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“My strongest professional quality is my ability to build trust and long-term relationships, whether with clients, colleagues, or stakeholders”
Danny Ibrahim,
KeyRate Mortgage
With 31 years in financial services and recognition as a Barron’s Top 100 advisor in all categories, Erin Botsford built and sold a successful firm that many advisors dream of creating. She now dedicates her time to helping others do the same.
As the creator of the Elite Advisor Success System™, Botsford teaches advisors how to grow faster, close deals with ideal clients, and build firms with real enterprise value. Her proven framework delivers the five keys to success in clear, actionable steps so advisors can achieve in months what often takes decades to figure out alone.
A firm believer in the power of modeling, Botsford offers a blueprint others can follow to create scalable, transferable businesses. She’s the author of Seven Figure Firm and The Big Retirement Risk, and speaks internationally on building advisory businesses that thrive without being dependent on the founder.
Botsford’s personal story of overcoming adversity, paired with decades of real-world experience, allows her to connect with advisors at every stage.
1420 Fifth Avenue, Suite 3150, Seattle, WA 98101
866 846 4943
info@erinbotsford.com
linkedin.com/in/erinbotsford
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Erin Botsford
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“I’ve always believed that if you love what you do, you’ll never settle, and that attitude has guided every decision I’ve made”
Danny Ibrahim,
KeyRate Mortgage
1989
1995
2015
2017
2018–Present
Entered the financial services industry: began her career as a stockbroker in Panama City, FL, with no network, no financial background, and every odd stacked against her
1989
Built Botsford Financial Group: grew her independent firm into a multi-location planning business serving high-net-worth clients, operating with documented systems and a full professional team
1995
Stepped back from day-to-day operations: successfully removed herself from client meetings and firm management, took a six-month sabbatical to prove the business could run without her – and it did
2015
Sold Botsford Financial Group with strong enterprise value due to its systems, team structure, and independence from her personal involvement
2017
Launched The Advisor Authority, a training company that mentors financial advisors through her Elite Advisor Success System™, helping them create their own scalable businesses
2018–Present
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