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IGNITION: From Practice toPowerhouse

The Fire Starter Course for Aspirational Advisory Firms

Finally, a business growth course created exclusively for advisory firms under $250M in AUM—built to breakthrough the toughest growth barriers.

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The Growth Barrier Reality Check

You've built something meaningful. Your firm serves clients well and generates solid revenue. But you know there's untapped potential.

86%

of RIAs manage under $500M in AUM. 60% are under $100M AUM! (Cerulli)

57%

of firms under $250M lack a written strategic growth plan (Schwab)

Most

capable firms cycle through the same growth challenges repeatedly

Sound familiar?

Common Growth Barriers

The Founder Bottleneck

Growth stalls when decisions, processes, and approvals all require your personal involvement

Strategic Ambiguity

Uncertainty about which growth path to pursue

The Ad-Hoc Service Trap

Reactive or inconsistent service delivery that prevents scale and makes profitability unpredictable

Referral Dependence

Relying on passive referrals instead of building systematic client acquisition channels

The Differentiation Gap

Looking like every other advisor in the market, forcing you to compete on price instead of value

These aren't failures. They're natural development challenges requiring industry-specific expertise to navigate successfully.

Your Growth Accelerator

IGNITION delivers the roadmap ambitious advisory firm leaders have been searching for—combining 20+ years of consulting expertise with proven methodologies that work in our industry.


Led by Eliza De Pardo

  • Former Moss Adams professional
  • FA Insight co-founder
  • Trusted advisor to hundreds of firms across the U.S. and Australia

This isn't theoretical content. Every strategy, framework, and tool has been refined through real-world consulting engagements.

What You'll Master

Breaking Through

Avoiding the Plateau at Every Stage

Identify where your firm sits in the five development stages and the specific moves needed to accelerate to the next level. Navigate transition points with confidence.

1

Financial Foundations

Your Growth GPS

Master the 40/35/25 rule and critical metrics that separate high-performers from the rest. Understand your income statement and transform financial data into strategic advantage.

2

Growth Killers

Lessons from the Consulting Trenches

Avoid the costly mistakes that derail momentum. Real-world insights from our consulting work on how to overcome the most common advisory firm challenges.

3

Strategic Growth Framework

Five Key Growth Drivers

Choose your competitive advantage from five proven growth strategies. Define how you'll compete, differentiate in the market, and direct your growth investments.

4

Define Your Worth

Crafting a Value Proposition Clients Remember

Differentiate decisively in a competitive market. Create a value proposition so compelling that clients remember it, refer it, and pay a premium for it.

5

Service Offer Alignment

Matching Solutions to Clients

Segment clients and design services to maximize profitability while delivering exceptional outcomes. Build a scalable service architecture with profitable pricing.

6

Implementation and Acceleration

Making It Happen

Transform insight into action. Build your implementation plan, prioritize high-impact initiatives, create 90-day sprints and make a quick start to implementation.

7

The IGNITION Difference

Industry-Specific Depth

1

Proprietary Frameworks

20+ years of advisory firm business consulting expertise distilled

2

Data Insights

Tailored to your firm stage with relevant benchmarks

3

Practical Exercises

Assessments and tools for immediate application

4

Implementation Focus

Guidance to bring insights to life in your firm

Introducing IGNITION

Elite Consulting Democratized for Ambitious Firms

20 Years of $30,000 Engagements.
One Transformative Program.

Every framework. Every strategy. Every insight that's transformed firms from good to exceptional—now accessible to firms under $250M.

Your Complete
Transformation Toolkit

The IGNITION Curriculum

  • ✓ 7 Strategic Modules (6+ hours)
  • ✓ Proprietary Frameworks & Templates
  • ✓ Implementation Workbooks
  • ✓ Self-Paced, Lifetime Access

The Difference Maker

6 Months of Live Q&A
Monthly sessions with Eliza De Pardo

Bring your real challenges.
Get personalized solutions.           
This alone is worth $10,000+ in consulting fees.

Early Access Pricing

$4,999

$4,499

Save $500 before Jan 30

Quick ROI Math:

  • One new client = 50X return
  • 10% price increase = Paid
  • Avoid one mistake = Invaluable
CLAIM YOUR SPOT

✓ Payment plans • ✓ 30-day guarantee

One Decision. Unlimited Potential.

While others wait for perfect conditions, strategic firms are claiming their advantage. The next wave of industry leaders is being formed right now.

Will you be among them?

Course launches January 5th, 2026

Transform your aspirations into acceleration.

Questions?

We're here to help you make the right decision for your firm.

Email: answers@depardoconsulting.com

© 2025 De Pardo Consulting. All rights reserved.

Growing your business brings unique challenges

Facing Business Challenges?

Even successful advisory firms face critical challenges: stagnant growth, leadership misalignment, struggles retaining talent, and uncertain succession planning.

Growth: Overcome business growth challenges?

Develop a strategic growth plan that unites owners and delivers performance.

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Human capital: Your most powerful asset

Create a smart organizational structure supporting productivity, careers paths and succession.

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Compensation: Solving people and pay challenges

We are known for cleaning up compensation issues to optimize your investment in talent.

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Powering Advisor Growth

In a crowded market, breaking through requires fresh thinking and differentiation. Let us help you elevate your practice management and activate advisor growth.

Optimize your practice management offer

Our programmed approach to practice management creates a lasting impact, energizing advisor engagement.

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Thought leadership and industry insights

From developing research, to insightful whitepapers and guidebooks we collaborate to reinforce your position as a leading industry voice.

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Meaningful advisor connections

We deliver winning advisor insights, both in-person at industry conferences and via online events, designed to inspire and connect your advisor network.

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Entrusted by Leading Advisory Firms and Institutions

With over 20 years of industry experience across the United States and Australia, we've helped advisory firms and financial institutions achieve breakthrough results.

For Advisory Firms

  • Clear the pathway for accelerated growth
  • Design your organizational structure to enhance productivity, career paths and succession
  • Smart compensation plan design
  • Business transformation that will maximize value

For Financial Institutions

  • Market-leading practice management programs that activate advisor growth
  • Grow advisor connections and loyalty
  • Maximize your practice management investment
  • Practice management that amplifies your voice in the market

How Allworth Financial Achieved Remarkable Expansion

“After hitting an inflection point in ourbusiness we needed to figure out whether to grow organically or via M&A.Eliza and her team helped us think through these decisions as well as bring upmatters we had not even considered. We have since completed over 40 deals andbuilt a national presence. Super glad we engaged with De Pardo”

40+

Successful Deals Completed

$16B+

Assets Under Management

33

Office locations nationwide

Entrusted by Leading Advisory Firms and Financial Institutions 

With over 20 years of industry experience across the United States and Australia, we've helped both advisory firms and financial institutions achieve breakthrough results. Our data-driven insights and hands-on consulting approach deliver targeted solutions for your specific needs:

For Advisory Firms

  • Clear the pathway for accelerated growth 
  • Organizational structure to enhance productivity, career paths and succession
  • Smart compensation plan design

For Financial Institutions

  • Market-leading practice management programs that activate advisor growth
  • Grow advisor connections and loyalty
  • Practice management that amplifies your voice in the market 
Our Process

How to Get Started

This process allows us to build long-term relationships with a select group of high-value clients, delivering transformative results that unlock your organization's full potential.

01

Discover & Analyze

We’re great listeners! We ask you the right questions and listen carefully to understand your business needs.

Whether optimizing advisory firm performance or enhancing your institutional practice management program, our deep understanding of both sides of the industry allows us to craft the best approach for the work ahead.

02

Strategize and Design Solutions

Combining deep consulting expertise, industry data, and creative thinking, we collaborate closely with your executive team. Over 3-12 months, we craft customized solutions that unlock new pathways to growth and create value for your organization.

03

Implement and Evolve

Nothing changes when nothing changes.

We understand how busy you are, so we go beyond developing targeted solutions. Where needed, we offer implementation support to ensure long-term success, helping you adapt strategies as your business evolves and new challenges emerge.

20X

We've grown our enterprise value 20x

We hired Eliza and her team to help us think through an M&A strategy as our firm had not done any transactions at that point in time. Since that engagement, we have done over three dozen transactions and have grown our enterprise value 20x. Her wisdom and insight moved us in the right direction.
Scott Hanson
Co-Founder and Vice Chair
Allworth Financial
🔥 SECURE EARLY ACCESS PRICING - SAVE $500 BEFORE JANUARY 30, 2025

IGNITION: From Practice toPowerhouse

The Fire Starter Course for Aspirational Advisory Firms

Finally, a business growth course created exclusively for advisory firms under $250M in AUM—built to breakthrough the toughest growth barriers.

Explore the Program

Welcome from Eliza

Discover how IGNITION can transform your practice

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Your Growth Accelerator

IGNITION delivers the roadmap ambitious advisory firm leaders have been searching for—combining                    20+ years of consulting expertise with proven methodologies that work in our industry.

Led by Eliza De Pardo
  • Moss Adams Alumni
  • FA Insight Co-Founder
  • Trusted advisor to hundreds of firms across the US and Australia

This isn't theoretical content. Every strategy, framework, and tool has been refined through real-world consulting engagements.

Eliza De Pardo

20+ Years of Advisory Excellence

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