DIRECTORY Members, Sponsors & Professional Services 2023
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This resource hub for family businesses and family offices provides learning and connection with others dedicated to sustainable growth and multigenerational success.
Workshops, certificates and roundtable networking events support families as they build, grow, transition, sustain and innovate. Expert faculty teach a leading-edge multidisciplinary approach to the 10 Domains of Family Wealth (financial and relational), providing tools to navigate complex dynamics and thrive together. You can expect to learn about values and communication, governance, succession planning, investment management, philanthropy and other important topics.
Established in 2019 thanks to the generous gift from the Paul T. Bailey estate, the program is housed in the Daniels College of Business at the University of Denver, and is the first comprehensive family business program in the Colorado region.
Colleen Carney Courtney Carney Family Office
Michelle Clements Synergy Trust
Katherine Gessner MCTV
Brandon Johnson Johnson Financial Group
Marty Katz University of Denver
Kristin Keffeler Illumination 360
Taylor Kirkpatrick Babson Farms, Inc.
Polly Lestikow Closet Factory
Mark Lestikow Closet Factory
Taylor Merritt Merritt Aluminum Products Company
Jordan Schultz
The Erie County Investment Company
Richa Singh Family Business Consulting Group
Sarah Treadway Stout Street Hospitality
Moneta Trust ensures that the long hours we have worked with you to clarify your goals are carried through when it matters most. Our wholistic relationship with you positions us best to execute your wealth transfer plan. We not only fully understand your vision, but we also have the resources to assist with the other necessary tasks in transferring wealth that can seem particularly daunting during times of transition.
We added this service for our clients to meet the expected demand of the large transfer of wealth over the next 25 years. Moneta Trust launched in May of 2021 in our Mission Woods, KS office with services now available to all our clients nationwide.
Babson Farms, Inc.
Taylor Kirkpatrick, Founder
Binkerhoff Holdings
Mark Binkerhoff, Director of Operations
Carney Family Office
Colleen Carney Courtney, President
Central Bag and Burlap Company
Aver Zussman, Board Chairman
Closet Factory
Doug Lestikow, CEO
Mark Lestikow, Founder
Compass Health Systems Group
Scott Segal, President & CEO
The Erie County Investment Company
Jordan Schultz, Chief Operating Officer
Fisher Properties
Brannon Fisher
Footers Catering at Social Capitol
Anthony and April Lambatos
Higgins Family Foundation
Kendall Higgins
Illumination 360
Kristin Keffeler, Founder & Principal
Impact Energy LLC
Grant Raney, Co-Founder
Johnson Financial Group
Brandon Johnson, Principal & CEO
MCTV
Katherine Gessner, President
Merritt Aluminum Products Company
Taylor Merritt, Chairman & CEO
NAI Affinity | Affinity Partners LLC
Jake Hallauer, President
Brecken Schaefer, Project Manager & Real Estate Analyst
Ryan Schaefer, CEO
Peyote Bird
Mark Alexander, Founder
Martha Alexander
Polidori Sausage
Steven Polidori, Owner
Melodie Polidori Harris, Chief Sausage Officer
William Polidori Harris, Purchasing Manager
Stout Street Capital
Clay Gordon, Managing Partner
Stout Street Hospitality
Sarah Treadway, Co-CEO & President
Synergy Trust
Michelle Clements
The Brinkerhoff Company
Mark Brinkerhoff
The Thermo Companies
Hammel Monroe
Trees Family Office
Rhett Trees, Founder & Managing Partner
Wagner Equipment Co
Bruce Wagner, President & CEO
Wolf Family Office
David Wolf, President
nilsinepartners.com
Aaron Seeman Chief of Philanthropic & Trust Services | Partner aaronseeman@nilsinepartners.com
Dan Weeks, CFP®, CFBA, CFWA Senior Advisor | Managing Director danweeks@nilsinepartners.com
The Nilsine team brings our expertise in goals-based financial planning, disciplined investment management, efficient banking and lending solutions, differentiated family office services to create opportunities for you to do more with your wealth, by focusing on what matters most to you. As your trusted financial advisor, you can rely on us for our integrity and loyalty. We will advocate for your best interests.
monetagroup.com
Lynn Dunston, CFP®, EA, AEP®, CAP®, MDiv, ThM Partner ldunston@monetagroup.com
We are fee-only financial advisors for individuals, families and organizations across the U.S. We empower clients in all stages of life from young, high earners busy accumulating wealth to retirees and everything in between. Moneta® financial advisors are fiduciaries and highly credentialed, helping clients plan for the future they imagine and how to fund it. We are a 100% Partner-owned registered investment advisor (RIA), beholden only to our clients, not investors.
positivelypeople.com
Jean Meek-Koch, PhD. CEO/Founderjeanmeekskoch@positivelypeople.com
Bernadette Watowich-Stead Senior Consultant bernadette@positivelypeople.comWhether you are a multi-generational family business challenged with succession planning and personality dynamics, or a corporation implementing strategy, we all have the same need: People pulling in the same direction, committed to the same vision, mission, values, and goals. Positively People believes in the potential of people. We harness a portfolio of assessments, development techniques, team building exercises and more to bring out the best.
Kchrobak@shermanhoward.com
Sherman & Howard, LL
Kara Chrobak, a family law attorney, counsels high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients in complex family law matters. She specializes in cases involving sophisticated financial disputes, trusts, and business valuations. She also has experience drafting and litigating the enforceability of marital agreements. Kara utilizes the skills she learned as a commercial litigator at an international law firm to advise her clients on various business-related family law issues..
Level10 CFO
level10cfo.com
Zack De Lisa CFO Advisor & Partner
zack.delisa@level10cfo.com
Level10 CFO is a new spin on outsourced CFO advisory and accounting services. We think strategically, speak truth and aren’t afraid to challenge the status quo. We are trusted partners committed to helping you make your business better. You’ll benefit from Level10 CFO’s advisory-led, tech forward approach whether you’re looking for bookkeeping services or a CFO professional.