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Brian T. Church / Founder & CEO

Brian T. Church is the Founder and CEO of Advisory DNA, one of the financial industry’s most dynamic coaching organizations. Brian is one of the industry’s top coaches for advisors in transition and has facilitated over 150 such transactions. Brian has coached and orchestrated transitions, mergers, and acquisitions for some of the industry's most respected firms. For more than 20 years, Brian has been working with firms of all sizes to find the best possible destination for advisors and their clients.

Before founding Advisory DNA, Brian made a name for himself as the National Director of Sales and Recruiting at Aegis Capital. Here Brian created transformative recruiting and organic growth strategies that are being used throughout the industry today. Brian started his career at Putnam Investments in Boston and became the youngest vice president in company history. After completing seven successful years at Putnam, Brian joined Securian Financial and founded a new office in Nashville, TN. In just five years, Brian grew his office to profitability and had 18 advisors under his leadership.

Mr. Church has a history of success in sales management, practice management, training, recruiting, mergers/acquisitions, and organic growth. Brian is an international best-selling author who is perhaps best known as a “Business Ambassador” who has written three books that have been sold on 4 continents and in 15 countries. Brian’s creative and entrepreneurial interests include co-founding TheStartup.com, a digital platform that was the first virtual incubator for entrepreneurial guidance as well as a virtual hub for client experience analytics and for what Brian calls “Intelligent Training.”

Brian has a track record of success in sales management, practice management, training, recruiting, mergers/acquisitions, and organic growth. Brian is an international best-selling author who is best known for authoring “Relationship Momentum”, and co-authoring “The Experience.” On the speaking circuit, Brian is known as one of the world’s top “Business Relationship Experts”, who specializes in working with advisors, companies, and entrepreneurs to create what has become virally known as “Relationship MomentumTM.“ Brian has had the pleasure to speak for and train Fortune 500 companies as well as many industry leading organizations around the world.

Brian lives with his wife Kimberly and their son Brian Timothy Church II in Franklin, TN. Brian is very involved in the community as well as his Church. Brian is an avid golfer and enjoys working on upward mobility projects throughout the US.

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