{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstepp-up.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2Fone-of-the-originals-SlJfJdP2","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"One of the Originals","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/11c015ad-852b-4844-8530-3f0f18535bf1/b30e546f-f23e-4179-ab4d-f563947edbf6/stepp-up-podcast-logo.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"<iframe src=\"https://player.simplecast.com/acba5063-46fb-46fc-a238-44a9ad99e70e\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"One of the Originals\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"></iframe>","height":200,"description":"Nearly three decades ago, Kathy Stepp and Howard Rothwell were pioneers. \n\nThey started what was to become a highly successful fee-only financial-planning firm, one of the first of its kind in the country. Their business model – as innovative today as it was then – put the client's best interest in sharp focus, eliminating conflicts that historically arose from firms selling products along with advice.\n\nGrowing any company is a challenge. That Kathy and Howard also are married adds an  interesting twist. In this podcast, they share stories and insights from their years together in the business, in finance, as well as in their personal lives.\n "}