Either way, you don’t want to read my twisting story that started with me snowboarding back when it was called Burton Boarding and that somehow ended with me running a bar and being a financial planner.
You want to know that we’re the financial advisors that will help you make wise financial decisions, educate you on how to improve your financial future, and use your assets to have a ton of fun in life. Here’s the nutshell version of how BlackDiamond Wealth got started and where Liar’s Poker comes in.
In college, I (hey. It’s Sean — stick with me. This is the only time we’re going into first person here) was a business major with a fine arts minor. But because of that book, I learned that corporate America didn’t want to hire business students because they’re all cookie-cutter. So, I flipped them.
Maybe it was because my college experience was very art-driven (or maybe something else), I had no idea what I wanted to do after graduation and I moved to New York “to figure it out.”
In the first few weeks, I got a job as a stockbroker on Wall Street. And I was miserable. I went back to my roots of t-shirts and skater shoes and not playing into the “typical New Yorker” mentality.
That led me to day trading and buying a bar in the East Village. That bar led me to a job working as an investment specialist at a financial planning firm for 13 years where I met a lot of the people I work with today.
Ever since I’ve started BlackDiamond, I’ve tried to build a brand I can stand behind, in terms of service, clients, and a team approach. I don’t want it to be my company, I want it to be our company. And for you, our clients, I want it to be an experience, not just feeling like you’re another number.
Either way, you don’t want to read my twisting story that started with me snowboarding back when it was called Burton Boarding and that somehow ended with me running a bar and being a financial planner.
You want to know that we’re the financial advisors that will help you make wise financial decisions, educate you on how to improve your financial future, and use your assets to have a ton of fun in life. Here’s the nutshell version of how BlackDiamond Wealth got started and where Liar’s Poker comes in.
In college, I (hey. It’s Sean — stick with me. This is the only time we’re going into first person here) was a business major with a fine arts minor. But because of that book, I learned that corporate America didn’t want to hire business students because they’re all cookie-cutter. So, I flipped them.
Maybe it was because my college experience was very art-driven (or maybe something else), I had no idea what I wanted to do after graduation and I moved to New York “to figure it out.”
In the first few weeks, I got a job as a stockbroker on Wall Street. And I was miserable. I went back to my roots of t-shirts and skater shoes and not playing into the “typical New Yorker” mentality.
That led me to day trading and buying a bar in the East Village. That bar led me to a job working as an investment specialist at a financial planning firm for 13 years where I met a lot of the people I work with today.
Ever since I’ve started BlackDiamond, I’ve tried to build a brand I can stand behind, in terms of service, clients, and a team approach. I don’t want it to be my company, I want it to be our company. And for you, our clients, I want it to be an experience, not just feeling like you’re another number.
Or maybe it was moving to New York for what I thought was only going to be 5 years. Or maybe it was… a lot of things.
