EPISODE 82: KOFI THOMPSON: THE POWER OF CAPITAL AND THE PROMISE OF ZION
Mon Jan 12 2026
Kofi Thompson is the Founder and CEO ofZion Capital, a comprehensive financial advisory firm based in Richmond, Virginia, specializing in helping first-generation wealth creators build, manage, protect, and transition wealth with clarity and intentionality. Growing up in Section 8 housing and witnessing his family's financial struggles, Kofioriginally aspired to become a doctor—until his father's passing from cancer changed everything. Faced with both emotional and financial devastation, Kofi realized no one should pass off debt instead of wealth. That conviction launched him into the insurance and investment industry, where he began asuccessful career discovering insurance could serve as both protection and wealth-building tool. After earning his Retirement Income Certified Professional® (RICP®) designation, Kofi founded Zion Capital to heal financial lives through objectivity, experience, and accountability. Outside the office,he's a competitive powerlifter holding a Virginia state deadlifting record, a yogi, cyclist, podcast host, and lifelong learner passionate about continuous growth. Kofi's ultimate goal? To help a thousand people achieve financial freedom and build one of the top investment advisory firms in thecountry—proving that purpose-driven work can transform not just individual lives, but entire legacies... all because he got a license!
Connect with Kofi Thompson:
🌐 Website: www.zioncapital.us💼 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/kofi-thompson📧 Email: kofi@zioncapital.us
About You Should Get A License
YSGAL Podcast is the number #1 source foranyone looking to learn about or join the most underrated opportunity inbusiness today...a career in the Insurance industry. Get educated, motivated,and inspired for your journey, as you learn How and Why..."You Should GetA License"
Get the Book: 'You Should Get A License' https://a.co/d/cgjRqNT
Host Social Media:
IG: https://www.instagram.com/ysgetalicense/
Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ysgetalicense
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/78299851
Rod's Social Media
IG: https://www.instagram.com/therodpowell/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jarrard-a-rod-powell-sr-86801616/
About me: Greetings! My name is Rod Powell.I'm an insurance and financial services professional and Author, and UniversityProfessor based in the DMV. I'm multi-state licensed in Life & Health andVirginia licensedin Property & Casualty Insurance, a Chartered Life Underwriter, Registered Employee Benefits Consultant, and a Commercial Lines Coverage Specialist. This channel is not for me to offer my services directly,but to educate you oncareers in the industry that has allowed me to bring a ton of value to others and has been very good to me as well.
Hope you enjoy and heard something thatmakes you think..."You Should Get A License"
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Kofi Thompson is the Founder and CEO ofZion Capital, a comprehensive financial advisory firm based in Richmond, Virginia, specializing in helping first-generation wealth creators build, manage, protect, and transition wealth with clarity and intentionality. Growing up in Section 8 housing and witnessing his family's financial struggles, Kofioriginally aspired to become a doctor—until his father's passing from cancer changed everything. Faced with both emotional and financial devastation, Kofi realized no one should pass off debt instead of wealth. That conviction launched him into the insurance and investment industry, where he began asuccessful career discovering insurance could serve as both protection and wealth-building tool. After earning his Retirement Income Certified Professional® (RICP®) designation, Kofi founded Zion Capital to heal financial lives through objectivity, experience, and accountability. Outside the office,he's a competitive powerlifter holding a Virginia state deadlifting record, a yogi, cyclist, podcast host, and lifelong learner passionate about continuous growth. Kofi's ultimate goal? To help a thousand people achieve financial freedom and build one of the top investment advisory firms in thecountry—proving that purpose-driven work can transform not just individual lives, but entire legacies... all because he got a license! Connect with Kofi Thompson: 🌐 Website: www.zioncapital.us💼 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/kofi-thompson📧 Email: kofi@zioncapital.us About You Should Get A License YSGAL Podcast is the number #1 source foranyone looking to learn about or join the most underrated opportunity inbusiness today...a career in the Insurance industry. Get educated, motivated,and inspired for your journey, as you learn How and Why..."You Should GetA License" Get the Book: 'You Should Get A License' https://a.co/d/cgjRqNT Host Social Media: IG: https://www.instagram.com/ysgetalicense/ Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ysgetalicense LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/78299851 Rod's Social Media IG: https://www.instagram.com/therodpowell/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jarrard-a-rod-powell-sr-86801616/ About me: Greetings! My name is Rod Powell.I'm an insurance and financial services professional and Author, and UniversityProfessor based in the DMV. I'm multi-state licensed in Life & Health andVirginia licensedin Property & Casualty Insurance, a Chartered Life Underwriter, Registered Employee Benefits Consultant, and a Commercial Lines Coverage Specialist. This channel is not for me to offer my services directly,but to educate you oncareers in the industry that has allowed me to bring a ton of value to others and has been very good to me as well. Hope you enjoy and heard something thatmakes you think..."You Should Get A License"