{"id":33,"date":"2024-09-23T17:10:47","date_gmt":"2024-09-23T17:10:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pushwebhosting.com\/wmsgroup\/partner\/"},"modified":"2024-11-18T20:48:54","modified_gmt":"2024-11-18T20:48:54","slug":"our-story","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/webhostingnola.com\/wmsgroup\/our-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Story"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"33\" class=\"elementor elementor-33\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-78ed3844 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"78ed3844\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5573decf\" data-id=\"5573decf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2105efd6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2105efd6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">OUR STORY<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4a5b7025 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4a5b7025\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-79da8c1f\" data-id=\"79da8c1f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5420504d animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5420504d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/webhostingnola.com\/wmsgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/WMS-Group-2-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-801\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/webhostingnola.com\/wmsgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/WMS-Group-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/webhostingnola.com\/wmsgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/WMS-Group-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/webhostingnola.com\/wmsgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/WMS-Group-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/webhostingnola.com\/wmsgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/WMS-Group-2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/webhostingnola.com\/wmsgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/WMS-Group-2-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6bc33cff\" data-id=\"6bc33cff\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cdba93c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3cdba93c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">After years of working in the high-pressure, sales-driven environments of corporate financial services, I realized that titles like \"Financial Advisor\" or \"Vice President\" often held little real value.<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59123b85 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"59123b85\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These labels were largely marketing tactics, meant to impress but not necessarily earned through client-centered expertise. Being positioned as a \u201csalesperson\u201d created a natural conflict of interest, where sales took precedence over genuine advising. To me, using these titles felt dishonest, as they often came without meaningful requirements or accountability.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The tipping point came after nine consecutive years of end-of-year reviews that focused solely on hitting financial targets, earning sales trips, and qualifying for production conferences. Not once did anyone ask, \u201cHow did you perform for your clients?\u201d To me, that should have been the first question, the one that mattered most. It became clear that the client\u2019s outcome was not the priority, and I knew I needed to change that.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I founded this firm with a simple mission: to create a place where the only question that truly matters is, &#8220;How did we perform for the client?&#8221; If we focus on the client\u2019s success, the business success will follow. Building and operating a client-first firm has been the most rewarding experience of my career, and it\u2019s what drives me every day.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2bcafee elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2bcafee\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-07a77fe\" data-id=\"07a77fe\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e9606d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0e9606d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Coaching<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8122ddf elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"8122ddf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/o3COd0w-USg?si=DYeB-OQI_Kh1SvKL\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f079e35\" data-id=\"f079e35\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ccc857 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8ccc857\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Beginning<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fbd9609 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"fbd9609\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iuyLuP1vwT4?si=DQz6V3dTYIZBD64p\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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