The Resilient Minds

In this Season 6 episode, Eric Balance sits down with Neil Cockburn, Director of Family Enterprise Advisory Services at KRP (Kingston Ross Pasnak), the Edmonton firm that has served families and businesses since 1945, and the firm where Eric began his own career. Neil holds the FCPA, FCA, FEA, CFP and TEP designations and has spent more than four decades walking owners through acquisitions, exits, family governance, and the transfer of wealth from one generation to the next. Together they move past the tax return and into the soft side of succession: the family constitution that codifies the unwritten rules, the financial literacy that has to start young, and the difference between controlling the next generation and handing them values they can carry. Neil shares the story that pulled him into this work, the myth of the third generation that loses it all, why you should never throw good money after bad, and the question he asks every client: what do you want this to look like at the end? Eric brings in sovereignty, hard money, and a parallel economy, and Neil meets it with the honesty of a man who has watched real families succeed and fail. It is a warm, practical conversation about legacy, responsibility, and preparing people as carefully as you prepare the balance sheet.Chapters00:00 Branded open00:56 Welcome, family wealth, legacy and succession04:11 Why Neil entered the profession05:39 A family business saved, protecting the legacy09:55 The family constitution and the soft side of succession14:02 Limiting beliefs and the real objective of a private enterprise19:13 Financial literacy, start the kids young22:02 It is not my money, I am a steward of the family wealth22:36 The myth of the third generation25:14 Values over control, you cannot rule beyond the grave29:12 Do not throw good money after bad33:58 Beyond financial wealth, health and relationships38:12 Governance across the generations43:13 A parallel economy, gold and digital gold48:48 Estate planning and the year you pass51:40 Philanthropy and purpose58:17 Bitcoin literacy is part of financial literacy1:00:40 Employee ownership trusts, a new path to legacy1:02:42 Closing, three days left to live Key takeawaysSuccession is a soft skill. The tax plan and the estate structure matter, but the real work is the conversation: what do you want this to look like, and what do the children want, not just mom and dad.Codify the unwritten rules. A family constitution captures the mission, the guidelines and the expectations that pass from generation to generation, and gives everyone a path forward.Financial literacy starts young. Give children small choices and real consequences early, so wealth becomes responsibility and opportunity rather than entitlement.Be a steward, not an owner. The healthiest families treat wealth as something held in trust for grandchildren and great grandchildren, not a fortune to be counted and spent.The third generation myth is not destiny. Whether wealth survives depends on the values built into each generation and the structure around them, not on a rule that says it must be lost.Values outlast control. You cannot rule beyond the grave, so the durable move is to pass on understanding, where the wealth came from and where it is going, and let the next generation carry it.Do not throw good money after bad. Diversify, keep your eggs in more than one basket, and know when to save the wealth rather than double down on a business that has run its course.Wealth is bigger than the balance sheet. Without health the wealth is irrelevant, and the relationships inside a family are often the most valuable asset of all.Neil Cockburn links and offeringsPodcast: Are You Ready?, by Kingston Ross Pasnak, on YouTube, Spotify and Apple Podcasts, conversations on business exit, succession and estate readinessBest way to connect: by email through [email protected]

In this Season 6 episode, Eric Balance sits down with Rony Vogel, an entrepreneur, engineer, and CEO of the Vogel Family Office. Rony carries a family memory of three generations of loss, displacement from Silesia, Weimar hyperinflation, the Second World War, and expropriation under East Germany, and that memory shapes everything about how he thinks about money today. After watching the Lehman Brothers collapse firsthand on Wall Street in 2008, he turned to the Austrian School of Economics, then to gold, and eventually to Bitcoin. Together they explore the shift from wealth accumulation to active stewardship, why hard money can be the foundation for intergenerational freedom, the gap in financial education, the move from financial sovereignty to a more holistic sovereignty, and the collaborative, low time preference culture that Rony finds in the Bitcoin community. It is a grounded, generous conversation about legacy, responsibility, and building the new in parallel with the old.About Rony...Rony Vogel is the CEO of the Vogel Family Office, a private single family office. An engineer by training with an MBA, he spent more than three decades founding and scaling companies and taking several public. His family history runs through three generations of displacement and systemic financial and political upheaval across Silesia and Germany, an experience that drives his conviction to preserve, rather than simply maximize, generational wealth. After witnessing the 2008 financial crisis on Wall Street, he studied the Austrian School of Economics and became an early advocate for gold and then Bitcoin as the hardest assets for long term preservation. He is an advisor at CV VC and holds several advisory positions across the Bitcoin and venture ecosystem, and he speaks frequently at Bitcoin and family office gatherings.00:00 Branded open00:55 Welcome, hard money and the family enterprise03:19 Three generations: displacement, war, and trauma08:56 2008 on Wall Street, discovering gold and Bitcoin11:20 The pattern now, money printing and a coming trust crisis14:10 How a family office steps into Bitcoin17:54 A new asset class needs time, and the education gap21:10 Learning, conviction, action26:06 Slowing down, stewardship over accumulation27:28 The Bitcoin community, sitting around the fire29:00 Children and the generational mindset shift40:24 Advisory work in the ecosystem41:16 Where to find Rony and the Vogel Family Office44:40 Closing, three days left to liveNotable MomentsMemory shapes money. Three generations of displacement and lost wealth drive Rony's determination to preserve, not just grow, and to make sure the past does not repeat.Crisis can become a classroom. Seeing Lehman collapse in 2008 sent Rony to the Austrian School, to gold, and then to Bitcoin as the hardest long term asset.Learning comes before action. Build conviction first: study Bitcoin, talk to Bitcoiners, read, attend conferences, start with a small allocation, then scale as your questions get answered.Financial sovereignty leads to holistic sovereignty. Understanding hard money changes time preference, how you raise a family, and how you contribute.Build the new in parallel. The point is not to fight the old system but to build a new one beside it, with its own education and its own values.The best communities build together. Rony finds a collaborative, low time preference, almost tribal culture in the Bitcoin world, people who want each other to win.Connect with RonyLinkedIn: search Rony Vogel, Vogel Family Office CV VC: Rony Vogel joined as an advisor (cvvc.com)Further reading: Rony Vogel interview, "Bitcoin is the answer to the search for true scarcity" (cbn.com.cy)Rony is open to advising family offices and family enterprises worldwide on the path to becoming more self sovereignEric BalancePodcast home: https://resilientminds.ericbalance.comConnect with EricEmail: [email protected]

In this Season 6 episode, Eric Balance sits down with Peter Lane, founder of Bitcoin Life and former CEO of Jacobi Asset Management, the firm that launched Europe's first regulated spot Bitcoin ETF. Peter began his career in the City of London on the exact day Lehman Brothers collapsed in September 2008, a trial by fire that taught him to sink or swim and shaped a deeply resilient character. They explore where real resilience comes from, why he believes the misconception is with fiat money rather than Bitcoin, the blind spot in financial education (no one is ever examined on what money actually is), and how Bitcoin Life wraps Bitcoin inside a regulated life insurance structure so families can protect and pass on wealth that will outlive them. It is a grounded, generous conversation about hard money, legacy, and meeting people where they are.Chapters00:00 Branded open00:55 Welcome, bridging two worlds05:10 Starting in the City the day Lehman collapsed06:18 Sink or swim, building a resilient character11:01 Reading people, trusting intuition13:10 Why Bitcoin Life, and the estate planning gap16:12 How the Bitcoin life insurance wrapper works18:21 A tool advisors and brokers can actually use25:43 Succession planning, do not lose the keys29:52 The real misconception is with fiat, not Bitcoin31:19 A society starving for wisdom, and why Bitcoin clicked33:32 No exam on what money is36:37 Art, Bitcoin and generational wealth38:16 Housing then versus now, the education gap41:31 The inevitable financialization of Bitcoin44:16 A Bitcoin version of everything, meeting people where they are47:44 The Bitcoin community, where everybody wins49:36 Where to find Peter and Bitcoin Life52:14 Closing, three days left to liveNotable quotes"I don't think there's a misconception with Bitcoin. I think there's a misconception with fiat money.""At no point did I have to do an exam on what is money. And now I look back, I'm like, why?""You really do sink or swim, and that really shapes you to build a resilient character.""We haven't reinvented the wheel. We've just worked out how to put a Bitcoin spoke on the existing wheel.""You can't make everybody leave real life and go and live on the Bitcoin utopia island. So you build a Bitcoin version of everything that already exists, and then people can make a choice.""These aren't new problems. They're fine. That's the thing that made me resilient."Key takeawaysResilience is built in hard environments. Starting as a cold caller with no salary the week Lehman Brothers collapsed taught Peter to sink or swim, and that became his normal.Understand the problem before the solution. If you grasp what is happening with fiat money, Bitcoin makes sense; if you do not see the problem, no solution will land.There is a blind spot in financial education. Advisors are licensed to tell people what to do with their money without ever being taught what money is.Protect what outlives you. Once Bitcoin is likely to outlast its holder, estate and succession planning matter, and self custody alone can mean heirs never recover the keys.Bring Bitcoin into the existing framework. Bitcoin Life wraps Bitcoin inside a regulated life insurance structure so trustees, tax advisors, and families can use familiar tools.Meet people where they are. Rather than dragging everyone to a Bitcoin only world, build a Bitcoin version of the products people already use and let them take the next step when ready.The best communities build instead of compete. Both men value an ecosystem where people want each other to win.Peter Lane and Bitcoin Life, links and offeringsBitcoin Life: https://bitcoinlife.co.uk Peter Lane on X: search Peter Lane, Bitcoin LifePeter Lane on LinkedIn: search Peter Lane, Bitcoin LifeResilient Minds and Eric Balance linksPodcast home: https://resilientminds.ericbalance.comConnect with Eric: https://www.ericbalance.com Email: [email protected]

In this Season 6 episode, Eric Balance sits down with Elisabetta "Betta" Caraccia, founder of the Ray of Light Awards (ROLA) in Ibiza, to talk about building a legacy of substance. Betta shares how she turned the loss of her husband, actor Ray Stevenson, into a heart driven film festival that celebrates stories that challenge, heal, and shift the human perspective. They explore resilience and grief, raising three sons through loss, staying connected to the ones we love, discernment in a noisy digital world, and why death itself can be a doorway to living more fully. It is a moving conversation about turning darkness into light, and love into legacy.Guest bioElisabetta "Betta" Caraccia is the founder of the Ray of Light Awards (ROLA), an international independent film festival in Ibiza that celebrates films that matter and voices that inspire. She created ROLA in memory of her late husband, actor Ray Stevenson, turning the anniversary of his passing into a celebration that connects filmmakers, artists, and communities around meaningful storytelling and shared values. A mother of three, she champions resilience, optimism, and a people first approach to legacy.00:00 Branded open00:56 Welcome, and building a legacy of substance02:00 How the Ray of Light Awards were born05:00 Does the world really need another film festival09:30 Giving creators a real stage, growing organically10:58 Overcoming, as a couple and as a family15:45 Legacy beyond the screen21:20 Co-creating with Ray, the logo and the vision26:55 Showing up with intention31:00 Raising three sons after loss, staying connected to Ray38:00 Discernment, kids, and the content we consume47:00 The festival, and the anniversary of Ray51:00 Death as transformation, and enjoying every chapterNotable quotes"It doesn't matter how much doom and gloom people want us to focus on. There is still a lot of incredible beauty on this planet, and there is still a lot of wonderful light.""That's why the name Ray of Light came right away. His name was Ray, so it was easy.""The logo is the tattoo that Ray had on his arm, which he did in 2019 in Australia while he was shooting Thor.""I am an incorrigible optimist. It doesn't matter what happens to me. I am always certain that everything happens for a reason, and something even better and greater is about to happen around the corner."Key takeaways"Every chapter is a death, and a new person coming out. So enjoy, don't run away. Enjoy."Grief can be transformed into a platform for meaning. ROLA turns the anniversary of Ray's passing into a celebration of films and voices that matter.A legacy of substance is built on purpose, people, and values, not on money alone.Resilience is a daily practice, choosing to focus on the light even in the darkest moments.Raising children through loss means staying connected, modeling optimism, and teaching discernment about the content they consume.Building organically, through resonance and trusted relationships, can be more durable than corporate sponsorship.Death as transformation: every chapter ends so a new one can begin, so be present and enjoy the people who are here now.Elisabetta Caraccia and Ray of Light Awards, links and offeringsRay of Light Awards: https://rayoflightawards.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rayoflightawardsYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@RayOfLightAwardsIbizaFilm submissions, FilmFreeway: https://filmfreeway.com/RayofLightAwards2027 submissions: https://rayoflightawards.com/2027-submissions/Partner with ROLA: https://rayoflightawards.com/partner-with-rola/Festival: Ibiza, returns 23 to 31 May 2027Resilient Minds and Eric Balance linksPodcast home: https://resilientminds.ericbalance.com/Connect with Eric: https://www.ericbalance.comEmail: [email protected]

GUEST BIORobin Thatcher is the managing director of By The Book Accountancy, a Coventry firm advising businesses on accounts, property and tax, and he helps clients navigate crypto tax. He blends traditional accountancy with a people first, principles led approach to building and protecting family wealth.In the second episode of Season 6, Eric Balance sits down with Robin Thatcher, managing director of By The Book Accountancy in Coventry, England, to unpack how families protect and pass on wealth in a changing tax and digital world. They get into estate and tax strategy, inheritance and Bitcoin, the idea that money is a byproduct of energy, the myth of boomer luck in property, and why entering Bitcoin starts with an open mind. Robin also shares how family oriented business owners can get advisory support, and how this ties into Eric's work at Harmony Partners around purpose, people and prosperity.CHAPTERS00:00  Welcome, and why the old wealth strategies no longer fit06:31  Estate, tax, and investing in yourself11:31  Inheritance strategy and Bitcoin18:11  Money as a byproduct of energy24:51  Property, and the boomer wealth myth29:06  Identity, and the open mind Bitcoin requires31:31  Standards, principles, and Bitcoin Madeira38:11  Advisory for family oriented businesses44:51  Harmony, true succession, and people firstNOTABLE QUOTES"Resilience isn't just about mindset. It's about structure, strategy, and staying ahead of the systemic shifts.""Money is just a byproduct of our energy.""The boomer generation didn't get lucky. They bought houses at a time when that was the move.""The first thing you need to get into Bitcoin is an open mind.""I take the view that I can learn something from anybody in the room.""Pressure makes diamonds. Get through it, with the right people and the right team, and it is a great place to be."KEY TAKEAWAYSWealth strategies that worked twenty years ago are not always fit for purpose in today's tax and regulatory world.Estate, tax and succession planning is structure, not just mindset.Bitcoin belongs in the inheritance and tax conversation, and entering it starts with an open mind.A healthy relationship with money and commerce is foundational, money is a byproduct of energy.Family oriented business owners can get tailored advisory support to protect and pass on what they build.ROBIN THATCHER, LINKS AND OFFERINGSBy The Book Accountancy, Coventry accountants and advisers for business, property and tax: https://www.bythebookaccountancy.co.uk/Robin on LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/robin-thatcher-14900889Crypto tax help: https://cryptotaxhelp.co.uk/RESILIENT MINDS AND ERIC BALANCE LINKSPodcast home: https://resilientminds.ericbalance.com/Connect with Eric: https://harmonypartners.ericbalance.com and https://www.harmonysells.ericbalance.comEmail: [email protected]

Brandon Keys has spent nearly a decade breaking down complex macroeconomics to help people navigate a changing financial landscape. He is the founder of Green Candle and the host of the State of Bitcoin podcast, and he consults with Bitcoin content creators on growing their reach.In the Season 6 opener, Eric Balance sits down with Brandon Keys, founder of Green Candle and host of the State of Bitcoin podcast, to bridge old school wealth and next generation technology. Brandon shares his path from engineer to full time Bitcoin educator, why a fixed supply of 21 million made more sense to him than the traditional market, and what the GameStop moment revealed. They get into how family offices are only beginning to touch Bitcoin, the four forces Brandon sees converging on it, institutions, governments, global wealth, and AI agents, and how AI now lets a small team serve more people and reach an audience without a legacy media network. The conversation closes on legacy, and the question Brandon asks every guest.Chapters- 00:00 Welcome and introduction- 03:29 GameStop and the market as smoke and mirrors- 06:01 Why Bitcoin, and investing in yourself- 11:06 Bitcoin backed products and family offices- 18:47 Bridging old money and new with AI- 23:58 The four forces converging on Bitcoin- 26:31 The early innings of AI- 31:42 Anyone can add value in Bitcoin- 41:48 Media, distribution, and owning your audience- 46:52 Legacy, and the three day questionNotable quotes- "Bitcoin truly changed my life."- "I had everything I ever wanted at the age of 30, and I fell into an existential crisis. I did not invest in Bitcoin then, I invested in myself."- "You do not need the skill set before you start. You can go and figure it out. That is the beauty of Bitcoin."- "There are four forces coming toward Bitcoin: the institutions, the governments, the global wealth markets, and the AI agents."- "You do not need a giant legacy network to reach people anymore. You just need an internet connection and to truly understand what your audience wants."- "This is our responsibility, so that our children, and our children's children, can learn by our example, not just by what we say."- "I have asked almost 200 guests one question: if you had three days, what would you do? Most say they would spend it with their family."Key takeaways- A fixed supply of 21 million gave Brandon a simpler mental model than traditional equity analysis, and it gave back his time.- Family offices remain very early on Bitcoin, and are likely to move through regulated products first, echoing gold's path.- Brandon frames four converging forces on Bitcoin: institutions, governments, global wealth markets, and AI agents.- AI lets a small team produce far more and serve more people, without giving up a personal life.- Distribution has changed: anyone with an internet connection and real audience insight can build the reach that once required a media network.- The recurring answer to Brandon's three day question, time with family, points back to what wealth is really for.Brandon Keys, links and offerings- Green Candle on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@GreenCandle- State of Bitcoin podcast, Brandon's show - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/326v8V7L4q9WVgxR1MxZZ6 - Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/state-of-bitcoin-with-brandon-keys/id1608445593- Green Candle Investments newsletter and research, Substack: https://greencandleinvestments.substack.com- X (Twitter): https://x.com/Greencandleit- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandonkeys072394/- Keys Media Consulting, Brandon helps Bitcoin content creators grow their reach on YouTube (contact through his LinkedIn or Green Candle channels)- Speaker profile: https://bitcoinday.io/brandon-keysEric Balance - Connect with Eric: https://ericbalance.com- Email: [email protected]#ResilientMinds #Bitcoin #FamilyWealth #Legacy #AI #GreenCandle #StateOfBitcoin

🌱 What if the answer has been inside the seed all along?⁣⁣Doug Evans didn’t set out to become a health pioneer.⁣⁣He was just a New York City kid, scrappy, sleeping on subways, surviving. But life had other plans.⁣⁣At 33, Doug watched chronic illness sweep through his entire family. Diabetes. Heart disease. Cancer. ⁣⁣It wasn’t genetics. It was the food.⁣That wake-up call launched Doug on a mission, a return to nature’s simplest, most intelligent food form: sprouts.⁣⁣Not the garnish on your sandwich. The real deal. Living, bioavailable, enzyme-rich medicine you can grow in a jar on your kitchen counter.⁣⁣No soil. No sun. Just water, time, and a little faith.⁣⁣💡 What You’ll Discover in This Episode:⁣The wild power hidden in a seed (some can sprout after 1,200 years!)⁣Why sprouts contain 20–100x more nutrients than mature vegetables⁣How a global bestseller (The Sprout Book) helped awaken a movement⁣Why most of us are treating symptoms—not causes—and how to shift that⁣The shocking contrast between 1-ingredient sprouts and 20-ingredient cereals⁣Why kids in Brazil, Mexico, and Ecuador are embracing food sovereignty⁣How sprouts are more than a food—they’re a pathway to freedom⁣What the future of health could look like when local, intuitive food wisdom returns⁣⁣⁣💬 A Moment That Might Shift You:⁣“Most people wait until a health scare to change. But what if you didn’t have to wait for pain to make the shift?”⁣ — Doug Evans⁣⁣🔁 From the Streets to the Soil⁣In this deeply human conversation, Doug opens up to Eric about how his own evolution—from surviving the streets to thriving as a wellness visionary—has been guided by something humble and ancient: the sprout.⁣⁣It’s not just about nutrition.⁣It’s about agency.⁣Simplicity.⁣And the sovereignty we each reclaim when we grow even a little bit of our own food.⁣⁣🚀 Ready to start your own health revolution?⁣⁣Your next step is simple:⁣👉 Visit thesproutingcompany.com⁣ Get Doug’s book, explore organic seeds, and start your own countertop garden.⁣⁣ It’s not just what you eat—it’s how alive it is when you eat it.⁣⁣🎧 Listen now. Your future self is already thanking you.

What if the very stress, struggle, or tension you feel at work… wasn’t something to escape instead it was something that could heal you?In this powerful conversation, Eric Balance sits down with Susan Winchester, author, speaker, and emotionally intelligent leader who discovered that the workplace is one of the most profound classrooms for personal transformation.Susan didn’t start her career with this wisdom. Like so many high performers, she built her early success on unconscious patterns rooted in childhood wounds, perfectionism, people-pleasing, a deep hunger for external validation. On the outside, she was thriving. And inside, something was always missing.Everything changed when a mentor entered her life. Through his guidance and a series of deeply vulnerable experiences, Susan began to see clearly: she had been performing for approval, not leading from authenticity.That awakening sparked her mission: to help professionals recognize their emotional patterns, break free from trauma responses like fight, flight, freeze, or fawn, and begin leading from a place of truth.Together, Eric and Susan explore:How childhood experiences silently shape our careers and relationshipsWhy workplace conflict can be a gift when seen through a healing lensWhat it means to be a conscious leader in a world still driven by unconscious behaviorsAnd how her book Healing at Work teaches a 3-step framework to turn professional pain into personal powerThis isn’t just a conversation about business or success, it’s about owning your story, reclaiming your voice, and understanding that you are not broken… you’re becoming.🔥 This episode is for you if:✨Whether you're a coach, entrepreneur, executive, or a soul on a mission, this episode will remind you that your path is sacred, your patterns can be rewritten, and healing is not a detour… it’s the way home.You feel like you’re working hard but still not “enough”You’ve outgrown hustle culture and crave deeper alignmentYou’re curious how emotional intelligence and self-awareness can elevate your leadershipYou're ready to see your workplace struggles as sacred teachers, not personal failures Susan reminds us:📚“We’re not here to perform. We’re here to transform.” “Awareness is the first act of leadership, especially the awareness of ourselves.” “Healing at work begins when we choose presence over patterns.”Connect & Learn More:Grab Susan’s book: Healing at WorkLearn more at: https://susanwinchester.com/Follow Susan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/susanschmittwinchester/ 🌍 Connect with Eric Balance:Website: ericbalance.comIG: @ericbalanceSubscribe on Spotify / Apple PodcastsIf you loved this episode, share it with someone who’s ready to lead with more heart, and heal with more courage.Because resilience isn’t about being strong all the time.It’s about being whole.

What if we could rewrite the story of extinction, not just to bring species back, but to remind humanity of its sacred responsibility to the Earth?In this episode, Eric Balance sits down with Ben Lamm, the visionary behind Colossal, a company on a mission to restore biodiversity through groundbreaking technologies like de-extinction. But this is more than a story of science, it's a calling to shift the way we live, lead, and serve.Ben opens up about the moment of awakening that led him to this mission, a conversation with geneticist George Church that ignited a deeper purpose. Rather than just chasing technological advancement, Ben chose to channel innovation into something more meaningful: healing the planet through collective action.What unfolds is a raw and inspiring look into the inner work of leadership, where listening to critics becomes a superpower, and connection with indigenous wisdom becomes a guiding light. Ben doesn’t just talk about changing the world, he shares how he’s embodying it, one conscious decision at a time.From traveling to sacred lands in Australia to honor indigenous connections to the Tasmanian Tiger, to navigating the moral complexity of AI and energy transitions, Ben reveals what it means to lead with integrity, empathy, and unwavering vision.This isn’t about being the hero, it’s about building a movement where everyone’s genius matters. It’s about staying awake, even when the world wants you to fall asleep. And it’s about remembering that true innovation always serves life.Awaken to your greater mission beyond business and successEmbrace feedback as fuel for evolutionReclaim the power of community and collaborationLead with empathy in the face of resistanceRethink innovation as a tool for regeneration, not just disruptionBen’s journey is a mirror, a reminder that our boldest ideas are often the most misunderstood, and that walking the edge of what’s possible requires a deep relationship with purpose.If you’re building something that feels ahead of its time…If you’re questioning how to bring spirit into strategy…If you’re ready to ignite your leadership from the inside out…This conversation is for you.🌀 This Episode Invites You To BeFor the Conscious Creator Ready to Make an Impact:Connect with Ben Lamm 🌐 colossal.com 📱 Socials: @BenLamm @itiscolossal

​In the latest episode of The Resilient Minds Podcast, host Eric Balance engages in a profound conversation with Michael Warszawski, the founder and CEO of Confidence Wealth Management Partners, and the Chair of the exclusive Tiger 21 community in New York City. Michael's journey from a focus on intellectual prowess to embracing the power of emotional intelligence offers listeners a unique perspective on leadership and personal growth.​Their discussion delves into the art of listening, drawing parallels between musical harmony and effective leadership. Michael reflects on his experiences with the Young Presidents Organization (YPO), highlighting how structured listening practices and vulnerability have shaped his leadership approach. He emphasizes that true leadership requires introspection and a willingness to learn from others.​Transitioning to the financial sector, Michael sheds light on fiduciary responsibility, critiquing current industry practices that often lack enforcement. He advocates for transparency and honesty, stressing the importance of aligning advisors' actions with their clients' best interests. This segment challenges listeners to reconsider the ethical standards within financial services.​Introducing the Family Voice Framework, Michael outlines its five pillars: Vision, Organization, Investments, Controls, and Education. He shares how this framework aids families in managing wealth while staying true to their core values and vision. It's a testament to his belief that wealth management should be both strategic and deeply personal.​Concluding the episode, Michael discusses his commitment to enhancing financial literacy, particularly among youth. As a board member of the WISE organization, he highlights initiatives aimed at educating high school students and victims of domestic abuse, ensuring they are equipped with essential financial knowledge for a secure future.​Connect with Michael WarzawskiExplore Fiduciary Best Practices: Delve into the Institute for the Fiduciary Standard's guidelines to understand the ethical benchmarks in financial advisory services.​CWM Partners, LLCLearn About CWM Partners: Discover how Michael and his team assist families in navigating wealth management with integrity and personalized strategies at www.cwm-partners.com.​Support Financial Literacy Initiatives: Consider attending the upcoming gala dinner in New York on October 9th, dedicated to promoting financial education and empowerment.​For a deeper understanding of these topics, listen to the full episode on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.Linked In https://www.linkedin.com/in/mwarszawski/Hit me up on social media and say hi!Youtube:⁠ https://bit.ly/35nJ0uV⁠Podcast:⁠ http://www.ericbalance.com/podcast/⁠Instagram:⁠ https://www.instagram.com/ericbalance/⁠LinkedIn - ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericbalance/⁠Facebook - ⁠https://www.facebook.com/eric.lajczak⁠Conscious Entrepreneurship Masterclass⁠https://consciousentrepreneurship.online⁠Scale your Business with a Summit⁠https://balancemedia.ventures/summit-masterclass-get-access⁠