Investing In Your Values

Shari talks with artist David Rubman about his unique approach to retirement — transitioning from attorney to woodworking. They discuss his career path, his decision and thought process on when to retire from law, how he found art as a passion – and how he’s maximizing his return on life.

David Rubman is a woodworker with a dental drill (he also uses chain saws, grinders, sanders, chisels, files and sandpaper). He’s an artist and woodworker living in Evanston, Illinois who tired of straight lines. He uses electrical and pneumatic grinders, auto-body sanders, rotary tools, and dental drills to shape and texture wood. David is always dreaming of red barns.

David worked as a non-profit lawyer for the poor, for the city of Chicago government, as an associate at a corporate law firm, and as a private practitioner in his own firm with various partners since 1992. He specialized in immigration law, and retired in 2013.

Connect with David:

Website: https://www.rubmanart.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-rubman-43b22011/

Instagram: @david_rubman_art

Get your copy of Maximize Your Return on Life here.

To learn more about Shari Greco Reiches, visit https://sharigrecoreiches.com/

To learn more about Rappaport Reiches Capital Management, visit https://rrcapital.com/

To discover your core values, visit https://rrcapital.com/blogs-and-more/do-you-know-your-core-values

In this episode, Shari interviews John “The Purple Coach” Mitchell. They discuss John’s career path from Lawyer to Executive Coach, who benefits from an Executive Coach, what types of clients he works with, professional tips – and much more!

John Mitchell is a leader who helps other leaders develop and maximize their potential. His clients are people who seek to change the world. They lead and manage organizations large and small throughout our society. John specializes in working with leaders to accelerate the pace of their personal and professional development. His methods are focused on enhancing each client’s unique strengths so they can be the most effective leaders possible. Working primarily through executive coaching, consulting, and highly interactive learning and development programs, John seeks to support leaders who are committed to making a difference in their own lives and in the lives of the people who have chosen them to lead.

Helping leaders transition to new leadership positions is one area of John’s expertise. He also has extensive experience assisting women and people of color successfully apply their talents in new roles and new environments. Mr. Mitchell’s unique background brings personal experience to these transitions and his educational experiences ground those firsthand experiences with sound theory and applied research.

John’s 20 plus years of business experience ranges from working as a professional in a social service agency, to practicing law in a large international law firm, to leading a large urban affiliate of an internationally known not-for-profit housing development organization, to starting a successful company that helps leaders develop and hone their own unique leadership style. He also has extensive leadership experience serving on various not-for-profit boards of directors, and in civic and professional organizations.

John’s 20 plus years of business experience ranges from working as a professional in a social service agency, to practicing law in a large international law firm, to leading a large urban affiliate of an internationally known not-for-profit housing development organization, to starting a successful company that helps leaders develop and hone their own unique leadership style. He also has extensive leadership experience serving on various not-for-profit boards of directors, and in civic and professional organizations.

When he is not working with clients, John often runs or cycles along Chicago’s beautiful lakefront. He is also likely to be found with his wife at one of the city’s many restaurants, cultural institutions or music festivals. An annual pilgrimage to the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, visits with friends around the country, and bicycle trips anywhere the terrain is more varied than Chicago’s keep John on the move. So, if you get his voicemail leave a message. More likely than not he is out someplace having fun. But do not worry – he will return your call!

Connect with John: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thepurplecoach/

Email John: [email protected]

Get your copy of Maximize Your Return on Life here.

To learn more about Shari Greco Reiches, visit https://sharigrecoreiches.com/

To learn more about Rappaport Reiches Capital Management, visit https://rrcapital.com/

To discover your core values, visit https://rrcapital.com/blogs-and-more/do-you-know-your-core-values

Shari chats with Liz Tinkham, host of the Third Act Podcast. On Third Act, Liz talks to guests who are happily “pretired” – using their time, treasure, and talent to pursue their purpose and passion in the third act of their life. Shari and Liz discuss tips for pre-retirees, what retirement looks like today, and how to maximize this most important time.

Liz Tinkham is a dynamic leader and respected advisor to C-level executives on issues of technology, digital transformation, and leadership. She excels in bringing people, business, and technology together to drive exceptional business results. Liz motivates executives and teams, helping them cut to the heart of ambiguous problems, come together as collaborators, and achieve business outcomes. Pierre Nanterme, former CEO, Accenture, called Liz, “an inspirational global leader and business builder adept at identifying and exploiting scalable, profitable growth in digital areas”.  Her straight-forward leadership style and experience working with both Fortune 100 executives and millennials make Liz a powerful advisor to companies looking to navigate change brought on by digital or technology transformation.

Liz currently serves on the Board of Directors of Atos, a French-based, multinational IT services and consulting firm, of Particle, a San Francisco-based, full stack Internet of Things company; of Headspin, a cloud-based mobile test automation platform company, and The Athena Alliance,  a digital platform for executive education, community, and access to CXO and Board opportunities for top women in business.  She also advises the state of Washington on educational and equity issues through her position as the Chair of the Board of Washington STEM.

Liz most recently served as a Senior Managing Director at Accenture where she was a long-time member of the Firm’s Global Leadership Council and the Global Lead for Microsoft.  Under Liz’s leadership of her 5500-person team at Microsoft, account revenue more than doubled, profit margins increased by 25% and Microsoft became the largest of Accenture’s commercial clients.

Prior to Microsoft, Liz served as Accenture’s Global and North American Management Consulting Lead for the Communications, Media and Technology verticals.  Responsibilities included Revenue growth, M&A activity and Chairing the CMT Investment Board.

Liz teaches a management consulting class at the University of Washington’s Foster School of Business and a graduate seminar class for Nonprofit Board Management.

Liz enjoys hiking, SoulCycle, travel, doing podcasts and spending time with her husband and three children. As a proud graduate of The Ohio State University, where she received a B.S. in Aerospace Engineering, Liz is an avid Buckeye fan.

Connect with Liz: https://www.linkedin.com/in/liztinkham/

Atos: https://atos.net/en/

Particle: https://www.particle.io/

HeadSpin: https://www.headspin.io/

The Athena Alliance: https://athenaalliance.com/

Get your copy of Maximize Your Return on Life here.

To learn more about Shari Greco Reiches, visit https://sharigrecoreiches.com/

To learn more about Rappaport Reiches Capital Management, visit https://rrcapital.com/

To discover your core values, visit https://rrcapital.com/blogs-and-more/do-you-know-your-core-values

Todd Wiener, a successful attorney and avid cyclist, was in a devastating bike accident resulting in a traumatic brain injury. Todd talks about his recovery and life after the accident. An inspirational discussion – especially for listeners that may find themselves in a life changing situation they did not anticipate.

Todd was born in 1961 in Cleveland, Ohio. He graduated from college at University of Cincinnati, Summa cum Laude, in 1983 (majoring in American History). Todd graduated law school at Harvard University, cum Laude, in 1986. He practiced law at Hopkins & Sutter from 1986 to 1990, and then was a Partner at McDermott, Will & Emery from 1990 to 2021. His practice focused on Environmental Law, and Todd is now retired.

Todd has lived in Evanston, Illinois since 1986, and married Paula Jacobi in 1988. Their son Sam, born in 1995, passed away in 2020.

An avid classical musician, Todd plays in the Southern Arizona Symphony Orchestra (SASO) and the Music Institute of Chicago Symphony Orchestra. He is also on the Boards of Directors of SASO and the Evanston Symphony Orchestra.

Todd has enthusiastically gotten into the sport of running in his recovery. Todd is a member of the Evanston Running Club and the Interloopers Runners in Tucson, Arizona. Todd has won several races and is currently training to race a marathon.

Todd also serves on the Board of Directors of the Evanston Community Foundation, where he is the Chair of its Philanthropy Engagement Committee. He serves on the Foundation for Beth Emet Synagogue, in Evanston and is also on the Board of Advisors of the Northwestern University Tennis Teams.

Shirley Ryan AbilityLab:  https://www.sralab.org/

Collage Rehabilitation Partners: https://collagerehab.com/locations/colorado-programs/

Evanston Community Foundation: https://evanstonforever.org/

Music Institute of Chicago Symphony Orchestra: https://www.musicinst.org/

Southern Arizona Symphony Orchestra (SASO): https://sasomusic.org/

Evanston Running Club:  evanstonrunningclub.org

Connect with Todd: instagram.com/wienertodd

Get your copy of Maximize Your Return on Life here.

To learn more about Shari Greco Reiches, visit https://sharigrecoreiches.com/

To learn more about Rappaport Reiches Capital Management, visit https://rrcapital.com/

To discover your core values, visit https://rrcapital.com/blogs-and-more/do-you-know-your-core-values

In this episode, Andrea discusses her journey from State’s Attorney to Family Law. She shares what every woman should know about their finances, steps to take for women contemplating divorce, her mentors, work/life balance, advice for younger attorneys — and much more!

For more than two decades, Andrea Muchin has resolved, both through settlement and litigation, complex family law and divorce cases at Schiller DuCanto & Fleck LLP. Andrea’s vast array of experience covers all facets of family law including sophisticated financial issues, business valuations, maintenance, child support, child custody, removal, and visitation issues. In addition, Andrea has also negotiated and drafted numerous pre-nuptial and post-nuptial agreements and amicably settled hundreds of cases.

Andrea represents successful people who work both in and out of the home, have unique problems and issues, and who are willing to listen to sound advice on how to move forward in their lives. Over time, she has represented and guided both men and women through this often difficult time in their lives. Andrea prides herself on the direct and individualized approach she takes with each client. Andrea listens to her clients’ needs and helps them understand their current situation, identify and prioritize their concerns, and develop realistic goals and expectations. Using legal, personal, financial, and counseling skills, Andrea provides a rational, intelligent and individualized approach to achieving what is best for each client given the totality of their circumstances and the range of realistic options.

Connect with Andrea:

https://www.sdflaw.com/team/detail/andrea-muchin/bio

linkedin.com/in/andrea-muchin-18b1741

Get your copy of Maximize Your Return on Life here.

To learn more about Shari Greco Reiches, visit https://sharigrecoreiches.com/

To learn more about Rappaport Reiches Capital Management, visit https://rrcapital.com/

To discover your core values, visit https://rrcapital.com/blogs-and-more/do-you-know-your-core-values

For her first podcast, Shari is in the “hot seat”, being interviewed by her business partner David Rappaport. Shari shares her background, including her family’s experience that inspired her mission of empowering people to make smart financial decisions. She discusses what work and family balance means to her, and how she came to incorporate values as part of the financial planning process. Shari also reveals how she maximizes her own return on life – and the one performer who can make her sing, laugh and cry!

David Rappaport, CFP® is the Co-Founder and Chief Investment Officer of Rappaport Reiches Capital Management. He acts as personal CFO to entrepreneurs and corporate executives, providing organization and clarity in their finances. Dave loves to talk about investing, financial planning, and Aspiritech, a non-profit hiring individuals on the autism spectrum.

Connect with David: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidmrappaport

To discover your core values, visit https://rrcapital.com/blogs-and-more/do-you-know-your-core-values

To learn more about Shari Greco Reiches, visit https://sharigrecoreiches.com/

To learn more about Rappaport Reiches Capital Management, visit https://rrcapital.com/

Get your copy of Maximize Your Return on Life here.