{"podcast":{"title":"Next Mile","slug":"next-mile-6421303","podcast_index_feed_id":6421303,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/con","website_url":"https://milemarker.co/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/3fada9f0-0155-11ee-84a1-5321c4daf181/image/10d42ffc33737c05b5da37413b46abff.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Milemarker","episode_count":155,"summary":"Next Mile is a podcast about bringing together the people and technology shaping the wealth management industry. Brought to you by Milemarker.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-21T16:19:23.036428+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/next-mile-6421303"},"episode":{"title":"How Modern RIAs Can Scale Fast with Vib Arya and Sean Meighan","slug":"how-modern-rias-can-scale-fast-with-vib-arya-and-sean-meighan","published_at":"2026-05-26T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/next-mile-6421303/how-modern-rias-can-scale-fast-with-vib-arya-and-sean-meighan","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/next-mile-6421303","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/PODRYL6655249438.mp3","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/PODRYL6655249438.mp3","summary":"Episode 146: This week, Kyle Van Pelt talks with Vib Arya and Sean Meighan of Envestnet. As Head of Strategic Relationship Management, Vib is a seasoned wealth and investment management leader with more than 25 years of experience driving innovation and efficiency across RIA, institutional, wirehouse, and fintech channels. As Head of RIA Distribution, Sean has spent his career helping advisory firms navigate growth, technology adoption, and operational strategy within the evolving RIA landscape. Vib and Sean talk with Kyle about how modern RIAs can scale fast. They explore how technology has evolved from a support function into a true growth multiplier, powering efficiency, enabling personalization at scale, and helping firms navigate complexity. They also discuss the ongoing battle against tech sprawl and how Unified Managed Accounts (UMAs) act less like a product and more like an automated trading chassis capable of handling everything from high-net-worth personalization to account efficiency. In this episode: (00:00) - Intro (01:11) - How technology fits into the RIA growth equation (02:34) - Designing the ideal advisor workflow (04:00) - What shaped Sean’s and Vib’s technology philosophy (08:49) - Diagnosing tech stacks and aligning them with firm strategy (13:00) - The hidden cost of tech sprawl (18:01) - How UMAs are evolving for modern RIAs (24:29) - Separating AI hype from practical application in wealth management (31:49) - Vib’s and Sean's Milemarker Minute Key Takeaways The best tech decisions begin with a clear vision of the client and advisor experience. Workflow clarity should dictate your tech stack, not the other way around. Don't let tech sprawl slow you down. Chasing best-in-class tools can create fragmented systems that are hard to manage. At some po…","meta_description":"Episode 146: This week, Kyle Van Pelt talks with Vib Arya and Sean Meighan of Envestnet. As Head of Strategic Relationship Management, Vib is a seasoned w…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2142,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/next-mile-6421303/episodes/how-modern-rias-can-scale-fast-with-vib-arya-and-sean-meighan/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/next-mile-6421303/how-modern-rias-can-scale-fast-with-vib-arya-and-sean-meighan.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}