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Gone are the days of meeting a client for lunch, chatting about your offering, and closing the sale over dessert. Clients today look different from those of the past. They make networked purchasing decisions by committee, with diverse roles, interests, and backgrounds. With access to more information and a greater ability to share it, they demand v...

Women have become financial powerhouses exercising decision-making control over $11.2 trillion of investible assets. Women investors from inheritors and spouses to wealth creators and wealth owners are taking a more significant role in managing their families' investments in addition to their philanthropic endeavors. We are also in the midst of...

Family members from all generations are hungry for clarity on how to navigate the financial and emotional complexities of wealth. In order to do this well, families need leaders—all kinds, from all generations. Come to this session to learn how one Chief Learning Officer within a multi-family office helps families develop leadership skills th...

During our time together, we will discover how to bring meaning to our work, identify our own purpose priorities, and understand how to use our voice for change. This session provides an opportunity to bring together these essential building blocks to tell a powerful story about the impact we want to have on our families and the world. Being able t...

“Culture eats strategy for lunch” is a well-known adage that describes how vital an effective culture is to any organization’s success. A family’s culture, not unlike an organization’s, is fluid and everchanging, shaped by shared values, beliefs, assumptions, and behaviors. This interactive learning experience will hel...

Engaging a coach can be an effective way to develop your leadership, engage your teams, and accelerate your career development. In this interactive session we will explore your understanding of coaching as a mindset, a skill set, and a resource for Rising Generation family members. Coaching can help you unlock your leadership potential, whether it ...

The Rising Generation has been called “The Generation of Impact,” as we operate not only with a value-centric mindset but are insistent upon contributing to and seeing change. But how do we influence family leadership to think differently, and give us a seat at the table? In this interactive discussion, we will hear stories from peers w...

Purpose-driven leaders tap into what really motivates both themselves and others, and as a result they inspire their teams to achieve extraordinary results. Leading with purpose is particularly important to millennials and rising generation leaders. We’ll talk about the purpose economy, and participants will have an opportunity to discover th...

The 2017 Tax Act presents planning opportunities around the choice of entity. Existing clients with pass through entities like S-Corporations and LLCs need to consider if maintaining this status is prudent given the changes in the tax law. In the past C-Corporations considered elections to become pass through entities to avoid two tiers of tax. Wha...

Be careful what you wish for—increasing longevity is bringing a host of unanticipated risks. Affluent families may now have active members spanning seventy years (ages 20 to 90), upending traditional succession and spending plans. Of greater concern is the risk of senior clients developing dementia, imperiling the wealth management relationsh...

Many families have adopted strategic approaches to the way they run their businesses and their life in an integrated fashion. Some have applied business expertise to their philanthropic causes, and others have pursued impact across all of their investments to promote social and environmental returns. Representatives from three families will share t...

Upon the sale of the Knell family’s operating business, Harvey was confronted with a new set of challenges. How could he work to “let go early” like his father did so effectively, how he would support the transition of his family wealth, and most importantly to Harvey, how would he ensure critical skills were developed within his ...

Increasingly, companies of all stripes are being stressed to manage their reputations in a world that is always on, more social, and more contentious than ever. The problems faced can be even more challenging for family-owned businesses. Family members and businesses are increasingly asked to take stands on social concerns and political issues by t...

Learn how non-family business executives can lead discussions on succession and why you may want to facilitate this process. In this session, Charlie and Jonathan will share data and case studies from successful (and unsuccessful) successions at leading family enterprises and engage in a group discussion to help answer the following questions:What ...