Legacy Leaders

His friends call him Jay and you can too. Jay Barrett works to assist young professionals and small business owners achieve peace of mind. Life is busy and many times important tasks slide down the list and do not get accomplished. He has been counseling clients since 2010 on how to plan for their families, their legacy, and their businesses. Jay has learned the art of relational law and being a p...

Howard Van Den Heuvel founded his firm in 1992 and he has been successfully advising individuals and businesses for more than 32 years.  Mr. Van Den Heuvel offers a comprehensive approach to meet your personal and business legal requirements. Individual business owners and consumers can depend on him to provide effective guidance with family law disputes, criminal defense cases, and civil disputes...

Michele Locke is an Associate Municipal Court Judge and family law attorney, known for her dedication to family law litigation. Before joining the bench, she built a successful practice, representing clients in contested legal disputes. As a judge, Michele presided over a specialized Domestic Violence Court, handling Protective Orders, divorce, custody, child support, and Child Protective Services...

Dr. Robert Scranton is a former financial executive who teaches people how to use their current debts and expenses to grow their wealth outside of the traditional approaches. With his experience in accounting and finance, as well as his experience as the former chief financial architect of a cutting-edge financial firm, Dr. Robert has been able to help people all over the United States take advant...

Ramiro is an engineer, entrepreneur, co-founder and expert in eCommerce. After university in the UK, he returned to Mexico in 2017 - and dove straight into applying his problem-solving skills to the eCommerce world. He joined AMZ Advisers and achieved massive growth for 50+ 7-figure brands on the Amazon platform. He now helps brands break into the Latin American eCommerce markets, and tackle all t...

Meet Shannon Pawley, the heart and soul behind The Estate & Asset Protection Law Firm. With a career spanning from representing international blue-chip companies to single parents, Shannon's journey led her back to her estate planning roots after over a decade as a Vice President at a National Law Firm. Her mission is clear: to help clients age with dignity, grace, and independence while crafting...

Shauna A. Wekherlien, CPA, MTax, CTC, CTP, CTS, is a two time published author who founded Tax Goddess Business Services in 2004, a 100% digital firm with an expert team of more than 93 people around the globe that has saved their clients over $1 Billion in taxes! Shauna is a sought after speaker who advises business owners, investors, and entrepreneurs to create plans of action to increase their...

Dallas Burnett is the Founder and Chief Energy Officer of ThinkMoveThrive. He believes that intentionally creating a positive culture is paramount to the long-term success and impact of any business. Hence why Dallas founded ThinkMoveThrive with the launch of his first book, MOVE!   Listen to this informative Legacy Leaders episode with Dallas Burnett about workplace culture. Here is what to expec...

Bill Burke attended Michigan State University and played quarterback there for legendary coach Nick Saban. During his time there, he broke passing records, led the team to an upset win over #1 ranked Ohio State in 1998, helped MSU beat Tom Brady and Michigan, and led the team to a 10-2 record and a #7 national ranking in 1999.  He is the author of Victory Outside The Arena, and currently is an ass...

Kern Singh is a Founding Partner & President of the Singh Law Firm, and has served as trusted counsel to his clients for over a decade. He is recognized as Northern California’s premier and most-sought after Estate Planning Attorney. Mr. Singh is also renowned as the preeminent attorney for Advanced Estate Planning, specializing in Qualified Small Business Stock (QSBS) Issues, Start-Ups, Estate Ta...

Abbe F. Large, CLTC, Senior Vice President at Lenox Advisors, is a dedicated professional whose drive is to put her clients' best interests first. With nearly 30 years of experience, she is highly skilled in a variety of financial services, estate planning, and asset management solutions. With her corporate clients, she helps structure strategic employee benefits as well as executive carve-out pro...

Mark B. Murphy, CEO of Northeast Private Client Group, is an accomplished author, speaker, and motivator who’s revolutionizing the financial planning and wealth management industry. He helps entrepreneurs achieve multigenerational wealth through personalized strategies, leveraging his strategic planning and financial engineering expertise. Forbes has ranked him as the #1 financial security profess...

Oscar Quesada is the owner at Lifedge. After seeing so many people being ripped off by marketers who charge thousands of dollars for strategies that don’t even work, he decided to do something about it. Oscar became Certified in the StoryBrand 7-Part Framework which helps companies eliminate confusion and communicate clearly with their customers so they can grow their businesses. As a StoryBrand C...

Dr Bruno Cignacco (PhD) is a TEDx speaker, researcher, and business consultant. For over 30 years, he has advised and trained hundreds of companies on international marketing and other business topics. He is a university professor at several institutions in UK. He is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (HEA - UK). His new book is titled "The Art of Compassionate Business" (2nd Edition,...

Steven H. Step is President of A Step Ahead Insurance & Financial Services. Steve has helped more than 285 clients grow their wealth without risk or worry, reduce their taxes, and achieve their dreams of financial security. His clients on track to building more than $86 million of additional wealth through safe, proven financial strategies. Steve's clients think of him as their "secret weapon," he...

\Richard Kerbawy has served the Mid-Michigan community for more than four decades. He was an Assistant Ingham County Prosecuting Attorney for four years before being appointed Chief Attorney Referee for the Ingham County Circuit Court Family Division, where he heard abuse and neglect, delinquency and custody cases for 23 years. He has decades of serving as faculty for the Michigan Supreme Courts J...

Justin Janowski has helped hundreds of coaches build their dream businesses from the ground up. Driven by his faith, he founded Faith2Influence to help people learn what it takes to turn coaching into a profitable business venture. Justin has guided Christian and non-Christian coaches alike through the rewarding process of optimizing business models, pricing, and sales strategies so that they can...

Darin is an eminent industry leader and entrepreneur with over 25 years of real estate experience and more than $1B in debt and equity as a Sponsor or LP. Having experienced several market corrections, Darin led predecessor companies to pivot and deliver exceptional returns in residential, retail, NNN, and multifamily assets. He is an active managing partner at Presario Ventures and recently found...

Ben Hockema, the WSJ and NYT-featured founder of Illuminate Wealth Management, is passionate about sharing his expertise with anyone serious about making better financial decisions. He works with couples and families on their full financial picture; everything from cash flow and paying for education to saving and investing for big goals such as retirement, to individual and small business tax plan...

Roland Ortiz is an investment advisor and wealth manager. He believes each person is unique in what they want out of life and that no one person's plans or dreams can fit the mold of others. His focus is only you and what you want to achieve. His success is directly measured by your success. Roland prides himself on providing objective advice extended with individual attention for each client. Cur...

Rich Bruno, an executive coach with a distinguished work history. Rich had a 30-year career as a supply chain leader and is a recent retiree from Johnson & Johnson. Rich's journey has been inspiring, marked by a relentless commitment to talent management, entrepreneurial success, and community leadership. In his three-decade corporate tenure, Rich spearheaded numerous teams and divisions, consiste...

Philip Smith is a serial entrepreneur, investor, and author who partnered with Kevin Harrington, one of the original sharks on Shark Tank. He also made the Inc. 5000 list of fastest growing private companies 5 times and he did it as a 1 employee company, working from home. He started his first business in 1998 and has been part of 5 acquisitions so far. Phil is an expert in B2B lead generation and...

Michael Vater, Esquire, Managing Partner of The Ticktin Law Group headquartered in South Florida has successfully strategized, argued and won complex litigation cases across the US and abroad; including over 20 Florida counties, California, Texas, Pennsylvania, Ohio, South Carolina and Iceland (a victory that created case precedence re: consumer rights in aviation disputes in the European Union) ....

Addison Adams is the founder of Adams Corporate Law and stands out as the go- to voice on Mergers and Acquisitions for California-based businesses. With nearly three decades dedicated to closing deals, Addison’s expertise isn’t confined to just M&A transactions. He guides business owners, helping companies of all sizes and across all industries in the Golden State achieve growth. Whether it’s mast...

By placing wealth management planning at the forefront of his approach, Chris DeWolfe empowers his clients to navigate the complexities of the financial landscape with confidence and clarity. DeWolfe holds a BA in Finance from the Seidman College of Business at Grand Valley State University and an Associate of Arts from Northwestern Michigan College. Chris also holds a comprehensive set of profess...