Trusted Advisor Podcast Series

Rod Zeeb and Louise Cole discuss her new book on the unique and powerful role grandparents can play in strengthening families, passing down faith and values, and building a lasting multigenerational legacy. She explains that grandparents are uniquely positioned to mentor their grandchildren through unconditional love, wisdom, storytelling, meaningful activities, and simply being present, with practical examples tailored to different stages of a child’s development.

Innovative Philanthropy: Where Family Purpose, Passion and Planning Meet. A conversation on how philanthropy can be integrated into multigenerational wealth planning, family governance, rising generation engagement, charitable tools and long-term legacy.

Lindsay Hardie of Sierra Legacy Consulting talks with Rod Zeeb about the human side of wealth and why good communication starts on the inside, helping families grow wealth and well-being across generations.

Rod Zeeb and Chris Hetner, Chief Cyber Advisor at World Wide Technology, discuss advancements in cyber and AI risk and its impact on business, operational and financial exposures and best practices.

Private Family Trust Companies provide far more than governance oversight and trust administration support. While effective governance structures and fiduciary responsibilities remain essential, long-term success also depends on meaningful family engagement. By fostering communication, educating future generations, aligning family values, and encouraging active participation, trust companies can help strengthen family unity, preserve wealth across generations, and ensure the family's vision and legacy endure. Rod Zeeb & Cindy Steeb discuss a holistic approach that balances technical administration with relationship-building creates stronger outcomes for both the family and the trust structure.

Rod Zeeb speaks with Kasia Flanagan of Everyday Legacies, as she highlights the importance of preserving a family’s stories, values, and identity—its “qualitative capital”—as intentionally as its financial wealth. Through books and films, she helps families create lasting records that strengthen resilience and connection across generations.

Parents with substantial assets face an important question - how do I transfer a significant inheritance and plan for a good result? Rod Zeeb and Charles Schultz discuss ways to build an excellent plan for successful inheritance.

in this conversation, Rod Zeed speaks with Kristen Heaney, founder of In 3 Generations, who shares her own journey of finding opportunities for development as a second generation inheritor, and Rod and Kristen discuss the challenges individuals and families face in finding consultants and educators to assist on their journey of development and engagement across generations.

Trusts are meant to protect families, but what happens when the trustee isn’t trained to carry out the role? Rod Zeeb and Jennifer McCloskey dive into the hidden pitfalls beneficiaries face when trustees lack formal education and the skills to truly serve. We explore why the education gap exists, the human costs of unprepared trustees, and how real trustee education—grounded not only in law and tax, but also in empathy, communication, and listening—can transform outcomes for families.

Rod Zeeb and Christopher Holtby explore why the true transformation in trust administration doesn't lie in statutes or jurisdictions, but in the shift in posture and mindset of corporate trustees as they engage with families and their financial advisors.

Rod Zeeb and Caleb Breakey explore the power of honest storytelling as a pathway to healing multigenerational wounds, showing how transforming painful memories into tools for legacy—rather than sources of shame—can reshape family narratives. By facing the past with truth and compassion, we create space for the rising generation to reclaim their voice and write their own story with freedom, strength, and purpose.

When it comes to preparing the rising generation, traditional financial literacy programs often miss the mark - failing to create meaningful behavior change 99% of the time. Rod Zeeb and Rachel Gil discuss why effective rising generation engagement begins with the entire family, not just the kids or heirs in isolation, offering practical tools for advisors and families to build real engagement, cultivate values-driven decision-making, and foster lasting stewardship. Listeners will walk away with strategies to shift from information-dumping to true education that sparks responsibility, connection, and growth.

In this episode, Rod Zeeb sits down with Doug Gray to explore the power of effective 360 assessments in driving business performance. Together, they unpack how well-designed 360 assessment tools can uncover blind spots, enhance team dynamics, and develop stronger leaders at every level. Whether you're a business owner, executive, or advisor, you'll gain practical insights into using 360 assessments as a strategic tool for growth and transformation.

Rod Zeeb speaks with Josh Kanter as Josh dives into the world of modern estate planning, exploring how to build flexibility into your trusts so they evolve with your family’s changing needs. Josh breaks down strategies to create adaptable, resilient structures that protect your legacy and serve generations to come—because a trust should grow with your family, not hold it back.

Beneficiary Well-Being Trust Provisions Beyond the 2024 Delaware Trust Act

Rod Zeeb speaks with Matthew Jarvis about the importance of collaboration between financial advisors and estate planning attorneys to ensure clients' estate documents align with their wishes. Learn about the key factors that clients take into consideration when choosing professionals to work with and strategies to encourage clients to take action on estate planning to avoid complications in the future.

Rod Zeeb and Lori Coonen, Chief Learning Officer discuss culture, how to build it, and why it is important to the success of families.

Why do families set up family trust companies? Why is now an important time to consider doing estate planning and setting up a family trust company? Rod talks with Cindy Steeb of Clearstead about her new book and how private family trust companies can help families preserve multi-generational wealth.