From tree surgeon to IFA: Nick Champion on growing his career

Nick Champion joined Hoxton Wealth in March as a trainee wealth adviser

Isabel Baxter
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Hoxton Wealth wealth adviser Nick Champion talks to Isabel Baxter about his career change from a tree surgeon to a trainee wealth adviser…

Champion joined Hoxton Wealth in beginning of March as a trainee wealth adviser on its pathway course. In this role, he starts with marketing leads where people have made inquiries and helps advisers with their day-to-day duties, from the initial call to a potential client to the signing stage roles. "You start at the bottom and work your way up," Champion explained. "The idea is when I pass my exams in the next two years, I'll have the experience to step up as an adviser." Prior to being an aspiring adviser, he started his own company as a tree surgeon after leaving school. He ran...

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