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The Advisor Authority Team

Erin Botsford, CFP®

Founder & CEO

Having spent 31 years in the financial services business and achieving at the highest levels (Barron’s Top 100 in all categories – Independent, Advisor, and Women Advisor), Erin sold her business in 2017 in a successful exit – a step most advisors want to achieve at the end of their careers.

She now provides advisors the ability to replicate her success by modeling exactly what she did to achieve next-level growth. A frequent keynote speaker at industry conferences and broker-dealer events, Erin shares decades of business wisdom alongside her personal story of turbulence and triumphs, giving audiences action items they can take back to their firms.

She is also the author of the advisor training book, Seven Figure Firm: How to Build a Financial Service Business that Grows Itself and the creator of the Elite Advisor Success System™ – the most comprehensive business-building training for financial advisors at any level.

She believes in the power of opportunities, and donates a large portion of the profits from her training company to support orphans helped by several organizations in Africa including, the Ebenezer Foundation, Zoe Empowers, and Overland Missions.

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Blake Hammerton, CPSP

Executive Director

Beginning his career as an inside sales rep in Chicago right after college, Blake learned the power of sales, persuasion, and leading with value. Earning his bachelors in Business Finance, he sought a change in direction and spent a short time working for another advisor, but ultimately found his home back in sales and marketing.

Two decades in sales and marketing, a half dozen coaching and communication certifications, and countless presentations later, Blake brings his sales wisdom and positive curiosity to business leaders and organizations, inviting them to “try on a different lens and see what’s possible” in their quest for more growth and development.

Today, Blake is focused on the next level for The Advisor Authority, and building relationships with advisors, industry leaders, and broker-dealers across North America. He believes opportunities are everywhere and encourages everyone he meets to seize them as often as possible.

Mike Sbonik

Chief Operating Officer

Mike is originally from Wisconsin, where he received his Bachelors in Economics from Lawrence University. With his entrepreneurial nature, he ventured into several small businesses for a number of years before beginning his career in financial services in June 1997 as a Mutual Fund CSR for Thrivent Financial. There, he knew he found his calling.

He went on to become a Branch Manager for Edward Jones and eventually an Investment Officer/LPL advisor for a regional bank. Besides holding the securities and insurance licenses, Mike also earned 4 advanced certifications in the financial field: CFP®, CLU®, CEP® and CWPP™ designations. While there, he received the ‘Representative of the Year’ regional bank advisor award seven times, Top 200 Producer twice, and Top 10 Producer Twice (2005 & 2007) with LPL Financial.

Mike and his family decided to move to Texas in 2014 (to escape the snow and long winters) and there met his mentor, Erin Botsford. As Erin was designing her successful exit, they formulated a plan to capture all of Erin’s best practices to help advisors grow their businesses with her proven blueprint. Now as COO, he has helped train and impact the lives of thousands of financial advisors. When not working, Mike spends his time with family and physical fitness hobbies.

Jamison Hammerton

Project Manager

Niki Clark

Marketing Manager

Jonathan Verrano

Media & Video Specialist

“The Elite Advisor Success System is great! If you're looking to grow your practice to a business, this is the program for you. Erin and her team have given me the tools to do just that. The support has been wonderful and the videos, worksheets, and other material provided have been very insightful and helpful to us in our firm. I strongly recommend every advisor invest the time and money to enroll in the program!”

– Jason • LPL Advisor –

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OUR PROMISE TO YOU

We believe if you have the right mindset and a solid work ethic, you can reach new levels of success and live the kind of life you have always dreamed of for you and your family. Whether you participate in the Elite Advisor Program, read Erin’s book, join us at a speaking engagement, or come see us at an industry event, we will only give you insights and tools that work.

Everything you’ll learn has been tested, so you don’t have to make the same mistakes Erin had to make. If you show up and follow the path, you can achieve the same levels of success she did, and do it in a fraction of the time. That is our promise to you.