Inaugural Issue • Summer 2010

Feature story: The Great Drop-in Debate. Is the drop-in relationship suicide, or a fine skill that, once perfected, will grow your practice? •Senior leader interview with Maryann Bruce, President of Aquila Funds Distributors. •The first ever piece from M2M, The Anonymous Internal Wholesaler. •Wine and food columnist Kara Newman takes the lid off of the inside secrets of sommeliers. •Do you dream of the things you will do in your life after wholesaling? Well, DeeAnne White did too. Perhaps the main difference is she is now living her dreams. •Every wholesaler we know, or have known, is in pursuit of some kind of work/life balance. That's why America's Inner Peace Coach Mary Allen writes for this publication. •Our column from Kathy Freeman will be of keen interest. She is one of the top executive recruiters in the country. •Paul Bednar is “one of us.” As a working wholesaler he knows firsthand the challenges of entertaining, traveling, and making time to stay fit. •All that plus much more.