MASTERPIECE MEDIATION™

#1 Client Fact: Regardless of who contacts me first, I am legally bound to remain impartial.

#2 What is YOUR BENEFIT? I guide clients to negotiations with Rare WIN/WIN resolutions. How? I SIMPLIFY. WHY? YOUR ENERGY & TIME is PRECIOUS to me.

• My Approach, in DIVORCE or BUSINESS disputes is the prevention of FINANCIAL & EMOTIONAL drain typical in negotiations of legal disputes…I ALIGNED my approach with Einstein’s quotes…

  “Intellectuals solve problems, genuises prevent them.”

  “If you can’t simplify something, you don’t understand it well enough.”

HOW? My walk in this space fuels my intentional focus to achieve optimal resolutions.

• The typical mediation process is REACTIVE. My process is methodically PROACTIVE.

• I treat ALL cases as HIGH STAKES, as this is YOUR Life / Business-it’s ALWAYS high stakes.

#3 How am I truly UNIQUE? I help you NAVIGATE DETOURS when roads seem closed. How do I do this?

• I simplify pre-mediation prep through a FINANCIAL Forensic Deep Dive to find OPPORTUNITY. My prep is also unique & is not the typical lawyer summary to mediator-it’s the reverse-as I go deep. So knowledge=your power to negotiate in HALF the time for remarkably LESS financial & emotional drain;

• I calculate creative scenarios based on an end goal to get each party their “REAL WIN” long BEFORE you walk into mediation & review them IN DEPTH with you to discern common goals to negotiate with less conflict;

• Clients state they would have paid DOUBLE for the collaborative results we negotiate. I save clients THOUSANDS: financial insight to craft UNSEEN scenarios to negotiate resolutions tailored to your unique needs;

• My END goal is to always leave BOTH parties FINANCIALLY VASTLY BETTER OFF, with a concise, meticulously outlined path forward to prosper.

My passion is to be your…

LIGHTHOUSE of clarity in your Storm of overwhelm…

for HUGE ROI.

How does my value translate into RARE ROI for you?

• My Unique financial expertise is INVALUABLE-to EXPEDIENTLY SIMPLIFY-with Patience & Empathy.

• I “truly get” how stressful this time is. To counter this we compartmentalize to uncover financial opportunities.

#1-”Being on the clock” breeds uncertainty in total cost, keeping you in fight or flight mode, thus adding exponential stress. My process is CERTAIN yet designed to PIVOT to your unique challenges;

#2-My Flat Fee equals less financial & emotional stress & MOST VITAL-gives CERTAINTY OF TOTAL COST;

#3-Knowing how to use & leverage financial data CREATIVELY sets me apart & equals rare HUGE ROI to you;

#4-Informing you on how to navigate through multiple scenarios & calculate resolutions to save thousands;

#5-EARNING your attorneys’ trust & keep them OUT of the mediation room, “on call”. Attorneys have concluded that my MOUs (Memorandum of Understanding - legally binding document) are INNOVATIVE;

#6-I can match you with a suitable attorney, who champions a HOLISTIC approach to negotiation.

Did you know?#1 -Mediation is mandatory for family law negotiations in Colorado? #2 -Couples are choosing to negotiate prenups or postnups due to: largest wealth transfer in history, marrying later, or 2nd marriage.

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HOW is Masterpiece Mediation™ UNIQUE?

I help clients leave me with HUGE ROI (Return on Investment)…

What does this actually mean?

The FOUNDER: I am “The Outlier Mediator” with my unique financial skill set-to set me apart. My depth & breadth of 30+years of financial experience, coupled with my PROACTIVE versus the traditional reactive approach, makes the DIFFERENCE for you in negotiations. I am meticulous. My primary focus is on simplifying financial complexities to help UNCOVER innovative financial solutions quickly, saving you thousands, very often tens of thousands.

• I am kind, yet extremely direct in my professional & personal life and hold myself to the highest level of INTEGRITY. In practice, this truly means: INSTEAD of telling you what you want to hear-for short term gain, I charge a flat fee & share what YOU NEED TO HEAR to prosper with long term gain.

• I treat each case uniquely, like a fingerprint. My FLAT Fee provides the certainty you deserve.

• After negotiating multiple mediations in the dissolution of my 20-year+ marriage, I took that insight, combined with my 30-year+ financial skill set, to help close friends wisely negotiate complex financial issues…long before I officially opened up my mediation practice.

• Clients are welcome with or without attorneys. I have relationships with attorneys in multiple practice areas-in large, boutique, & small firms.

The RIPPLE EFFECTS: Life has conflict. I literally came up with “the ripple effect” verbiage when I was navigating my own divorce I saw first-hand the enormous future implications of mediation results. How both parties respond to conflict has huge future implications. My focus is to facilitate peaceful, more informed negotiations-using my unique financial expertise coupled with kind, reflective listening. I calculate & present creative financial scenarious after a detailed review of clients’ financials.

The MISSION & VISION: Through my experiences, my passion grew to design a mediation practice to help clients make key moves around issues & challenges I navigated-most notably that could not be undone (or so I thought) in my FIRST mediation dissolution process. I ended up having to go back to mediation a few years later - due to a break in good faith negotiations that I directly questioned - but was not honored.

This injustice fuels me to do the right thing, even when the right thing is harder to do. It is also why I take leveling the power imbalances very seriously. My experiences deeply fuel me to ensure none of my clients’ experience good faith discrepancies.

I too, was extremely vulnerable, despite my financial skill sets, as my son was not doing well-so as a mother it deeply impacted me. I also discovered-too late-that I could have stopped or even reversed agreements made under duress amidst a disabling medical condition & hospitalizations.

Net: It was simply too late in the game-when I found out I was SPOT ON-and I was forced to go to court, as the other side would not settle. I offer all these KEY learnings & knowledge base to the table for clients so both parties NEVER go unprotected.

Net: My own experience makes me FIERCELY PROTECTIVE to ensure that every element of GOOD FAITH defined uniquely in your case-is UPHELD-on BOTH sides.

Net: I take my mission - to be a client’s LIGHTHOUSE in the STORM-seriously: #1-Crucial for clients: I saw recurring opportunities-and used them to help close friends before I pivoted to become a mediator-to use my financial insight to STREAMLINE NEGOTIATIONS for innovative outcomes; #2-I help “expand clients’ vision of abundance”-versus- “dividing up clients’ lives” -in a scarcity mindset; #3-I intentionally focus on discerning clients’ relational dynamics to ENLIGHTEN negotiations & LEVEL power imbalances for INSIGHTFUL, EQUITABLE financial resolutions.

INTENTIONAL FOCUS & TRANSPARENT FLAT FEE Protocol: The end goal is to provide certainty amidst uncertainty. My unique financial expertise & intentional focus results in more simplistic & harmonious negotiations - saving thousands with less stress. When I walked this path I saw various pathways to mediate negotiations with tremendous LESS FINANCIAL & EMOTIONAL DRAIN.

More CERTAINTY: I intentionally do a forensic financial “deep dive” pre-mediation - while still charging a Flat Fee to #1-eliminate undue stress as clients with certainty of the total cost; & #2-for more key “fluid communication” versus worry over making a call/email. #3-The END GOAL: to help all parties flourish moving forward with custom, creative, win/win resolutions- in half the time-by simplifying issues via my gut insight derived from the depth of my financial knowledge.

The WHY: The dissolution of a marriage is life’s most complex transition - I walked it & am fiercely fueled by my mission to help clients navigate this transition with less financial & emotional drain. I pivoted to this space as I discovered other mediators do not have my financial insight to serve in a dual role-so I could be a unicorn in this space-as both financial expert & mediator-to EXPEDIENTLY SIMPLIFY & SYNCHRONIZE the legal & financial. This is INVALUABLE & SAVES IMMENSE ENERGY as you WORK DIRECTLY with me-saving you THOUSANDS.

The VALUE: Unique financial insight to guide clients by simplifying financials to result in innovative resolutions:

• laser focus on transparency, upholding good faith standards, & setting realistic expectations - grounded in unique financial expertise & gut insight.

• informing & simplifying all financial matters to guide negotiations to win/win resolutions.

• proprietary uniquely efficient approach of Pre-Mediation Prep process that flows seamlessly, saving client’s precious energy, time, & thousands of dollars.

• personally navigated most all divorce scenarios providing unique empathy & perspective for more innovative financial, emotional, & legal insight.

• empathy for clients’ “pain points”: #1-your family’s well-being; #2-maintaining your lifestyle; #3-cost of healthcare; #4-rising costs of living; #5-first-hand understanding of the challenges of disabilities.

• passionate focus on reducing stress & conflict that impact your children & your financial security - using my unique Prep Plan.

How is the RETURN on Your INVESTMENT to hire me-Unique? …Other than being BOTH Mediator + Financial Expert…

My Proactive approach-laser focused on simplification-results in tremendous, rare ROI in negotiations. I truly care about your STORY, maintaining the strictest standards of Confidentiality & Transparency.

I have unique financial skills to QUICKLY DISCERN the real long-term ripple effects of your negotiations.

I thoughtfully LISTEN & TAKE SERIOUSLY ALL OF YOUR CONCERNS, & treat you the with dignity you deserve. I deliver a meticulously negotiated Custom-designed Masterpiece Agreement: a legally binding agreement called a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) where you STAY IN CONTROL of ALL CRUCIAL DETAILS of resolutions, empowered by my unique financial simplification to arrive at innovative resolutions. This is in direct CONTRAST to the standardized strict legal parameters that do not consider -(in case of court, do not result, nor allow for customized), INNOVATIVE solutions for YOUR UNIQUE NEEDS.

Psychology Today: Divorce is the 2nd most stressful life event.

Navigating major life transitions demands time & extra energy, under stress, balancing competing priorities.

Why hire me, then? My intentional process is PROVEN to cut the stress, energy & time to arrive at resolutions.

I walk my talk. I have been volunteering in leadership roles for Make-A-Wish Colorado since 2016, long before I pivoted to become a mediator - and now partner so I can continue to help grant wishes.

I donate a % of my quarterly fees to help grant life-changing wishes.

Why is my Insight & Expertise rare, thus valuable to clients?

My knowledge base encompasses all financial practice areas:

Each role demanded the highest levels of Fiduciary Trust, Integrity, Good faith, Collaborative Clear Communication, a Negotiation Mindset, & Transparency.

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• Investment Depth: Complex REITs, MLPs, int’l currency trading, derivatives & stocks, to corporate & muni bonds.

• Passed SEC Securities Series 66 & Series 7 (P1): SIE exam-at age 50.

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• CPA: Auditor: billion-dollar audits US-wide: notable: uncovered fraud at The Chicago Board of Education; identified undervalued investments in AT&T (formerly Ameritech) in a billion-dollar pension plan; crafted vital business efficiencies at large telecoms.

• BSACC: BS in Accountancy-Cum Laude-University of Missouri-Columbia; passed CPA exam the same year I started, while working 70-80hrs/week.

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• Legal Consulting: Jenner & Block: Nationally recognized law firm -helped an elite team of litigators win billion-dollar auditor fraud case.

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• Senior Financial Analyst: Managed billion dollar long-range plans that synchronized business divisions-marketing, sales, finance, accounting, & legal at The Kraft Heinz Company, The Coca-Cola Company, & Time Warner.