What Bryson DeChambeau’s Journey Teaches Advisors About Personal Brand

What Bryson DeChambeau’s Journey Teaches Advisors About Personal Brand If you don’t think a personal brand is important, take a look at Bryson DeChambeau. Following DeChambeau’s epic 2024 U.S. Open win, Ray Hennessey, CEO of Vocatus, wrote a piece for Advisorpedia exploring how important DeChambeau’s brand was to his own journey. Read Ray’s column here […]
Vocatus Named a Finalist in the 2024 WealthManagement.com Industry Awards for Best PR Campaign

Vocatus Named a Finalist in the 2024 WealthManagement.com Industry Awards for Best PR Campaign We are pleased to share announce that Vocatus has been named a finalist in the Wealth Management 2024 Industry Award for PR Campaign of the Year. Vocatus received the recognition, which centers for its work for client Callan Family Office, a […]
6 Crisis Lessons From How Universities Responded To The Student Protests

6 Crisis Lessons From How Universities Responded To The Student Protests How university officials responded to student protests over Gaza on campuses across the country provide business leaders with timely lessons about preventing and managing crisis situations at their organizations. Vocatus CEO Ray Hennessey was interviewed by Forbes for his thoughts on how leaders can […]
Two Words Advisors Use to Deepen Client Relationships

Two Words Advisors Use to Deepen Client Relationships There are two words financial advisors don’t say enough. “I’m sorry.” Mistakes happen in the day-to-day practice of wealth management. Sometimes advisors fail to follow up on an issue effectively or mess up important paperwork. No one’s perfect, after all. Yet advisors are often loathe to apologize. […]
Own Up and Move Forward from a Crisis: Reputation Expert Ray Hennessey Explores Elements of a Lasting Apology in a New Book, Beyond Sorry

Own Up and Move Forward from a Crisis: Reputation Expert Ray Hennessey Explores Elements of a Lasting Apology in a New Book, Beyond Sorry BOCA RATON, Fla. | May 08, 2024 12:00 PM, Eastern Everyone messes up. In relationships. In business. In life. It’s a fact of human nature that we’re flawed. People aren’t inherently bad, but […]
The Power Of Apology In Corporate Culture Lessons From Ray Hennessey Of Vocatus (#51) – YouTube

The Power Of Apology In Corporate Culture Lessons From Ray Hennessey Of Vocatus (#51) – YouTube https://youtu.be/mDTJKUWwsqA?si=P1y645RLpd3yKFLk Have you ever made a mistake at work or negatively impacted others at your company? It’s possible to turn these challenging situations into inflection points of opportunity to build back trust, strengthen corporate culture, and in some cases, […]
If the Brontosaurus Can Make a Comeback, So Can You

If the Brontosaurus Can Make a Comeback, So Can You Even dinosaurs can make a comeback. Many of us get to a point in our careers or our businesses where we somehow feel irrelevant, where markets or people around us seem to be evolving beyond our abilities, knowledge or desire. We get stuck, and, if […]
There’s Power in Optimism in Your Messaging

There’s Power in Optimism in Your Messaging While there’s no way to compel people to be optimistic, financial advisors can play a role in helping people make that choice by the way they choose to speak with clients. In a guest column in Advisorpedia written during the Covid era, Ray Hennessey, CEO of Vocatus, wrote […]