The right protocols can create peace in a family's everyday life.

Aubree Weathers honed her skills managing operations and logistics in the Air Force, and today, she applies what she's learned in private service. As a consultant and the founder of AW Strategies, Aubree helps complex households build processes that work for them. 

In this episode of the Easemakers Podcast, she shares tips for creating new standards and procedures, best practices for navigating change, and advice for getting buy-in from key stakeholders across an estate.

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The Easemakers Podcast is presented by Nines, modern household management software and services built for private service professionals and the households the support.

How do you reduce turnover and retain your top household staff members? 

In this episode of the Easemakers Podcast, the team from Critical Path Advisors shares HR best practices for onboarding, benefits, PTO, and more — so you can set your team up for success. Hear from Co-Founder and President Reisa Diamond and Director of Employee Relations Lisandra Gatson on how they work with families and private clients, what leads to burnout, and how to navigate tough HR conversations.

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The Easemakers Podcast is presented by Nines, modern household management software and services built for private service professionals and the households the support.

You have one week to plan a 50th birthday party for 100 people — how do you make it happen?

Jessica Goldklang found her calling answering questions just like this, and created Party Crush Events to bring big visions to life on a short timeline. In this episode of the Easemakers Podcast, she shares her tips for anyone trying to make the impossible happen at the last minute. 

Tune in to hear her keys to an unforgettable guest experience, tips for finding vendors without ego, and how she meets expectations, whether she's asked to bring in a dancing parrot or create a diner from scratch. 

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The Easemakers Podcast is presented by Nines, modern household management software and services built for private service professionals and the households the support.

Owning a ski home comes with unexpected maintenance challenges — so what should you consider if you're tasked with managing a home in a town like Park City, UT?

Paul Benson is the Co-founder and CEO of Engel & Völkers Gestalt Group, and he's watched Park City real estate evolve over the past 20 years. In this episode of the Easemakers Podcast, he shares the mistakes people make all too often with ski properties and how to avoid them. Tune in to hear about how the right inspections can save millions in repairs, the realities of living with wildlife and weather in a ski town, and the complexities of hiring household staff and vendors in high-cost neighborhoods. 

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The Easemakers Podcast is presented by Nines, modern household management software and services built for private service professionals and the households the support.

To celebrate 100 episodes of the Easemakers Podcast, the Nines team turns the microphone around. Tune in to hear Kristin and Mohamed talk with Jacco de Bruijn and Shelby Boudreau about the founding story of Nines and Easemakers, the evolution of the Easemakers community, and their words of gratitude for the service hearts who make this community special.

Thanks to everyone who's been a part of our first 100 episodes! 

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The Easemakers Podcast is presented by Nines, modern household management software and services built for private service professionals and the households the support.

How can estate managers make a positive impact on family dynamics and well-being for the families they support?

In this episode of the Easemakers Podcast, we talk about generational well-being, family dynamics, and continuity with the team from RayLign. Greg Rogers founded RayLign 20 years ago to bring alignment and support services to families across generations. For this conversation, he’s joined by Molly Grunner, who brings an estate management background to the RayLign team. 

Tune in to hear tips for building strong relationships with principals, anticipating what's around the corner, and creating redundancy and structure for long-term success and stability.

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The Easemakers Podcast is presented by Nines, modern household management software and services built for private service professionals and the households the support.

In private service, no two days are the same — and as time goes on, a role can change drastically.

Beth Langley has worked with the same principals for two decades, and her role has continuously evolved over time. In this conversation, she shares her path from personal trainer to estate manager to fractional estate manager and remote personal assistant. 

Tune in to hear her tips for setting boundaries that set you up for success long-term, building long-lasting vendor relationships, and adapting as dynamics change.

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NOAA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, predicted an above-normal hurricane season for 2025, but so far, none of the Atlantic hurricanes that have formed this year have made landfall in the US. With another month to go, President of Aon Private Risk Management Jason Ott shares his advice for mitigating risk during hurricane season.

Tune in to hear how to protect assets during floods, what everyone needs to know about building and maintaining coastal properties, and why estate managers should have an understanding of their principal’s insurance policies. 

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The Easemakers Podcast is presented by Nines, modern household management software and services built for private service professionals and the households the support.

What are the unique challenges of managing a private island? 

In a new episode of the Easemakers Podcast, Luciana Nijdam shares what estate managers and the families they support need to know about purchasing, developing and maintaining private islands. 

Tune in to hear how managing a private island differs from running a coastal property, tips for finding staff and vendors for remote locations, tips for training your team for when things (inevitably) go wrong, and more. 

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In 20 years serving on luxury yachts, Chef Adrienne Gang has learned every lesson the hard way, and now, she wants to create calmer waters for her peers. 

This October, Adrienne is launching a course with Florida International University called Luxury Culinary Operations: Yacht and Estate Logistics. In this episode of the Easemakers Podcast, she shares why continuing education has become her passion, and how chefs can benefit from special training designed for private service environments. 

Plus, in the lightning round, Adrienne shares a behind the scenes look at her experience on Bravo's Below Deck, as well as her experience volunteering her culinary skills to provide disaster relief with organizations like the Guy Fieri Foundation.

Learn more and apply to the course here: https://hospitalityexed.fiu.edu/courses/luxury-culinary-operations-logistics-for-yachts-and-estates/

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