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Ep. 159: The Story Only Your Family Can Tell with Roy Moëd & Yvette Conn

In this episode of the Enlightened Family Business Podcast, host Chris Yonker sits down with Roy Moëd and Yvette Conn, co-founders of Lifebook Memoirs, for a rich conversation about why documenting the stories of family business founders may be one of the most underutilized tools in the entire legacy planning space. Roy's journey into this work began with a deeply personal moment — repeatedly shutting down his blind father's stories until it was almost too late — and evolved into a global enterprise that has now chronicled over 20,000 lives across the world. Yvette, with her background in financial markets and business commentary, brings the lens of the family enterprise: how the unrecorded stories of founders get distorted over generations, how family myths quietly become sources of division, and how a book chronicling the origin of a family business can give an entire management team a living framework of values to build on. Together, they explore why so many people believe their story isn't worth telling, what it actually looks like to capture a 100-year-old family business history, the surprising emotional and relational benefits that emerge when stories are finally put to paper, and why a book — not a video — remains the most powerful medium for preserving a family's truth. This is a quietly profound episode for any family business leader who has ever wondered whether the story of how it all began still matters.

· 5:28 Meet Roy Moëd and Yvette Conn

· 6:07 The Genesis: A Blind Father and a Secretary Who Listened

· 9:34 From Memoir to Family Business Stories — How Lifebook Evolved

· 11:07 Who Am I to Have My Story Written? The Self-Worth Question

· 13:00 The Aha Moment: Why Every Story Is Worth Telling

· 17:42 The Value to the Reader — Not Just the Subject

· 19:00 How Founders' Stories Give the Next Gen Permission to Try and Permission to Fail

· 20:40 Passing On Values, Not Just Value

· 22:08 When the Family Story Gets Distorted — and Why It Causes Division

· 24:46 Capturing Stories of Founders Who Are No Longer Alive

· 27:21 You Can't Ensure Your Memory, But You Can Ensure Your Memories

· 30:42 How This Work Has Enriched Their Own Lives

· 37:11 What Families Ask: How Much Time Does This Actually Take?

· 39:46 Using the Book Project as a Legacy Role for a Retiring Founder

· 42:39 Why a Book Beats a Video

· 43:40 Resources and Farewell

· lifebookmemoirs.com

· chrisyonker.com

Roy Moëd is the co-founder of LifeBook Memoirs, which he launched in 2010 alongside his wife Yvette following extensive research at the Toronto Brain Health Institute. The company officially launched in October 2011 and secured venture capital funding in 2012. Today, over 20,000 people worldwide own a LifeBook. Roy's entrepreneurial journey began in 1978 with the founding of Pourshins Limited, which he built — starting with just £4,800 — into an international enterprise employing over 600 staff across four factories in four countries. He later re-engineered the company into a global virtual logistics and BPO provider before selling it to gategroup in 2007. Beyond business, Roy is a passionate philanthropist and advocate: he founded a polo club in Windsor, participated in the London to Sydney air race to raise money for charity, volunteered with Crisis at Christmas, and assisted with refugee relocation efforts at the Polish-Ukrainian border. He has been an active YPO member since 1991 and is deeply involved in the Parenting Community, creating forums and events focused on ageing parents.

Yvette Conn co-founded LifeBook Memoirs in 2011 after a distinguished career in financial markets. After earning her Economics degree from the University of Bath, she entered the City of London — then still heavily male-dominated — and rose through the ranks at Laurie Milbank and later Investec, becoming one of the first female partners in the City and a member of the London Stock Exchange. Today, alongside her role at LifeBook, she leads the company's prestigious OPUS Division, which works with individuals, families, and founders to capture their life journeys and preserve their legacies for future generations. Yvette's rare combination of financial rigour and emotional intelligence allows her to guide clients through the storytelling process with warmth, discretion, and authenticity. As she puts it: "While a balance sheet tells you what a family owns, a story tells you who they are."

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Ep. 158: You Can't Lead the Next Generation If You're Not Around For It — Dr. Mark Su on Longevity

In this episode of the Enlightened Family Business Podcast, host Chris Yonker sits down with Dr. Mark Su, functional and longevity medicine physician, founder of RootSeek Health and True Wellness Clinic in New England, for a wide-ranging conversation on what it actually means to take authority over your own biology. Dr. Su breaks down the three-category framework he uses in his longevity practice — age-related diseases, cellular root causes of aging, and lifestyle factors anchored by muscle health — and explains why your biologic age matters far more than your chronological one. They explore the groundbreaking science behind epigenetics, telomere health, biologic age testing, and VO2 max, and why moving just one category in your VO2 max ranking is statistically more protective than quitting smoking or eliminating heart disease. Dr. Su also tackles the overwhelm of the longevity information landscape, the critical role of self-advocacy in healthcare, the underappreciated connection between trauma, ACE scores, and chronic disease, and where AI fits — and doesn't — in helping individuals prioritize their health. A conversation for driven family business leaders who are ready to invest in their most important asset: themselves.

· 4:40 Meet Dr. Mark Su

· 8:07 Why Longevity Is Having a Moment

· 12:03 Genetics vs. Epigenetics: How Much Authority Do You Have?

· 17:29 The Three Categories of Longevity Medicine

· 27:36 The Four Horsemen: Age-Related Diseases

· 29:00 Cellular Root Causes of Aging: Telomeres, Biologic Age, and Immunity

· 32:00 Muscle as Your Longevity Organ and the VO2 Max Breakthrough

· 35:47 Testing: What's Available, What's DIY, and What Requires a Doctor

· 41:44 Trauma, ACE Scores, and the Stress-Longevity Connection

· 47:38 How to Find the Right Practitioner

· 53:00 The Role of AI in Personalizing Your Health

· 57:37 Hyperbaric Chambers and Emerging Treatments

· 58:46 Resources and Farewell

· drmarksu.com

· rootseekhealth.com

· truewellnessclinic.com

· chrisyonker.com

Dr. Mark Su is a functional and longevity medicine physician with over a decade of practice experience in New England. He is the founder of RootSeek Health, a virtual practice specializing in chronic inflammation and longevity medicine with no geographic boundaries, and a co-founder of True Wellness Clinic, a brick-and-mortar longevity clinic offering in-person procedural treatments including hyperbaric oxygen therapy and IV ozone. Trained at Tufts and deeply influenced by the pioneering biological age research of his wife, Dr. Jessica Su of Harvard, Dr. Mark Su brings a systems-level, root-cause approach to helping patients understand where they are biologically — and what they can actually do about it. His work bridges chronic disease, longevity science, and the belief that every person deserves a clear map for living their healthiest, fullest life.

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Ep. 157: The Conversation Your Family Needs to Have Before You Die — with Attorney Don Ford

In this episode of the Enlightened Family Business Podcast, host Chris Yonker sits down with Don Don Ford III, estate planning attorney and founding partner at Ford Bergner in Texas, for a candid conversation about the estate planning conversations most families are actively avoiding — and what it costs them when they do. Drawing on over 30 years of working with high-net-worth families and business owners, Don shares the real-world consequences of leaving heirs unprepared, how to think objectively about your children's attributes when designing an estate plan, and why putting the wrong people in the wrong roles can unravel decades of wealth building in a courtroom. They explore the danger of co-beneficiary trusts, the $88–$125 trillion great wealth transfer underway through 2045, and how the next generation can have respectful conversations with aging parents about the future. Don also offers practical guidance on how to select and vet your advisory team — and why introducing your kids to your advisors now may be the most important wealth transfer move you make.

· 2:01 Meet Don Ford

· 4:45 What Actually Keeps Families Together

· 7:42 When Wealth Lands Without Warning

· 11:04 The Burden Nobody Asked For

· 15:49 Fair vs. Equal: The Executor Trap

· 19:00 When the Board Destroys the Business

· 22:11 Trust Structures That Blow Up Later

· 25:43 The $125 Trillion Transfer

· 31:21 What Wealthy Families Actually Look Like Up Close

· 33:54 Advice for the Patriarch or Matriarch

· 36:46 What Next Gen Should Be Asking

· 40:02 Build Your Advisory Team

· 43:44 Resources and Farewell

· fordbergner.com

· chrisyonker.com

Don Don Ford III is an estate planning attorney and founding partner at Ford Bergner, where he has spent over 30 years advising high-net-worth families, business owners, and multi-generational family enterprises across Texas on estate and trust planning, wealth transfer, and family governance. A graduate of accounting with a law degree focused on estate and trust work, Don brings both technical precision and a deeply human perspective to some of the most complex and emotionally charged decisions families face. He is a frequent advisor on trust litigation, family board disputes, and the design of governance structures built to last beyond the founding generation.

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Ep. 156: The Hollow Win: What a mid-eight figure Exit Taught One CEO About Money, Purpose, and What Actually Matters with Nate collins

In this episode of the Enlightened Family Business Podcast, host Chris Yonker, interviews Nate Collins, of Raymond James on why family businesses should prepare for a potential sale even if they have no intention to sell. Collins shares his experience taking over a 170–180-year-old New York City licensing company owned by 16 families, receiving an unsolicited offer, and completing a financially strong but imperfect exit due to limited preparation and lack of independent board oversight. They discuss reducing key-person risk, documenting processes, upgrading accounting and systems, strengthening management teams, and regularly revisiting future org needs as markets change. Collins emphasizes clarifying business, personal, and financial goals; using advisors as investments; and starting with an exit planner to coordinate M&A, legal, tax, and wealth planning. He also addresses post-exit purpose, community, and wellbeing, and offers a free quarterly exit planning workshop.

· 02:35 Meet Nate Collins

· 03:59 Running a Multi Family Firm

· 05:53 The Unplanned Sale Lessons

· 09:40 Build to Be Transferable

· 15:45 Succession Org Planning

· 18:28 Next Gen Reality Check

· 23:00 Assemble the Exit Team

· 26:04 Wealth Without Ruin

· 29:53 Purpose After the Exit

· 37:46 Resources and Farewell

Websites:

· fambizforum.com.

· www.chrisyonker.com

· Raymondjames.com

· Linkedin: @nate-collins

Nate Bio:

Nate is a former CEO who managed a successful exit to a large, PE-backed media company. He now works with a limited number of business owners, CEOs, and their families to help ensure they are achieving their financial goals. As a Financial Advisor and Certified Exit Planning Advisor, he provides in-depth tax mitigation and estate planning strategies, as well as financial planning and investment management. Nate helps owners understand exit readiness and options, wealth transfer, gain family alignment, and prepare for "life after exit."

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Ep. 155 - Stop Reacting, Start Strategizing with Patrick Thean

Host Chris Yonker introduces the Enlightened Family Business Podcast and interviews Patrick Thean, a bestselling author and early contributor to scaling-up methodologies, on practical planning and execution for small to mid-sized (especially family) businesses facing succession or sale. Patrick shares his journey from Singapore to the U.S., training as an electrical engineer, working at Oracle, founding and selling a transportation logistics software company, and discovering a calling to help CEOs succeed. They discuss establishing an annual strategic planning rhythm, including SWOT/aspirations and specific "winning moves", quarterly 13-week execution plans, limiting priorities to three to five objectives, and balancing strategic vs. operational initiatives based on whether the business is in crisis. Patrick emphasizes using facilitators and outside-industry perspectives to overcome blind spots, avoiding overreliance on benchmarking, and reframing accountability as support for commitments, clarity, and agreed consequences.

· 03:06 Meet Patrick Thean

· 03:36 From Engineer to Founder

· 07:11 Selling and Finding Purpose

· 08:17 Helping CEOs Succeed

· 10:43 Family Business Transitions

· 14:33 Annual and Quarterly Rhythm

· 18:04 Three to Five Priorities

· 19:18 Strategy vs Firefighting

· 23:44 Small Tweaks Win

· 25:12 One Permanent Improvement

· 31:41 Let the Pro Lead

· 35:12 Blind Spots and Tunnel Vision

· 38:36 Accountability as Support

Websites:

· fambizforum.com.

· www.chrisyonker.com

· Patrickthean.com

· linkedin: @patrickthean

· Instagram: @rhythmsystems

Patrick Bio:

Patrick Thean is a USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author, award-winning entrepreneur, and world-renowned strategy execution expert. He is the creator of the Think Plan Do® process and co-founder of Rhythm Systems®, helping CEOs achieve breakthrough results and scale with clarity. A seasoned CEO coach and speaker, Patrick has empowered thousands of leaders to turn vision into execution and boost company valuations along the way.

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Ep. 154 - How a Family Turned a Passion Project into a Resilient Brand

With Jodi Scott

In this episode of the Enlightened Family Business Podcast, host Chris Yonker welcomes Jodi Scott, co-founder of Green Goo. Together, they discuss the unexpected path her family took into the family business, which led to their product being distributed in over 150,000 retail locations. Jodi shares insights into their family dynamics, the influence of her parents, and the valuable lessons learned from their upbringing in a military household. The conversation dives into the challenges they faced, including a major setback that led them to buy back their company. Jodi emphasizes the importance of communication, proactive support, and mentoring in maintaining a healthy family business environment. The episode concludes with Jodi offering advice for other family-run businesses and recommending Green Go products, notably the versatile first aid ointment and skin repair cream.

· 00:54 Jodi Scott's Journey into Family Business

· 02:28 Early Life and Influences

· 07:31 The Birth of Green Go

· 12:52 Sisterly Bond and Business Dynamics

· 19:32 From Farmer's Market to Full-Fledged Business

· 22:27 Challenges and Seeking Guidance

· 24:42 Establishing Trust and Roles in Family Business

· 27:34 Implementing Family Employment Policies

· 29:05 Expanding to Retail and Online Markets

· 30:07 Navigating Military Market and Retail Challenges

· 34:09 Facing and Overcoming Business Crises

· 39:16 Rebuilding and Future Plans

· 42:57 Advice for Family Businesses

Websites:

· fambizforum.com.

· www.chrisyonker.com

· Greengoo.com

· Instagram: @greengoohelps

Jodi's Bio:

Jodi Scott is the Founder of Green Goo and CEO of Spry Life, a family-owned portfolio of plant-based wellness brands. She co-founded Green Goo with her mother and sister in a small farmhouse kitchen, hand-crafting herbal salves that grew into a nationally distributed plant-based first aid brand carried in over 120,000 stores.

With a background in biology, pre-med studies, and a Master's in Health Psychology, Jodi bridges traditional herbal medicine with modern science, focusing on clean healing, nervous system resilience, and reducing everyday endocrine disruptors. Her work emphasizes how small, thoughtful inputs compound over time, in health, leadership, and family systems.

Jodi has lived every role inside a family business: product formulator, order packer, marketer, executive, and daughter. After selling Green Goo and later navigating a complex buyback to reclaim the company, she brings rare firsthand insight into continuity, conflict, trust, and alignment across generations.

Today, Jodi works alongside her family running operations from their Colorado farm while mentoring other founders on building values-driven businesses that prioritize people, purpose, and long-term resilience. Her work sits at the intersection of wellness, entrepreneurship, and conscious family leadership.

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Ep. 153 - A Family Built Startup Story From The Kitchen Table

with Mehmet Tascioglu

In this episode of the Enlightened Family Business Podcast, host Chris Yonker interviews Mehmet Tascioglu, the Gen Z founder of Mosaic Cakes, a unique family business based in the Detroit area. Mehmet shares his entrepreneurial journey, starting from his family's experience during the Great Recession, through his initial ventures like Connect Me Tutoring, to the establishment of Mosaic Cakes. The discussion delves into the values instilled by Mehmet's father, the significance of family collaboration, navigating decision-making, and the challenges of introducing a new product to the market. Mehmet offers insights on the importance of mentorship, the influence of cultural heritage, and his vision for Mosaic Cakes as a symbol of the American melting pot. The conversation also explores generational differences, the role of tradition and innovation in family businesses, and the aspiration to build an ethical and impactful brand.

· 00:54 Meet the Gen Z Founder: Mehmet Tascioglu

· 03:14 The Origin Story of Mosaic Cakes

· 05:38 Building a Business During the Pandemic

· 09:10 The Unique Appeal of Mosaic Cakes

· 13:24 Family Dynamics in Business

· 18:24 Leadership and Decision Making

· 19:08 Defining Family Business Values

· 20:21 Family Influence on Business

· 25:23 Generational Perspectives and Challenges

· 32:12 The Importance of Mentorship

· 34:24 Future Plans for Mosaic Cakes

Websites:

· fambizforum.com.

· www.chrisyonker.com

· Linkedin: @mehmet-tascioglu

· Instagram: @mosaic_cakes

· Tiktok @mosaiccakes

Mehmet's Bio:

Mehmet is Co-Founder & Managing Partner at Mosaic Cakes. Prior to starting Mosaic Cakes, Mehmet founded the nonprofit Connect Me Tutoring in 2020, which has since grown into the nation's largest youth-run free tutoring service, providing over 40,000 sessions. Mosaic Cakes is a Michigan-based gourmet dessert company pioneering an entirely new category in the American market. Founded by Mehmet (Stanford MS&E), his mother Senay, and his brother Emir, the company transforms a cherished family recipe into handcrafted premium triangular cakes featuring crushed butter cookies folded into signature chocolate sauce with fresh fruits, crunchy nuts, or other premium ingredients, creating a stunning mosaic pattern in every slice. What began as a beloved family tradition—a dessert the founders grew up enjoying at birthday parties, family gatherings, and celebrations—has become a thriving direct-to-consumer and wholesale business. Throughout their lives, the family witnessed how even the pickiest eaters absolutely loved these cakes, validating that this exceptional flavor experience deserved to be shared with communities across America. At its core, the company's mission centers on positivity, inclusivity, and courage, helping Americans discover a dessert experience unavailable anywhere else in grocery stores, bakeries, or restaurants while building a values-driven business that celebrates family heritage and entrepreneurial spirit.

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Ep. 152 - Preparing Next Gen Family Leaders for 2030 and Beyond

with Amit Egan Datwani

In this episode of the Enlightened Family Business Podcast, host Chris Yonker introduces Amit Egan Datwani, an advisor and consultant in the ultra high net worth space. They discuss the transformative changes affecting the commercial real estate industry, particularly influenced by the pandemic. Datwani shares insights on the importance of deep personal work, spiritual and emotional development for the next generation, and how these factors contribute to innovation and family business continuity. They also touch on the roles of creative intelligence and adaptability in navigating the evolving real estate market. The conversation emphasizes the necessity for families to address inner dysfunction to ensure sustainable business success.

· 00:54 The Changing Landscape of Commercial Real Estate

· 01:25 Meet Amit Egan Datwani: A Journey in Family Business and Real Estate

· 04:22 Amit's Personal and Professional Evolution

· 09:47 The Direction Amit's Work is Evolving

· 12:38 Helping Families Find Alignment

· 16:37 The Importance of Inner Work and Innovation in Family Businesses

· 19:04 How to Know if Your Business Needs to Make a Change

· 27:03 The Importance of Personal Development for Next-Gen Leaders

· 44:22 The Future of Real Estate and Family Business

Websites:

· fambizforum.com.

· www.chrisyonker.com

· globalconsultingorganization.com

· linkedin: @aedgco

Amit's Bio:

Amit is the Founder and Chief Consultant of Global Consulting Organization (GCO). GCO is an internationally positioned Project-Starting Firm that's Visioning, Branding, and Marketing the Neighborhoods, Communities, and Cities of the Future—with particular expertise in Office Building TRANSFORMATION to SUPERCHARGE today's unsustainable Central Business Districts into Profitable and Purposeful Places of the Future.

GCO is leading the movement for Real Estate's first TRULY-INTEGRATED Project Development Model: DESIGN|BRAND|BUILD. Amit showcases this innovation and keen mindset for Transformational Development as the engaging host of GCO FutureCast Episodes and as a headlining speaker or guest collaborator at Premier Experiences nationwide. With these credits, he is an influential C-Suite Advisor on the Future of Office Buildings, offering evolutionary perspectives about the vital power of Branding & Marketing in Commercial Real Estate, as well as how the concept of "Central Living Districts" will RE-imagine the Industry for 2030 and Beyond.

As the leader of the GCO Collective, Amit ACTIVATES Best-in-Class creative talent from inside and outside the Real Estate Industry to LAUNCH Development Projects with a Unified Creative Vision. Using this VISION as a Project's lead facilitator, he's the driving force behind the movement to ELEVATE "The Human Experience" through the Built Environment, an essential commitment of the DESIGN|BRAND|BUILD Model.

With two decades of experience working in & with Family Businesses in Real Estate (and previously the Apparel Industry), Amit also advises Multigenerational and Family Office Clients on how to integrate diverse perspectives into a cohesive, purposeful VISION that delivers superior outcomes.

Amit is trilingual, proficient in English, Spanish, and Hindi. Leading with his Visionary Spirit, he mentors NEXT-GENERATION talent, including work with students at George Washington University's Center for Real Estate & Urban Analysis and at the Dwight-Englewood School. Amit enjoys spending time with his wife (a Writer and longtime Yoga Teacher), 27-year-old stepson (a New Jersey State Trooper and Personal Trainer), and 15-year-old son (who dreams of playing in the NBA). They love playing pickleball, boating, and exploring everything that South Florida has to offer.

For inspiration, Amit LOVES reading, practicing yoga, and taking long walks around cities, ALWAYS thinking about TURNING IDEAS INTO REALITY.

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Ep. 151 - From Daughter to CEO - Navigating Family Business Transitions with Amanda Osmer

In this episode of the Enlightened Family Business Podcast, host Chris Yonker talks with Amanda Osmer of Grappone Automotive, a New Hampshire-based family business rooted back to 1924. Amanda shares her journey growing up in a family business, how she eventually decided to be part of it, and the challenges she faced during the transition phase. The conversation touches on the significance of clear communication, inner awareness, and flexible governance. Amanda also discusses the importance of building a strong leadership team, handling multiple successions, and maintaining business integrity. Listeners gain insights into Amanda's dedication to community, the values driving her leadership, and her thoughts on keeping the family business resilient amid industry changes.

· 01:29 Amanda Osmer's Journey in the Family Business

· 03:14 Growing Up in a Family Business

· 07:17 Sibling Dynamics and Family Business Covenant

· 10:10 Amanda's Commitment and Vision for the Future

· 16:22 Navigating Family Business Transitions

· 23:02 Navigating Personal and Professional Boundaries

· 26:07 Implementing the EOS System

· 29:56 Family Employment Policies

· 35:21 Commitment to Community and Integrity

· 39:34 Documenting Family Business History

Websites:

· fambizforum.com.

· www.chrisyonker.com

· "Grappone Automotive: The Founding" Book at Gibson's Bookstore

· Grappone Audiobook on YouTube

Amanda's Bio:

Amanda Grappone Osmer is the fourth generation of her family to own and help operate Grappone Automotive, established by her great-grandparents as a single gas station in 1924. Today Grappone represents four new car manufacturers with sales, service, and retail and wholesale parts departments. They employ about 350 Team Members and are located in Bow, NH.

Team Grappone operates in an environment in which the whole person is asked to show up and participate at work with the company's mission in mind: to build lifelong relationships with team members, guests, and the community by serving with integrity, kindness, and respect. In 2017 Amanda launched Leadership Grappone, a program that seeks out the company's emerging leaders and challenges them mentally, emotionally, and physically over a nine-month period with the goal of uncovering their true leadership potential.

Faith and volunteer work are central to Amanda's life purpose, and she has served on many nonprofit and advisory boards in her career. One project near to her heart is the co-founding of The Dewey School, a nature-based preschool located at Canterbury Shaker Village. She lives in Sanbornton, NH with her husband, a high school coach and all-around amazing human being, their three children, dog and other critters, and fruit and veggie gardens.

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Ep. 150 - Fragile Power: Wealth, Identity, and Mental Health

with Dr. Paul Hokemeyer

In this episode of the Enlightened Family Business Podcast, host Chris Yonker talks with Dr. Paul Hokemeyer, an expert in family business governance and mental health, about the complexities of wealth and psychological well-being. They delve into how societal perceptions of wealth impact individuals and families, leading to feelings of isolation, mistrust, and hyper-agency. Dr. Hokemeyer shares his journey from law to clinical psychology and discusses the importance of cultural competency in behavioral healthcare for high-net-worth individuals. Key topics include the challenges of managing narcissistic personalities within family systems, the necessity of setting enforceable boundaries, and the role of external support in fostering healthier family dynamics.

· 01:54 Introducing Dr. Paul Hokemeyer

· 04:50 Dr. Paul's Journey and Career Path

· 07:14 Challenges Faced by Wealthy Individuals

· 13:41 The Intersection of Wealth and Identity

· 22:48 Therapeutic Approaches and Observations

· 30:32 Hierarchies and Tribes in Human Society

· 31:13 Isolation and Wealth

· 35:31 Understanding and Treating Wealthy Patients

· 39:20 Narcissism in Family Systems

· 44:31 Dealing with Narcissistic Family Members

· 49:58 The Role of External Support Systems

Websites:

· fambizforum.com.

· www.chrisyonker.com

· draysonmews.com

· Instagram @dr_paul_hokemeyer

Dr. Paul Bio:

Dr. Paul Hokemeyer (J.D., Ph.D.) believes mental health matters for everyone, everywhere.

He is the founding principal of Drayson Mews and author of Fragile Power: Why Having Everything is Never Enough (Hazelden, 2019) and Fragile Power 2.0: Wealth, Narcissism & Mental Health (2024), the leading resources for individuals, couples, and families of wealth seeking culturally respectful and clinically effective mental health services. In addition, Dr. Paul serves as the Senior Wellness Expert to Ispahani Advisory, a London-based consulting firm specializing in multijurisdictional, ultra-high-net-worth families. He is an Associate Member of the American Association for Addiction Medicine and holds a Clinical Fellow designation with the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy where he received the 2025 award for Media Excellence.

Prior to graduating from the Harvard Medical School's Global Leaders in Healthcare program, Dr. Paul studied the use of digital technologies at the Yale School of Management.

In addition to his academic and clinical work, Dr. Paul has extensive experience in the realm of philanthropy. He has stewarded over three million U.S. dollars to enhance the delivery of direct mental health services to disenfranchised communities across America, as well as through the Yale School of Public Health. Additionally, he serves as a trustee of the Palm Springs Art Museum, one of the world's premier centers for mid-century art, architecture, and design.

Dr. Paul's research in the realm of wealth and mental health has been peer-reviewed and published in the Journal of Wealth Management, the International Family Offices Journal, Globe Law and Business, and Lambert Academic Press. His work has been featured in a wide variety of international media outlets including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The World Economic Forum, the Johns Hopkins Newsletter, Harvard Business Review Arabia, CNN, Men's Health, The Guardian, Tatler (where he was selected as one of the world's top 'problem solvers'), the Campden Club, the Institute of Private Investors, WebMD, Psych Central and others. He is on the editorial board of Middle East Business News and Magazine, a leading resource for family businesses and entrepreneurs in the MENA region.