The Diamond Podcast: From Serving Entrepreneurs to Becoming One: A $2B UBS Breakaway Story

What causes the question to shift—from “Should I make a move?” to “Can I keep operating this way?”

For our partner Benjamin Thomas Domingue of Family Office Partners, that shift came not from urgency, but from clarity.

After building a $2B business at UBS, Ben began to see a growing gap between the advice he was giving entrepreneurial clients around ownership and control—and what he could actually execute within the constraints of a wirehouse model. What followed wasn’t reactive, but deliberate: a move toward alignment between how he thought, how he advised, and how his business was structured.

In this conversation, Ben shares a candid look at that transition—from the emotional realities behind the decision to how “control” shows up in practice, and why building something more intentional was ultimately about expanding capabilities, not just scale. He also reflects on launching Family Office Partners alongside Elevation Point.

It’s a thoughtful perspective on what changes when advisors design their business around clients—not constraints—and what becomes possible when structure and philosophy fully align.

Listen to the full episode to explore the journey in more depth