Best Mohamed Elzomor Podcasts (2024)

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Protecting the world's most prominent individuals — what's changed and what hasn't with Gavin de Becker SVP of Threat Assessment and Management Bryan Niederhelm 46:42

2d ago46:42

46:42

How has protecting the world's most prominent families and individuals changed over the last 50 years — and what's stayed the same? Gavin de Becker & Associates Senior Vice President of Threat Assessment and Management Bryan Niederhelm digs into what's new and what remains core to executive protection in this episode of the Easemakers Podcast. Tune…

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Managing luxury construction projects as an owners rep with Leo Crane 28:12

16d ago28:12

28:12

What is the role of an owner's representative, and where does it start and end? What are the nuances of managing projects nearby and from afar? What skills do owner's reps need, and how do you become one? Leo Crane answers all our owner's rep questions in a new episode of the Easemakers Podcast. Tune in to hear how he manages projects all over the …

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Maximizing value for families, family offices and estate management teams with Family Office Specialist & Succession Advisors Founder Alison Marckstadt 42:23

1M ago42:23

42:23

How do you maximize value across an organization? As a family office specialist, a former family office COO focused on estate management, a wealth advisor and consultant, Alison Marckstadt has spent the past 2 decades honing her ability to increase efficiency, bring the best out of her teams, and deliver the highest level service to her principals.…

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Uncovering the principal's perspective with Tapestry Associates CEO Anne Lyons and President Judy Boerner-Rule 44:16

2M ago44:16

44:16

What are principals really thinking? After making the transition from working within family offices to consulting for family offices, Tapestry CEO Anne Lyons and President Judy Boerner-Rule have a new perspective. In this episode of the Easemakers Podcast, Anne and Judy share their aha moments from moving to the other side, as well as the patterns …

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Live from the Estate Management Conference! Residential Hospitality Trends with Hannah Loudin, Director of Residences for The Tampa EDITION 53:50

2M ago53:50

53:50

In a special bonus episode of the Easemakers Podcast recorded live from the Estate Management Conference in St. Petersburg, Florida, we explore the trend toward residential hospitality with Hannah Loudin, Director of Residences at The Tampa EDITION. What does it mean when a job description includes "5 star hotel experience"? How should estate manag…

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Staying organized across multiple properties with NEAT Method Co-Founders Ashley Murphy and Marissa Hagmeyer 42:13

2M ago42:13

42:13

Getting organized — let alone staying organized — across multiple properties can be a huge undertaking, and no one knows that better than NEAT Method Co-Founders Ashley Murphy and Marissa Hagmeyer. In this episode of the Easemakers Podcast, Ashley and Marissa share their expert tips for estate managers and anyone working to minimize chaos in their …

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New season coming soon! 1:04

3M ago1:04

1:04

Today, the Easemakers Podcast is taking a break between seasons. In this episode, get a preview of upcoming conversations, and in the meantime, catch up on our past favorites! Thanks for listening!By Kristin Twiford & Mohamed Elzomor, Easemakers

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Exploring alternative residence and citizenship with Judi Galst, Managing Director Private Clients at Henley & Partners 32:09

3M ago32:09

32:09

What do private service professionals need to know about alternative citizenship? In this episode of the Easemakers Podcast, we explore why so many high net worth families are applying for alternative passports, and what you need to know about the process. Tune in to hear Judi Galst, Managing Director Private Clients for Henley & Partners, the glob…

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Providing lifestyle management services within a public accounting firm with Jennifer Quent 30:46

4M ago30:46

30:46

What are the keys to providing excellent lifestyle management services to 25 different clients? In this episode of the Easemakers Podcast, Jennifer Quent, a director in Marcum’s family office practice, shares what it's like to manage lifestyle and concierge services within a public accounting firm. Tune in to hear the range of services Jennifer and…

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Breaking down communications siloes and creating harmony in estate management with Luxury Lifestyle Logistics Founder Jen Laurence 43:04

4M ago43:04

43:04

Jen Laurence is an expert in helping households improve their communications and create harmony. She's spent the past 23 years in estate management, and as the owner of Luxury Lifestyle Logistics, she works with principals and the private service professionals who support them for a week at a time. Her goal: to break down siloes and implement syste…

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Time management and avoiding the 8 deadly time thieves with Professional Organizer Andrew Mellen 33:55

5M ago33:55

33:55

Private service professionals often feel like there aren't enough hours in a day — but are you falling victim to the 8 deadly time thieves? In this episode of the Easemakers Podcast, professional organizer and bestselling author of Unstuff Your Life and Calling Bullsh*t on Busy Andrew Mellen shares his tips for time management. Tune in to hear how …

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Resourcing: how to set your family office and household staff up for success, maximize your resources and ask for more with EFO Advisory Services Founder Rebecca Maguire 45:26

5M ago45:26

45:26

In 20 years of working in single family offices, EFO Advisory Services Founder Rebecca Maguire has learned that there's often a disconnect between what principals think they need and what their teams actually need to operate effectively. Many teams of private service professionals continue to take on more, operating on the brink of burnout but mana…

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Exploring the options for private air travel with Corporate Aviation CEO Ryan Hall 32:10

6M ago32:10

32:10

Your principal wants to trade the hassle of commercial flights for a world-class private jet experience. How do you find the right experience for their travel needs? Ryan Hall is a private aviation expert and the CEO of Corporate Aviation, a consulting firm designed to help individuals and corporations figure out the right private jet travel soluti…

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The importance of an up to date home inventory — and how to create one for your household or estate with Pinventory Founder & CEO Carol Kaufman 35:40

6M ago35:40

35:40

Do you know how to create a home inventory list? Why is inventory so important — to family members, to your insurance company and to your household staff? And, what exactly needs to be included on your home inventory checklist? Years ago, Carol Kaufman learned the hard way that failing to do inventory properly can be a huge mistake — so she launche…

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Virtual personal assisting and building a remote private service business with Tara Ulrich 31:06

7M ago31:06

31:06

What are the opportunities for private service professionals who want to work from home? And, what are the challenges that come with a remote position? Tara Ulrich knows the answers to these questions firsthand. She’s spent her career as an administrative assistant, working first as a remote executive assistant for a nonprofit, then taking on a rem…

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Managing farms, ranches and agricultural properties (and what you need to know about agricultural property tax exemption) with Director of Properties Stephanie Galetzki 45:27

7M ago45:27

45:27

Your principals come to you and say they want to buy a ranch or some kind of agricultural property, and they’d like to set it up as a business to qualify for an agricultural property tax exemption. Now what? Colorado based Director of Properties and Agricultural Manager Stephanie Galetzki has helped several families and family offices navigate the …

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Household staff compensation trends & takeaways from the 2022 Estate and Household Staff Compensation Report with Botoff Consulting Managing Principal Trish Botoff & Senior Consultant Jennifer Adams 43:08

8M ago43:08

43:08

What are the trends in household staffing salaries and compensation? How much does compensation affect tenure and turnover? Which employees are you most at risk of losing? Botoff Consulting wanted to help answer these questions, and provide data to help families and family offices recruit top private service professionals and retain their best hous…

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Understanding today's insurance market with Atténuer Risk Managing Principal Kate Norris 38:29

8M ago38:29

38:29

What do you need to know about today’s insurance market, and how do you decide when to submit a claim and when not to? In this episode of the Easemakers Podcast, we talk with Kate Norris, Managing Principal for the risk management firm, Atténuer Risk. Kate has spent her career in the family office world — first in wealth management, then at the Fam…

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Managing wardrobes and personal styling with Natalie Decleve 25:29

8M ago25:29

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How do you manage an extensive wardrobe — especially when you’re working across multiple properties? In this episode of the Easemakers Podcast, personal stylist Natalie Decleve shares her tips for private service professionals tasked with managing their principals’ wardrobes. Natalie started her career in fashion, and in 2009, started helping CEOs,…

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Navigating uncomfortable conversations with principals and communicating effectively with high net worth individuals with Luxury Estate Managers of Aspen President Sarah Korpela 44:10

9M ago44:10

44:10

As the President of Luxury Estate Managers of Aspen, Sarah Korpela has had countless difficult conversations with her high net worth clients. In 15 years managing high end properties in Aspen, Colorado, and now in Scottsdale, Arizona, she's learned how to manage everyone's expectations, what to do when something goes wrong, and why brutal honesty i…

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Working with hyper-growth family offices and scaling your household operations with Director of Properties Jeffrey Konen 44:26

9M ago44:26

44:26

As a Director of Properties in the Bay Area, Jeffrey Konen has helped a number of families navigate the challenges of scaling their household operations after a wealth event. In this episode of the Easemakers Podcast, Jeffrey shares what it's like to work with a high-growth family office, covering everything from questions to ask in an interview to…

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Building strong systems of communication and creating a legacy of knowledge with Lifestyle Manager and Estate Consultant Phoebe Maddrell 32:42

10M ago32:42

32:42

Today, Phoebe Maddrell is a freelance lifestyle manager and estate consultant based in the UK, but she's worked in just about every kind of environment you can imagine — from guest homes to superyachts and estates. Over the years, she's honed her ability to create effective systems for communication, helping households operate seamlessly and create…

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Protecting assets from risk during hurricane season with Fortress Chief Operating Officer Tom Burns 28:14

10M ago28:14

28:14

This month marks the beginning of hurricane season. How do you make sure a property — and all of the fine art, antiques, and other valuable assets within it — are safe from risk? In this conversation, we talk with Tom Burns, Chief Operating Officer at Fortress — the Boston and Miami-based storage and preservation company that specializes in fine ar…

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Improving your household’s cybersecurity with Annapurna Cybersecurity Founder & CEO Tony Gebely 32:19

11M ago32:19

32:19

Tony Gebely spent a decade running information technology for the ultra-high net worth membership organization Family Office Exchange. He became the team’s subject matter expert on cybersecurity, and started meeting with members about security measures. Soon, he realized that many of them shared a common problem: they wanted to reduce their vulnera…

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Managing complex moves with Bond and Des Voeux Founder Eve Ward 33:55

11M ago33:55

33:55

How do you move a priceless chandelier? What should you know before moving internationally? Do you really need to inventory a home when you're moving? Every move is challenging, but high end relocation is even more complex. As a move concierge and relocation specialist and the Founder of Bond and Des Voeux, Eve Ward has seen it all — and in this ep…

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From jewelry to NFTs: managing private collections with Collections Manager and Personal Assistant Naomi Sosnovsky 31:34

12M ago31:34

31:34

Naomi Sosnovsky always knew she wanted to work in private service — specifically, with people who have a passion for collecting. She's studied art history, archaeology, and fashion, and she's worked in museums and on red carpets, all to give her a deeper understanding of the world's most beautiful objects and the people who collect them. Now, in a …

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Service at sea: from chefing on yachts to planning private charters with Rose Jolis 32:12

1y ago32:12

32:12

Rose Jolis' career in private service has taken her all over the world. She started out as a chef, and after cooking and catering on land with Martha Stewart, she spent 27 years on private yachts. She fell in love with creating unforgettable trips — and now, serves as a Charter Broker with Denison Yachting. In this episode of the Easemakers Podcast…

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Executive protection, life safety, and being prepared for anything with Estate Manager and Executive Protection Specialist Scott Sanders 27:21

1y ago27:21

27:21

In a high net worth household, security is a top priority. If you support a celebrity, a dignitary, or a well-known corporate executive, you may be highly familiar with VIP protection and security services or work alongside a secret service or executive protection agent. But even households without a dedicated private security team need to get ahea…

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Negotiating your salary and how to advocate for a 20%+ raise with Career Coach Donna Shannon 42:26

1y ago42:26

42:26

Whether you're asking for a raise or negotiating your salary for a new role, navigating money conversations in private service is challenging. As the Founder and CEO of Personal Touch Career Services, Career Coach Donna Shannon has supported countless private service professionals through the job search process with writing services and coaching, a…

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Off-market experiences and what principals really want with Myria Co-Founder & CEO Rey Flemings 36:21

1y ago36:21

36:21

In his decades long private service career, Rey Flemings has learned that principals want unique experiences no one else can find. He started out working in family offices, then built the off-market concierge services firm, The Blue. Now, he's the Co-Founder and CEO of Myria, a private marketplace that offers goods, services and experiences you can…

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Hybrid roles in private service: the other perspective from a household staffing agency 26:09

1y ago26:09

26:09

Hybrid roles are a hot topic in the private service industry. Every week, household staffing agencies post new job descriptions for nanny-family assistants, house manager-chefs, etc. Some seem reasonable, and others leave private service professionals shaking their heads, wondering how any one person could be expected to take on so much work. Why a…

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From managing properties in the islands to building a business in NC: growing a career side by side with Fractional Estate Manager Catherine Smith 32:39

1y ago32:39

32:39

Catherine Smith and her husband Stuart Smith have built a career in private service side by side. They were living in the Virgin Islands when they stumbled upon a job in private service. For two years, Catherine managed the house while Stuart managed the property. Then, a hurricane changed everything — setting them on a new path to building their o…

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Memorial planning and the role of family office and household staff in the remembrance process with LHT Consultant Jeff Lambert 33:30

1y ago33:30

33:30

Memorial planning is a tough subject, but it's even trickier for estate management teams. Jeff Lambert has seen the impact of being prepared — first in a family office role, and now as a consultant. He spent 24 years with the RDV Corporation, a multi-generational family office in Grand Rapids, Michigan. There, he spent 10 years leading the planning…

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[Special episode] Celebrating the voices of our community 8:51

1+ y ago8:51

8:51

In our final episode of 2022, members of the Easemakers community share what they've learned this year, what they're grateful for, and what they're looking forward to in the New Year. Thank you to Jared Miles, Jean Weiss, Shelby Boudreau and Brooke Lawrence for being a part of this special episode, and to everyone who's been a part of our show this…

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Using interpersonal tactics to foster better communication among teams with luxury management services consultant Tejai Singh 28:58

1+ y ago28:58

28:58

You want your household staff to work together seamlessly — but sometimes, different communication styles get in the way. In years of working with teams of household staff to make sure everyone's trained properly and working together seamlessly, Tejai Singh has found some unexpected resources to help team members understand each other better. When …

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Navigating a new generation of principals in private service with Silver Swan Recruitment Founder & Managing Director Philippa Smith 42:47

1+ y ago42:47

42:47

A new generation of principals is starting to hire household staff — so what does that mean for private service professionals? In this episode of the Easemakers Podcast, Philippa Smith, the Founder & Managing Director of Silver Swan Recruitment and the host of the Life in Private Staffing podcast, shares what she's learned about younger principals,…

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Being persistent and standing up to vendors (in a nice way) with Estate Manager Bobbie Halminiak 31:54

1+ y ago31:54

31:54

Like most estate managers, Bobbie Halminiak learned everything she knows on the job — which means she's learned a lot of lessons the hard way. In this episode of the Easemakers Podcast, Bobbie shares the story of one the biggest challenges of her career, how she stayed persistent to find a solution, and what she learned about working with vendors a…

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The service mindset and going above and beyond with Director of Residences John Christensen 29:54

1+ y ago29:54

29:54

John Christensen is a 25-year private service veteran, who grew up with service mindset. John's parents owned hotels and restaurants in Denmark, and he worked his way up, starting as a dishwasher at his dad’s restaurant when he was 14. He planned to eventually take over the family business, but when he left Denmark to get experience in hotel manage…

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From TV costumes to private service: being prepared for anything with Estate Manager Jean Weiss 33:09

1+ y ago33:09

33:09

Jean Weiss spent 15 years in entertainment, doing costumes on shows like ER, the West Wing, and Parks and Recreation. Today, as an estate manager, she says her TV career prepared her for private service. Her keen attention to detail and ability to move at lightning speed help her feel ready for anything. In this conversation, Jean shares the story …

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Learning the basics of property management and household operations with estate manager Shelby Boudreau 23:43

1+ y ago23:43

23:43

In a special bonus episode of the Easemakers Podcast, expert estate manager shares steps for getting started with household operations, and her tips for turning chaos into predictable work. In a new household operations workshop starting October 19th, Shelby will dig into the themes she covers in this bonus podcast. Modern Household Management: How…

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Growing from nanny to household and estate manager 33:44

1+ y ago33:44

33:44

Brianna has spent her entire career in private service — but over the years, she's grown and evolved, right alongside her principals' families. She started out as a nanny and a family assistant, but knew someone needed to take on the role of managing the household. She started taking on more and more, and over time, she became an estate manager. Fo…

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Serving as a footman to Queen Elizabeth II with Chris Ely 49:46

1+ y ago49:46

49:46

In February, 1981, on his 18th birthday, Chris Ely started his first job out of school: serving as a footman to Queen Elizabeth II. Over the next three years, Chris catered state dinners at Buckingham Palace, learned the intricacies of each of the Queen’s homes, traveled on the royal yacht, and had a front-row seat to history (sometimes, with a vie…

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Mayday case study: overcoming 'hell week' with fractional Estate Manager Latricia Friend 37:03

1+ y ago37:03

37:03

One week, three holiday dinners, no notice. When Holy Week turned into 'hell week,' Latricia Friend made the impossible possible for her principals — and now, she's sharing how she did it in the latest episode of the Easemakers Podcast. In this conversation, Latricia shares the story of how she was able to juggle three holiday dinners for three dif…

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The tension between estate managers and interior designers (and how to avoid it) 40:55

1+ y ago40:55

40:55

Estate managers and interior designers both want to make their principals happy — so why is it such a challenge to work together? We asked two friends to debate some common scenarios, and to share how they've built a positive working relationship. Peter Van Ryder is the owner of Estate Management Solutions, a placement, recruitment, training, and c…

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Managing risk in household employment with TEAM CEO Rachel Green 39:15

1+ y ago39:15

39:15

Household employment can be riddled with risk. How do you create a healthy work environment, get ahead of challenges, and keep tough situations from escalating? As the CEO of TEAM, an all-in-one payroll and HR provider that’s custom-built for household staff, Rachel Green has seen it all — and in this episode of the Easemakers Podcast, she's sharin…

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A "gilded age" in private service: trends in job descriptions, salaries and more with Staffing Consultant Brian Daniel 29:31

2y ago29:31

29:31

Brian Daniel has worked with billionaires, royalty and Hollywood A-listers — first as a personal assistant, and then as a recruiter. He's seen it all in his 25 years in the industry, but he says today is a unique moment in history: a gilded age in private service. Why? Demand for private service roles is higher than ever, salaries are climbing, and…

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Caring for couture and managing high-end wardrobes with Garde Robe VP Doug Greenberg 34:08

2y ago34:08

34:08

How do you care for a luxury wardrobe and manage the closet of a couture collector? After 20+ years in business, the team at Garde Robe knows the ins and outs of caring for precious clothing. The luxury wardrobe storage and valet service has seen it all — and in this episode of the Easemakers Podcast, Vice President of Sales and Marketing Doug Gree…

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Service squared: inside the military's enlisted aide program 37:34

2y ago37:34

37:34

Edgardo Roman Bolaños and Teresa Vanderford have service hearts, times two. Both Roman and Teresa combined their backgrounds in private service with careers in military service. As enlisted aides, they supported Air Force generals with everything from travel and uniform preparation to household management and entertaining. Now, they're sharing what…

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Managing second homes and seasonal properties with LakeTime Management's Kelly Cooper 35:02

2y ago35:02

35:02

When Kelly Cooper made the switch from hospitality to concierge services, she was surprised to find that her clients all shared a similar set of challenges — and they all revolved around their homes. Today, Kelly handles everything from vendor management to "Sunday services" so her clients can enjoy every minute of their time at the lake, without a…

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Why private service professionals need better backup with advocate and author Bonnie Low-Kramen 40:54

2y ago40:54

40:54

When Bonnie Low-Kramen looks back on her 25 years working as the Personal Assistant to Oscar-winning actress Olympia Dukakis, she wishes she'd had better backup. Today, Bonnie is an advocate and coach for other private service professionals, and in the latest episode of the Easemakers Podcast, she's sharing what she's learned about how to prevent b…

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