Willpower HoldingsChicago · Est. 2026

will·pow·er

/ˈwɪlˌpaʊ.ər/noun

  1. 1.The belief that a problem has a solution, and the resolve to keep going until you find it.
  2. 2.The humility to look harder, and to ask the right people, when the answer isn't yours yet.

Willpower Holdings LLC builds and backs practical businesses that take the friction out of financial services, starting with the paperwork that slows down every new client relationship.

Our creed

How we work through hard problems

Every business in our portfolio starts the same way. We don't assume we know the answer. We believe one exists, and we do the work to find it.

Believe

Start from the conviction that the problem can be solved, even when nobody has solved it yet.

Look

Go to the source. Study where things actually break before deciding what to build.

Ask

When we don't have the answer, we find the people who do and listen carefully.

Build

Turn what we learn into simple, dependable tools that save people real time.

Portfolio

One focused company, built with care

We keep the portfolio small on purpose, so each business gets the attention it needs to do one job exceptionally well.

Operating brand In development · 2027

ScootThrough

Helping wealth management firms scoot through account paperwork and client onboarding.

When an account application comes back "not in good order," the client waits and the operations team starts over. ScootThrough finds why a firm's applications keep getting rejected, then checks for those gaps before anything is submitted.

Built for
Independent RIAs, especially teams of 5 to 20 advisors
Solves
Repeat NIGO rejections and slow new-account onboarding
Custodians
Designed to work across custodians, not just one
Client data
Works from rejection reasons, not your clients' personal information
Pricing
One flat fee per firm, never per seat

Named for Scout, a family dog who never lets anything slow her down.

Contact

Running operations at an RIA? Let's compare notes.

We're speaking with advisors and operations leaders about where account opening breaks down. If repeat paperwork rejections cost your team time, we'd like to hear about it.

Email us hello@willpowerholdings.com
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