The Flagship

One firm. One story. Every advisor telling it.

One firm. One story. Every advisor telling it.

One firm. One story. Every advisor telling it.

A small group gathered around a candlelit table in a dark field at dusk

The Flagship is for advisory firms with a team. We find what makes your firm worth choosing, get every advisor saying it the same way, then build the brand and website that put it in front of every prospect.

Who it’s for

Who it’s for

Who it’s for

Firms that have outgrown how they look.

Firms that have outgrown how they look.

Firms that have outgrown how they look.

More than one advisor, or a founder hiring fast.

More than one advisor, or a founder hiring fast.

More than one advisor, or a founder hiring fast.

A name, logo or website that no longer matches the firm you’ve become.

A name, logo or website that no longer matches the firm you’ve become.

A name, logo or website that no longer matches the firm you’ve become.

Partners and advisors who each describe the firm a little differently.

Partners and advisors who each describe the firm a little differently.

Partners and advisors who each describe the firm a little differently.

You need a rebrand, a new name, or a few directions to choose from.

You need a rebrand, a new name, or a few directions to choose from.

You need a rebrand, a new name, or a few directions to choose from.

The only advisor in the firm? Start with the Identity Sprint.

What changes

What changes

What changes

What you get when it’s done.

What you get when it’s done.

What you get when it’s done.

01

Every advisor says it the same way in 30 seconds.

Every advisor says it the same way in 30 seconds.

Every advisor says it the same way in 30 seconds.

One idea, written so each advisor can say it in their own voice.

02

Each kind of client feels spoken to.

Each kind of client feels spoken to.

Each kind of client feels spoken to.

One brand with room for your niches, programs and offices.

03

Prospects know why to choose you before the first meeting.

Prospects know why to choose you before the first meeting.

Prospects know why to choose you before the first meeting.

Your website, advisor pages and prospect materials make the case your referrals already make.

04

AI tools describe your firm the way you would.

AI tools describe your firm the way you would.

AI tools describe your firm the way you would.

Clear, consistent words are what answer engines repeat. With the Firm File, every AI tool your team uses writes in your voice too.

How it works

How it works

How it works

About 14 to 16 weeks, first interview to launch

01 · Strategy · about five weeks

Find it.

Find it.

Find it.

It starts with Unrealized Gain. We scan your website, interview your partners and team one by one, and talk with six to eight of your clients. Then a leadership session to agree on what we found.

One positioning idea every advisor can say

A messaging framework, and the voice and tone to say it in

A brand plan for your niches, programs and offices

A clear call: refresh or rebrand

The strategy is yours to keep, whatever you decide next.

CheckpointNothing gets designed until you approve the words.

02 · Identity and website

Say it and show it.

Say it and show it.

Say it and show it.

You choose the path after strategy, not before.

Keep the equity you've built and sharpen it.Build one new system that holds the whole firm together.

Identity
Logo refinement, updated colors and typeNew identity system, with marks for your programs
Guidelines
Updated guidelinesFull brand book
Firm File
One file for the firmFirm and advisor versions
Website
New look on your existing pagesNew structure, copy, advisor pages and landing pages
Imagery
Direction from the photos you haveArt direction and a photo and illustration system
Materials
Core templatesClient and prospect materials, and signage

Add if you need themMotion and interaction · A brand video · A photo shoot · A launch kit

Already work with a web developer or SEO partner? Keep them. We hand off files built for them.

03 · Retainer · optional, after launch

Keep it current.

Keep it current.

Keep it current.

The site is the first piece. The support after it is the rest: updates, maintenance, someone to call.

Scoped to your firm, tied to value, never to hours.

Scoped to your firm, tied to value, never to hours.

Scoped to your firm, tied to value, never to hours.

You get a range before we start. The final number is set at the end of strategy, inside that range.

Proof

Proof

Proof

Firms we’ve helped say one thing clearly.

Firms we’ve helped say one thing clearly.

Firms we’ve helped say one thing clearly.

IronBridge Wealth Counsel

IronBridge Wealth Counsel

IronBridge Wealth Counsel

Fifty advisors, one audience, one story, agreed before any design began. The brand book and website came after.

Green Peaks Planning

Green Peaks Planning

Green Peaks Planning

Their best differentiator, a free one-page plan, wasn’t on their website. We found it and built the brand around it.

The team

The team

The team

Omaha, NE · working with firms across the US

Josh Passler

Josh Passler

Founder

Former financial advisor at TD Ameritrade and TIAA

Melinda Livsey

Melinda Livsey

Brand strategy

Leads client interviews and leadership alignment

Questions

Questions

Questions

How long does the Flagship take?

How long does the Flagship take?

How long does the Flagship take?

About 14 to 16 weeks from the first interview to launch. Strategy is about five weeks of that.

Do we need a rebrand or a refresh?

Do we need a rebrand or a refresh?

Do we need a rebrand or a refresh?

You don’t have to decide now. Strategy ends with a clear recommendation, and you choose the path then.

Can we keep our web developer?

Can we keep our web developer?

Can we keep our web developer?

Yes. We design and hand off files built for them. If you’d rather we build it, we do that too.

What does it cost?

What does it cost?

What does it cost?

A fee scoped to your firm and tied to value, never to hours. You get a range before we start and a final number at the end of strategy.

How is this different from the Identity Sprint?

How is this different from the Identity Sprint?

How is this different from the Identity Sprint?

The Identity Sprint is a complete brand in two weeks for the only advisor in a firm. The Flagship is for firms with a team: interviews across the firm, a brand plan for every program, and a website built around it.

Every firm has an unrealized gain. Let’s find yours.

See what your website isn’t saying yet.

See what your website isn’t saying yet.

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