Al Depman

Al is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame. After graduation, Al combined his Liberal Arts studies with 10 years of management experience in the McDonald's Corporation (including a BH degree from "Hamburger University") to enter the financial services world 40 years ago. Since then, Al has evolved from an award-winning sales rep into a full-time consultant and coach specializing in helping advisors engineer their business practices to the proverbial "next level" through the use of transferable systems.

Al is the creator of "The Practice Management Assessment" diagnostic tool and best-practices resource materials. He has authored numerous articles and essays in professional and mass-market publications. Al also served as the national Practice Management Consultant for Securian (now Cetera). He has also worked with advisors from Baird, Waddell & Reed, Principal, LPL, Farm Bureau, Prudential, NY Life, Wells Fargo, Rural Mutual and many independents across the country.

Al resides in Rochester, MN, with wife Barb and two cats. Al's areas of interest include studying classic comic strips, reading, battling the New York Times Crossword puzzle and conducting adult education classes at his church.

He has authored three books, including "Organic Referrals", "How To Build Your Financial Advisory Business" and a series of "Life Lessons Learned on the Paper Route."