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Time savings

Insurance advisors

+13

Salesforce plans to charge you every time your AI tool uses your CRM

Oct 29, 2026

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5 min read

Salesforce plans to charge you every time your AI tool uses your CRM

Potential costs for your practice, why I believe this is a misstep, and recommended actions before signing any agreement

Emile McLean
Emile McLean

Insurance advisors

+15

Three tasks your CRM should handle during your meetings

Oct 26, 2026

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2 min read

Three tasks your CRM should handle during your meetings

Set up a booking link, an intake form, and a date alert this week. No new vendors are required.

Emile McLean
Emile McLean

Insurance advisors

+20

Stop keeping up with the Joneses' tech stack

Oct 5, 2026

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4 min read

Stop keeping up with the Joneses' tech stack

Four jobs worth paying for, and a one-page test for everything else

Emile McLean
Emile McLean

Regulations

+10

The wrong AI consultant will cost you more than time

May 27, 2026

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1 min read

The wrong AI consultant will cost you more than time

Five questions every advisor should ask before signing anything, drawn from hundreds of conversations across Canada and the United States.

Emile McLean
Emile McLean

Client Experience

+12

The annual review you skipped is costing you more than you think

Apr 14, 2026

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11 min read

The annual review you skipped is costing you more than you think

Every client you did not call last year is a client someone else will contact this year

Emile McLean
Emile McLean

Client Experience

+6

Your carrier illustration is not a client experience. The bar to change that is lower than you think

Mar 16, 2026

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4 min read

Your carrier illustration is not a client experience. The bar to change that is lower than you think

How a redacted Excel file produced a presentation-ready, interactive whole life dashboard.

Emile McLean
Emile McLean

Insurance advisors

+12

Your referral pipeline is a leaking bucket

Feb 21, 2026

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6 min read

Your referral pipeline is a leaking bucket

And most practices do not know where it drains.

Emile McLean
Emile McLean

Client Experience

+3

Stop spending hours on survey analysis. Let AI tools deliver insights in minutes

Feb 8, 2026

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3 min read

Stop spending hours on survey analysis. Let AI tools deliver insights in minutes

See how AI transforms client feedback into actionable strategies, instantly and affordably.

Emile McLean
Emile McLean

The Capacity Problem

Fixing the operational drag that keeps financial advisors stuck in admin instead of with clients.

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