ERISA Bonding: Ask An Expert Listen

Marcia Wagner	ERISA Litigation & Trend Update Listen

Mike Dulaney	Advisor Opportunities & Solutions In The DB Market Listen

Jason Roberts	Cross-Selling Strategies & ERISA Compliance: Avoiding The Regulatory Crosshairs Listen

Tony DeMaio	The Future Of Lead Generation: How To Use Internet Broadcasting To Generate Qualified Local Leads. Listen

Walter Melcher	Investment Reporting III: MPI, Zephyr & Morningstar Direct Listen

Kelly Michel	Multiple-Employer Plans: A Cost Effective Small Plan Solution Listen

Gene Huxhold	Pre-Designed DC Plan Investment Reporting & Analytics II - Coming Soon! - Listen

Larry Goldbrum	How Not To Get Sued & Avoid Being Reported On The Schedule C - Coming Soon! - Listen

Bryan Binkholder	Advisor Background Checks & Full Transparency - Coming Soon! - Listen