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  • EP 4 - THE 24-YEAR-OLD ADVISOR: Your Network is Your Network, with Beau Allen

    EP 4 - THE 24-YEAR-OLD ADVISOR: Your Network is Your Network, with Beau Allen
    Oct 12 2026

    SUMMARY:

    Beau Allen from Kentucky Planning Partners joins Steve on the “Easy Millionaire” podcast to talk about the mindset shift from football to wealth management, and how discipline, consistency, and steady improvement carry across both worlds. The conversation also digs into how he evaluates client outcomes, the most common financial planning mistakes he sees, and how his firm makes investment decisions.


    DETAILS:

    Beau Allen went from Kentucky’s locker room to financial advising at Kentucky Planning Partners.

    At 24, he helps clients in their 50s and 60s plan their retirements. In this episode of the “Easy Millionaire” podcast, Beau tells host Steve Staub about how he got started and that a few shares of an S&P 500 growth ETF and a $300 individual stock taught him how much he still had to learn. He also explains how he studied for the Series 66 and Series 7 while still playing football.

    Beau takes us behind the scenes of real wealth management. He covers how his team works out retirement budgets down to the dollar, runs thousands of scenarios to find a sustainable spending level, and adjusts every plan to the individual instead of using a one-size-fits-all playbook. He’s open about the challenge of earning credibility at his age and why working alongside experienced CFPs makes the difference. He also explains why referrals, social media and educational talks drive his prospecting.

    Beau covers the life events that most often lead people to an advisor, especially inheritances and business sales, including what to know about the 10-year rule on an inherited IRA. He closes with honest advice for anyone thinking about a career in financial advising: be patient, be passionate, and remember that your network becomes your net worth.


    CONNECT WITH BEAU:

    Kentucky Planning Partners (Lexington & Somerset, KY), 859-699-3860


    CONNECT WITH US:

    🤝Want to be a guest? Email Steve at Steve@NovaInsuranceGroup.com.

    🏠 Learn more about NOVA Insurance Group at https://novainsurancegroup.com/.

    🎧 Listen to more podcast episodes from NOVA Insurance Group on Apple and Spotify.

    📊 Find us on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn at NOVA Insurance Group.

    #NOVAInsuranceGroup #Kentucky #Insurance #FinancialPlanning #EasyMillionaire #ExitPlanning


    TIMESTAMPS:

    (0:00) Introducing guest Beau Allen and his background

    (1:28) What football taught him about consistency under pressure

    (2:45) When Beau knew he wanted a career in finance

    (3:21) The work ethic he learned from his dad and Darius Cooper

    (5:04) Daily disciplines he tries to bring into wealth management

    (6:24) Why financial advising feels different from football performance

    (7:41) How he measures success in investing and client planning

    (9:29) Common financial planning mistakes clients bring to the table

    (11:03) Why every client needs a different investing playbook

    (12:30) The value of niches in financial advising

    (13:30) Buying his first ETF and getting started

    (14:00) The first stock purchase that taught him a lesson

    (15:05) Why he does not use minimums for clients

    (15:43) Studying for the Series 66 and Series 7 while playing football

    (17:29) The behind-the-scenes work clients never see

    (19:38) Earning trust as a 24-year-old advisor

    (22:05) Why his team structure matters so much

    (23:55) Prospecting through referrals, social media, and events

    (25:43) Education as a growth mechanism

    (27:25) Being known locally because of football

    (28:02) What wealth building means to him personally

    (30:20) The biggest marketing challenge in financial advising

    (32:00) Why life events often trigger planning conversations

    (35:36) Advice for people considering financial advising

    (37:15) Why networking is essential to finding the right role

    (38:33) How to contact Beau Allen and Kentucky Planning Partners

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    40 min
  • EP 3 - THE ART OF TAX PLANNING: Why Business Owners Need an Exit Plan

    EP 3 - THE ART OF TAX PLANNING: Why Business Owners Need an Exit Plan
    Sep 29 2026

    On this episode of the Easy Millionaire, host Steve Straub is joined by his own financial advisor, Hunter Boyd of Bluegrass Investment Company. Steve opens up his investment portfolio and talks through the strategy he and Hunter use to build it.

    Hunter grew up in a fifth-generation farming family. In the late '90s the wholesale apple market started to slide, so his family pivoted from shipping semis of apples to big retailers to agritourism. They moved from southern Illinois to Woodford County, Kentucky, bought a 70-acre working farm from two 82-year-old brothers, and built it into Boyd's Orchards (now Eckert's). With its pumpkin patch, corn maze, hayrides and cider donuts, it became a fall staple in central Kentucky. Hunter talks about growing up "raised in a barn": sorting strawberries at 6 a.m., picking peaches on 95-degree days, and the work ethic that still pays off for him.

    The farm never reached a sixth generation. When Hunter was in high school, his mother was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's at 58. His parents had no plan for the "what ifs" and no long-term care coverage. At 20, Hunter didn't have the money to buy the business or the experience to run it. They expected the sale to take three or four months. It took eighteen. His father later called that stretch the hardest thing he had ever been through, harder even than being his wife's caretaker. Because the deal wasn't set up to save on taxes, the family left an estimated couple million dollars on the table.

    Hunter graduated the same year the business sold. He then drove west to Denver with no plan and took the first job offered to him, selling life insurance with no training. There he met a mentor who did real planning work for business owners. Hunter moved home to Lexington, chose the independent advisory route, and set a clear mission: "to be the guy my parents wish had come along fifteen years ago."

    Connect with Hunter at bluegrassinvestco.com or on LinkedIn (Hunter T. Boyd). To be a guest on The Easy Millionaire, email Steve at novainsurancegroup.com.


    TIMESTAMPS:

    00:00 Introduction and Hunter Boyd's background

    02:01 Hunter Boyd's family orchard history and pivot to tourism

    04:01 Community significance of Boyd's Orchards

    05:05 Reflections on legacy and family business

    07:03 Challenges of farm work and early jobs

    08:02 Transition from farming to financial advising

    11:50 Family health crisis and business sale

    16:06 Lessons learned from business exit and valuation

    19:57 Trend following investment strategy

    30:12 Importance of systematic investing and emotional control

    39:48 Building a team for business sale and exit planning

    54:55 Advice for business owners on preparing for sale


    🏠 Learn more about NOVA Insurance Group at https://novainsurancegroup.com/.

    🎧 Listen to more podcast episodes from NOVA Insurance Group on Apple and Spotify.

    📊 Find us on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn at NOVA Insurance Group.

    #NOVAInsuranceGroup #Kentucky #Insurance #FinancialPlanning #EasyMillionaire #ExitPlanning
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    1 ora e 3 min
  • EP 2: Blake & The Dog Stop

    EP 2: Blake & The Dog Stop
    Sep 22 2026
    From Engineering to Dog Daycare: Blake’s Real Estate, Franchise, and Leadership Journeyhttps://thedogstop.com/https://www.facebook.com/tdslexingtonsouth/This episode follows Blake’s path from mechanical engineering to project management, then into real estate and eventually owning a dog boarding, grooming, and daycare business. Nova and Blake dig into the decisions, risks, and setbacks behind buying a franchise, building a business from scratch, and balancing a growing property portfolio with a hands-on operating company.We discuss how Blake uses numbers, systems, and continuous improvement to make decisions, plus the hard lessons he learned about marketing, hiring, and leadership.Key topicsBlake explains why he left mechanical engineering after realizing junior year that he hated the work, despite already investing heavily in the degree.He shares how his third W-2 job as a project manager at McNair Living pushed him toward an exit plan and made him think harder about ownership.A franchise opportunity with Brewsters taught him to evaluate deals against real startup costs and not just the asking price.Blake describes how franchise brokers helped him clarify what he actually cared about, which eventually led him toward dogs and fitness-related ideas.He walks through the due diligence process for Dog Stop, including travel to meet franchise leadership and the impact of a short seller report that changed his thinking about another franchise option.The opening of his Lexington Dog Stop was rough, with very low day-one traffic because of timing, limited marketing, and a short announcement window.He says the business did not feel stable until about six months in, and labor has remained his biggest operational challenge.Blake admits he is stronger at firing than hiring, especially after a bad experience with a manager he hired over Zoom.He explains why dogs became personal for him, starting with growing up wanting a dog, getting his first rescue at 14, and later receiving a golden retriever after college.Toyota’s operating discipline shaped how he runs Dog Stop, especially standardized processes and the Kaizen mindset of continuous improvement.His real estate path began after learning from an investor mentor who owned hundreds of paid-off properties, which changed his view of W-2 work and wealth.He shares the buy, rent, rehab, refinance, repeat strategy, how he learned construction skills through flips, his dad, and YouTube, and why single-family homes are still his preferred play.Timestamps00:00 - Why Blake is playing with dogs instead of working in engineering 00:56 - Hating engineering by junior year and finishing anyway 01:53 - From project management burnout to planning an exit 03:20 - The Brewsters deal that looked cheap on paper but wasn’t 04:41 - Choosing business ideas based on passion, not just numbers 05:38 - Nearly buying into BFT before a short seller report changed everything 06:57 - Why the Dog Stop opportunity in Pittsburgh felt bigger and scarier 08:22 - The decision point that led to opening in Lexington 09:54 - Franchise due diligence and thinking about scale before expansion 10:24 - Opening day reality: only Blake’s dogs showed up 11:49 - Marketing mistakes and why timing nearly sunk the launch 12:47 - Why traction did not really arrive until around month six 13:10 - Labor problems and why hiring has been his biggest weakness 14:06 - How quickly he can tell a management hire is not working 15:03 - Why he will never hire anyone over Zoom again 16:09 - How a childhood rescue dog and a college gift shaped the business choice 18:03 - Toyota, standard work, and bringing SOPs into dog care 19:30 - Kaizen and the power of continuous improvement 19:59 - How a mentor introduced him to real estate 20:33 - Learning that a property owner could make $50,000 a month 23:12 - The first house, the BRRRR strategy, and building equity 24:30 - Getting laid off from Toyota and reframing it in four hours 25:57 - Chaos as a ladder and choosing not to spiral 28:41 - The flooded house disaster that became a leadership moment 30:32 - Discovering PEX plumbing under pressure and saving the move-in 33:19 - How Blake’s calm reaction changed his dad’s mindset too 34:49 - Why Dog Stop keeps him up more than house flips 35:18 - Real estate today: still active, but more selective 36:42 - Why he favors single-family homes and smaller multifamily 38:24 - Learning flips hands-on through work, his dad, and YouTube 40:33 - The longest flip on the market and why price was the real issue 42:25 - A kitchen cabinet fix that solved a stalled sale 42:50 - Why Dog Stop carries the heavier emotional load 43:49 - Juggling the store, real estate, and property management during a staffing crunch
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    37 min
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