Client Case Study · Advisor Engagement

How Gateway Financial PartnersStreamlines Advisor Engagement with FINTRX

Gateway Financial PartnersAdvisor Engagement

Overview

Gateway Financial Partners is an independent financial services firm headquartered in Glastonbury, Connecticut. Founded in 1994, Gateway serves as a scaled service organization for more than 170 independent financial advisors across 28 states. Acting like a cooperative, the firm provides advisors with the infrastructure they need to stay independent, accelerate growth, and focus on client value. Gateway's mission is to empower advisors who want to remain independent while scaling their practices faster and more efficiently. By removing the burden of running day-to-day business functions, Gateway allows advisors to concentrate on growth, client relationships, and long-term planning.

**Mike Kitzman**Chief Engagement Officer, Gateway Financial Partners

Before FINTRX

The Challenges Before FINTRX

Before FINTRX, Gateway’s business development team struggled to identify and engage RIAs effectively. Previous systems produced static, outdated lists, forcing the team to cobble together data from multiple sources or even rely on manual Google searches or spreadsheets. For a lean team tasked with growth, outreach often felt reactive and inefficient.

Limited RIA Visibility

With no centralized resource, the team lacked a clear view into RIAs nationwide, making it difficult to uncover opportunities or track activity across states, broker-dealers, and firms.

Fragmented Data

Records were scattered across multiple sources, often incomplete or outdated, undermining confidence in accuracy and slowing outreach.

Inefficient Tools

The systems in place were clunky and unintuitive, forcing the team to spend more time wrestling with interfaces than actually targeting and engaging prospects.

No CRM Integration

Without a direct HubSpot connection, lists remained static and disconnected. This often led to constant manual updates and duplicate data entry.

The Decision

Why They Chose FINTRX

Gateway turned to FINTRX on the recommendation of a trusted peer. The combination of an intuitive interface and high-quality, AI-powered data stood out immediately, offering a streamlined experience unlike the ‘Stone Age’ systems they’d used before. The HubSpot integration proved an unexpected differentiator, syncing living, breathing data directly into campaigns and keeping it current automatically. Combined with hands-on onboarding support, FINTRX quickly became central to Gateway’s business development process.

With FINTRX

Results & Impact

With FINTRX in place, Gateway has reshaped its approach to advisor engagement, moving away from reactive prospecting toward a repeatable, event-driven growth strategy. The team uses FINTRX to build precise event lists, sync them directly into HubSpot, and execute targeted outreach campaigns across the country.

Verified Impact 01

Sharper RIA Targeting & Time Savings

FINTRX gives Gateway clear visibility into the right firms and contacts, enabling the team to quickly build precise, event-specific lists across multiple states while eliminating hours of manual research.

Verified Impact 02

Seamless HubSpot Synchronization

Living lists now flow directly into HubSpot campaigns, ensuring data stays accurate, actionable, and aligned with automation. “The HubSpot integration was a game-changer. Our lists are now living and breathing inside our CRM, automatically syncing and driving campaigns,” said Mike Kitzman, Chief Engagement Officer at Gateway Financial.

Verified Impact 03

Proven Event ROI

Gateway has already recruited three new advisors through FINTRX-powered events, with wins that, as Mike noted, have “paid for themselves, really.”

Verified Impact 04

Scalable Growth Model

With 24 national events planned for 2026, Gateway now has a repeatable framework to attract, nurture, and convert advisors at scale.