What if you didn’t have to sell your investments every time you needed cash? There’s a different way to think about liquidity, and most people have never heard of it. In this episode of The Pleasant Street Pod, host Taylor Nissi, CFP®, CEPA, sits down with Joseph Wang, Co-Founder and Chief Revenue Officer of SyntheticFI. …
Growth sounds exciting, but most entrepreneurs hit a point where what used to work suddenly stops working. The challenge is not just growing the business; it’s changing how you lead it. In this episode of The Pleasant Street Pod, host Taylor Nissi, CFP®, CEPA, sits down with Dan Bubniak, certified EOS implementer and former COO/CFO, …
What if “everything looks normal” is actually the problem? For high performers, average health may be the very thing holding you back. In this episode of The Pleasant Street Pod, host Taylor Nissi, CFP®, CEPA, sits down with biologist and Second Prime founder Andrew Martin to explore what it really means to take a proactive, …
What if the biggest challenge after success is not building more, but knowing what comes next? This episode explores the decisions that quietly shape an entrepreneur’s wealth, time, and sense of freedom. In this episode of The Pleasant Street Pod, host Taylor Nissi, CFP®, CEPA, sits down with Ali Nasser, Amazon #1 bestselling author of …
Building wealth requires more than growing your business. What happens when life takes an unexpected turn? In this episode of The Pleasant Street Pod, host Taylor Nissi, CFP®, CEPA, sits down with Stefan Cherneski, CFP®, Private Wealth Insurance Specialist, to explore how business owners can protect what they’ve built through strategic risk management. Stefan shares …
Building a thriving company requires more than strategy and execution. But what if the key to becoming a better leader lies in embracing your vulnerabilities rather than hiding them? How can authenticity transform your relationships with employees, family, and yourself? What role does purpose play when financial goals are met but fulfillment remains elusive? In …
Building a business demands everything from you. But what if the key to performing at your best isn’t working harder, but working smarter with your biology? How can busy founders manage stress without overhauling their lives? What small, science-backed changes actually move the needle on focus, resilience, and clarity? In this episode, Taylor Nissi, CFP®, …
What happens when founders build something meaningful, sell it, and realize the next chapter is not as clear as expected? In this episode of The Pleasant Street Pod, host Taylor Nissi, CFP®, CEPA, sits down with serial entrepreneur and private equity investor Chris Cali to unpack the real journey behind building, scaling, and exiting a …
What happens when an athlete-turned-coach discovers his true calling isn’t on the field, but in helping people design meaningful financial lives? Taylor opens up about the pivotal moments and lessons that shaped his approach to wealth, purpose, and planning. In this inaugural episode of The Pleasant Street Pod, host Taylor Nissi, CFP®, CEPA, founder of …
As your business grows, your financial life gets more complex. This episode explores why successful entrepreneurs often outgrow traditional, siloed financial advice, and what an integrated approach can unlock instead. In this episode of The Pleasant Street Pod, host Taylor Nissi, CFP®, CEPA, sits down with Bill Tucker to share the story behind Pleasant Street …