Beyond The Balance Sheet Podcast

Jay Bacrania, CEO and Co-Founder of Signet Education LLC, and Sheila Akbar, Signet's President and COO, are guests on this week's episode. Signet helps students and parents develop skills they will need to overcome challenges and empower students to make successful decisions in college. Jay and Sheila explain how parents can navigate engagement with their child who has difficulty with executive fu...

Elizabeth Kelley is a criminal defense lawyer with a nationwide practice specializing in representing people with mental illness and intellectual/developmental disabilities. She built her practice integrating both criminal defense and mental illness because she firmly believes those with mental disabilities do not belong in the criminal justice system, and jail and prison are not treatment. Elizab...

Danielle Oristian York is a speaker, consultant, and trainer working with those who seek to change the future through a strategic and operational exploration of values and identity. Danielle opens the show by speaking about her role as the executive director of 21/64, a nonprofit practice founded to serve philanthropic and enterprising families. Danielle reveals how we should have conversations wi...

Dr. Jordan Shlain believes good medicine and great health come only from a deep understanding of people, data, and science. First, we discuss Dr. Shlain's unique approach to the healthcare system and the background and experiences that led to his family office. Dr. Shlain reveals why wealth changes the outcome of how he can deliver healthcare. Plus, we discuss the type of people willing to avoid t...

Heidi Webb has been licensed to practice law in Massachusetts and before the Federal District and Appeals Courts since 1986. In today's episode of Beyond the Balance Sheet, we talk all about the different ways to restructure a family besides the typical divorce. Heidi likes to work backward with her clients by encouraging them to think about where they want their families to be in ten years, and t...

We all know someone who has psychopathy; however, not everyone knows the truth about it, how to identify the warning signs or what to do next once they identify the psychopath. Dr. Ron Schouten, Director of the Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship at St. Elizabeth's Hospital, Director Emeritus of the Law & Psychiatry Service of the Massachusetts General Hospital, and Chair of the Association of Threat A...

Wealth advisors are continually nudged into broader elements of their client's lives. It's up to these financial advisors to fulfill the role in addressing many situations, which helps them build a solid financial plan encompassing all aspects of their client's lives. In today's episode, Michael Conway, founder and CEO of Conway Wealth Group, and Zach Conway, Managing Director of Conway Wealth, jo...

Ellen Perry is the founder and principal of Wealth Bridge Partners, and has years of experience working with families of substantial wealth. Talking about money among family members can bring out difficult emotions and stress. In this week's episode of Beyond the Balance Sheet, Ellen tells us how she personally works with families to tackle tough decisions and open the lines of communication betwe...

Julia Karol is the president and COO of the Watermill Group. She has a number of different philanthropic engagements and was named the Most Influential Women in Mid-Market M&A by Mergers and Acquisitions Magazine for three consecutive years. Julia is also the host of Stork'd, a podcast that explores and celebrates the many paths to building a family.  As a person who went through it herself, Julia...

Rob Lachenauer is a partner and CEO at Banyan Global. He has been both a consultant and entrepreneur, and has traveled extensively throughout the world doing consulting work and entrepreneurial advice work. Rob has written a book that has been translated into at least 7 languages called Harvard Business Review Family Business Handbook: How to Build and Sustain a Successful, Enduring Enterprise tha...

Stacie Feldman Hausner, Esq. has successfully mediated hundreds of cases in the areas of business, family conflicts, personal injury, employment, real estate, and other areas. She is known as an out-of-the-box thinker, which is why we're very excited to have her as a guest today. Stacie is an expert on the issue of conflict in general and finding solutions that work with everybody, even when it do...

Coventry Edwards-Pitt, affectionately known as Covie, is a partner and Chief Creative Officer at Ballentine Partners. She is an author who has written several books, including, "Healthy, Wealthy, and Wise," and has held numerous jobs and positions in her 24 years of experience. Covie's experience makes her not just facile in dealing with individual concerns, but with families as well. In this epis...

In today's episode, we invited David Korb to be a guest. He is the founder of Commonwealth Student Services that provides personalized educational consulting and concierge services to domestic and international students. They are dedicated to providing the highest level of tailored services to students and their families to facilitate and enhance their entire educational experience. Listen in as D...

We have a wonderful guest in this podcast episode, Janet Benvenuti. Janet is considered one of the country's leading health and family advocates. She founded Circle of Life Partners and has counseled hundreds of families and educated thousands of people on how to plan for longevity and support of aging relatives without disrupting their careers, damaging health, or depleting a family's finances. J...

Dr. Lee Hausner is a recognized clinical psychologist, business consultant, and seminar leader. And amongst her many accolades and professional achievement, she has written a book titled Children of Paradise: Successful Parenting for Prosperous Families. She is a renowned speaker for Young Presidents' Organization, World Presidents' Organization, TIGER 21, and has worked with high-net-worth famili...

Kristen Heaney helps successful families connect across generations at the intersection of values, purpose, and financial success. In this episode, Kristen shares how her being a young and unprepared inheritor after her father's early death colored the passion she has for her work as a wealth legacy coach and consultant and her advice to both financial advisors and families of different generation...

We are excited to be joined by Greg Henning in today's episode. Greg has worked in the District Attorneys' office and has had an outstanding educational career. He was also a member of the Homicide Response Team and Chief of the Gang Unit. Now, he runs a very different company at Henning Strategies and works on crisis management and legal strategies for people who are in trouble. Talk about an imp...

Governance is 'the way things are done around here'. It is the development of policies, procedures, and structures and ultimately, it comes down to communication, decision-making, clear boundaries, roles and responsibilities, and finding a way to document this for the benefit of the clients. Today's guest is Daniel Trimarchi, he is part of the KPMG Private Enterprise Family Business practice, whic...

Suicide is not something that discriminates. It does not have any economic, status, or gender boundary. Margaret Stone and Neil Smith join us to talk about a topic impacting so many people. Speaking from the heart and a place of vulnerability, Margaret and Neil share their experience with suicide in their family and how to help people who are going through a difficult time in their lives. Visit ou...

Dr. Jim Grubman is a family wealth consultant and serves as the curriculum expert and chair for the ultra-high net worth institute. He works with families and understands both the psychology of families and the complexities that come with being a high-net-worth family. Dr. Grubman shares with us how wealth is much more complicated to learn and adapt to. Tune in as we talk about issues often arisin...

Meet Katie, Diana's god-daughter and the beneficiary of a multi-generational trust. As someone who has struggled with mental health issues, eating disorders, and substance abuse, Katie has advice for our listeners on what to consider when interacting with people who have similar situations such as hers. Tune in as Katie gives experience-based advice to parents, family members, and trust officers o...

In today's episode, we are joined by Scott E. Squillace who is a business, tax, and estate planning attorney with 34 years of experience practicing law. His practice includes estate planning needs for an international clientele, corporate executives, small business owners, physicians, attorneys, and other professionals. In this episode, we talk about how his life circumstances that evolved over de...

Diana and Arden will discuss the benefits of gratitude journals.

  We are lucky to be joined by Dr. Daniel Carlin, a board-certified emergency physician and national leader in the field of telemedicine. Dr. Carlin opens the show to speak about the most substantial healthcare gap he fills with his medical practice. Unfortunately, there is a massive problem around continuity and accountability in the healthcare system. There needs to be familiarity between the pa...

In anticipation of Valentine's Day, Diana and Arden discuss the ways in which they show kindness to those closest to them.