Do Business. Do Life. - The Financial Advisor Podcast

Brad Johnson has spent 15-plus years coaching top-tier independent financial advisors, and the through-line of everything he's seen is pretty clear: too many successful advisors are miserable. They've hit their revenue numbers but wrecked their marriages, health, and relationships along the way. Do Business. Do Life. exists to push back against that pattern. The podcast mixes solo episodes where Brad breaks down specific strategies with longer interview conversations featuring coaches, business leaders, and advisors who've figured out how to grow without sacrificing everything else. Recent episodes have tackled topics like building a referable business, scaling beyond a founder-led model, optimizing your calendar for both revenue and freedom, and team performance. Brad's style is direct and energetic -- he clearly cares about this stuff and it comes through. The DBDL community has grown into something of a movement among independent advisors, complete with its own hashtag and conference events. With 156 episodes and a perfect 5.0 rating from 326 reviews (which is frankly wild for a podcast this size), listeners seem to genuinely connect with the message. It skews toward advisors who already have some success under their belt and are asking the question: now what? If work-life integration is something you think about seriously, this podcast earns its spot in your rotation.