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Family Office Exchange
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The issues that come up in a family office or family enterprise are unique to each family and are rarely discussed in a public forum. In this podcast, Family Office Exchange reveals some of these issues in discussions with family office subject matter experts, family members, and trusted advisors. The podcast gives the listener a taste of how having a FOX membership can transform the way families and their trusted advisors approach ideas like philanthropy, governance, investing, and more.

  1. 5d ago

    Helping Families Manage and Overcome Addiction with Jeff Jones

    Today, I have the pleasure of speaking with Jeff Jones, family recovery coach, author, speaker, and founder of The Family Recovery Solution. Unknowingly, Jeff grew up in an addicted family system and never forgot the experience. This inspired him to earn a master's degree in couples and family counseling and pursue numerous counseling and life coaching credentials. Throughout his career, he has focused on two questions: "How do people actually get better?" and "How do families contribute to the solution?" In his latest book, Rethinking Addiction: The New Family Recovery Solution, he answers both questions and introduces a three-phase program for families with a member in active addiction or early recovery. Jeff describes the realities and challenges families face when a loved one struggles with addiction. He outlines the emotional, relational, and practical issues families must navigate and explains why addiction should be viewed not only as an individual challenge, but also as a family system issue. He also compares traditional approaches to addiction treatment with his Family Recovery Solution, highlighting the advantages and shortcomings of each. One practical recommendation Jeff emphasizes is the importance of having structure. He explains how healthy boundaries, clear expectations, communication practices, and support systems can help families move from crisis management toward a more constructive recovery process. Jeff shares practical guidance for families seeking to support a loved one while also protecting their own well-being. Another important topic Jeff discusses is the range of resources and programs available to families dealing with addiction. From treatment and recovery programs to family-centered coaching and education, he explains how families can identify and utilize the support systems best suited to their circumstances. Enjoy this insightful conversation with a leading family recovery expert on one of the most challenging issues families face today and learn how families can play a vital role in helping loved ones manage and overcome addiction.

    Helping Families Manage and Overcome Addiction with Jeff Jones

  2. Aug 27

    Facilitating Family Offices' Access and Exposure to Bitcoin With Cory Klippsten

    Today, I am delighted to speak with Cory Klippsten, Founder and CEO of Swan, a financial services company that focuses exclusively on Bitcoin. Cory is an investor or advisor in more than 50 technology startups and was named to the Top 500 Most Influential list by LA Business Journal in 2024 and 2025. He is a partner in Bitcoiner Ventures, El Zonte Capital, and The Bitcoin Opportunity Fund, and as an angel has funded more than 60 early-stage tech companies. Before startups, Cory worked for Google, McKinsey, and Morgan Stanley, and earned an MBA from the University of Chicago. He is a frequent guest and contributor to tech, financial and Bitcoin media. Recent appearances include CNBC, Bloomberg, Barrons, The New York Times, and Yahoo! Finance. Cory explains how Bitcoin features in the asset portfolios of UHNW families and family offices today and how their attitudes and exposure to this foundational digital asset have evolved over the past few years. He also comments on how Bitcoin compares to or stands out from other digital assets families are considering or investing in. In the grand scheme of things, Bitcoin is still a relatively new asset, and many investors are still coming up the learning curve on how to invest in it. Cory talks about where Bitcoin is today in its maturity curve and its progression from a frontier digital alternative to an established, mainstream asset class. Cory offers his views on the best tools and platforms for families and family offices to become educated on Bitcoin and to keep up with the latest trends and development in this avant-garde space. He describes the products and providers family offices should consider when investing in Bitcoin and participating in the continued ascendance of this and other major digital assets. Don't miss this fascinating conversation with a prominent Bitcoin pioneer, innovator, and entrepreneur. Episode Resources from Cory Klippsten "The Bullish Case for Bitcoin" article Vigil Protocol family financial orchestration (complimentary trial for FOX listeners) "Welcome to Bitcoin video" series "Inventing Bitcoin" book Stephan Livera "Intro to Bitcoin Austrian Economic Thought" "Broken Money" book by Lyn Alden

    Facilitating Family Offices' Access and Exposure to Bitcoin With Cory Klippsten

  3. Aug 20

    Designing for Independence and Dignity with Longevity Planning With Esther Greenhouse

    Today, I have the pleasure of speaking with Esther Greenhouse, CEO of Silver To Gold Strategies, a financial gerontology consultancy working at the intersection of economics and aging. Esther is an environmental gerontologist and longevity strategist. Her work at Silver To Gold Strategies equips financial planning firms to reduce preventable caregiving risks and costs. Esther applied her unique Enabling Design Method™ to help her mother delay a move to a care facility by 7 years, maintaining dignity and legacy and saving a considerable amount in estimated costs. She has worked on visionary projects, such as the U.S.'s first elder-focused ER, co-created a multiyear initiative for AARP International, served as the strategic director for the nation's first Age Friendly Center for Excellence, and created and taught a course on her unique method at her alma mater, Cornell University. Esther describes the realities and challenges families face as some of their family members enter their golden years and are choosing to age in place and talks about what this transition means for the families, their caregivers, and their advisors. She outlines how families should be planning for this stage of life and identifies the developments and decisions they will face across so many areas of their life – from home design to finances to the psychology of aging and caregiving, to mention just a few. One practical consideration – and a difficult one to discuss – is how to design the home environment around the personal hygiene needs of the family member and support their independence and dignity. Esther shares her tips on what families and family offices need to think about to achieve this goal. Another practical dimension Esther talks about is for families to develop and execute intentional longevity planning and strategy that includes generations and encourages all the difficult conversations, while providing the practical solutions families need. Can you elaborate on this. Enjoy this instructive conversation on an important, yet difficult topic with a leading expert in the field of longevity and gerontology.

    Designing for Independence and Dignity with Longevity Planning With Esther Greenhouse

  4. Aug 13

    Finding and Retaining the Right Personal Chef With Chris Demaillet

    Today, I'm excited to speak with Chris Demaillet. Chris spent 18 years working as a private chef for some of the world's wealthiest families: on yachts, in residences, and across the globe. He founded Montclair Chef to help clients find world-class Chefs such as himself and the culinary masters he's worked with and trained. Before private service, Chris trained in France and worked in several of the world's best kitchens, including a 3-Michelin-star restaurant once ranked among the top 25 globally. That experience, which was the culinary equivalent of being a professional athlete, taught him what precision, discipline, and world-class execution really mean. Now, he runs Montclair Chef with that same mindset: placing elite private chefs into ultra-luxury homes and superyachts, with the standards and care of a Michelin kitchen. Chris is the author of The Private Chef Guide - How to Become a Private Chef and Build a Career in Private Dining. We start with an overview of the world of private culinary services. Chris explains how the need for a personal chef normally arises and when it makes sense for a family or a family office to consider employing a private chef. He describes what UHNW clients and families look for in a private chef and outlines the most common needs and preferences of UHNW clients when they are considering or working with a private chef. For families who are considering private culinary services, Chris offers his tips on how to find and hire the right private chef. A personal chef can become an integral part of the family's household and everyday life. Chris provides some practical suggestions for families and their family offices on how to retain their chef for many years and what they need to do to take good care of their chef. Enjoy this informative exchange with one of the best connected and most experienced advisors in the world of private culinary services for UHNW individuals and enterprising families.

    Finding and Retaining the Right Personal Chef With Chris Demaillet

  5. Aug 7

    Harnessing the Passion and Business of Equine Ownership With Sherri Helmond

    Today, I have the pleasure of speaking with Sherri Helmond, Accounting & Financial Outsourcing Director, Equine Industry Leader at Dean Dorton. With more than 30 years of executive management experience, Sherri brings a unique blend of operational leadership, financial expertise, and industry insight to her role as Dean Dorton's Equine Industry Leader. As Equine Industry Leader, she works closely with clients to align financial strategies with the unique demands of the industry. Sherri's areas of expertise include business planning, financial analysis, forecasting, and outsourced accounting. She is particularly skilled in implementing technology solutions, including Sage Intacct, to streamline financial processes, enhance reporting, and deliver actionable insights that support sustainable growth. Since joining Dean Dorton in 2019, Sherri has specialized in serving equine clients, leveraging her CFO-level expertise to help farm owners, trainers, and equine businesses strengthen operations, improve profitability, and plan strategically for long-term success. Sherri and her firm, Dean Dorton, are an Advisor Member of FOX, and we are thrilled to have her expertise and thought leadership within our membership community. We start with Sherri's views on where equine ownership sits in the bigger picture of an enterprise family's life and investment portfolio. She describes the different reasons and models for a family and their family office to be involved with breeding and owning horses. There are many segments within the equine industry. Shery elaborates on how a family should evaluate and select the right segment, and how they should engage with all the industry players within their chosen segment of equine ownership. One practical consideration for families who are passionate about owning or investing in horses is all the specialized expertise they need to be successful in this niche endeavor. Sherri offers her advice on how families and their family offices should assemble the right team of advisors with deep and relevant expertise in the equine space. Do not miss this illuminating conversation with one of the foremost equine experts serving UHNW families and their family offices.

    Harnessing the Passion and Business of Equine Ownership With Sherri Helmond

  6. Jul 30

    Adopting Cross-Domain Risk Management for the Family Office With Edward Marshall

    Today, I am pleased to welcome Edward Marshall, Founder and CEO of Presage Global, an intelligence-powered risk and business advisory firm serving C-suites and boards, family offices, and investors. Eddy is a family office insider and a leading family office researcher, advisor, and author. He is also a risk and threat management specialist, working with families to reduce their cyber, physical, financial, operational, and reputational risk profiles. Eddy is a member of the Advisory Board and co-heads the Family Office Initiative at the UHNW Institute. He co-authored the book, The Family Office: A Comprehensive Guide for Advisers, Practitioners, and Students. Prior to founding Presage Global, Eddy held leading family office roles at Dentons, Credit Suisse, Citibank, and Boston Private. Eddy has been in the family office industry for a while now and recently released a joint study with Nines on the state of the family office estate security. He shares his view on what's happening in the family office security space and what's changed in the past decade or so. Eddy provides a synthesis of the overall risk situation facing most family offices, explaining why family offices at risk and what are the major risks they face. He offers his thoughts on whether most family offices are being proactive or are reacting to risks only after a major threat or failure. Eddy talks about risk management as a cross-domain field and one practical tool he and his firm have put forth is the Ten Domains of Risk framework, which includes elaborate checklists for family offices across multiple risk areas. He describes the framework and shares how family office leaders can apply it in their everyday work. Eddy works with many family offices and as he looks across all these different cases he has assessed in the past few years, he summarizes the top three things he believes family offices can change to improve their risk management posture and capabilities. Enjoy this highly relevant conversation with a family office industry veteran and risk management expert serving UHNW families and their complex enterprises.

    Adopting Cross-Domain Risk Management for the Family Office With Edward Marshall

  7. Jul 23

    Protecting Family Capital by Deploying Digital Reputation Management With Tony McChrystal

    Today, I am delighted to speak with Tony McChrystal, Founder & Managing Director of Pavesen, a specialist digital reputation management firm working exclusively with high-profile individuals, family offices, and private clients. With over 15 years in online reputation management, executive privacy, and sensitive-issue consultancy, Tony is one of the UK's leading authorities on digital reputation strategy. He has worked directly with hundreds of UHNW individuals, family offices, entrepreneurs, C-suite leaders, and politicians across the UK, US, and Middle East. Prior to founding Pavesen, Tony served as Managing Director of ReputationDefender's UK & European private client practice and subsequently as EMEA Director of Sales and Service at Gen Digital, the parent company of Norton, Avast, and LifeLock. He has been featured by the BBC, The Guardian, The Telegraph, and other international outlets. Tony shares his opinion on how families feel about online reputation today and describes some of the challenges and realizations faced by families and family offices on this topic over the past decade or so. Privacy and obscurity have been the go-to approach in the past, but how Tony shines a light on how families' views and preferences have been evolving recently. He outlines best practices that are emerging among family offices regarding reputation management and even pro-active public relations. Tony shares his views on the various channels and tools for families and their family offices to stay on top of and monitor reputation risks, manage their public image proactively, and deploy their long-term social capital strategies. He opines on how families and family offices should collaborate with or engage the services of outside experts and service providers in the field of reputation management. Don't miss this highly illuminating conversation with an experienced practitioner specializing in the niche field of UHNW family reputation management.

    Protecting Family Capital by Deploying Digital Reputation Management With Tony McChrystal

  8. Jul 16

    Designing Wellness-Centered Homes that Help the Family Flourish With Sarah Walker

    Today, I'm excited to speak with Sarah Walker, Founder and Principal Designer of Nuance, a legacy estate interior design & wellness advisory firm that helps families and family offices create homes that feel deeply personal, wellness-centered, and effortless to live in. Over 20 years, she has delivered more than 50 multi-million-dollar estates and compounds, specializing in homes that feel like private retreats while remaining straightforward for staff to operate. Born and raised in Dubai and educated in interior design, art, and construction management, Sarah combines a global design perspective with a strong technical foundation. Prior to Nuance, she led interior design across Nordstrom stores, spas, and restaurants nationwide, aligning large teams around an elevated experience and making complex environments intuitive to use. Sarah has been featured in Architectural Digest, Luxe Interiors + Design, Forbes, The Seattle Times, Homes & Gardens, and many other publications. We kick off the conversation with Sarah's explanation of what wellbeing-centered design means. She offers her definition of the concept and describes what it takes to design and build living spaces that embody the family's values and help both individual family members and the family as a whole flourish. Sarah describes the connection between family governance and the design of the family home and talks about instituting an "operating system for the home" and explains how that operating system can support the family across multiple generations. Sarah offers some practical tips to families and their offices related to designing homes and personal spaces that support and advance the physical health of family members. She touches on key practical and technical aspects, such as air quality and water purity, that families need to consider and incorporate into the design of their living spaces. Sarah also touches on the practicalities of designing a home that facilitates and promotes interpersonal connection, mental health, and personal happiness of the family members and describes how family leaders can achieve the objective of building a wellness-centric home. Enjoy this instructive conversation with a leading player in the world of wellbeing-centered design for UHNW families.

    Designing Wellness-Centered Homes that Help the Family Flourish With Sarah Walker
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The issues that come up in a family office or family enterprise are unique to each family and are rarely discussed in a public forum. In this podcast, Family Office Exchange reveals some of these issues in discussions with family office subject matter experts, family members, and trusted advisors. The podcast gives the listener a taste of how having a FOX membership can transform the way families and their trusted advisors approach ideas like philanthropy, governance, investing, and more.

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  • Creator
    Family Office Exchange
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2026
  • Episodes
    100
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    © 2026 FAMILY OFFICE EXCHANGE
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