Ep. 131 - Rethinking Divorce: Chad Layton on Collaborative Practice

In this episode of Your Palm Beach Guide, we sit down with Meghan Mayo, Director of the Tree of Life Resource Center, an organization working to build a comprehensive resource center model in Palm Beach County and replicate it in communities around the world. Meghan shares what inspired founder Amanda Schumacher to create the Tree of Life, what it was like joining in the middle of a global pandemic, and how international mission trips and decades of nonprofit work shaped the way she leads. Meghan reminds us that serving a community starts and ends with love.

In this episode of Your Palm Beach Guide, we sit down with Kelly Jo Coughlin, founder and president of The Kollective Brand, a West Palm Beach-based marketing and brand development consultancy built on the belief that most businesses don't lack ideas, they lack the systems to sustain them. Kelly shares what that "systems gap" really costs, how she goes inside a business to build something the team can run on its own, and what she learned helping execute Pelotonia Ride Weekend, an event with 9,000 attendees that raised $21 million for cancer research. Kelly makes the case that a lasting brand comes down to strategy, systems, and execution.

In this episode of Your Palm Beach Guide, we sit down with Chad M. Layton, Esq., a Palm Beach County native and family law attorney who built his practice, Mindful Divorce, P.A., around peaceful resolution instead of courtroom battles. Chad explains what Collaborative Divorce actually looks like, why privacy matters so much for families here in Palm Beach, and how he helps clients make clear-headed decisions when emotions run high. He also reframes the conversation around prenuptial agreements and shares the one thing he wishes everyone knew before marriage or divorce. Chad's approach proves that even life's hardest transitions can be handled with dignity and care.

In this episode of Your Palm Beach Guide, we sit down with Dr. Robert Fishel, board-certified cardiologist and clinical cardiac electrophysiologist, president and founder of Florida Electrophysiology Associates, and Director of Electrophysiology at JFK Hospital. Dr. Fishel specializes in complex catheter ablation and has spent his career at the forefront of heart rhythm care. He has contributed to more than 40 clinical trials, holds multiple patents, and has authored dozens of publications and book chapters. A look at the career of a physician who treats hearts, and helps shape the technology behind how they're treated.

In this episode of Your Palm Beach Guide, we sit down with Dr. Nicole Basile, board-certified internist and nephrologist serving as Medical Director of Northwell Health Concierge Services at West Palm Beach. Dr. Basile shares how concierge medicine builds a deeper physician-patient relationship, why conditions like hypertension often remain undermanaged, and what she wishes more people understood about women's health during midlife. Dr. Basile reminds us that healthcare at its best is a relationship - one built on truly knowing your patient over time.

In this episode of Your Palm Beach Guide, we sit down with Susan Damon, owner of Tux Shop Palm Beach - "A Bridal Shop for Grooms" - celebrating more than 50 years of dressing Palm Beach County's grooms, groomsmen, and formal occasions. Susan shares why staying appointment-only with in-house tailoring has remained core to her philosophy, what most grooms get wrong about formalwear, and how the shop has stayed thriving for five decades. Susan proves that in a market chasing what's new, staying committed to fit, experience, and relationships never goes out of style.

In this episode of Your Palm Beach Guide, we sit down with Fiorella Rondon, founder of Rondon & Co., a coaching and development company built around one core idea: that better decisions build better futures. Fiorella shares her journey from Peru to the U.S. at 17 without a clear roadmap, why confidence doesn't always come before a decision, and the real difference between moving fast and moving with direction. Fiorella reminds us that we don't need all the answers before we move forward - we just need to start.

In this episode of Your Palm Beach Guide, we sit down with Katie Thompson, President and CEO of Junior Achievement of the Palm Beaches and Treasure Coast, and Erica Henn, the organization's Vice President of Education, to talk about shaping the next generation. Katie and Erica pull back the curtain on how Junior Achievement reaches more than 77,000 students a year with real-world learning in financial literacy, work readiness, and entrepreneurship — including JA BizTown, where students run an entire working community of their own. Their message is simple: building the next generation takes people who show up every day and refuse to let young people believe the life they want is out of reach.

In this episode of Your Palm Beach Guide, we sit down with Beth Fishel - Palm Beach resident, philanthropist, entrepreneur, registered pharmacist, author, and former Mrs. Texas - whose life proves you never have to fit into just one box. Beth shares her path from pharmacy into entrepreneurship, her role building businesses alongside her husband across healthcare, medical innovation, and real estate, and what it takes to be both spouses and business partners. We also talk about her deep philanthropic involvement across Palm Beach, caring for her mother while writing her biography, and what continues to drive her constant reinvention. Beth's story is a reminder that a life well-lived doesn't have to follow just one path.

In this episode of Your Palm Beach Guide, we sit down with David McClymont, CEO of Palm Beach Symphony, who has led an extraordinary decade of growth, eliminating a deficit within his first year and bringing the Symphony to the stage of the Kravis Center. David shares the leadership philosophy behind that transformation, balancing data-driven decisions with the creative nature of the arts, and why making classical music accessible to the next generation matters so much. David's story is proof that the arts and business aren't separate worlds; both require vision, discipline, and belief in the mission behind them.