Financial Planner, Podcast Host & Founder of Portis Wealth Advisors: How Embracing Failure Became His Greatest Growth Engine

Financial Planner, Podcast Host & Founder of Portis Wealth Advisors: How Embracing Failure Became His Greatest Growth Engine

Author: Junaid Ahmed July 14, 2026 Duration: 40:42
Failure created strength — and a business. William Bisset (founder of Portis Wealth Advisors and host of Charting Opportunities) walks Junaid Ahmed through a twenty-year journey from selling life insurance in a recession to building a client-first financial planning firm and a podcast that doubled as a learning lab. This episode is about the messy middle: broken promises from custodians, garage gyms, co-founder dynamics, and the small, stubborn choices that turn setbacks into strategy. Listen to hear candid stories about re-framing risk, the surprising parallels between bodybuilding and entrepreneurship, and why resilience is the most underrated business strategy.

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