Scott MacKillop is CEO of First Ascent Asset Management, the first flat-fee turnkey asset management program (TAMP).
First Ascent has been ranked by advisors as the #1 TAMP for the past 3 years (2022, 2021, 2020) in the T3/Inside Information Advisor Software Survey.
Last year Scott won the “CEO of the Year–Asset Managers” WealthManagement.com Industry Award and a ThinkAdvisor Luminaries Award for Executive Leadership.
Scott has served as president or CEO of 5 TAMPs and is a pioneer in the TAMP industry.
Scott has written over 160 articles and papers on investment-related and practice management topics and spoken at over 100 conferences, webinars, and podcasts.
Learn more: https://firstascentam.com/
Mike Saunders, MBA
Mike Saunders is the #1 Authority Positioning Coach , the author of Amazon Bestselling book Authority Positioning for Financial Professionals,Adjunct Marketing Professor at several Universities, and member of the Forbes Coaches Council – an invitation-only community for the World’s Most Influential Business Coaches.
Recent episodes from Mike Saunders, MBA (see all)
- Interview with Shawn Mercer Founder of Mercer Financial Group Discussing Market Volatility & Sequence-of-Returns Risk - January 22, 2026
- Interview with Shawn Mercer Founder of Mercer Financial Group Discussing Inflation & Rising Living Costs - January 22, 2026
- Interview with Randy Hux, Founder and President of Hux Capital Management Discussing Overcoming Financial Fears with Knowledge and Strategy - January 18, 2026
