# Reinventing the SOA: Corey Wastle's Journey Towards Video-First Advice Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-trusted-adviser-7062717/reinventing-the-soa-corey-wastle-s-journey-towards-video-first-advice Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-trusted-adviser-7062717/reinventing-the-soa-corey-wastle-s-journey-towards-video-first-advice.md Podcast: [The Trusted Adviser](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-trusted-adviser-7062717) Published: 2026-03-12T15:59:00+00:00 Episode link: https://thetrustedadviser.podbean.com/e/reinventing-the-soa-corey-wastles-journey-towards-video-first-advice/ Audio file: https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/6m634pp5ty96iimm/The_Trusted_Adviser_Podcast_-_Corey_Wastle_-_Verse_Wealthakxe6.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-trusted-adviser-7062717/episodes/reinventing-the-soa-corey-wastle-s-journey-towards-video-first-advice Duration seconds: 3101 ## Resource In this episode of The Trusted Adviser, Rob sits down with Corey Wastle, founder of Verse Wealth, to unpack how his firm has reimagined advice delivery, replacing the traditional SOA model with a streamlined video-first approach that has dramatically reduced paraplanning time, and elevated client clarity. Corey shares: How recording advice meetings can meet SOA compliance requirements Why Verse reduced its advice document from 15,000 words to 3,500 How they cut paraplanning time from 8 hours to 2.5 hours The structure of their 3-meeting advice process How tracking financial wellbeing strengthens long-term relationships Why the future may lie in a “CXM” — a Client Experience Manager This is a practical, behind-the-scenes look at how one firm is modernising advice delivery, without waiting for regulatory reform. If you’re thinking about efficiency, client clarity, AI integration, or the future of advice, this episode is essential listening. ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-trusted-adviser-7062717/episodes/reinventing-the-soa-corey-wastle-s-journey-towards-video-first-advice/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-trusted-adviser-7062717/reinventing-the-soa-corey-wastle-s-journey-towards-video-first-advice.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.