GIYA INSTITUTE PRESENTS

SPIKE MENTOR
DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP

Strategic Pathway for Innovation, Knowledge, and Enterprise

Don't Just Teach the Program. Multiply the Person.

A 3-day experiential workshop that equips agency managers and coaches to guide aspiring financial professionals from discovery to professional practice, business execution, leadership, and enterprise.

You don't just learn how to mentor. You become the mentor who transforms lives and builds the agency.

The Capability Framework

THE SPIKE PARTICIPANT JOURNEY

In this workshop, mentors master the step-by-step roadmap that transforms new recruits into practice-ready, high-performing advisors.

1. DISCOVER

Find purpose and direction

2. BUILD

Validate a business model

3. LICENSE

Get qualified & onboarded

4. ADVISE

Serve clients with competence

5. EXECUTE

Build activity & results

6. MULTIPLY

Develop leaders & scale

3-Day Facilitated Program

3-DAY MENTOR CURRICULUM OVERVIEW

An immersive, hands-on workshop experience designed for agency leaders, unit managers, and sales coaches.

DAY 1 Experiential Learning

DISCOVER & VALIDATE

Experience the beginning of the journey.

  • SPIKE philosophy and complete journey overview
  • Mentor roles, mindset, and coaching fundamentals
  • Personal discovery and purpose alignment
  • Choose a target market & client personas
  • Prepare and conduct field validation interviews
  • Capture market insights and challenge assumptions
  • Real validation. Real experiential learning.
Mentor Takeaway: Step into the shoes of your participants so you can guide them with empathy and practical wisdom.
DAY 2 Canvas & Stage Gates

BUILD, TEST & PITCH

Turn evidence into a compelling business direction.

  • Process and analyze real market evidence
  • Build the Financial Entrepreneurship Canvas (FEC)
  • Connect all 10 components of the FEC model
  • Complete Version 1.0 business concept
  • Prepare a 5-minute sample business pitch
  • Stage-gate review, evaluation, and feedback
  • Learn to guide, not do the work for them
Mentor Takeaway: Build, refine, and pitch a real business concept using the exact discipline you'll teach others.
DAY 3 Execution & Scaling

DEVELOP, ACTIVATE & MULTIPLY

Equip them to practice, perform, and lead.

  • Support licensing and onboarding milestones
  • Mentor the client-advisory process
  • Assess through Advisor Revalida standards
  • 30-day activation planning and execution
  • Coach the Revenue Engine (10-5-3-1-3)
  • Introduce the Leadership Engine & multiplication
  • Handle difficult mentoring conversations
  • Build a practical mentor operating system
Mentor Takeaway: Learn how to develop capability, drive execution, and build future leaders who will multiply.

Seamless Agency Enhancement

SPIKE STRENGTHENS YOUR EXISTING ONBOARDING

SPIKE is designed to work alongside your company's formal licensing, product knowledge, and compliance programs.

Your Existing Agency Foundation

Company & Product Training

Essential company training establishes the necessary knowledge base and institutional compliance for every rookie.

  • Regulatory licensing & compliance standards
  • Product features, illustration, & underwriting
  • Company systems & administrative processes
  • Standard sales tools & company collateral
Core Knowledge & Qualification
ENHANCEMENT LAYER
The SPIKE Integration Layer

Practical Execution & Growth

SPIKE transforms knowledge into field practice, personal ownership, and consistent activity.

  • Purpose & professional identity alignment
  • Target-market validation & Financial Entrepreneurship Canvas
  • Field application, mentor reflection & Advisor Revalida
  • Operating Revenue Engine (10-5-3-1-3) & early leadership
Result: Practice-Ready Professionals

The Mentoring Framework

THE FINANCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP CANVAS

The business blueprint mentors guide participants to build. One connected model from client insight to enterprise growth.

FEC Mentor Inspection Tool

Click or tap any canvas block above to view what mentors learn to guide, evaluate, and coach during the rookie journey.

Operating Rhythm Formula

SPIKE REVENUE ENGINE

Baseline Activity Model: Translating goals into an operational weekly rhythm.

Planning Baseline Note: The 10 → 5 → 3 → 1 → 3 model provides a starting activity rhythm. Actual conversion rates will vary according to market segment, advisor competence, case complexity, and experience.
WEEKLY RHYTHM

Weekly Baseline Activity

1 Case / Wk Target
10
Prospects
5
Discovery
3
Solutions
1
Closed Case
3
Referrals
FOUR-WEEK PROJECTION

Monthly Cohort Activity

4 Cases Target
40
Prospects
20
Discovery
12
Solutions
4
Closed Cases
12
Referrals
1 Case 4 Cases (Standard) 10 Cases

Agency Transformation

THE IMPACT ON YOUR AGENCY

STRONGER ENTRY DECISIONS

New advisors begin with clarity, purpose, and a validated business direction instead of guesswork.

CONSISTENT ACTIVITY

Mentors coach weekly activity and pipeline movement that lead directly to production.

HIGHER COMPETENCE

Better preparation for client advisory and Advisor Revalida results in confident, capable advisors.

BETTER RETENTION

Mentored, supported, and accountable participants stay engaged and achieve faster.

LEADERSHIP MULTIPLICATION

Develop future leaders who can build, activate, and develop others—scaling your agency's footprint.

The Agency Growth Mandate

BETTER MENTORS. BETTER ADVISORS. STRONGER AGENCY.

Target Audience

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

Agency Directors & Agency Managers
Unit Managers & Branch Leaders
Training & Development Heads
Rookie Development Facilitators
Sales & Practice Coaches
Experienced Advisors Transitioning to Mentors

Participant Feedback

WHAT PAST PARTICIPANTS SAY

"This is the most practical mentor training I have attended. I now know how to guide without doing their work for them."

— Agency Unit Manager

"The fieldwork and FEC build changed my perspective. I can now see what my participants really go through."

— Sales Coach
Bring SPIKE to Your Agency

BRING THE SPIKE SYSTEM TO YOUR TEAM

Equip your agency leadership team with the tools, rubrics, and operating rhythm to turn new recruits into practice-ready professionals.

Implementation Inclusions:
  • 3-Day Facilitated Workshop
  • SPIKE Mentor Workbook & Guides
  • Coaching & Assessment Rubrics
  • FEC & Revenue Engine Templates
  • Certificate of Completion
  • Implementation Roadmap