Ep 498: Hiring A COO And Creating Partnership Paths Early To Drive Enterprise Value On The Path To $3B AUM with Christine DeMao

1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 Ep 498: Hiring A COO And Creating Partnership Paths Early To Drive Enterprise Value On The Path To $3B AUM with Christine DeMao Passing the torch to next-gen leaders requires more than paperwork; it demands deep cultural investment, transparent career pathing, and a training ground for collective decision-making. Today’s guest highlights the profound personal and corporate transformations that happen when a firm commits to cultivating sustainable human capital. Christine DeMao is the COO of Gibson Capital, a $3B national RIA serving ultra-high-net-worth families. In this episode, she shares her 18-year journey from entry-level portfolio administrator to "boomerang" equity partner. In this episode, Christine explains how her firm uses a transparent "Path to Partnership" framework to map out character, cultural leadership, and business prerequisites early in a hire's tenure. She also opens up about her survival of a severe burnout health crisis, revealing how it fundamentally changed how she leads, leverages peer networks, and models work-life balance to protect her team. For show notes and more visit: https://www.kitces.com/498&nbsp; Financial Advisor Success https://www.kitces.com/podcast/ <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/41673960/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/203369590